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Favorite New Reads of 2009
So, last year I read 74 books, several of which were rereads. Here's a list of my favorite new reads of 2009, in neat little categories. Non-fiction 1-2-3 Magic: Effective...
Nostalgia: Sweet Valley Twins and Friends: The Magic Christmas
I am reading two very serious books (serious in different ways--one is an autobiography, another is just kind of hard to read), so to give myself a break on Christmas Eve, I...
Book Review: Once Was Lost
Right now I would love to have a personal message from God. I want to believe the way I used to, when my dad or mom or sometimes both would pray with me at night and I would...
Book Review: The Treasure Map of Boys by E. Lockhart
“I can’t do anything but try to stay out of trouble.” “Then how will you stay out of trouble, Ruby?” she asked me. “There must be something you can articulate.” I thought for a...
Book Review: Highway to Hell
I’m not much of a badass demon slayer. Superheroes always have a cool origin story, but not me. I’m not on a quest for vengeance or atonement. I’m not the chosen one. I’m...
Book Review: When You Reach Me
“Well, it’s simple to love someone,” she said. “But it’s hard to know when you need to say it out loud.” That quote doesn't really encapsulate the main plot of When You Reach Me...
2010 Young Adult Reading Challenge
J. Kaye is hosting a YA Reading Challenge that runs Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2010, and since the bulk of my reading is YA lit, it seemed like a gimme to sign up. Heck, it almost feels...
Book Review: Such a Pretty Girl
They promised me nine years of safety but only gave me three. Such a Pretty Girl is by Laura Wiess. It is called her debut novel, but I know better. (And, yes, I know, pen...
Book Review: Catching Fire (Hunger Games #2)
And if a girl from District Twelve of all places can defy the Capitol and walk away unharmed, what is to stop them from doing the same?...What is to prevent, say, an uprising?...