First Impressions I actually read The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold several years ago. At first, I was very hesitant because of the subject matter. Do I really want to read about a 14-year-old getting raped and murdered? I was only a few years older than Susie at the time. I ended up loving it. […]
Books Read: Best Book: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczky Worst Book: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Currently Reading: No Angel by Penny Vincenzi Save
Impressions While Reading I had mixed feelings throughout New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. I have come to the conclusion, that I am a Jacob fan. Jacob as Bella’s new love interested me more than the chilling cold but vampire with a heart of gold. While both boys care and despite her klutziness would never let […]
First Impressions Sarah’s Key by Tatiana De Rosnay was incredibly sad and no matter how fictional tears your heart. Impressions While Reading First, I thought Tatiana de Rosnay did a good job describing the backdrop of that time in history. She excelled in getting the point across of these horrid times. Through Julia, we get […]
Review What to say about Twilight? I read this a few years ago because of all the hype it was receiving. I wanted to see what it was all about. I must have gotten caught up in the book’s popularity and entertaining storyline to realize how poorly it is written. Twilight had a tendency to […]
First Impressions I went into The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczk knowing the identity of That damned elusive Pimpernel. While it was no surprise I was still kept on the edge of my seat. Impressions While Reading Baroness Orczk’s novel is at once a tale of espionage,suspense, action and even a little romance. At first […]
Why I Read It After watching Jean Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast I was inspired to read Jeanne Marie Le Prince de Beaumont’s fairy tale of which it was based on. Impressions While Reading Beaty and the Beast is a lovely fairy tale and while it has the storyline we all know and love is […]
Review In Charlaine Harris’ first Sookie Stackhouse novel I couldn’t help but notice the similarities between Twilight and Dead Until Dark. In Dead Until Dark, Sookie has a “disability” she can read people’s minds making her somewhat of an oddity. This gift excludes the “undead” better known as vampires. This also happens to include her […]