I really, really wanted to like The Hobbit. I had tried reading it in high school and failed like a physics pop quiz. I had hoped that age would change my opinion as I love Lord of the Rings. Unfortunately, that was not the case. There were too many songs — Bilbo is a long-winded […]
Pinocchio was a dick. There, I said it. If you grew up with the Disney version, the original will be a shock to the system. In chapter four Pinocchio crushes Jiminy Cricket with a hammer soley because Jiminy was giving him advice in morality. He repeatedly runs away from responsibility, he was “caught” with his […]
First Sentence It was only a duck pond, out at the back of the farm. It wasn’t very big. Lettie Hempstock said it was an ocean, but I knew that was silly. She said they’d come here across the ocean from the old country. What I Liked Neil Gaiman narrated The Ocean at the End […]
Some may see it as inconceivable but I liked the film version of The Princess Bride more than the book. I felt that the book was too and short and the plot felt rushed. As I love the dialogue in the film, I found myself searching for favored scenes or quotes that are shown in […]
I’m going to be honest, I hated Guards! Guards! It was disjointed, the characters were undeveloped and this branch of Fantasy is not my jam. If it had not been for my boyfriend, who loves this series, Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels would be gone from my shelf like Mary Jo and the car. Yet due […]
First Impressions: The Night Sisters is first perceived as a murder/police procedural novel; a genre I eat up — bring it on! Novel Impressions: I have mixed feelings about The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon. Like the The One I Left Behind this novel is told in flashbacks of Amy’s mother Rose and the events […]
Plot: I liked the plot, the idea of a dragon overtaking a community was very interesting to me and held my attention throughout. Characters: I loved the characters, especially Vimes and Carrot. Carrot’s naiveté, sense of taking things literally and by the book kept me smiling. As for Vimes, he was on the straight and narrow […]
First Impressions Ransom Rigg’s novel was a mix of several young adult books, both new and old. It mainly reminded me of The Devil’s Advocate by Jane Yolen. This was a favorite book of mine growing up and centers around a young girl (circa 1990s) who is transported to Auschwitz to gain a greater understanding […]
Fond Of The Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J. Rose has a fantastical plot that grabs you from the get go and made for a very quick read. It reminded me a little of The Wizard of Oz. The Ruby necklace Sandrine constantly wore attached itself to her like Dorothy’s rubber slippers, with sparks […]
At the start of Kyle Demore and the Timekeeper’s Key all I felt was missing was a lightening bolt scar, although there is so much more to this story. My catch phrase as a little kid was “What’s happening now Mom, what’s happening now?” That is how I felt about this novel, what will happen […]