I grew up reading Harry Potter. Despite J.K. Rowling’s beliefs, this is one reader who isn’t going to let a difference of opinion ruin my love for the series. Therefore, when I saw Audible was offering this short story for free, I jumped on the train faster than Harry boarded The Hogwarts Express. Part of […]
The Ghost Next Door by R.L. Stine was one of my favorites in the Goosebumps series growing up. I think that it centered around a seemingly normal girl appealed to me, and I remember the plot-twist ending caught me off guard. Listening to The Ghost Next Door as an adult it was no longer relatable and […]
As a 9-year-old I loved the Goosebumps series and now, as a 29-year-old several times over I decided to reread this favored series of old. Welcome to Dead House made me feel my actual age. What I Liked I recalled R.L. Stine having a tendency to play with my mind; working myself up to know […]
I typically don’t read young adult unless it is in the form of Harry Potter. However, a new-to-me young adult book usually gets me out of a reading slump and A Monster Calls was my pick up of choice. It is a depressing book, dealing with the impending death of a child’s mother, but “happy […]
I first read The Devil’s Arithmetic in sixth grade. I remember being amazed not only by the subject matter but also by the way Jane Yolen laid out impending events. Even at eleven years old I was astounded by the atrocities that occur in the book and left an impression on me. Twenty years later […]
Roald Dahl was a go-to author for me growing up. I loved the magical worlds he built, the palaces made of chocolate, trained squirrels and gobstoppers create a unique story that is absolutely scrumptious. The characters Roald Dahl draws in his books bounce off the wall Monty Python style. Willy Wonka was crazy like a […]
I had heard interesting things about the CW tv show Gossip Girl, instead of watching the program. The reader in me reached for the book. I was so disappointed. Gossip Girls was a poorly preformed Mean Girls. It lacked a Toaster Strudel heiress and a burn book. I’m not saying that Lindsey Lohan’s film is […]
I have slowly been reading A Series of Unfortunate Events in preparation for Netflix’s adaptation due out in 2017. The first three books were a little formulaic but I was hoping for something fresh in The Miserable Mill and did receive a little of that. Unfortunately, we still had the naive adults who don’t see […]
I remember reading From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler in fifth grade. I was enamored with the concept of E.L. Konigsburg’s book. I think it was the idea of slipping away, rebelling with a theme that was similar to the first book in the Boxcar Children series ie children running away from […]
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 […]