The Summer I Became A Nerd Author: Leah Rae Miller Release Date: May 7, 2013 Publisher: Entangled Teen Source: NetGalley DRC Genre(s): YA, Romance, Coming-of-Age, Nerd Culture Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon I absolutely adored this book. I know, I know. Trust me, I did not expect to like this book. When I first requested […]
After the End Things Aren’t Always What They Seem…
After the End Author: Amy Plum Release Date: May 6, 2014 Publisher: Harper Children’s Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): YA Science Fiction Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon I am so glad I didn’t read anything about this book before I started it because if I had I think I would have ruined the surprise that comes […]
Jim Morgan’s Adventures Hit the High Seas!
Want a chance to win your own copy of Jim Morgan and the Pirates of the Black Skull? How about a chance to read that book and the first book in the series: Jim Morgan and the King of Thieves? Enter our Rafflecopter giveaway and you can win both in […]
Enter the House of Ivy and Sorrow
House of Ivy and Sorrow Author: Natalie Whipple Release Date: April 15, 2014 Publisher: HarperTeen Source: Edelweis DRC Genre(s): YA Fantasy Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon As an honorary Southerner I appreciate this slowly growing fad of Southern and gothic Southern settings for young adult novels. We’re seeing it more and more with the sort of […]
Southwestern Teens Battle Zombies in Tom Leveen’s Sick
Sick Author: Tom Leveen Release Date: October 1, 2013 Publisher: Amulet Books, Harry N. Abrams Source: NetGalley DRC Genre(s): YA Horror, Zombies Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: Maybe Moderate-ish GoodReads | Amazon Tom Leveen and I have a few things in common. For one, we both went to Arizona State University. Well, I still go there. He graduated. For another, we […]
Twinmaker Gives Us A Dark Twist on Transporter Technology
Twinmaker Author: Sean Williams Release Date: November 5, 2013 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): YA Science Fiction, YA Thriller Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Talk about one heck of a book. When first picked up Sean Williams’ Twinmaker I wasn’t sure what I was getting into. I like Sean Williams. I grew up reading […]
Princesses Aren't Just for Fairytales
Princesses Behaving Badly Author: Linda Rodriguez McRobbie Release Date: November 19, 2013 Publisher: Quirk Books Source: Quirk Books Genre(s): History, Biography, Non-Fiction, Women Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: None GoodReads | Amazon | Quirk Books We all know the classic Disney interpretations of the old fairytales with their princesses and princes, talking animals and happy endings. Most of us […]
Fangirl Brings Fanfiction Out of the Dark
Fangirl Release Date: September 10, 2013 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Genre(s): Young Adult Fiction Rating: ????? Review Spoilers: Medium GoodReads | Amazon Now that a new #reblogbookclub title has been announced, it might be time to finally share with you all our thoughts on finishing Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. We blogged about our feelings and thoughts […]
Nerdophiles Hops On Board The Never Ending Stories' Scarlet Read Along!
Think back if you can way back to March of last year when I posted my review of Marissa Meyer’s phenomenal science fiction fairy tale mash up Cinder. If you don’t remember that far back – don’t worry. You can read it here. Long story short, I thought it was pretty […]
The Scottish Highlands Run Amok With Zombies in Kirsty McKay's Undead
Undead Author: Kirsty McKay Release Date: September 1st, 2012 Publisher: Chicken House, Recorded Books Series: Undead #1 Source: Recorded Books, LibraryThing Genre(s): Fiction, Horror, YA Fiction, Zombies, Audiobook Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon | LibraryThing I love zombies. I loved them before they were cool and I will ride this current pop culture zombie craze until […]
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