... read books! here are the first 10 (of 20) mini-reviews, in no particular order… The Wild Things by Dave ... suggestion: this book shouldn’t exist, but, unfortunately, does. Unwind by Neal Shusterman i read a good amount of YA ... to read this because of all the hype surrounding it. but the hype was accurate, and this book will shape my thinking even more than “the tipping point&# ...

... , click on the highlighted text. Even though this falls under the negative reactions to book reviews, it highlights other issues. In the first post, I mention that I personally don’t like dealing directly ... I told her my opinion. She dismissed me by saying that other reviewers have loved her book. My last was recent. It was a YA romance that I found issues with. Having learned much in my two ...

... you get over that cover? Though Nirvana should sue, it fits the cover of this book a lot better than their album. Awk. Hook. Line. Sinker. Thunk. ... m wriggling like a puppy. Like, seriously. My bum is wriggling back and forth and it is most unbecoming). Ya think, maybe, just maybe, I found my calling in life? Though how can I truly know until I actually go to a birth that's not my own ...

... really damned good in a capital-s Story sort of way, and like all the best YA novels out there, it isn't what many parents would consider suitable for YAs. ... barely hinted at in the original is in Lanagan's book explored with a great deal of confidence (and sometimes rather grisly relish ... a number of ideas for reviewing books without writing book reviews but in the cold light of day they' ...

... just been reading romance novels. I've also been reading things like Black British Culture & Society, an excellent book but hard to summarise amusingly, and my true love YA fantasy. Which also has several examples of awesome heroines! Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon AI LING: My father seems to have disappeared. Well, ...

... against their will, and when Ruth happens to enroll in his lectures at university, suddenly the two aren’t so sure that they aren’t meant to be together. Reading Eva Ibbotson’s YA novels is like biting into a chocolate chip cookie fresh out of the oven: they’re so warm and comforting, and they’re practically guaranteed to have a happily-ever-after ending. So it ...

... girls talk about sex the way she wishes they would.” From Lea at YA Book Queen: “Unicorns totally ... awesome, because I could tell just how deadly they were (seriously!).” Kate at Read This Book gives it a gold star and says: “Wow! I could not put ... rabid and deadly unicorns will absolutely terrify you. This book has it all, from making out, to fight scenes, flesh eating ...

... ;m swinging it solo for the time being. In it can be found links from around the YA blogosphere, including, but not limited to, contests links, author ... like historical romances will love this book!" Just Blinded Book Reviews reviewed Kiss of Life by ... Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson. "Overall, this book was an easy, enjoyable read although there were many things I didn't ...

This week's topic for Roadtrip Wednesday at YA highway (or Roadtrip Thursday, if you're on NZ time) is what we read outside of YA fiction. The real question: what don't I read? To be honest I've even been known to find ... books that I haven't read and am never likely to read in my life, just because I like book reviews so much. Other than how-to-write books, I don't read ...

... picked it up one day and started it. Loved it. The second book was out by that time, and she had to wait for the third, THE SWEET FAR THING, which she said was the best. She recently ... 8217;s already invested that much time she’ll finish the book. Katie likes contemporary; Kelly will read ... series.) Kelly is now reviewing YA books for RT Book Reviews. When she got the ARC for SHADOWLAND by Alyson ...

... how they navigate school, boys and friendship. It's a YA version of Bridget Jones Diary--only much funnier! Guess ... 39;d pay her to take down the photo of my as a 16 year old!!** ADULT BOOK REVIEWS Kathy Holmes: MISTLETOE AND MURDER by Florence ... TO FIT YOUR NEEDS by Lexie Barnes **Exceptional previous reviews are only a click away.** Note to Reviewers: You know the drill.:) If I missed you, ...

... loved it so much that I told her I lost it and instead I kept it. *blushes* Buying Choice: Book Reviews, Recommendations or Browse? These days, ... Poky Little Puppy Favorite YA Book? Summer of My German Soldier is an all time favorite. And as Heather ... Victoria Dahl. At least, these are some that stick out as my having truly enjoyed them. Favorite Book to Re-Read? Soloman Sisters Wise Up by Melissa ...

... a couple boxes of old books. You do not know how much that hurt! And anyone who throws a book away when done ratehr than giving it away should be shot. Keep Dust Jacket or ... a friend or one of my sisters. Buying Choice: Book Reviews, Recommendations or Browse? I find most of my books by ... and Goodnight, Moon. Favorite YA Book? I haven't read any YA in ages -- well, except the Twilight series, ...

... the latest trend at sciblogs: morbid book reviews. Ya gotta love ‘em… ... In fact, I can’t but help wonder if the subtitle, while accurate, belittles the book a little. It is an entertaining read, presented in a light reading manner ... many period illustrations, quotes and even verse. In all, an entertaining book, even if some of the medical practices of the comparatively recent past are ...

... by Terra Elan McVoy, was on a subject I had been waiting and waiting for in a YA book (no pun intended), and was finally put into my hands. Purity is the main theme, though friendship, love, and ... feelings and concerns, though a few of her friends were over-the-top and not quite believable. I also felt the overall book was too long and dragged a little in parts, so I think a good 50 pages or ...