Sept 1, 2010
After racing onto the scene with his Percy Jackson & the Olympians series which focused on a modern adaptation of Greek mythology, Riordan is expanding the horizons of young readers everywhere with a ...
Aug 30, 2010
I gave up on reading Stephen King many years ago, feeling like he had burnt out on writing interesting tales. I decided to give this novella a try because the new series Haven is based on it. I have q...
Aug 26, 2010
As many of you know (or maybe you don't), I am a big fan of all things medieval. When I saw this novel about the First Crusade, I was pretty excited. I have also wanted to try this author out so it wa...
Aug 23, 2010
The recent arrival of Batwoman to the world of DC Comics came with much excitement. She is the first major superhero from either of the two big houses (Marvel or DC) to be gay or lesbian. This was my ...
Aug 23, 2010
Fans of superhero stories will definitely love the Quantum Prophecy series that has been coming out the last few years, and this newest volume is actually a prequel series that introduces a series of ...
Aug 21, 2010
This novel, a sequel to Journey to the Magical Places of the Heart, provides a parable for the emotional path a victim of domestic abuse has to take in order to recover from the harm done to her or hi...
Aug 17, 2010
Life is filled with its ups and downs, and 56-year-old Ned Brummel is realizing that, overall, things have been good. He recently received a phone call from Jack, an estranged friend with whom he grew...
Aug 11, 2010
This one was touted a little more as a romance (I know, surprising since that is not the vibe you get from the cover) so I was reading it mostly to see what sort of genre stickers should be placed on ...
Aug 11, 2010
Grace Makutsi seems to take on a starring role in the newest No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novel. With the start of the novel, Mma Makutsi learns that her fiancé, Phuti Radihuti, has had an accident...
Aug 10, 2010
Alec and Seregil are back for another adventure, and this one will include resolving a lot of the questions and issues that begin in the previous volume of the Nightrunner series. Alec is still recove...
Aug 3, 2010
The novel opens with 15-year-old Jeff waking up and finding himself in the hospital. He is in the psychiatric ward, where he must stay for the next 45 days, because his parents found him after he trie...
July 28, 2010
Everyone's favorite housecleaner is working on a career change. Lily Bard is back for her fifth case, and this time it is going to take place just as she is getting her troubled life back in order. Th...
July 27, 2010
Set betweend 1963 and 1972, this novel explores the story of Monica "Moe" Campbell as she explores the terrible experiences of her life as she tries to move beyond them and build a life of her own. Mo...
July 24, 2010
I previously read the follow-up for this book, but it made me want to go back and read this one. Friedman is a well-known columnist and writer for The New York Times, for which he has won three Pultiz...
July 24, 2010
Two teens, both with the name Will Grayson are brought together through an interesting series of events. Two of YA literatures strongest writers have come together tot tag-team the story by each writi...