Hello All! I hope your summer is going well. I figure we’re somewhere around the mid-point of #20BooksofSummer (but am too lazy to do any actual counting), so I thought I’d check in and share how things have been going so far. I’m happy to say that I’ve read five books on the list: Oral … Continue reading #10BooksofSummer Check-in
Category: YA
Reader’s Journal: We Were Liars
Back in 2011 I picked up E. Lockhart's The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks and loved it. In fact, it made my list of top books for 2011, so when I saw the news about We Were Liars, I immediately put it on hold when it became available at the library. And then I … Continue reading Reader’s Journal: We Were Liars
Impressive: Cory Doctorow
I first heard about Cory Doctorow last year, when I was seeing reviews of his young adult novel Little Brother all over the book blogs. The Guardian had an interview with him this past weekend wherein he discusses why he gives his books away for free: I give away all of my books. [The publisher] … Continue reading Impressive: Cory Doctorow
On the Last Episode of The Evening Reader…
Wow! Has it really been almost three weeks since my last post? Sometimes I seem to go through a phase where I am reading, but I simply don't want to stop and collect my thoughts long enough to talk about one book in particular. This is a problem if one is trying to keep a … Continue reading On the Last Episode of The Evening Reader…
A Great and Terrible Beauty
I picked up Libba Bray's A Great and Terrible Beauty as part of my ongoing effort to read more young adult titles. Most of the YA titles I've encountered thus far could step into the ring with any "adult" fiction titles and at least give them a run for their money, if not win hands-down. … Continue reading A Great and Terrible Beauty
Reader’s Journal: The Knife of Never Letting Go
Patrick Ness's The Knife of Never Letting Go seemed to be everywhere I looked at the end of last year. When I was making my list of Young Adult titles to read this year, this was the first thing on my list because I had read so many wonderful reviews. So did it live up … Continue reading Reader’s Journal: The Knife of Never Letting Go
Reader’s Journal: Hate List
I picked up Hate List sometime Saturday afternoon, not long after I had finished Shutter Island. I finished it before lunch on Sunday, not because it was an easy read, but because I found it difficult to put down. Hate List tells the story of Valerie Leftman, a high school student whose boyfriend, Nick, goes … Continue reading Reader’s Journal: Hate List
The Evening Reader 