Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Amanda Scott Pilgrim So usually I’m not the type of person to read graphic novels. I love getting engrossed in a novel where you have to imagine all of the images…
Young Adult Literature
Lots of Adventures
The Serpent’s Shadow While watching the movie We Bought a Zoo with my family this evening, it made me think about something. Adventures. It seems like people talk about them…
Fear
Fear I have been waiting since 2009 to figure out why all of the adults in the Gone series disappeared, and I was hoping that in Fear I would get…
An Excellent Sequel
Froi of the Exiles Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta was published in 2009, and I remember reading it and thinking that it was one of the best fantasy…
LGBTQ Individuals in Young Adult Literature
It’s finally summer! I am so happy to be finished, and happy to finally catch up on reading I’ve wanted to do all year. Before we can start on the…
Almost There!
So the semester is almost over, which means that I will have time to read again! This makes me happier than you can imagine. There is a lot that I…
Divergent and Al Capone
In the week since Spring Break, I’ve been really busy. With work, homework, orientation for studying abroad, and competing in my first quidditch tournament, I haven’t had much free time…
The Scorpio Races
The Scorpio Races What I like about Maggie Stiefvater’s writing in general is the way she takes completely different spins on myths. For example, her Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy…
Boy Meets Boy
Boy Meets Boy Because it is spring break, this means that I have had a lot more free-time, which means more reading! Since I had absolutely no plans for break,…
Two Authors, Two Books, One Post
After a busy few weeks, I finally have time to sit down and write a post. I finished two books in that time, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist and Dash…