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Four and Twenty Blackbirds 82 reviews Cherie Priest
Tor Books, 2005
A wondeful read
+ Great Start in a New Series + four & twenty blackbirds + Awesome read ! + Intriguing Tale with a Few Loose Ends
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Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie 69 reviews Holly Black
Simon Pulse, 2006
Outstanding
+ Improves With Age + Amazing read and yet... + Valiant
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Parasites Like Us 22 reviews Adam Johnson, 2004
This is the way the world ends
+ A universal story from South Dakota + Not what I expected, but still good.
Or at least civilization.
Adam Johnson's wondrously funny novel reaches into the murky depths of academia, where the next publication is the most important one, where the next discovery can make or break your career, and drags to the surface the deep-seated politics and rivalries of the ...
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The Rift 71 reviews Walter J. Williams
Eos, 2000
Great read, love the characters
I know many people find the frequent insertions of letters and other info from the 1811-12 New Madrid quake to be annoying and/or disruptive, but I really believe they're important. They show that what the author is proposing is not unbelievable--au contraire, it's happened before, but also before ...
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Elsewhere 125 reviews Gabrielle Zevin
Square Fish, 2007
One of the greatest books ever printed. :)
+ this book surprised me.. + Death on the SS Nile
Once I first read the summary and description of the book I automatically captured it as an amazing book that I needed to go pick up immediately. Of course, time passed and I soon forgot, but when I reminisced about it and conveniently found it at a book store at Santa Monica beach, I purchased it ...
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Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, Book 1) 51 reviews Rachel Caine
NAL Jam, 2006
Daughter loved this book
+ Thoroughly enjoyable! + Rachel Caine does it again! + Rather enjoyable + RC doesn't get enough attention as an author
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The Wizard Heir 15 reviews Cinda Williams Chima
Hyperion Book CH, 2008
Better than the 1st
+ as good as the first + The wizard heir = a seriously cool book + The Wizard Heir-Review + A Great Read
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Life As We Knew It 76 reviews Susan Beth Pfeffer
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2008
Amazing Book!
+ This One Will Stay With You! + A pleasant and painful read + Great Book! + The perfect diet book
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Ironside: A Modern Faery's Tale 36 reviews Holly Black
Simon Pulse, 2008
Thrilling!
+ A place where death, love, and magic intertwine + Ironside
Ironside is the third book in the Tithe series. After defeating the queen of the Unseelie Court, Roiben was finally going to take the crown and become king. But at his coronation, things don't go the way they're planned. Kaye overhears some fairies talking about a declaration and decides that she ...
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Wings to the Kingdom 13 reviews Cherie Priest
Tor Books, 2006
Contemporary Southern Gothic at its best!
+ Is it Oct yet? + cherie priest does it again + outta the park + Better and better
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Warrior Heir, The 28 reviews Cinda Williams Chima
Hyperion Book CH, 2007
Good begining
+ The Warrior Heir + Good Book + BEST Book I Ever Read!!!! + An excellent read - even for us adults
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City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments) 39 reviews Cassandra Clare
Margaret K. McElderry, 2008
LOVE! love love love love.
+ Beyond fabulous... + Thoroughly enjoyed it! + Even Better than Bones + inconsistent timing
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The Floating Island (The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme) 14 reviews Elizabeth Haydon
Starscape, 2006
Revived My Love for Fantasy
+ A Quite Pleasing Adventure + A straight forward adventure...with turns + being thrown in jail
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The Blue Girl (Firebird) 38 reviews Charles de Lint
Puffin, 2006
great
+ Pleased and Hoping for a Sequel! + Good, but... + Rich fantasy novel from a masterful writer + AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The Dead Girls' Dance (The Morganville Vampires, Book 2) 25 reviews Rachel Caine
NAL Jam, 2007
Right up your alley...
+ Fantastic Series + Keep them coming! + Enchanting Review: The Dead Girls' Dance
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Midnight Alley (The Morganville Vampires, Book 3) 18 reviews Rachel Caine
NAL Jam, 2007
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Very good reading + My favorite in the series so far! + Hit Three! + Another good intallment of a good book
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Rebel Angels (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy) 118 reviews Libba Bray
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2006
Awesome book!
+ this book...... + A good continuation of A Great and Terrible Beauty + Impressive + Wickedly Wonderful
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The Brief History of the Dead 123 reviews Kevin Brockmeier
Vintage, 2007
One of the best books I have read in a while
+ Engrossing and thought-provoking + Stunningly imaginative
With the world spinning around series like Twilight and Harry Potter, it is rare that one hears about a single book that is worth reading. I came across this book at the bookstore, drawn in by the title and cover. I started reading and instantly fell in love. The idea of multiple narrators is a ...
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The Thief Queen's Daughter (The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme) 5 reviews Elizabeth Haydon
Starscape, 2008
Even better than the first, if that's possible
+ Very enjoyable to read, once you get into it. Mild spoiler warning. + My son loved this book + appeals to the Harry Potter crowd + Her Masjesty: Haydon, is back with the newest installment!
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A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy) 305 reviews Libba Bray
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2005
a great read.
+ Good, but not for kids . . . (a few spoilers here)
i really really liked this book.
the premise isn't something i would normally read, but i'm glad i did. the main character, gemma doyle, is really awesome. she is witty, and strong, but she also has tremendous flaws.
kartik. i love him, he's so mysterious. he is isn't in the majority of ...
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