Commenter Kaitlin reminded me last week that I had read Alanna: The First Adventure one enjoyable summer afternoon earlier this year, and it was sitting on a shelf in the “waiting to be reviewed” category. I had discovered Tamora Pierce through another Amazon recommendation this year while I was looking for birthday treats; apparently, though, … Review: Alanna
As you might remember from last night’s post, I met @bputtroff on Twitter via the #wordmongering community. She was beavering away on the second book in a series she had started and was more than willing to both cheer me on–and chat and distract me between sprints. In the heady moments after I realized I … Review: Dusk Gate – Seeds of Discovery
After a series of read-for-myself days, today I felt honor-bound to pick up the next in my pile of review requests, and opened up Toonopolis: Gemini, by Jeremy Rodden. It’s labeled as young adult/fantasy, so theoretically aligns with a lot of what I’ve been reading. I wasn’t too sure about it from the author’s blurb, since … Review: Toonopolis – Gemini
This final edition of the Percy Jackson adventures in the New Olympian series wouldn’t be complete without the requisite quest. This time the stakes are as high as possible: to save the world as it is. In order to manage this, Percy and his demi-god and half-blood friends have been planning for a year on … Review: The Last Olympian
Closing in on the final installment of the Percy Jackson series, the urgency of the quests and the quick-paced tempo with which Riordan carries his readers through the challenges doesn’t let up. If anything, this was an even faster read with more cliff-hanging elements and more introductions to additional Greek mythological characters. This time, the … Review: The Battle of the Labyrinth
This series really captured my imagination, given the way it merges classical Greek mythology with modern-day life. By the same token, I could say: Another book, another quest. This time, it’s only Percy’s quest unintentionally, as he’s interested in rescuing his friend, while the Oracle has instead given the ostensible goal of the rescue of … Review: The Titan’s Curse
As promised… The second, and shorter, book in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. In this one, Percy is coming to terms with his parentage and his abilities… and gets another curveball thrown his direction in his family relationships. As it says on the back cover: Percy will discover a stunning … Review: The Sea of Monsters
I had heard about this book (series, really) a number of times, from several fellow Harry Potter enthusiasts before finally succumbing to the temptation to buy the books. And then it was all I could do not to read every book back-to-back and ignore work and family obligations for a few days. The superficial links … Review: The Lightning Thief
I debated whether to actually review this, since it touches on elements of spirituality some might find controversial, but there are a few points worth sharing that made me decide to move forward. I found this on Smashwords’ top 100 list and was curious that a book that self-categorized into the “visionary and mystical” realm … Review: Parallel Worlds: Nothing is as it seems
I first “met” Kait Nolan on Twitter, where she shares wry and self-deprecating tales of home and work life as well as gluten-free cooking experiments under her @kaitonlan handle. Based on reading her blogs, I had to assume she was at least a decent writer, but just hadn’t gotten around to reading one of her … Review: Red
