by Site Owner | Apr 13, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
By Jimmy Gleacher Gallery, $15.00, 292 pages If you are uncomfortable with explicit language, sexual references and the sexual exploitation of a minor, this is not the book for you. Now that you’ve been warned, however, you may be interested enough to give Paradise...
by Site Owner | Apr 13, 2012 | Young Adult
By Elizabeth C. Bunce Arthur A. Levine Books, $17.99, 360 pages Celyn is a tough, spunky street urchin with a dangerous secret in this young adult novel set in a mythical time and place. Being a street-savvy thief has its advantages and Celyn knows how to get herself...
by Site Owner | Apr 10, 2012 | Young Adult
By K. Ryer Breese Thomas Dunne Books, $9.99, 320 pages We all wish we could see the future, right? Would we knock ourselves unconscious every time we wanted a glimpse? For Ade Patience, the narrator in Future Imperfect by K. Ryer Breese, the answer is yes; however,...
by Site Owner | Apr 4, 2012 | Young Adult
By Cyn Balog Delacorte Books for Young Readers, $15.99, 244 pages Sarcastic and self-depreciating are not typical traits of a heroine, but that pretty much sums up Gwendolyn “Dough” Reilly, the narrator of Starstruck. Written by Cyn Balog, this young adult novel...
by Site Owner | Jan 25, 2012 | Historical Fiction
by Juliet Grey Ballantine, $15.00, 465 pages A richly detailed story by Juliet Grey, Becoming Marie Antoinette tells about the unique childhood of Marie Antonia, daughter of the Empress of Austria, as she inevitably becomes a pawn in her mother’s political...
