The nitty-gritty: A strange, sometimes violent and unexpectedly emotional thriller about a family unable to cope with tragedy. I have to admit the blurb on the dust jacket of this book initially grabbed my attention because a) it’s by Stephen King and b) he mentions one of my favorite books EVER—The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. […]
The nitty-gritty: An odd and magical story based on the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, set in modern times. This is my second Keith Donohue book, and I loved it just as much as The Boy Who Drew Monsters. I have to admit when I first read the blurb for The Motion of Puppets, I […]
The nitty-gritty: A suspenseful young adult tale with awesome female friendships and an intriguing supernatural element. A couple of years ago I read and loved the dark and violent Merciless, written under Rollins’ pen name Danielle Vega. And so when the author offered me a copy of her latest, I was looking forward to more […]
The nitty-gritty: A twisty and addictive mystery with cool science fiction overtones, full of atmosphere galore. I’ve read two outrageous stories in the past week, and this is one of them. (The other being Burning Midnight which I’ll be reviewing later in the week.) And when I say “outrageous,” I mean crazy plots that blew […]
The nitty-gritty: An atmospheric middle grade story, perfect for the Halloween season, but whose deeper meaning somehow escaped this non-middle grade reader. When I saw the cover of this book as one of St. Martin’s Griffin’s offerings for review, I immediately requested a copy. I mean, just look at it! A creepy staircase with a […]
The nitty-gritty: A poignant and magical tale of feuding families and forbidden love, perfectly written. Embers clung to the edges, dense as a band of stars. The fabric burned and thinned. It glowed translucent, and then crumbled to ash. The thin wood of the porcelain vines released the scent of their blue berries, and the […]
The nitty-gritty: An atmospheric tale that has so much potential, but with too many confusing story elements, it just didn’t work for me. Rarely do I write scathing book reviews, it’s just not in my nature to completely tear down someone’s work. But in this case, I can’t help but rant about What We Knew. […]
The nitty-gritty: A dark and dangerous magical world, an awesome anti-hero, stellar writing—what more do you need? My skin was covered with tattoos and scars. A lot of my ink was work related, you might say. Symbols, formulas, pacts, and wards. My scars, ah, my scars. They came from motorcycle accidents, knives, bullets, claws, broken […]
The nitty-gritty: A rip-roaring adventure through time with an awesome premise and complex characters. A fantastic start to a new Wesley Chu trilogy! I absolutely adored Chu’s Tao series (well, me and every other SFF fan on the planet!) and so I was curious to see what else he had up his sleeves. And I’m […]
The nitty-gritty: An unflinching look at some very disturbed teens, and a story that is impossible to put down, even when you want to look away. Once on the track, Miles started to jog. He’d had the weird feeling for days now, ever since the vision, the one he knew was coming but couldn’t see […]