Holly Black is an author who … [Read more]
I’m so glad that these vampires don’t sparkle.
's CBR6 Review No:5 ·
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction ·
Tags: #CBR6, Holly Black, Scootsa1000, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown ·
“We’re all dead, son. Some of us are just a little further along than others.”
For my fourth cannonball read review, I decided to read some Young Adult fiction. YA is the ultimate mind escape for me, and a really good one can be an effective mini brain vacation. A lot of buzz was generated by Rick Yancey's novel The 5th Wave, and I decided to jump on the reading bandwagon. … [Read more]
A Historical Romance with Bustles
The Importance of Being Wicked is a romantic comedy of manners of the “you are everything I never knew I always wanted” variety. Victoria Alexander’s dialogue is wonderfully droll. I should have loved the book and yet it took me forever to get through. As my romance total climbs, I sometimes think I … [Read more]
The Princess and the Terrorist– I mean, “Outlaw”
So here's a confession: I used to have an all-encompassing crush on Drew Barrymore, so I have done things like listen to the director's commentary on lots of her movies, including 50 First Dates, which consists of her and director Peter Segal being pretty adorable together as they talk about their … [Read more]
Chunk 3 of 4
#27: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer: 1 star. #28: Ask the Passengers by A.S. King: 1 star. #29: Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle: 2 stars. #30: Reality Boy by A.S. King: 1 star. #31: Shit My Dad Says by Justin Halpern: 3 stars. #32: The Eyre Affair … [Read more]
Jelinas Reviews Cannonball #1: A Worthy Homage to Horror
There's fanfic, and then there's homage. Fanfic is usually written to satisfy the writer; filled with the fan's desires of what he'd like to see come to pass. Since the focus is the writer's satisfaction, it often happens that no one but the writer is satisfied after reading. Then there's … [Read more]