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Category Archives: Romance

Review: The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

Summary: High school senior Kate Winters is leaving New York City to move to her mom’s childhood home in Michigan. With her mother dying of terminal cancer, Kate knows her … Continue reading

June 18, 2012 · Leave a comment

Review: Destined (Wings, Book Four) by Aprilynne Pike

Summary: The final battle begins as Klea prepares to strike with trolls, Yuki the Winter faerie, and her  own twisted brand of dark magic. Laurel, Tamani, David, and Chelsea must keep … Continue reading

June 15, 2012 · Leave a comment

Review: Dragonswood by Janet Lee Carey

Summary: This is a companion book of sorts to Dragon’s Keep. Although it is set a few generations after the original, you can read Dragonswood without having read Dragon’s Keep (although … Continue reading

June 8, 2012 · Leave a comment

Review: Crossed by Ally Condie

Summary: This is the second book in the trilogy that began with Matched. Cassia winds up in the Outer Provinces as she searches for Ky, the boy who taught her … Continue reading

May 10, 2012 · Leave a comment

Review: Timeless by Alexandra Monir

Summary: After her mother dies in a car accident, high school senior Michele Windsor is sent to live  in New York City with grandparents she’s never met. They’re “old money” and live … Continue reading

May 3, 2012 · Leave a comment

Review: This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel

Summary: Victor Frankenstein is close to his twin Konrad, yet secretly envies his brother’s talents and good nature. When Konrad falls ill with a mysterious and dangerous sickness, Victor is willing … Continue reading

May 1, 2012 · 2 Comments

Review: Unclaimed Heart by Kim Wilkins

Summary: It’s 1799. Constance has never known her mother, who disappeared when she was a baby. Her father, the stern captain of the ship Good Bess, has gone to Ceylon to … Continue reading

April 12, 2012 · 1 Comment