Spies and Prejudice started out really strong for me. I loved Berry’s voice, her name (!!), her whole “spy girl” thing, and her Saint Bernard. The plot was interesting, the best friend character (Mary Chris) was great.. We were rolling! But then my interest dropped […]
Tag: Retellings
Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson
Strands of Bronze and Gold was written well and certainly had interesting elements, but unfortunately the majority of the book was boring. The problem is that once Sophia arrives at the Abbey, Bernard doesn’t let her go anywhere or do anything. As such, 95% of […]
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
THIS BOOK! THIS. BOOK! THIS. BOOK. IS. SO. AMAZING!! Scarlet was one of my most highly anticipated (maybe the most highly anticipated) 2013 reads.. and it ROCKED! It didn’t disappoint at all, and it doesn’t suffer from Second Book Syndrome at all, and Wolf it […]
Splintered by A.G. Howard
I was not prepared for how heartbreaking the beginning of this book would be. As the story begins, we learn about Alyssa and her family—particularly her mom, who’s locked up in a mental hospital. It’s devastating. A.G. Howard is a genius with emotion-dripping pages. Who […]
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Oh my god, this book is amazing! This is the kind of book you never want to end because it’s just so… amazing! It’s fresh, original, and totally unique. It meshes two completely different worlds — fairy tales and machinery/science — and it does so […]