Camazotz Curse Author: Jennifer Foxcroft Reviewer: Nima Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: It’s here! the finale to the Camazotz Trilogy. It did not disappoint. Picking up where Sanguine Moon left off, Camazotz Curse pulls all the loose threads and themes from the previous two books together into a dramatic climax. It reaches a very […]
Audiobook review: Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee Author: Jeff Zentner Narrators: Sophie Amoss, Phoebe Strole Audio Speed: 1.0x Series: Standalone Genre: Contemporary Young Adult Source: library I’m not a big young adult reader (hello I’m 40 something), but while finishing my BA in English, I took YA Literature as an elective. The class was geared more to […]
Audiobook Review: Adorkable Author: Cookie O’Gorman Narrator: Andrea Emmes Audio Listening Speed: 1.5x Series: Standalone Genre: Young Adult (Contemporary Romance/Coming of Age) Source: Tantor Audio Adorkable is a delightfully quirky young adult novel; a funny and heartwarming story of best friends to lovers. I already am looking forward to listening to this novel again. Sally is […]
Audiobook Review: Ten Author: Gretchen McNeil Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Audio Listening Speed: 1.5x Series: Standalone Genre: Young Adult Mystery Source: Tantor Audio Ten is a delightfully suspenseful, young adult mystery that seems inspired by Agatha Christie. I am a fan of Agatha Christie murder mysteries and could not pass up a new version. Though the novel […]
Welcome to our feature that focus on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook Reviews: The November Girl Author: Lydia Kang Narrators: Chris Chambers and Piper Goodeve Audio Listening Speed: 1.5x Series: Standalone Genre: Young Adult (Urban Fantasy/Romance) Source: Tantor Audio The November Girl is a hauntingly powerful coming-of-age story for two seemingly different but truly similar […]
Today we have a special #audiobook review. It’s time to… Audiobook Reviews: One Was Lost Author: Natalie D. Richards Narrator: Vanessa Johansson Audio Listening Speed: 1.25x Series: Standalone Genre: Mystery/Suspense, Young Adult Source: Tantor Audio One Was Lost is a very gripping thriller-suspense mystery with a hint of romance. I enjoyed this chilling tale, enhanced by the […]
Spartan Heart Author: Jennifer Estep Reviewer: Gikany and Una Rating: A What We’re Talking About: Gikany and Una loved the Mythos Academy series. When it concluded, we kept our fingers crossed that Ms. Estep would return to the world. Our wish came true! The Mythos Academy spinoff series features Gwen’s (the hero from the original […]
Scavenger Girl-Season of Atchem Author: Jennifer Arntson Reviewer: Nima Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Scavenger Girl is the first book in the new young adult series by the same name. It’s told from the perspective of Una, a seventeen year old girl and member of the lowest caste in a leveled socio-economic system. This […]
Ash and Quill Author: Rachel Caine Reviewer: Gikany and Una Rating: A What We’re Talking About: Rachel Caine has done it again! Ash and Quill is another outstanding novel in The Great Library series. Gikany and Una found themselves lost in the world and utterly gripped by the cliffhanger ending. We eagerly await the next […]
Sanguine Moon Author: Jennifer Foxcroft Reviewer: Nima Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Sanguine Moon is the second installment in the young adult paranormal romance Camazotz Trilogy. It picks up right where Sanguine Mountain left off. I appreciated the fact that this was not a filler book, but had its own, valid plot. While it […]
Gilt Hollow Author: Lorie Langdon Reviewer: Nima Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Author Lorie Langdon steps away from the fun and fantasy of her Doon Series to a darker who-done-it mystery in Gilt Hollow. Gilt Hollow is the name of a quirky little town in Ohio that embraces artistic, creative types, but still has […]
Please help TWITA welcome guest reviewer, Kymbo. An avid reader, Kymbo is also the teenaged daughter of our own Ang. Forever Doon Author: Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon Reviewer: Kymbo Rating: C What I’m Talking About: I’ve read the Doon series from beginning to end. Not being one for fairytales with the whole princess and […]
Please help TWITA welcome guest reviewer, Kymbo. An avid reader, Kymbo is also the teenaged daughter of our own Ang. Shades of Doon Author: Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon Reviewer: Kymbo Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: After reading the first two books in this series, I was beyond excited to receive Shades of Doon […]
Please help TWITA welcome guest reviewer, Kymbo. An avid reader, Kymbo is also the teenaged daughter of our own Ang. Destined for Doon Author: Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon Guest Reviewer: Kymbo Rating: B What I’m Talking About: The first in this series, Doon, changed my perspective on fairytale/princess books altogether. I loved every minute […]
Paper and Fire Author: Rachel Caine Reviewers: Gikany and Una Rating: A/A- What We’re Talking About: Gikany and Una have really enjoyed this new series, The Great Library. The first novel, Ink and Bone, was a captivating and thrilling page-turner. Paper and Fire ramps it up even more, with an unexpected twist at the end. […]