For the two years I have worked as a bookseller, I have avoided the mystery section of my store like the plague. I have never had a tolerance for novels following the brooding, damaged detective main character as they solve crimes and have a drinking problem. I have a lot of old ladies tendencies, but...
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Friday, November 21, 2014
Conversion by Katherine Howe
The first book I read by Katherine Howe was The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, I had been floored by this novel as I am a massive fan of Salem witches and well written fiction. When I saw that she was coming out with a teen book I knew I'd be all over it. Distractions mounted and I only just got...
Thursday, November 20, 2014
The Thickety by J.A. White
I was introduced to The Thickety by pure chance at work when a really neat looking envelope arrived in the mail. I found myself constantly looking at the artwork and took it home at the end of my shift, fast forward a few hours later and I'd completed the book and sent a fan-girling email to the author....
Thursday, November 13, 2014
The Cellar by Natasha Preston
I like to believe I am at least 90% dead inside, but while reading The Cellar the amount of times I cried confirmed, I am not. Filled with heart stopping suspense and soul gripping sadness this novel had a depth I was not expecting from a YA title. What I thought would be a creepy story about a stolen...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
The Beast Within by Serena Valentino
I picked up The Beast Within the moment it arrived in the bookstore I work at and it has sat atop my ever growing pile waiting for the perfect moment to be read. That moment finally arrived on a Monday night and nothing was able to force me to put this book down. Upon completion of this novel I found...
Saturday, November 8, 2014
The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters
This is the YA novel young girls NEED to have in their personal collections.Witty, brave and unapologetic this book,though based in 1900, holds a lot true for today's woman and girl. After having so loved Shadow of Blackbirds, I was positively flushed at the idea of getting another taste of Ms. Winter's...
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
You by Caroline Kepnes
Ever get tired of seeing a man stalk a woman and her taking it as a compliment and the story crafting him as a beautiful romantic? Well I know it kills me, and Caroline Kepnes' novel You put stalking, obsessive men in the right light.
Your character Joe starts out as your average bookseller (I...