Category: Book Review

Review: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

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 Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 13 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Diana Wynne Jones’s Howls Moving Castle came about when a young boy asked the author to write a story about a castle… Continue Reading “Review: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones”

Category: 2012 Challenges, Book Review, Coming-of-Age, Diana Wynne Jones, Fairy Tale, Family, Fantasy, Magic, Magical March, Middle Grade, Satire, Sibling Rivalry, Young Adult

Review: The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

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The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 11 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. The Crystal Cave is the first book in Mary Stewart’s Merlin Trilogy.  She based the series on Geoffrey of Manmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae (History… Continue Reading “Review: The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart”

Category: 2012 Challenges, Arthurian Legend, Book Review, Fantasy, Fiction, Magic, Magical March, Mary Stewart

Review: City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

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City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 10  Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting and believable. City of Ashes is book two in the Mortal Instruments trilogy by Cassandra Clare.  This installment picks up generally where book one… Continue Reading “Review: City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare”

Category: 2012 Challenges, 2012 TBR Challenge, Book Review, Cassandra Clare, Fantasy, Young Adult

Review: The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

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  The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 09  Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) “There’s the girl who is in love with Holden Caufield.  The boy who wants to be strong who… Continue Reading “Review: The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan”

Category: Book Review, Coming-of-Age, David Levithan, Drugs, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Gay Lit, GLBT, Sexuality, Young Adult

Review: Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

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Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 7 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) Player Piano is Kurt Vonnegut’s first novel, and one of his best.  It brings to mind all that is great… Continue Reading “Review: Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut”

Category: 2012 Challenges, 2012 TBR Challenge, Book Review, Fiction, Kurt Vonnegut

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