EXPLORER: THE MYSTERY BOXES by Kazu Kibuishi – REVIEW

Kibuishi (creator of AMULET) is the editor of this graphic novel short story collection.  Each story is very different, both in artistic style and subject matter.  The common thread that connects each of these stories is a box – not the same box, but a box of some kind.  There are 7 stories included in [Keep Reading]

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THE FIRE (WITCH & WIZARD #3) by James Patterson and Jill Dembowski – REVIEW

Whit and Wisty are on the run. Danger is around every corner with the New Order police on the lookout.  Their pictures are posted everywhere making it difficult to blend in. Whit’s magic is running low and Wisty is in the last stages of the Blood Plague. Whit has to find somewhere to hide and [Keep Reading]

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WITCH & WIZARD by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet: MANGA Vol. 1 – REVIEW

Whit and Wisty are violently taken from their house in the middle of the night and thrown into jail with many other children. Their family (the Allgoods) are being accused of being magical – Whit being a wizard and Wisty, a witch. The news is a shock to the brother and sister since their parents [Keep Reading]

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SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT Series by Derek Landy – REVIEW

I’ve listened to the first three book on audio and thought they were absolutely fantastic.  Have I read book 4 or 5? Nope, because they aren’t available through Amazon yet.  I just checked and I can purchase them through independent sellers, but that is a recent change.  Up until recently they weren’t being sold in [Keep Reading]

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ANATHEMA by Megg Jensen – REVIEW

Reychel has always lived in the castle as the king’s slave, but even among all the other slaves she is treated differently. She is the only one granted brief audiences with the king and while others may whisper of the inappropriateness of the king meeting alone with a slave, it is really quite innocent.  The [Keep Reading]

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CHANGES by Jim Butcher – REVIEW

Rather than give a traditional review I’m going to just give the reasons I love this series. CHANGES is #12 of the Harry Dresden series so reviewing this title would give away some important plot points of the earlier books. I’ve read books #1 – #11 and listened to the audiobooks of #1 – #3 [Keep Reading]

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IMMORTAL BELOVED by Cate Tiernan – REVIEW

Nastasya (Nasty to her friends) is an Immortal. She is over 400-years-old and has lived every type of life imaginable. For the last century she has been living the life of luxury and partying every night – numbing herself so there isn’t any chance for her to remember some of the terrible things she has [Keep Reading]

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THE WIZARD HEIR by Cinda Williams Chima – Review

Seph McCauley has been kicked out of private school after private school. Trouble seems to follow him around. When he is associated in a tragic fire that results in the death of a close friend, his guardians – a law firm – decide he needs a drastic change. Seph is sent to The Havens, a [Keep Reading]

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THE WARRIOR HEIR by Cinda Williams Chima – REVIEW

Hyperion – April 1, 2007 Jack enjoys his normal life in Trinity, Ohio. He spends time with his best friends, goes to school, and is extremely excited about soccer tryouts. Jack is very healthy, despite the thick scar that resides above his heart and the medicine he has to take everyday. Life is ordinary – [Keep Reading]

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ELPHAME'S CHOICE by P.C. Cast – REVIEW

Harlequin Teen – September 29, 2009 (first published in 2004) Elphame, a satyr goddess born to a human mother and centaur father, has never felt a part of life. She has been worshipped and taken care of to the point no one feels comfortable enough with her to be free to speak to her like [Keep Reading]

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