The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafón: Book Review

When Max’s family moves to the beach to avoid being caught in the city during a war, they don’t realize that worse trouble is going to find them. First of all, I think the name Roland should be retired from fiction forever. It is impossible for me to read it without seeing The Gunslinger. When […]

Continue Reading

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Wow, I just realized that I didn’t actually get any reviews posted last week! I did get some written and scheduled last night. Read, Need Reviewing: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafón […]

Continue Reading

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank: Book Review

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank Book Cover

Any kind of synopsis feels extremely redundant, but I’ll write one anyway. Anne Frank is a young Jewish girl in hiding in Amsterdam during WWII. I don’t know how I made it to be 31 years old without reading The Diary of Anne Frank. I’m glad I finally got to it though. I think Anne’s […]

Continue Reading

Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier: Book Review

Loosely based on The Twelve Dancing Princesses, among other fairy tales, Wildwood Dancing is the story of five sisters who disappear into The Other Kingdom for a fairy revel every full moon night. But when their father leaves them alone to spend the winter in another city, their cousin, Cezar, realizes something is going on […]

Continue Reading

Happy Birthday, Emily!

Happy 12th Birthday, Emily! You are growing up to be a beautiful young woman who is amazingly talented in so many ways. We are always proud of you! Love, Jennifer and Luis Emily is my cousin, and I don’t think she could have gotten a better birthday present than having Duke win the NCAA Championship!  […]

Continue Reading

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books. Read and Reviewed: Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet by Stephanie Cowell–Intriguing story, just not written in a style I liked. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick–Not for me. Night by Elie Wiesel–An important Holocaust memoir. […]

Continue Reading

Night by Elie Wiesel: Book Review

Honestly, I can’t help but feel that for me to sit in judgment of a memoir of the Holocaust would be terribly presumptuous. We can’t ever forget the Holocaust, and any work that reminds us of what happened is important and should be read as widely as possible. The style is a little sparse for […]

Continue Reading

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick: Book Review

I know a lot of you are going to disagree with me, but here goes…. Nora Grey is forced to sit next to the new guy, Patch, in biology class one day. He knows more about her than he should, and trouble starts to follow her around. I should have listened to Misty at Book […]

Continue Reading