Deryn Sharp is one of the main characters in the Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld. I’ve only read the first two. She’s about 15 or 16 and she’s one of those characters who are perennial favorites among female readers–a girl disguised as a boy. I wonder why we do like them so much? But that’s […]
Twinklestar, the last reindeer, panics in a thunderstorm and sends Santa’s caravan plunging toward the ground. After making sure everyone is okay, Niklas Goodfellow, the last real Santa, realizes that he has come to earth in a territory controlled by the evil new head Santa, Gerold Goblynch. Niklas is on the run from Goblynch and […]
Gumdrop Coal has gotten the axe. Founder of the Coal Patrol, those elves who deliver coal into bad little kids’ stockings, Gumdrop is out on his ear when Santa decides that every child deserves a real gift on Christmas. Gumdrop takes it hard. His methods might be harsh, but he believes they’re fair and they […]
Colleen at Books in the City is hosting the Immigrant Stories Challenge again this year. The goal is to read any kind of book featuring an immigrant experience. These books do not have to center around the US–people immigrate all over the world. This was one of my favorite challenges last year, so I’m signing […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Review: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Review: The Invisible Ring by Anne Bishop Character Connection featuring Marianne Engel from The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson My sign up post for the European Reading Challenge […]
Rose City Reader is hosting the European Reading Challenge in 2012. The goal is to read 1-5 books written by a European OR set in Europe. There are prizes and different variations of the challenge. Visit Rose City Reader for more details and to sign up! I’m doing the straightforward challenge and aiming for the Business […]
Shelleyrae at Book’d Out is hosting The Eclectic Reader Challenge in 2012. The challenge is to read a total of 12 books from 12 different genres. I’ll track my progress here. The genres are: Literary […]
Nobody Owens is being raised in a graveyard. His “parents” are two ghosts. His guardian is a man who only comes out at night and who seems to be neither dead or alive. His real family was murdered and the murderer is still looking for Nobody. As long as he stays in the graveyard, he’s […]
Marianne Engel is the main character from The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson. It’s been a while since I read this, so my details might be off, but I’ll definitely be true to the spirit of Marianne. Marianne at first comes across as a crazy lady. Not in any kind of a dangerous way, but in […]
Wade Watts is just your average kind of guy, living in his aunt’s trailer, trying to get through the last months of high school, playing video games, and trying to solve a multi-billion dollar puzzle. Yup. Billion with a b. See, it’s 2044 and video game designer James Halliday has just passed away without an […]
Jared is one of the more powerful members of the Blood, the vaguely aristocratic magic-wielding rulers of the lands he lives in. After a life-alteringly bad choice in his teens, Jared has become a pleasure slave for the Queens and Witches of Hayll. After nine years of bowing to sadistic whims, he does something that […]