The nostalgia fest continues… And sadly this one was a chore to read. Stay out of the Basement is the the second of the originally published series and it’s honestly, really rather weak. Early 90’s suburban California, could you pick a better setting for a tale of terror? Suburbia remains one of the single most […]
Month: March 2016
Page to Screen: Tomorrow When the War Began trailer
Last year I read the entire Tomorrow When the War Began series and its spin off The Ellie Chronicles. So even though I loved the film, I’m excited for the TV adaptation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu0mNFyzeHs Twitter Facebook 0 Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new […]
Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
SUMMARY Safiya and Isuelt are two BFFS gifted with magical powers – the ability to sense truth from lies for Safi, and the ability to see emotional auras or ‘threads’ for Isuelt. The pair want nothing more than the freedom to live their lives as they wish, but their statuses and powers mean that they […]
No Post On Sundays (6)
No Post on Sundays is Young Adult At Heart’s Sunday link dump, a collection of posts from other bloggers we’ve found interesting or share-worthy throughout the week. This isn’t a real blog post. And yes, that is a Harry Potter reference. On Books Traci from The Reading Geek wants to know where do you buy […]
Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie
I have a superpower. Not a very good one, and it’s one I don’t really tell people for fear they simply won’t believe me. I’m an emotional chameleon. I literally feel the emotions of people around me. Like an empath. It was not that long ago that I confessed this useless and uncontrollable superpower to my […]
Project Goosebumps: Book 1: Welcome to Dead House
What in the… Where in the… This doesn’t look like my workstation… I remember Nemo and Taneika… we were hanging out chatting about nostalgia… they offered me chocolate and a unicorn, I mean who in the hell wouldn’t say yes to a unicorn?.. and then everything is a happy blur of Nightwish and books and […]
Waiting on The Hidden Twin by Adi Rule
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking The Spine. It’s all about spotlighting upcoming releases we’re eagerly anticipating. Share your books and remember to visit Breaking The Spine for more great books! This week I’m eagerly waiting on: The Hidden Twin by Adi Rule Expected publication: 22 March 2016 Publisher: St Martin’s […]
No Post On Sundays (5)
No Post on Sundays is Young Adult At Heart’s Sunday link dump, a collection of posts from other bloggers we’ve found interesting or share-worthy throughout the week. This isn’t a real blog post. And yes, that is a Harry Potter reference. On Books Rashika from The Social Potato brings us a guide to historical romance. […]
Sabriel by Garth Nix
You know sometimes when you read a book that’s just so good you get kind of overwhelmed and when you finish it you just need to cry to let all of your feelings out? Yeah. This. Fucking. Book. I read it a couple of times when I was a teenager but I haven’t read it […]