Milo 2.0 by Debra Driza – A tentative start but it gets better

First off, I want to thank you all for being patient while I try to work out a couple of snags with my site’s transition.  Things aren’t perfect quite yet, but I do have a new review ready to go…finally If you’re a fan of films like Robocop, Artificial Intelligence and Bourne Identity then Milo 2.0 might be right up your alley, only with a young adult flavor thrown in. …

February 11, 2013
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2012 Year in Review!! My top books and series of the year!

If you have any favorite reads for this year please share! 2012 has been quite a year for me. I’ve read some incredible books, some great books, some not so great books, some terrible books.  But overall it contributed to read count of over 131 stories this year. It’s kind of funny because I feel like a slacker compared to some other Goodreads friends who I’ve seen read over 400+…

December 29, 2012
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I saw The Hunger Games Movie last night

Nothing beats being able to see a major franchise film during its opening weekend for FREE! W00T for movie passes! I was honestly surprised that they accepted it. Normally for new releases theatres won’t allow you to redeem the passes. The film itself was pretty good, I gotta say! I honestly felt like they stayed true to the book aside from a couple of major plot points****SPOILER****primarily that the dead…

March 25, 2012
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Everneath – Forced to finish this one

The cover suggests a slightly more mature theme, even within the YA genre.  It can happen. I just finished reading a book where it happened.  But 99% of the book is spent with her outside of this “Everneath”, resulting in a fairly uninteresting read.  I read it quickly so I didn’t waste too much time on it, but I really don’t like it when covers are so deceptive. Nikki is…

January 14, 2012
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Touch of Power – Engaging all throughout

Maria Snyder is off to an excellent start with Touch of Power, Book 1 of The Healer series.  The book centers on Avry of Kazan, a young woman with special power to heal those around her while she absorbs their ailments.  One would think that this would be a revered power, but instead it puts a huge target on her back.  Suspected of creating the plague that wipes out a…

January 10, 2012
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