"The music shouldn't compete with the image, but instead must be a counterpoint of grace and charm." I'm beginning to realize that biographical graphic novels can be a really hard sell when it comes down to it. As much as I adore Chaplin and as excited as I was to read this, The Stars of…

"I really am going to come watch you play water polo..." Eh, I don't think I can actually say that there is anything inherently bad about Marisa Heichardt's Aftershocks as a novel. That said, I really hated this one. Believe me when I say I did not want to hate it. But I think the…

I say nothing. I don't forgive her for anything. I'll be honest, I kind of despise shock value plot twists that make little to no sense. Shock value plot twists are bad enough with the support to back it up, let alone some half-handed, dramatic nonsense. And somehow, Kemmerer has done this twice with the…

“Holy [Insert your choice of a swear word here]," said Fang stunned. I always want to scream a little bit in frustration whenever I see James Patterson's name on anything and it's all because of this stupid book. Over the years, Maximum Ride has kind of stuck with me as an example of precisely how…

Rogue Princess by B. R. Myers is, by all accounts, right up my alley. It's a Cinderella retelling, which we all know I love, with a strong female lead and a pretty interesting plotline. I should have loved this book. Unfortunately, I did not. And when I sat down to think about why I didn't fall in…

Did Annie Sullivan write this book while watching Frozen? I remember the first time I heard of A Touch of Gold by Annie Sullivan. at the time I was extremely excited to read it. I mean, I'm pretty sure there hasn't been a YA King Midas adaptation ever, so this sounded like a wonderful reading…