When Rebecca at Love at First Book first recommended this book, I was a little bit wary because I'm not big into robots. I haven't watched all of Wall-E and I fell asleep during iRobot. The only robots I like are the Brave Little Toaster and, of course, Rosie from The Jetsons. But, Rebecca rarely steers me wrong and the other reviews I had seen were overwhelmingly positive, so … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2013
The Reality of ‘When Science Goes Wrong’
When I first picked up this book I immediately went to Goodreads to see what other people thought. One of the biggest complaints is that it was too "sciency" or technical, which baffled me because it's about science going wrong. That's right - science. Of course it is going to have some scientific jargon! A chapter about hurricanes would be incomplete without a mention of the … [Read more...]
Nifty Novellas – To Murder A Saint
When it comes to novellas, I'm pretty inexperienced. They are such an odd length - not a book but not a short story - and I usually find them lacking. But when Rebecca at Love at First Book (her review is here) recommended this one, I was intrigued. Then it was free on Amazon, so I figured I'd give it a go.To Murder a Saint (a Louisiana saint, that is) by Nicole … [Read more...]
‘Wicked Girls’ is Wicked Awesome
I know, I know. My Boston roots are showing in the title of this post. But The Wicked Girls really is wicked awesome. I have, once again, to thank Jen at The Relentless Reader for stumbling across this book and sharing it with the rest of us. Without her, I never would have requested this one.The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood is about two girls who, at the age of 11, … [Read more...]
Etched in Sand by Regina Calcaterra
Update: I read that this book sold out on Amazon within 4 days and had to be replenished! I don't even know where to start. This book is just that powerful. I've been putting off writing this review because I was trying to figure out how to put into words the impact it had on me and I've finally realized that I'm speechless. Absolutely speechless. And we all … [Read more...]