February 2010
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Youth in Revolt by C.D. Payne Review
Youth in Revolt by C.D. Payne is a book filled with the sordid details of a fourteen-year-old boy’s mind. Overall, I was generally pleased with the writing style.
If you can stomach listening to a fourteen-year-old boy ramble on about his zits, masturbation, and one true love, then I say go for it. It was a truly surprising read that made me wonder if that is what goes through the mind of...
January 2010
9 posts
Youth in Revolt by C.D. Payne
The best part of writing my own book review is that I get to pick the book. This week’s book is Youth in Revolt by C.D. Payne. I have been told that this book is very humorous, and it’s been made into a movie, so I’m crossing my fingers that it is good. Also, it is a 499 page book, so I’m pretty sure it will take me all week to finish it!
Back Cover: Youth in Revolt is the...
Review: Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
Although the title is actually the name of a nightclub within the book, Guilty Pleasures is just that, a guilty pleasure. Guilty Pleasures is about Anita Blake, an animator who is known in the vampire community as The Executioner. This is some point in the future when vampires are legalized, were-animals have their own kings, and people are raised from the dead to settle legal disputes.
Anita...
Guilty Pleasures Review will not be updated until...
Mid-Week Update: Guilty Pleasures
Actually, I finished Guilty Pleasures yesterday. So, really I have nothing to read until Sunday.
Also, Guilty Pleasures was a quick read and made me want to read the rest of the series.
Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
This week’s book truly is a guilty pleasure for me. It’s oftentimes seen as a romance, but it’s definitely a fantasy about a vampire hunter. This will probably be one of the worst books on the review.
Back Cover:
My name is Anita Blake. Vampires call me “The Executioner”. What I call them isn’t repeatable. Ever since the Supreme Court granted the undead...
Review: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
To start off, Neil Gaiman is a fantastic author whose writing is sheer brilliance almost every step of the way. His writing is so matter-of-fact that the reader walks away from every passage thinking, “Well, of course, I should have known.”
In Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman accomplishes the same goal he does in every book; creating a world that one truly believes could be real. Each and...
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Neverwhere is my next book. Neil Gaiman is probably one of my favorite authors because his worlds always sound so believable. Neverwhere was also named one of the top 10 books in this decade, so I’m excited to get started!
Back Cover: Richard Mayhew is a plain man with a good heart - and an ordinary life that is changed forever on a day he stops to help a girl he finds bleeding on a London...
Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Without an understanding of Jane Austen, and a joy of zombies, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith is not a novel for the masses. If lacking a sense of humor, this probably isn’t the book for you either. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies reads like a Jane Austen novel, it reads as if it were a zombie novel written in the late 18th century. Each scene is filled with...
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Quick update, I meant to write this yesterday but I was busy.
My first novel will be Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith.
I started it yesterday, and I’m enjoying it. I was worried, because I’m not a huge fan of Jane Austen, but I do love zombies.
I’ll update with my review on Saturday! (And possibly a few updates throughout the week about my...