Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
Seventeen-year-old Ruby has been living alone ever since her negligent mother disappeared. She’s been doing just fine, thank you very much (or so she thinks). Eventually, the authorities discover her and she’s forced to move in with her older sister who she hasn’t seen or heard from in ten years. [...]
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Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
I can’t really do a summary without any spoilers for the previous two books so I’ll just say that this picks up just where The Girl Who Played with Fire left off. And it’s more of the same intense story.
I still think the first one of [...]
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Colin, newly graduated from high school, has just been dumped for the 19th time by a Katherine. He’s never dated a girl that wasn’t named Katherine, not Kathy, not Catherine, just Katherine. After the 19th dumping, he’s a little depressed so his best friend, Hassan, takes him on a [...]
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville
Jeremy Thatcher, grade six, spends his time drawing and avoiding girls and bullies. One day as he is doing just that, he stumbles across a magic shop. Once inside, the strange proprietor, Mr. Elives, sells him a marble-like object that he later discovers is actually a dragon egg and [...]
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future by Michael J. Fox
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future by Michael J. Fox
Read for: Canadian Book Challenge 4
Intended for recent graduates, this quick little read is a little bit funny and a little bit advice and insight.
Even though I’m not a recent graduate, I definitely found this book to be a worthwhile read. Despite [...]
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Miles is off to boarding school in search of his “Great Perhaps.” Once there he meets Alaska Young – beautiful, smart, fun-loving and moody – and of course falls for her. Then something really bad happens and Miles must find a way to deal with it.
The book is divided into [...]
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan
I’ve just finished reading this series with my seven year old son. I’m going to get him to help me with the review.
First of all, I’m not sure I need a summary or how to go about that with an entire series so I’ll just give you [...]
Promises to Keep by Jane Green
Promises to Keep by Jane Green
(This book is called The Love Verb in the UK and I actually think that title works much better for the book.)
The book is about a group of friends and family that are happily living their lives when they are devastated with the news that one of their group is [...]
Canadian Books Challenge 4
Well, I’m joining the Canadian Books Challenge again this year. Technically I didn’t finish last year because I didn’t review 3 of my books, but I’m calling it completed because I didn’t realize there was such an important emphasis on actually reviewing the books. This year I will make sure to review all the books [...]
Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
Lara just broke up with her boyfriend and she’s having a rough time with the new company she and her best friend just started. And she has the ghost of her great-aunt Sadie bugging her to find some silly necklace so she can rest in peace. This is typical chick lit [...]
