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The Different Girl
The Different Girl, Gordon Dahlquist Dutton Children’s, Feb 2013 Reviewed from ARC Let’s talk about voice (bay-bee), because this book features one of the strongest I’ve come across. (And before you hit the jump, please remember that we do spoilers here. All the time. So if you are reading on and you haven’t read the […]
All the Books!
Ok, not all the books, but a whole cluster of the titles that we wanted to cover and hadn’t gotten to yet, tidily rounded up in one post for your perusal. In the last two weeks, I’ve read two more from the original contenda list (Pinned and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the […]
Boy21: Feeeeeeeelings, a Whole Lot More Than Feeeeeelings
Boy21, Matthew Quick Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, March 2012 Reviewed from Final Copy So, I should start this post by disclosing that I have a personal connection with this book and its author. I want to acknowledge my personal baggage (a topic that has been addressed particularly well in the comments to the […]
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All You Never Wanted
Another (and last for the year) guest post from pinch-hitter Joy Piedmont. This time, Joy raves about a book that made the contenda list with three stars but mostly deserves recognition as a serious buzz book. I’m a long time fan of Adele Griffin’s, and this is, I think, a stronger candidate than her last […]
Get Ready, Get Set, READ!
Well, folks, the results are in! We voted down the Pyrite Nominations to create a shortlist, and here it is: I don’t think there are any real surprises here, except maybe the margin; Code Name Verity pretty much swept it. Your task now, should you choose to join the fun (and regardless of whether you […]
Radiant Days?
Radiant Days, Elizabeth Hand Viking, April 2012 Reviewed from final copy (that I bought for myself the day it came out) I’ve probably said this before, but by and large I love this blog. I love talking to intelligent, passionate people about books. I love disagreeing and I love having my mind changed. I even […]
An Unnoticed Return
I love this one. It chilled me and made me cry—chapter after chapter, page after page. And despite largely positive reviews (barring comments about likely lack of appeal), it’s received only one star and I haven’t heard a peep about this gem. I’m not sure anyone besides me and that handful of reviewers read it, […]
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