Love and grief are companions through life, entwined as clearly as the sky is blue. Summary from the inside jacket: Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker, bookworm and band geek, plays second clarinet and spends her time tucked safely and happily in the shadow of her fiery older sister Bailey. But when Bailey dies abruptly, Lennie is catapulted...Continue Reading
I am so very behind on my “What I’m Reading” posts. I really despise doing bulk reviews, but these three just seem to fit together so well, it was hard to resist. Pictured above: Wither, Lauren DeStefano; Delirium, Lauren Oliver; Matched, Ally Condie I’ve been on a bit of a dystopian kick lately, and based...Continue Reading
A beautifully poetic tale of one plain girl and some very dark shadows. Summary from the inside jacket: As the wood-carvers daughter, Plain Kate held a carving knife before a spoon, and her wooden charms are so fine that some even call her “witch-blade” – a dangerous nickname in a town where witches are hunted....Continue Reading
One choice can transform you. The tagline for this book could not be truer. Summary from the Roth’s site: In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent)....Continue Reading
