This review contains spoilers. Almost six years after the events of Wildwood Dancing, Paula is excited and nervous to be leaving Transylvania for the first time. She and her merchant father are headed to Istanbul, where rumors of an ancient artifact hang in the air like smoke. The artifact is Cybele’s Gift, a relic of…
Tag: young adult fiction
Review: Wildwood Dancing [Book club]
This review contains spoilers. Castle Piscul Dracului and the surrounding woods have a haunted and tragic reputation, but for Jena and her four sisters it’s their beloved home. They’ve spent their childhoods roaming the grounds and discovering the castle’s secrets — including a hidden portal only they can use. Through this portal lies the Other…
Review: Keturah and Lord Death
While wandering the woods outside her small village, Keturah becomes lost. On the third day, Death comes for her. Using her talents as a storyteller, Keturah convinces Death to let her live for one more day. But she must find her true love before the next sunset, or she will die. I can’t even This…
Review: Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour
It’s been three months since Amy last got behind the wheel. Her father’s death in a car accident fractured their already-fragile family — her brother’s in rehab and her mother has decided to move across the country. And now, Amy has to somehow get the family’s remaining car from California to Connecticut. Fortunately, Roger needs…
Quickie Reviews: Time and Space
Yesterday on the way home from work, my car said it was 102 degrees. It’s officially too hot to do anything but sit on the couch and read. Here’s what’s been keeping me from melting for the last few weeks. Cloud Atlas Some sadist recommended David Mitchell’s novel for our book club, and we’ve all…