Monthly Archives: August 2010

[  Mood: Shocked ][  Currently: Listening to CBC ] I love high fantasy. As a teenager I practically memorized the Belgariad and was always looking for the next great story of questing and wizardry. Modern high fantasy has taken a very gritty, … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Scared ] In my never ending quest to find genre books to feed to the Harry Potter addicts in my life. This title was suggested by a friend. I endeavoured to track it down. Boy am I glad she … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ] This next book is one of those that I was exposed to because of meeting the author at Polaris. Solange Drake is not looking forward to her sixteenth birthday. Unlike most of … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sick ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ] Zombiekins was brought to my attention when the author, Sean Bolger, was kicked out of a local school by the principal during a reading because she found the topic objectionable. When the … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Watching Franklin the Turtle – Don’t ask. ] Things are not going well for Harry Dresden. His long time love Susan is back with a revelation that rocks his world. The White Council has been taken over … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Cool ][ Currently: Chatting with my husband via Facebook. He’s in the same roo ] I am a HUGE Barry Lyga fan. A former comic book writer, Lyga has turned his attention to teen books. Since then, he has consistently … Continue reading →