I have to admit that I did not read the first three books in Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling Twilight Series. I saw the movies and then I decided that I could not wait to find out how this saga ends. I began reading Breaking Dawn with a bewildered feeling about why Bella chose Edward [...]

This is one of those cases where although I didn’t love the main character, the plot and intriguing writing style kept it interesting and entertaining. The Goose Girl is very loosely based on the Grimm fairytale of the same name, which I happened to have read a few years ago and completely forgot about in the [...]

This is the final book in the His Dark Materials trilogy, the first of which, The Golden Compass, I reviewed back in November. I apologize for not writing about The Subtle Knife, but I just didn’t find it to be anywhere near as well written or captivating as the first and third books. The Amber [...]

Here’s a classic that I’d never felt compelled to read before, likely due to my ambivalence towards the popular film adaptations of it.  Expecting to be simply mildly entertained on my commute via the audio version, I was, in fact, enthralled.  Like so many other famous texts, I discovered that Peter Pan is not the [...]

This captivating and original young adult tale of sinister events set in London during the Oliver Cromwell years is told in first person by a girl whose mother had decades earlier fled her evil stepmother’s murderous intentions and a parallel, magical world. Coriander finds herself the victim of one tragedy after another and must face [...]

Despite the sizeable pool of fantastic works of fiction from which I’ve fortunately chosen to read so far in 2009, I can say without a doubt that The Golden Compass is hands down one of the best.  It’s a bit surprising that the His Dark Materials trilogy escaped my attention for so long, but fortunately [...]

I have been obsessed with the Arthurian legend since I was little. I have read countless different versions and seen  as many movie interpretations. Mists of Avalon intrigued me since it was from a female point of view, one I hadn’t seen before. The movie was beautifully done with a great cast and even better [...]

So vampires aren’t really my thing. Never have been. I never liked Anne Rice, I never really got the draw. I read Bram Stoker, but…
Then Twilight came along and someone said it was the next Harry Potter, so I read it. And I LOVED it. I guess it was all downhill from there. I admit [...]