Critter Chronicles
Young Adult
Book Review: 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson 336 Pages, hardcover. Also available in paperback and e-book formats Genre: Young Adult Published September 2005 Author’s Description: “Here’s the deal: Aunt Peg, the New York artist and the person Ginny Blackstone depended on to make her life interesting, took off to Europe without a word three years … Continue reading
Book Review: The Second Short Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
>It’s no secret that I’ve read and highly enjoyed the Twilight series. Just like every other housewife and teenage girl out there. The Second Short Life of Bree Tanner is a novella that spins off of the third book in that series, Eclipse. A very minor character, who has a short cameo as a newborn … Continue reading
Book Review: Always Watching by Brandilynn Collins
>More “sneaky” Christian fiction here. Apparently I now download free books from amazon without paying any attention whatsoever to the categories, because I believe this also falls into the young adult genre. No biggie. Always Watching was short, moderately entertaining, and very mildly Christian in nature. In fact, I wouldn’t have even known it could … Continue reading
Book Reviews: Premiere and Catwalk by Melody Carlson
>As I said in my last review of the first two books in the Carter House series by Melody Carlson, I am not the target audience of her Young Adult/Christian books. Though Premiere and Catwalk involve characters that are located on the other side of the country and the stories are drastically different from the … Continue reading
Book Reviews: Mixed Bags and Stealing Bradford by Melody Carlson
>Since we’ve returned to the United States and I’ve had access to a well-stocked library, I haven’t been purchasing books for my Kindle much, except when they’re offered for free. I’ve found that when a publisher is trying especially hard to promote a new book by a previously published author, they’ll offer earlier works to … Continue reading
Book Review: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
>A satisfying conclusion to the Hunger Games series, Mockingjay is the story of what happens in the life of Katniss after she survives the unthinkable more times than anyone should be expected to do so. If you’ve read The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, make sure you finish up the series with Mockingjay. You won’t … Continue reading
Book Review: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
> As the sequel to The Hunger Games, Catching Fire was equally as entertaining and keep-you-on-the-edge-of-your-seat. Though a bit slow to start, once the story got going it went… fast! A definite must-read if you enjoyed its predecessor. HMG’s Bottom Line, for what it’s worth:Does it make my ‘Favorites’ list? YesWas reading this book worth … Continue reading
Book Review: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
>I first heard about The Hunger Games from a book blog, but didn’t think much of it, other than the fact that the blogger was clearly in love with this book. After finally buying and reading it for myself, I understand why. Although this is technically a young adult book, much like the Harry Potter … Continue reading
Book Review: The Girl with the White Flag by Tomiko Higa
> This was another of my book club’s selections, and I can’t believe that high schools do not assign this book as a part of required reading during history lessons on WWII. This is the harrowing first-person account of a young girl’s experience of the American invasion of Okinawa in April 1945, and within its … Continue reading
Book Review: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
>Breaking Dawn is the fourth novel in the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer. I think it’s ironic that while with the first three books, I literally read them back to back, this fourth installment took considerably longer. Granted, it was close to 200 pages longer than the longest of the others, but it was different. … Continue reading
