What I'm reading now.
Very likeable, enjoyable read. Welsh girls Petra and Shannon adore David Cassidy in the 1970's, but a cruel twist of fate stops them from getting to meet their idol until much, much later. This was so well done, with wonderful characterizations, and a great sense of how teenage girls operate. Magazine writer Bill is another great character- this was hard to put down, and definitely the kind of book to recommend to people looking for a good, fun read with some substance.
Charming and quick YA about 2 teen stars who find themselves after losing their hit show.
Interesting, if older (2005) book about aggressive marketing directed toward children, and the damage it can do.
For such a big bestseller, I had higher hopes about this. It started well- very much like last year's The Physick Book fo Deliverance Dane- but turned pretty bad very quickly, and only a combination of curiosity and disbelief kept me turning the pages. Damsel in distress has never been my flavor.
Terrible YA. 3 sisters each discover they have special powers and proceed to bore the reader to death.
Very funny book about the young Viking Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III and his struggles to train Toothless, his dragon.
I really wanted to like this more than I did. I really enjoyed the first book, set in Exeter RI, and hoped the series would develop well, but this was a bit of a sophomore slump for me.
Pretty terrible YA take on Pride and Prejudice, set at a boarding school full of some of the least realistic teenagers I've ever read.
Pretty weak entry into the Hamish Macbeth series. I really don't enjoy it when animals become that involved with the plot. (See: Martha Grimes' The Black Cat)
Alarming sort of book filled with anecdotes about hoarding, made me want to throw away everything.
