Tag: young adult

Sweet Valley High

Sweet Valley High

Look right down any crowded hall… Ah, Sweet Valley High. How addicted to you I used to be (I mean it – I used to read these books all the time). I aspired to be Jessica Wakefield when I was a tween (even though in all likelihood I was more of an Elizabeth). Basically, I just wanted to be a Wakefield with their perfect size 6 figures, blond hair, blue-green […]

Top Ten Books I Would Like To See Made Into Movies

Posted May 27, 2014 by Brin in Memes, Top Ten Tuesday / 13 Comments
Top Ten Books I Would Like To See Made Into Movies

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s theme is: Top Ten Books I Would Like To See Made Into Movies I have decided this week to list the books I would love to see made into movies. Because this week is a freebie topic, and since I love waxing lyrical about books and movies, I have decided to combine the two […]

Adaptation by Malinda Lo

Posted May 26, 2014 by Brin in Reviews / 3 Comments
Adaptation by Malinda Lo

I was very excited to read this book. Not just because it was a dystopian (I love dystopian settings) but because the main protagonist is bisexual – yay for diversity! I have read many LGBT books but very little seem to cover the ‘B’ (even less so the ‘T’) aspect so I was really happy to discover that the main character Reece is attracted to girls as well as boys. […]

10 Young Adult Books I Must Read

Posted May 22, 2014 by Brin in Discussion Posts / 24 Comments
10 Young Adult Books I Must Read

10 Young Adult Books I Must Read There are many (and I mean MANY) books I have in my TBR list. Some I already own, others I wish I did. There are some YA books I have not yet read which should really lose me my book reader/blogger credibility. I mean, I am literally ashamed that I have not gotten round to reading these books yet. Here are the 10 […]

Top Ten Books About Friendship

Posted May 20, 2014 by Brin in Memes, Top Ten Tuesday / 8 Comments
Top Ten Books About Friendship

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s theme is: Top Ten Books About Friendship Yass – I love books where friendship is a major theme! It’s all too common for it to take a backseat to the plot or the romance and it is refreshing when it is given equal importance. 1. Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta I love the friendship […]