Mar 05 2014
My Review of Branded:
Branded is one of those books that had a lot of potential, but fell prey to some big problems that ultimately rendered it forgettable and mediocre. The “meh” of it all came from a non-developing plot, flat characters, and some classic blunders (ie, instalove+love triangle). But, since this is one I …
Mar 04 2014
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish.
Top 10 Tuesday: Popular Authors I Haven’t Read
Mar 03 2014
My Review of How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True:
(Henceforth to be known as “How Zoe” because that is a big ole long title!)
Ohhhhh y’all. This book. I WANT TO DANCE WITH IT ALL LIKE THIS:
You know when you read some serious books and then you just want to read …
Mar 01 2014
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Feb 28 2014
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.
My Review of The Forgotten Ones:
The Forgotten Ones is a very fast read, due in large part to the length (197 pages) and the fast-paced second half.
The first half …
Feb 26 2014
My Review of Partials:
Let me start out by saying that I’d seen so many positive reviews of this one, and while I didn’t go in expecting brilliance, I did expect to be impressed. And I was in some respects, but my overall impression of the book is hesitantly meh. <– So articulate. I’m a …
Feb 24 2014
Four years ago today, I hopped on Blogger (LOL) and started a book blog! I quickly grew to dislike Blogger and transferred over to WordPress a few weeks later, along with a name change to “Starlight Book Reviews.” And here we are!
Wow. I’m feeling nostalgic. Okay.
A lot of things have changed over the …
Feb 21 2014
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House CHildren’s for providing me with an ARC of Fates in exchange for a fair and honest review.
My Review of Fates:
Fates is a fantastic example of when pretty covers happen to less than mediocre books. I shall try to reign in my snark as per my “let’s …
Feb 20 2014
Thank you to Disney-Hyperion and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of Far From You in exchange for a fair and honest review.
My Review of Far From You:
I didn’t mean to read this because I usually hate murder-mystery books, but that cover. WOW. It pulled me in. I mean LOOK AT IT. …
Feb 19 2014
Thank you to NetGalley and Scholastic Press for providing me with an ARC of Defy in exchange for a fair and honest review.
My Review of Defy:
There have been quite a lot of mixed reviews for Defy, partly because of the ineffectual gender-bending and partly because of the world-building. While I didn’t find the …
Hiya, I'm Terri! I’m 27 and addicted to books and music and being crafty. I'm a total nerd and I like naps. Naps are awesome. Writing creative "About Me" blurbs is not one of my skills. #sorry
