I’ve just discovered one of the greatest blogs this week, and I had to share it with you! The lucky ones among you might already know about it, but for those who have never heard of it, I present you Awful Library Books. Presentation taken from their website : This site is a collection of public library holdings that we find amusing and maybe questionable for public libraries trying to maintain a current and relevant collection. ...

You’ve been waiting for it… You’ve been warned.

Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody Pages : 244 Genre : Young Adult, Fantasy, Post-Apocalypse My Rating :  After the nuclear holocaust of the Great White, the surviving humans condemn all Misfits (mutants) to either death by fire or exile to Obernewtyn, a remote mountain institution where mysterious experiments are performed on some exiles. Elspeth Gordie is a Misfit, struggling to hide her mutant mental abilities and earn a Normalcy Certificate....

Daughters of the Grail by Elizabeth Chadwick Thirteenth-century France. Bridget has grown up mastering the mystical gifts of her ancestor, Mary Magdalene, whose unbroken female lineage has kept a legacy of wisdom alive for a thousand years. But the all-powerful Catholic Church has sworn to destroy Bridget for using her healing talents and supernatural abilities. Bridget’s duty to continue the bloodline leads her into the arms of Raoul de...

How to Build a House by Dana Reinhardt Pages : 227 Genre : Young Adult My Rating :  Harper’s dad is getting a divorce from her beloved stepmother, Jane. Even worse, Harper has lost her stepsister, Tess; the divorce divides them. Harper decides to escape by joining a volunteer program to build a house for a family in Tennessee who lost their home in a tornado. Not that she knows a thing about construction. Soon she’s living in a funky motel...

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. So I figured I would finally join the fun! Maybe not every week, but from time to time at least. I love seeing what everyone is waiting for (I discovered many great things to wait for through that, too). Here’s what I’m (desperately) waiting for : Never Slow Dance with a Zombie,...

Have you ever asked for a book of a specific title and ended up with the wrong one? In a similar fashion to “The Artsy Shelf” and other covers’ look-alike features across the blogosphere, “Sound alike” will present books with similarities… but in their titles. Some books share incredibly similar names, and sometimes – gasp! – they’re exactly the same! Mainly, it’s just a fun way to...

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan Pages : 308 Genre : Young Adult, Post-Apocalypse My Rating :  In Mary’s world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth. But, slowly, Mary’s truths are failing her....