Read in 2010

Review: Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky

Published by Darren on April 19, 2011 | 7 Responses

Maddie lives in a world where everything is done on the computer. Whether it’s to go to school or on a date, people don’t venture out of their home. There’s really no need. For the most part, Maddie’s okay with the solitary, digital life—until she meets Justin Justin likes being with people. He enjoys the physical closeness of face-to-face interactions…. Read more →

Review: Cryer’s Cross by Lisa McMann

Published by Darren on January 17, 2011 | 7 Responses

This is a tight, chilling and claustrophobic little story, centered around the small town and farming community of Cryer’s Cross (population 212). With small towns you know what you are getting, a close-knit community that have known each other for generations, that is typically suspicious of new-comers, and tends to have one or two hidden skeletons that it would rather… Read more →

Review: How They Met and Other Stories by David Levithan

Published by Darren on January 13, 2011 | 11 Responses

David Levithan is one of my favourite authors I’ve discovered since I started book-blogging so when I was browsing for an ebook to buy over the recent Christmas break, and spotted this one, I quickly snapped it up. How They Met and Other Stories is a collection of 18 short stories all on the theme of love (and love in… Read more →

Review: The Girl Next Door by Selene Castrovilla

Published by Darren on January 10, 2011 | 10 Responses

I know you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover, but there was something about this one that instantly called out to me and I knew it was a book I wanted to read. Sam and Jessie have been best of friends ever since they first met as toddlers, and when Jessie is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Sam is the… Read more →

Review: I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

Published by Darren on December 30, 2010 | 12 Responses

When Ed Kennedy inadvertently stops a bank robbery, he has no idea, just what a proverbial kick-up-the-backside his life is about to receive. He only landed his job as a taxi driver because he lied about his age, drifts through life, a routine of work and playing cards (badly) with his friends, and drinking coffee with his elderly dog, The… Read more →