Today is all about our favorite swoony boys in fiction. We all have a favorite (or two, or three...). You know the one, that boy that makes your heart beat faster, the one you catch yourself thinking about long after the book is closed… um you all do that, too, … [Read more...]
IS THERE STILL SWOON?
Hello swoonies! First up: some swoon for you. Moving on. I once saw a blog post on YA Highway from Veronica Roth (FOUR!SWOON!) about how to know when to trunk your manuscript, and how many times you really do have to read and revise your own book before it’s ready to … [Read more...]
UNEARTHLY by Cynthia Hand
Summary: In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees . . . . Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster than humans (a word, she realizes, that no longer applies to … [Read more...]
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
From the book jacket: R is a young man with an existential crisis--he is a zombie. He shuffles through an America destroyed by war, social collapse, and the mindless hunger of his undead comrades, but he craves something more than blood and brains. He can speak just a few grunted … [Read more...]
Chasing Brooklyn, by Lisa Schroeder
Chasing Brooklyn Summary: Restless souls and empty hearts Brooklyn can't sleep. Her boyfriend, Lucca, died only a year ago, and now her friend Gabe has just died of an overdose. Every time she closes her eyes, Gabe's ghost is there waiting for her. She has no idea what he wants … [Read more...]
