Author: Lynn

Book Review – Asa

Book Review – Asa

  Lynn’s Review: Dear Jay – And Rule, Jet, Rome, Nash, Rowdy, and Asa   I have thoroughly enjoyed the Marked Men series. And I’m kind of sad to see that it’s finished. But great job with the last two paragraphs in Asa, wrapping up the entire series with happily ever after for all of […]

Posted September 18, 2015 by Lynn in Reviews / 8 Comments
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Book Review – Isla and the Happily Ever After

Book Review – Isla and the Happily Ever After

  Lynn’s Review: Warning: Get out the tissues before reading this book. Isla and the Happily Ever After is the third book in the Anna and the French Kiss series by Stephanie Perkins. Isla (pronounces EYE-LA) is a senior at the School of America in Paris. She’s at the top of her class, always follows […]

Posted September 11, 2015 by Lynn in Reviews / 6 Comments
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Book Review – Prisoner

Book Review – Prisoner

  Lynn’s Review: Prisoner is the second book in The Traveler series by Dennis W. Green. (You can read my review of Traveler here.) Trav Becker is back. Along with all of the other Travs. And Sams. A year has past since the first book in the series. A year in which Trav has moved […]

Posted September 4, 2015 by Lynn in Reviews / 2 Comments
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Book Review – Armada

Book Review – Armada

  Lynn’s Review: If you’ve ever read a contemporary science fiction book and wondered why there is no mention of any other contemporary science fiction in the book, then Armada is the book for you. In Armada, Ernest Cline posits that for forty years, society has been enjoying science fiction in movies, tv, and books […]

Posted August 28, 2015 by Lynn in Reviews / 10 Comments
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Book Review – The Tournament

Book Review – The Tournament

  Lynn’s Review: There have been numerous books (both fiction and non-fiction) and movies about Queen Elizabeth I. The Tournament takes a unique perspective by positing a story from Bess’s little known youth. In The Tournament, Bess, her tutor Roger Ascham and his colleague Gilbert Giles travel to Constantinople to the Sweet 16 of chess […]

Posted August 21, 2015 by Lynn in Reviews / 4 Comments
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Book Review – All Played Out

Book Review – All Played Out

  Lynn’s Review: All Played out is the one where an introverted nerd meets and extroverted jock and they fall into instant love. Oh, read that one already? Yeah, me, too. All Played Out is about Nell De Luca and Mateo Torres. It is #3 in the Rusk University series from Cora Carmack. Nell is […]

Posted August 14, 2015 by Lynn in Reviews / 6 Comments
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Paper Towns Book vs Movie Review

Paper Towns Book vs Movie Review

Description: Adapted from the bestselling novel by author John Green, PAPER TOWNS is a coming-of-age story centering on Quentin and his enigmatic neighbor Margo, who loved mysteries so much she became one. After taking him on an all-night adventure through their hometown, Margo suddenly disappears – leaving behind cryptic clues for Quentin to decipher. The […]

Posted August 7, 2015 by Lynn in Movie Reviews / 12 Comments
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Book Review – Traveler

Book Review – Traveler

  Lynn’s Review: Think back to June 7, when our Chat Between the Chapters topic was sci fi. Terri from Second Run Reviews mentioned a book – Traveler. Full disclosure time: I won a copy from her blog and author Dennis W. Green. (Thanks again Terri and Dennis!) And Terri was correct. Traveler is a […]

Posted July 31, 2015 by Lynn in Reviews / 9 Comments
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Book Review – Firelight

Book Review – Firelight

  Lynn’s Review: Firelight is a bit Romeo and Juliet, a bit Twilight, and a side of OH LOOK, DRAGONS. The main characters of Firelight are Jacinda, a draki, and Will, a dragon hunter. See what Sophie Jordan did there? She switched up the whole Hunter & Prey situation. Jacinda is the only fire-breather in […]

Posted July 24, 2015 by Lynn in Reviews / 10 Comments
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