The delicious This Dark Endeavour by Kenneth Oppel is a retelling of the classic Frankenstein story, by Mary Shelley. It tells the story of 16-year old twin brothers, Victor and Konrad, who are adventurers and mischief-makers. They live with their family, the Frankensteins, and their cousin Elizabeth in Frankenstein Chateau, in the city of Geneva. When Konrad…
Book Bonanza
Hi! I just wanted to post a quick post about the books I bought/received from the library this week, because I got a lot. So yesterday I went to Chapters and bought 2 books, one that I’ve heard so many good things about and the other that I’ve been waiting for awhile (you might be able…
Review: Love Story
Love Story tells the story of Erin Blackwell, who is a young girl living alone and going to school in New York for a writing degree, after she is kicked off her grandmother’s rich horse farm in Kentucky. The boy that she’s been in love with for years has been working as a ‘stable boy’ on…
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
I just wanted to remind everyone that a new YA novel by first-time author Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, this Tuesday September 27th, 2011. In the summer, I had the immense pleasure of reading the ARC of this debut YA novel and fell in love with the first line. Check out my review…
Elevator Love Letter
Her heel was broken. And to make things worse, it was raining. She sat under the green awning of the Starbucks, on the dry cement stairs, on the corner of Yonge and Charles.