by amiemccracken | Feb 7, 2012 | book review, books, reading
The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler is about knowing what will come and how Emma and Josh react to that knowledge. In 1996 they sign onto AOL and are prompted to log in again, but what they log in to is Facebook, fifteen years in the future. There’s some...
by amiemccracken | Dec 6, 2011 | book review, reading
True Colors by Michelle Davidson Argyle is a stunning collection of literary short stories and poems self-published by the author. I found the imagery to be absolutely stark, the language fluid and convoluted in a beautiful way, and the stories natural and inviting in...
by amiemccracken | Jun 24, 2010 | book review
It seems to be one of the topics of pop culture. Either you hate the Twilight Saga or love it. Typically I don’t read books that have a crazy amount of hype, but I read Twilight long before there was hype. She’s a wonderful writer, I get completely lost in...
by amiemccracken | May 28, 2010 | books, reading, story
The last chunk of books I read in 2009.An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon – 4I absolutely love this series. Any writer who can hold my attention locked for 1000 pages and then seven subsequent books of the same size deserves cookies. She’s got humor,...
by amiemccracken | Apr 21, 2010 | book review, reading
When a book really releases some reactions from me I just have to spew about it. The Lost Symbol really frustrated me; it’s the first book I’ve ever taken notes about during reading. I won’t give away anything in case you want to try it out for...