Nick and Norah are both 18, high-school seniors from New Jersey navigating break-ups and the lower-Manhattan alternative-music scene. Nick is the bassist in a band of ever-shifting names, reeling after being dumped by girlfriend Tris. Norah has broken up with boyfriend Tal, who dropped out of Colu...
This wasn't what I'd expected; I think I expected less romance and more magic. Also, despite the title, I still don't really know what the hum or the shiver is. Added to that was the strange choice of readers; a man and a woman. Emily Janice Card read Bronwyn's chapters and Stefan Rudnicki read all ...
4 stars - Thoroughly enjoyed listening to the audiobook of this one.
★★★½☆ (This is a review of the audiobook.) Emily Janice Card does a nice job of reading this one. In fact, I think I enjoyed her narration more than the book. Alas, the book itself suffers from my having read too many chick-lits (not my favorite genre) books in a row. I think I might like this o...
It was pretty good. Considering that it's about fairies, I really liked it. Usually, as soon as fairies are mentioned, things get really corny, but this was good.
Aliens came to earth and built four (I think) elevators up to space. Children are recruited each year to attend Laddertop Academy. It's very prestigious and not everyone gets to go to outer space. However, rumor has it that the children who attend Laddertop are called web rats and have to crawl a...
Despite my reservations, I enjoyed this graphic novel much better than I expected. Readers of Ender's Game should feel right at home with Laddertop, though I think it will appeal more to a younger crowd.Review soon at www.mangamaniaccafe.com
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