BLACK HILLS by Nora Roberts is a joint-reading with Julia. As always, it’s been great fun doing it with her who is also a big fan of NR. For this review, we both have decided to do a Q&A format by answering both sets of questions. Let’s begin! […]

BEHIND THAT SHINY RESUME: Jottings of a Troubled College Student by Jasmine Yow and published by ARMOUR Publishing was lent to me by my sister, Catherine. She told me that the book is written by her university mate. I took one look at it and I knew this is a book I should read. I finished it in about two hours.

The book begins with Jasmine’s impressive resume. Perfect academic scores (SPM: 10 A1 and 2 A2; SAT II: Perfect scores in

THE MAGIC TOUCH, Vol. 1 by Izumi Tsubaki, is the first of the five mangas selected for the Manga Challenge hosted by Rhinoa. This will not be a review but instead I would like to share my feelings, particularly about liking a person and falling in love.

I totally relate with this: When you like a person, you think about that person very often. He or she will occupy your mind for just about every waking moment (and possibly even when you’re asleep and dreaming). For example, in this manga, Chiaki is reading the secret book of massage handed down by her older brother, and Yosuke pops into her mind: “Hmm, this looks good. How to prevent a cold. Although I bet Yosuke doesn’t get colds.” […]

A Christian family moves into a remote area called Edge Hill, North Carolina, seeking for peace. James Miller (a burned-out and disillusioned missionary) and his wife, Stephanie, sees strange and frightening things. Zachary, their eight-year-old son, explores the new home and discovers some horrifying secrets about the place. This book is a faith-based novel […]

AIRHEAD: BEING NIKKI by Meg Cabot picks up from the first book in the trilogy. Tomboy Emerson ‘Em’ Watts is living the glamorous life of the teen-supermodel Nikki Howard, but it’s not easy. It gets even more exciting now as Em discovers the truth behind her brain transplant into Nikki’s body. Something sinister is brewing […]

This is the second book in the Hunger Games trilogy and here it gets even more suspenseful. The Capitol is unhappy with District 12’s victory (something happened in the first book). The year of victory coincides with the Quarter Quell, “a glorified version of the games,” which happens on every twenty-fifth anniversary of the games. The Capitol jumps on the chance for revenge:

SKELLIG by David Almond is a story about friendship, love, and family. Ten-year-old Michael recounts his discovery of a mysterious creature living in a garage of the rundown property his family has just purchased. The creature is in a sorry state.

12 Districts, 12 boys, 12 girls: Each district is to provide 1 boy and 1 girl to be entered as tributes into the Hunger Games in the Capitol, Panem. Conducted annually to punish citizens for an earlier rebellion, it also serves as a reminder. District 12’s Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take over her younger sister’s place.