Tag Archives: YA Fantastic Book Review

Fantastic Recommends: Divergent

Posted on July 2, 2012 by sarazaske

Divergent by Veronica Roth Beatrice lives in a dystopian Chicago where everybody is assigned to a faction, according to their dominant character trait. She is in “abnegation” which is a fancy word for selflessness. At 16-years-old, all the teenagers in … Continue reading →

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Graceling and Bad Ass, Killer Girls

Posted on June 20, 2012 by sarazaske

Graceling by Kim Cashore Katsa has a talent for killing people, and she’s not an evil witch or nemesis in Graceling. She’s the heroine. Graceling is set in a typical high-fantasy world of small kingdoms with a bit of magic, a … Continue reading →

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Psyched out

Posted on June 15, 2012 by sarazaske

So I was interviewed recently on damosays.com. Horror author and blogger Damien Kelly somehow managed to peg me as a crazy, potentially murderous hippie! I can own up to at least one of those descriptors. OK, maybe two. . . … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Recommends: The Wrong Sword

Posted on June 1, 2012 by sarazaske

The Wrong Sword by Ted Mendelssohn Henry is a faker. He helps trick Parisian nobles into buying fake swords of power, medieval knightly knock-offs, if you will, but when he tricks the wrong person, he suddenly finds himself on an … Continue reading →

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Neil Gaiman’s Coraline and the adult “children’s book”

Posted on May 16, 2012 by sarazaske

Wow. This is one terrific, terrible book! Let me explain… Coraline is about a young girl who likes exploring and finds a hidden door to another world… so far a pretty common premise for a “children’s book,” right? But what’s … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Recommends: Witch Child

Posted on May 9, 2012 by sarazaske

by Celia Rees* Must have been tough to live during the times of witch hunts, especially if you were a real live witch. That’s the essential premise of Witch Child. It’s 1659, and Mary, a young English girl, finds herself … Continue reading →

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Versatile Blogger Award

Posted on May 4, 2012 by sarazaske

I’ve won something! And it’s green! (which just happens to be my favorite color. ) I have been trying to limber up my blogging brain, so I can feel worthy of accepting this award. I’ve been a wee-bit focused on the recent … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Finds: Somewhere Over the Freakin’ Rainbow

Posted on April 26, 2012 by sarazaske

by L.L. Muir Never spy on the neighbors, even if they’re a cultish tribe of people who hold secret late-night rituals in the cornfields behind your house, and you have a tree house with a perfect view. Sounds pretty tempting, … Continue reading →

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The First is out! Download it for free today! [note: the promo ended 4/23]

Posted on April 21, 2012 by sarazaske

It’s Earth Day Weekend, and the YA eco-thriller, The First, is free for you to download on Amazon from April 21-23! Get your copy and tell your friends!  The First. They called dibs.  More about the book …Featured Indie Author Spotlight on Aside from … Continue reading →

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THE FIRST will debut for free on Earth Day, April 22!

Posted on April 16, 2012 by sarazaske

Celebrate Earth Day with a free “green” e-book:  A young adult urban fantasy/eco-thriller (yes it needs its own special mashed up genre), The First follows fifteen-year-old Cassie Craig as she discovers that the strangest girl in her class is more than … Continue reading →

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