SGPL Teens

Hey all! Obviously, this is my first post. What I'll be doing mostly is posting book reviews. I thought for starters I would post some that I've written in the past. So, here goes. Feel free if you have any suggestions or a book you want reviewed or anything to email me!

Poe's Children Edited by Peter Straub. Out of 24 stories, three of them were worth reading. "Cleopatra brimstone", "The man on the ceiling", and "The voice of the beach" were the only ones worth reading. I was looking forward to reading this book, but unfortunatley it didn't live up to my expectation. The stories were not horror-like at all, and if this is the face of the "New Horror", I won't be reading much of it.

Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente. Caution: The city featured in the book is a “sexually transmitted city” so there is SEXUAL CONTENT! I have to admit that this is in my top 5 books. It was really well done, and so different then anything I've read. Considered by me as one of the best of Urban Fantasy, this was Hugo and Locus nominated. This book won the Lambda award in 2010. Great job, Catherynne!

Wake by Robert J. Sawyer. An amazingly intuitive, scientific, thoughtful novel. A great approach to the meaning and understanding of reality and "being" through the eyes of a blind girl. Definitely recommend this read, as it is absolutely outstanding.

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr. It's a cute novel for teens. Good plot, typical story line. Keeps a reader interested but I wouldn't say it was amazing.

The Ancient Track by H.P. Lovecraft. I love H.P. Lovecraft, and this is a great variety of his work, but I have to admit that his prose is more captivating then his poetry. “The Ancient Track collects the complete poetry of one of the twentieth century’s most iconic writers.”

The Virtu by Sarah Monette. Caution: Some SEXUAL suggestions! And once again Sarah Monette has created a masterpiece. The second in her "Doctrine of Labyrinths" series has made the craving to read on even greater. With a heavy plot and many plot twists the book is always a task well awaited. Whenever you sit down to read you know you'll be going on an adventure. Between being amazingly well written and having such strong characters, this book is one of my favorites. I don't remember having one account of a character acting out-of-character. I don't want to spoil any plots, but I definitely recommend the series!

Keeping It Real (Quantum Gravity, Book 1) by Justina Robson. I thought that this book was an amazing story. It took me a bit to get into it initially, but I must admit that the plot was intriguing. I tried to put it down a few times to read other things but ideas would snag at my mind and I had to pick it up again. If you are interesting in fantasy or sci-fi then this is the book for you, guaranteed to satisfy either liking. I had to pick up the next book in the series, it drove me nuts!