Ithaka by Adele Geras
Genre: Mythological Fiction
Part of a Series? no
Rating: 7.5/10

Fun! A story about what was happening back at Ithaka while Odysseus tried to make his way home.

Princess in Love by Meg Cabot
Genre: YA
Part of a Series? Princess Diaries, book 3
Rating: 9.5/10

Possibly my favourite Princess book yet. I had to tear myself away from reading ( Read more... )

Wow, I totally have been neglecting the book reviews. Check back later for five new ones.

In honour of the best holiday ever, I present, for your reading enjoyment, a Hayley obsession retrospective. Here's things that took over my life to unhealthy amounts and the degree to which this occurred:

1. Digimon - this was my first love, and will always have a special place in my heart because of it. I watched the new episodes every week (and ( Read more... )

Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot
Genre: YA
Part of a Series? Princess Diaries, book 2
Rating: 9/10

This book was just as good as the first one (not that I expected any less). I finished it in a day, so I'm just glad that there are plenty more in the series still to read. Also, I was overjoyed to see that the second movie they made had absolutely ( Read more... )

So, by my count, I have already watched the Twilight trailer 7 times. Considering it's only been out a week, I can really see this reaching Tristan and Isolde levels. By the time that movie came out, I could completely quote every line in the trailer along with it. I mean, I can already quote Twilight, but there's only 7 lines in it, so that's not ( Read more... )

The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
Genre: YA
Part of a Series? Princess Diaries, book 1
Rating: 9/10

This was an excellent book. Not quite as good as some of Meg Cabot's more fantasy-esque series, but  it was still amazing, of course. I knew what was going to happen for most of it, since I saw the movie, but that's alright.

The Blood Books, Vol. 1 by Tanya Huff
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Part of a Series? yes
Rating: 10/10

I knew that I would love this book, but I wasn't quite prepared for how much I would love it. The first half was amazing of course, but I enjoyed the second half even more because it was never turned into an episode of the tv show. The only downside is that I ( Read more... )

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Genre: mock non-fiction
Part of a Series? no
Rating: 8/10

While this wasn't a novel as I was expecting it to be, it was still a great book. Survivors retell an entire war - from the first zombies, to how they were finally beaten by humans. It was great to see how nations, rather than just individual people ( Read more... )

Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar
Genre: YA-ish
Part of a Series? yes
Rating: 6/10

This book was somewhat of a disappointment. I think I probably would have liked it more if I wasn't in love with the show. A lot of the characters were way different in the book (most especially, Rufus, Jenny and Chuck) and I can't say that I was a fan of the change. ( Read more... )

Wow, I got kinda behind on this whole book review thing.

Never After by Rebecca Lickiss
Genre: YA Comedic High Fantasy (if that's enough genres for you)
Part of a Series? no
Rating: 6/10

This book was alright. It tried to amusingly break down fairy-tale cliches, and did a well enough job of it, I suppose. It wasn't really anything special though, and ( Read more... )