Piper by Jay Asher & Jessica Freeburg | Graphic Novel Review

November 5, 2018November 17, 2018 Carrie @ Cat on the Bookshelf2 Comments

Authors Jay Asher and Jessica Freeburg collaborated with illustrator Jeff Stokely to rewrite “The Pied Piper of Hamelin” with a romance between the Piper and a deaf girl and with an answer to how he performed his magic. Admittedly, I was more interested in Jay Asher, who authored Thirteen Reasons Why, contributing to the story line than I was in a retelling of “The Pied Piper of Hamelin.” I didn’t have high hopes for Piper, but I gave it the benefit of the doubt. I should have went with my gut.

Contemporary Realistic Fiction · Review · Young Adult

Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake | Book Review

September 3, 2018September 3, 2018 Carrie @ Cat on the Bookshelf2 Comments

Mara is a music student who is close to her brother, madly in love with her ex, and writes for an empowering magazine that she founded. While she has been dealing with the aftermath of asking Charlie to be best friends instead of together, her twin brother, Owen, raped one of her best friends, Hannah, at a party. Now she has to figure out how….

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Music Monday: Wintersong

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 Carrie @ Cat on the Bookshelf5 Comments

I want to try something new by connecting books to music. Fortunately, Spines on a Line hosts the monthly meme Music Monday. It was inspired by #MusicMonday on Twitter. It seems to be pretty flexible about making those connections. Today I’m making a soundtrack for Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones. This novel is very music-focused with four… Continue reading Music Monday: Wintersong

Modern Fantasy · Review · Young Adult

Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones

December 21, 2017December 25, 2017 Carrie @ Cat on the Bookshelf9 Comments

In this beautiful retelling of multiple stories, a girl becomes a woman who learns who she is, works through the trials of a relationship, and fights for life. The Goblin King has been a legend that has haunted Liesl all her life as the Lord of Mischief, a muse, and her playmate. Liesl and her sister, Käthe, go to the market where they spot strange men selling tempting fruit. While Liesl….

Contemporary Realistic Fiction · Review · Young Adult

The Lucy Variations by Sara Zarr

December 19, 2016December 17, 2016 Carrie @ Cat on the Bookshelf1 Comment

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Pub. Date: 2013 Genres: Contemporary Realistic Fiction, YA Pages: 308 Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars Lucy Beck-Moreau, once a famous child pianist, is still trying to cope with quitting piano. She decided to quit when her family hid that her grandmother was dying before a performance in Prague. When the… Continue reading The Lucy Variations by Sara Zarr

Children's Literature · Movie/Television

Harry Potter | The War

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Erica Kennedy, R.I.P.

June 19, 2012 Carrie @ Cat on the BookshelfLeave a comment

Erica Kennedy was confirmed dead. No one has confirmed an exact death date yet. She was 42 years old. She was a music writer who became a novelist in 2004 with her first novel, Bling. Bling is a satirical roman à clef about the world of hip-hop. In 2009, she wrote Feminista. Ms. Kennedy will be… Continue reading Erica Kennedy, R.I.P.