First lines are powerful. It’s the author’s best chance to hook the reader. A great first line will pull you in, introduce you to the narrator, and set the tone for the entire book. Depending on what you’re reading, a great first line can be funny or meaningful or sad or somehow all of the above. […]
That epic gathering of nerds known as San Diego Comic-Con is going on this week, and I think we can all agree the best part is THE COSPLAY. Nerds! Dressed up as your favorite characters! How could it get better? It’s almost as if, for a few minutes, everything is real. And because we’d like nothing more than […]
You’re stuck in a funk. You’re tired of reading the same old rehashed storyline, but you’re scared to break out of your comfort genre and give something else a shot—after all, you never know what kind of horrors you could encounter. Unless, of course, you take our advice and get started with these choice reads, […]
Autumn: great season, or GREATEST season? It’s more than the candy corn, unholy latte hybrids, and pleasure of taking your favorite sweaters out of storage. There’s something in the air right now, a chilly undertone that half makes you want to run around in the brisk, and half makes you want to hide indoors with […]
Halloween is two days away, which means it’s time to get your costume sorted if you haven’t already. And what could be better than dressing up as one of your favorite YA characters? Making decisions is hard, though, so I’ve assembled this list of costumes (supply list included), ranked by how much effort you’re willing to put […]