Isaiah Roby's Blog: MI Book Reviews, page 153
September 30, 2014
The Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep and Never Had To
“When Darren Bennett meets Eric Lederer, there’s an instant connection. They share a love of drawing, the bottom rung on the cruel high school social ladder and a pathological fear of girls. Then Eric reveals a secret: He doesn’t sleep. Ever. When word leaks out about Eric’s condition, he and Darren find themselves on the run. Is it the government trying to tap into Eric’s mind, or something far darker? It could be that not sleeping is only part of what Eric’s capable of, and the truth is bot...
September 25, 2014
FF: The Cow, Which Escaped To Larkhall On A Skateboard
Title: The Cow, Which Escaped to Larkhall On A Skateboard
Author:morvil123
Universe: Bad Girls
Pairing:
Summary: “A bizarre tale of Bad Girls.”
No.
No.
No.
No.
That’s about all I can say. This was awful.
0.5 out of 5 stars. I do not recommend this FF.
~Isaiah
Filed under: Written by Isaiah Tagged: Bad Girls, FF
September 23, 2014
Freud’s Mistress
“It is fin-de-siècle Vienna and Minna Bernays, an overeducated lady’s companion with a sharp, wry wit, is abruptly fired, yet again, from her position. She finds herself out on the street and out of options. In 1895, the city may be aswirl with avant-garde artists and revolutionary ideas, yet a woman’s only hope for security is still marriage. But Minna is unwilling to settle. Out of desperation, she turns to her sister, Martha, for help.
Martha has her own problems—six young children and an a...
September 18, 2014
FF: We Meet Again
Title: We Meet Again
Author:iKoffeeholic
Universe: Pokemon
Pairing: Ash/Misty
Summary: “Ash hasn’t seen Misty in years…is that a pokeball in his pocket?”
This was just so funny. I expected it to be awful from the description, but it was awful in that way that was clearly intentional and funny. The last line killed me. I’m glad it was both!
I just don’t see why Ash and Misty joined up again and had Brock there. There was no real plot hat drove this story and their reunion. Why did they meet up? Why...
September 16, 2014
Love Anthony
“In an insightful, deeply human story reminiscent of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Daniel Isn’t Talking, andThe Reason I Jump, New York Times bestselling author and neuroscientist Lisa Genova offers a unique perspective in fiction—the extraordinary voice of Anthony, a nonverbal boy with autism. Anthony reveals a neurologically plausible peek inside the mind of autism, why he hates pronouns, why he loves swinging and the number three, how he experiences routine, joy, and l...
September 9, 2014
Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships
“Relationship expert and bestselling author Tristan Taormino offers a bold new strategy for creating loving, lasting relationships. Drawing on in-depth interviews with over a hundred women and men, Opening Up explores the real-life benefits and challenges of all styles of open relationships — from partnered non-monogamy to solo polyamory. With her refreshingly down-to-earth style and sharp wit, Taormino offers solutions for making an open relationship work, including tips on dealing with jeal...
September 2, 2014
She Loves you, She Loves You Not…
“Seventeen-year-old Alyssa thought she knew who she was. She had her family and her best friends and, most important, she had Sarah. Sarah, her girlfriend, with whom she dreamed about the day they could move far away and live out and proud and accepted for themselves, instead of having to hide their relationship.
Alyssa never thought she would have to make that move by herself. But disowned by her father and cut off from everyone she loves, she is forced to move hundreds of miles away to live...
August 28, 2014
FF: Very Interesting
Title: Very Interesting
Author:Kwipinky
Universe: Xena: Warrior Princess
Pairing: Xena/Gabrielle
Summary: “A very tired Xena and Gabrielle decide to stop in a town”
I am usually a fan of silly stories when it comes to Xena/Gabrielle, but this one was a bit too silly. I wasn’t sure why Aries was bugging the girls for no reason.
The basic plot is Argo has a lame hoof so the girls stop in an old town to try and get it looked at. While they are in town weird things keep happening (like Argo suddenly ha...
August 26, 2014
The Listeners
“This is the story of a woman whose life is shaped by tragedy. Quinn is thirty something, a survivor of a fractured and eccentric childhood marred by the death of her younger sister. Twenty years later, she is in the midst of a decade-long slide down the other side of punk-rock stardom after her successful music career was abruptly halted. Sassy and smart, tough but broken, Quinn is at loose ends. She develops unique strategies for coping, but no matter what twisted tactic Quinn conjures to k...
August 21, 2014
FF: What’s For Dinner?
Title: What’s For Dinner?
Author:battlingbard7
Universe: Xena: Warrior Princess
Pairing: Xena/Gabrielle
Summary: “Xena finds a rabbit; Gabrielle keeps it as a pet. It runs away. I wonder what they are having for dinner that night? Can Xena put things right? A fic just for fun! :] Enjoy.”
This story centers around a cute little rabbit named Snowy. Xena being her normal warrior princess self goes to defend her and Gabrielle from a noise in the bushes that turns out to be an injured rabbit. Gabrielle...
