*claps* Courtesy of Zorn, The Symposium now boasts not one but two new themes which brings the site’s themes to a total of three. I spent last night and earlier today tweaking the new themes to fit the beautiful headers that Zorn made for me and I think that I have eliminated all [...]

Go Ask Malice: A Slayer’s Diary
by Robert Joseph Levy
Go Ask Malice gives us a much deeper insight into the character of Faith from the hit television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Go Ask Malice takes place less than a year before Faith’s first appearance in Sunnydale. The story gives a look into the childhood [...]

The Stepford Wives
by Ira Levin
The term “Stepford Wife” has become a staple of American pop culture. Everyone knows what a Stepford wife is even if they do not know or understand the exact origin of the term. With this in mind I decided to review this classic psychological/science fiction thriller in hopes of luring new [...]

Kitty Takes a Holiday
3rd book in the Kitty Norville series
by Carrie Vaughn
The third installment to a series that just keeps getting better and better. After having been captured and subsequently forced to turn into a werewolf on national television Kitty decides to take some time off from her radio show and retreat to a cabin [...]

Kitty Goes to Washington
book 2 of the Kitty Norville series
by Carrie Vaughn
Kitty Goes to Washington picks up about a month after the events of the previous book, Kitty and The Midnight Hour. As a result of her fateful rebellion against the alphas of her pack Kitty is forced to pick up her things and move [...]

Dragon Rider
by Cornelia Funke
In the present day magical creatures, referred to as “fabulous animals”, must hide away in order to avoid detection and subsequent extermination by humans. In a valley the last of the world’s dragons live, but their way of life is about to changed. One day news comes that the humans are planning [...]

Sing Down the Moon
by Scott O’Dell
Scott O’Dell is well known for his contributions to the historical fiction genre. Though the books are written for a younger audience, readers of all ages will be moved by images and emotions that his writing provokes. Sing Down the Moon is no exception to this rule.
Sing Down the Moon [...]

After much thought and consideration I have decided to change how the book images will be displayed on this site. I have signed up with Amazon’s associates program and from now on all book images will be hosted off of Amazon.com. What does this mean for you the visitor? It means that not only do [...]

Kitty and The Midnight Hour
by Carrie Vaughn
The first book in a promising series by a new author – this is one you don’t want to miss! Carrie Vaughn has brought fresh blood, so to speak, to the horror/paranormal genre by introducing Kitty (Katherine) Norvile, a bright and bubbly young blonde who is too sweet and [...]

Running with Scissors: A Memoir
by Augusten Burroughs
My first knee-jerk reaction to this book and it’s shocking contents was a jaw-dropping oh dear I cannot believe there are real people like this. It was like watching a horrible and bloody accident unfold on the side of the road. You see the blood and body parts splatter [...]