First Impression Friday: “Ever” by Gail Carson Levine

FIRST IMPRESSION FRIDAY is a meme started by J.W. Martin at Storeys of Storeys. Take a sample of a book you have just started (a chapter or two, maybe a little more), give a few impressions, and predict what you'll think by the end. Ever tells the story of sixteen-year-old Kezi, destined for death but fated …

Chooseday Tuesday: Gail Carson Levine “A Tale of Two Castles”

A Tale of Two Castles by Gail Carson Levine, published in 2011 Description: A handsome cat trainer, black-and-white cats, thieves on four legs and two, suspicious townsfolk, a greedy king, a giddy princess, a shape-shifting ogre, a brilliant dragon. Which is the villainous whited sepulcher? Elodie journeys to the town of Two Castles to become a mansioner—an …