As you are all aware, The Book Gryffin has been heavily reliant on the reviews of my talented and well read students, owing to my commitments to the Aurealis Award’s. I am sure you will all agree they are doing a spectacular job of keeping you all informed about the vast array of quality Young [...]
Hello Beautiful people, Today I bring you a guest review by one of my gorgeous students, Emilly… Enjoy My Rating:  Publication Date: September 2011 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Format: Hardcover , 368pp Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian Series: Birthright Series Overview: In 2083, chocolate and coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find, water [...]
I am delighted to share this wonderful review, written by one of my very talented and gorgeous students, Maddie. Please make her feel welcome! Bloodlines is a spin off from Richelle’s other series called Vampire Academy. Vampire Academy focused on one character called Rose. Bloodlines gets Vampire Academy’s secondary characters to take centre stage. Bloodlines [...]
Hello Beautiful People! I have a new Guest Reviewer to delight you all with today..her name is Emily and she is a student at my College. Can you please make her feel welcome here at The Book Gryffin!!! I really enjoyed this book and was very excited to learn that there is going to be [...]
I have another guest review by the lovely Tegan for you all to enjoy!! I for one, am not much of a space person. By space person, I mean like a Star Wars person, where the whole thing basically revolves around the pew pewpew pew of the ships flying around in space. Although GLOW did [...]
I adore Laini Taylor’s work, her unerring ability to evoke such magic using mere words. Those same words become powerful tools indeed under her skilled hand… I have many words to use in a possible review for her lastest novel. Instead I will use only these 15… Ethereal, Magical, Enchanting, Breathtaking, Magnifique. READ IT, LOVE [...]
My entire life I have been entranced with all things Arthurian. This, as with my obsession for faerie tales, is due in no small part to the early influences of my Granny Annie and the books she read to me/placed in my hands when I was a child. I still remember vividly being curled at [...]
I am thrilled to introduce you all to a new guest reviewer for The Book Gryffin. Beth is a student at my school and an avid and mature reader. I have had many conversations with beth about her reading and her enthusiasm is admirable. Very early in the year, we were fortunate enough to have [...]
Last year I was fortunate enough to have several students guest review on the blog. This year, though they have been reading just as avidly, they are reluctant to share their thoughts on ‘paper’. So, I was tremendously excited when the wonderful Caleb emailed me a review…here it is for you all to enjoy My Swordhand Is Singing- [...]
I have waited so long to post this review that I can scarcely believe the day has finally come! Today, August 2nd 2011, Victoria Schwab’s debut novel, The Near Witch, is available to you all. And what a magnificent book it is! The Near Witch is a beautifully lyrical, gothic tale that will hold you [...]
