Starting the Bookshelf!

Well, it was inevitable.  I've been reviewing books for my Young Adult Literature class and posting those reviews on my regular cj's notebook blog.  But those became so prevalent and frequent that I decided to give them their own place.  Hence, cj's bookshelf was born! (yes, in all lowercase, thank you very much).

For now - until I decide to change it - the posts here will have a similar format as the YAL Blog posts did at my other blog.  Some of the info I include - like ISBN or publication dates - might not be interesting to non-library types (or maybe it will - who knows?) so I'll put that at the bottom of my review so no one has to scroll through stuff they're going to skip anyway.

I also want to expand this to include news of interest to fans of books including (but certainly not limited to) upcoming releases from favorite authors, library-related events, even potential movie news.  This is certainly not going to be an exhaustive endeavor - I'm not pretentious enough to think that I'm anyone's main source of news.  Mostly I'll be giving my reaction to any kind of news I hear about.

A note regarding spoilers: I am fully aware that there are people who avoid spoilers like the plague.  Be ye therefore warned that I am NOT going to make any effort to keep my reviews from being spoilery.  It's just way too difficult for me to review anything - books, movies, TV shows, theater, food, really small rocks - without giving away the plot.  Sometimes I can manage it, but not all the time.  So if you're the type that hates being spoiled on anything, wait to read my reviews until after you've read the book.  However, do come back to discuss what you thought of it.

On that note - if you read my review and have a different thought from what I've said, please leave a comment.  I would love to hear other people's opinions on the books I've read, even if it's completely opposite of what I thought.  Maybe I missed something - this isn't anything professional by any stretch of the imagination.  This is just me spouting off my ramblings.  As long as it's done in a mature and respectful manner, I'm totally cool with it.  Bottom Line: Bloggers thrive on feedback.  Please leave some :)

So - that's enough of the housekeeping stuff.  I have an empty bookshelf that needs filling!