Allison: Hot Toy | Jennifer Crusie | Novella Review

When I first picked up Hot Toy by Jennifer Crusie, I admittedly expected a fluffy potentially sexy holiday story. I mean, the title itself kind of speaks to that, don’t you think? It could be just me that was thinking that though I highly doubt it. Anyway, while I did get a somewhat enjoyable read, […]

Allison: George | Alex Gino | Book Review

As a feminist and a women’s studies major, I’ve read stories about adults who are transgender and who struggled who reach a point in their lives where they are truly happy with themselves. In fact, I have a very close friend from graduate school who is transgender, and who is still leaning to accept himself […]

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Blog Tour: Caught Up in the Touch and Musical Inspiration

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of interviewing author Laura Trentham for the blog tour for the first book in her Falcon Football series titled Slow and Steady Rush. I’m super excited to have her back here again on Good Books and Good Wine to discuss the second book in the series Caught Up […]

Allison: From Italy With Love | Jules Wake | Book Review

It’s no secret that I love travel stories. Especially ones where the main character is experiencing some form of personal growth. You know the type where someone is able to find their own personal freedom while meeting new people and taking chances that they never really thought they would? Yeah, those are the types of […]

Allison: BEA 2015 Reflection

I’ve been struggling with how to write my recap for BEA 2015. I mean, how can explain all of the excitement in one blog post? Especially when I’m afraid of forgetting something important that happened to me along the way. There were A LOT of good things that happened! So, this is what I have […]