Straight up, I will forever and always love books about the Furies, the avenging Greek goddesses, because I LOVE reading about stories of revenge and people getting their just deserts. YET, not all of the stories starring the Furies are created equal. Furious by Jill Wolfson fell flat, despite my exuberant excitement for it. While I […]
Allison: Touching The Surface | Kimberly Sabatini | Book Review And Giveaway
May 7, 2013
The first time I met Kimberly Sabatini, I was attending a Hudson Valley YA Society event at Oblong Books with April. I honestly cannot remember which event it was or who approached who first but I do remember her sharing that she was from the Hudson Valley area and that she was going to be […]
Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong | Prudence Shen | Book Review
May 7, 2013
Why’d I Read This Book: I had previously read and loved Friends With Boys by Faith Erin Hicks, I felt the art was great and the storyline was wonderful. When I saw Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong up on Netgalley with Faith Erin Hicks’ name attached to it, I just knew I had to read it. […]
White Lines | Jennifer Banash | Book Review
May 6, 2013
White Lines by Jennifer Banash is a fairly dark young adult book set in the 1980s (so, that’s basically historical fiction right? WOW I AM OLD) featuring the dangerous world of drugs. So, basically this book is lots of drugs and clubbing and the 1980s. I liked it, but did not love it or really, really […]
The Silver Linings Playbook | Matthew Quick | Audiobook Review
May 3, 2013
Why Did I Read This Book: I was curious about The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick mainly because of the movie coming out — I love Jennifer Lawrence and will pretty much see anything with her in it. Also, one of my interns said it was both a great book and a great movie – […]
Allison: Fat Angie | e.E. Charlton-Trujillo | Book Review
May 2, 2013
There was so much about Fat Angie by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo that I wanted to like. For starters, it was a coming-of-age story filled with issues: issues of bullying, weight, family, mental health, and LGBTQ questioning. It felt like it was compelling, and it was a pretty quick read once I really got into it but, […]