The Square Root Of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood was an unexpectedly excellent read — perfect for kicking off the warm weather. I’ll admit, there were some marketing comparisons for this book that I felt were kind of misleading. HOWEVER, I just really gelled with this debut and all of the SCIENCE and the kind […]
Shrill by Lindy West | Book Review
May 17, 2016
Shrill: Women Are Funny, It’s Okay to Be Fat, and Feminists Don’t Have to Be Nice by Lindy West is a book that I did not even know I wanted to read until I had the option to read it. I’ve been a fan of West’s writing since she was a writer for Jezebel, a […]
It’s Okay To Laugh by Nora McInerny Purmort | Book Review
May 16, 2016
It’s Okay To Laugh: (Crying Is Cool Too) by Nora McInerny Purmort is a memoir that I basically decided to pick up because of the comparison to Let’s Pretend This Never Happened which is this hilarious memoir that embraces your inner weird. Alas, this book, It’s Okay To Laugh was not really all that similar to Let’s Pretend […]
Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick | Book Review
May 5, 2016
Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick is one of those books that I was SO EXCITED TO READ and in deep anticipation of, because Matthew Quick is one of my favorite authors ever. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock is one of my favorite YA books of all time, for the record. To say I was pumped up […]
Queen Of Hearts by Colleen Oakes | Book Review
April 26, 2016
Queen Of Hearts by Colleen Oakes is a book that I picked out to read next based solely on the cover. I love the limited color palette. I love the large amount of white space. I just find my eye really drawn to the cover and how it is a card design. I can be […]
The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye | Book Review
April 22, 2016
The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye is wonderfully written and evokes Imperial Russia, magic and what I would love historical fantasy to be.