Notorious RBG: The Life And Times Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik is the inaugural book I chose to check out with my new library card. I had initially heard of this book via Audible and added it to my wishlist there, but if we are being honest with each other […]
Soldier by Julie Kagawa | Book Review
May 30, 2016
Soldier by Julie Kagawa is the third book in the Talon series and as such, there will be a few spoilers here and there in regards to the series thus far. Kagawa’s Soldier is an action packed addition to a saga where dragons and the humans who know about them are at odds. Yet, a few […]
Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke | Book Review
May 4, 2016
Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke is a book that left me wondering what exactly did I just read and am I interpreting what happened correctly? Straight up, this felt a lot like a Holly Black book with its touches of whimsy and the fantastical in a contemporary world. Or maybe even Francesca Lia […]
A Fierce And Subtle Poison by Samantha Mabry | Book Review
April 28, 2016
A Fierce And Subtle Poison by debut author Samantha Mabry is an intoxicating book featuring magical realism and an impossible, against-the-odds romance. So basically, this is absolutely an April Books & Wine kind of book and I am hoping a you kind of book as well. After receiving quite a few emails about the book […]
Allison: The Midnight Watch: A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian | David Dyer | Book Review
April 20, 2016
One of the things that has always fascinated me about Titanic is that fact that so many of the tragic events associated with the ship could have been avoided. I mean, there are so many “if only†type of scenarios that can be brought up when discussing the tragedy. For example, “if only there had […]
Once Was A Time by Leila Sales | Book Review
April 8, 2016
Once Was A Time by Leila Sales is the book that convinced me I would be a fan of Sales no matter what she writes. This book is her middle grade debut, and yes, it is very good. I think if you are the sort of reader who is already disposed towards liking middle grade, […]