Friends, if you are looking for an author to marathon read or to add to your readathon pile, I can totally vouch for Kasie West. Her writing is like a magical unicorn, there are swoons, interesting themes, strong characters and positive female friendships in all of her books to date. Guys, I think I might […]
Allison: Being Sloane Jacobs | Lauren Morrill | Book Review
February 20, 2014
I’m not sure if anyone else will remember the made for TV movie Ice Angel staring Nicholle Tom but when I first read the synopsis of Being Sloane Jacobs by Lauren Morrill, I have to admit I almost envisioned something like that crossed with The Parent Trap. For those of you who may not remember […]
The Sea Of Tranquility | Katja Millay | Book Review
March 19, 2013
You ever sit on writing a book review for months because you don’t want to use the wrong words in your review and you can’t quite find the best way to convey just how much a book means to you? I have that situation with The Sea Of Tranquility by Katja Millay, a book I read […]
Retro Friday: The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
May 20, 2011
Over the course of my lifetime, I think I will end up saying ‘I can’t believe I didn’t read this sooner’ quite a bit. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen is one of those reads. I remember picking it up and reading a few pages, because it was there, but I never continued it. […]
Review of Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson
January 4, 2010
Dear Maureen Johnson, I worship at your alter. Your books completely charm me. Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson deals with what happens to Scarlett Martin on her fifteenth birthday, when as family tradition dictates, she gets a key to a suite in the family hotel and must take care of the suite and whomever stays […]
Review of Girl on the Other Side by Deborah Kerbel
December 18, 2009
Let’s face it, high schoolers can be real assholes. Not all of course, but with the pressure to be in, sometimes the only way of being cool is by bringing others down. Girl on the Other Side by Deborah Kerbel is a short, gut-punch of a book featuring the intertwining of characters Lora Froggett and […]