When I was feeling burnt out and a bit down, I decided on a whim to pick up a book that would be decidedly more depressing than my actual life. I chose Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor which is one of those cancer books. I’m not sure what to think of the sick lit […]
First Comes Love Katie Kacvinsky Book Review
April 28, 2012
We all remember our first love and how it unfolded. Katie Kacvinsky captures all of the firsts with her sophomore novel First Comes Love. Set in Arizona, First Comes Love moves through the progression of Dylan, a girl, and Gray’s relationship from the first time they meet at community college to their first fight and beyond. First […]
Me And Earl And The Dying Girl Jesse Andrews Book Review
February 28, 2012
For a book with a dying girl, Me and Earl And The Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews serves up laugh after laugh after laugh. I have a very crass, low brow sense of humor and loved the shit out of Greg Gaines’ profanity-laced narration of Me And Earl And The Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews.
Thirteen Reasons Why Jay Asher Retro Friday Book Review
February 3, 2012
Retro Friday Book Reviews are hosted by Angieville. Basically you review an out-of-printer, underrated, or older title on Fridays. Pretty much this feature ROCKS. I love reading books that have received a lot of attention. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher published in 2007 still garners reviews in the book blogosphere. I’m not sure what […]
This Book Hit Me Like A Train
August 2, 2011
If I Stay by Gayle Forman is a moving book in which Mia must choose between life or death after a horrific car accident.
Book Review: Between Here And Forever by Elizabeth Scott
May 2, 2011
I learned several important things after reading Between Here And Forever by Elizabeth Scott. Number 1) A coma and a persistent vegetative state are not the same thing. Number 2) I am the master at figuring out ‘secrets’ by the 20th page. Number 3) I want to read more Elizabeth Scott, but not for the reasons you might think.