When I was an actual young adult read: high schooler I used to go to the library all the time. Also I had this weird obsession with reading books with main characters named Alice — thanks to Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. I borrowed Alice, I Think by Susan Juby from the library and after reading it and […]
Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver | Book Review
April 14, 2015
I am the sort of Lauren Oliver fan that if there was an announcement that she was writing a math textbook, I would preorder that textbook despite not really understanding math. In short, I am a Lauren Oliver fan girl. So, know that I do have certain biases. Vanishing Girls is Oliver’s latest addition to the […]
Allison: Wildlife | Fiona Wood | Book Review
March 26, 2015
This week, I read Wildlife by Fiona Wood. It was a book that had been on my radar for quite some time so when I saw it on the shelf at my local library I couldn’t resist the opportunity to borrow it. Why was it on my radar? First of all, it’s set in Australia […]
Fool Me Twice by Mandy Hubbard | Book Review
February 23, 2015
Sometimes you just need a light and refreshing brain candy kind of book. Fool Me Twice by Mandy Hubbard is the kind of book that does not require much investment on the end of the reader. The story is fairly straight forward. There’s not a whole lot of nail biting or anxiety that occurs while reading. […]
Audacity by Melanie Crowder | Book Review
January 20, 2015
I love finding underrated powerful books. When I was approached to review Audacity by Melanie Crowder and host a guest post, I was SO excited, because the subject of the book, or rather the theme is something I deeply care about. You see, Audacity is about Clara Lemlich, who was a bit of a firebrand. Friends, you […]
Melanie Crowder on AUDACITY and Clara Lemlich
January 16, 2015
YOU GUYS! I just read the most awesome, powerful book — Audacity by Melanie Crowder. It’s one of those books that I want to hand out to people during Women’s History Month and pretty much throughout the year. I got lucky enough to be able to ask Melanie to write a guest post exclusively for Good Books […]