I get nervous when a book is pitched as The Fault In Our Stars meets Sarah Dessen. I mean, how can a book even live up to a comparison like that? Fortunately, when I picked up Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy, I was able to clear the comparisons from my head and take the book on […]
Not A Drop To Drink by Mindy McGinnis | Book Review
June 19, 2014
Every time I think I have fatigue for a genre, a new book comes around from the genre that I am like totally fatigued with and changes up my mindset. Friends, I thought I was over dystopia, I thought I was over post-apocalyptic fiction. However, the siren like colors of Not A Drop To Drink by […]
Just One Night by Gayle Forman | Novella Review
June 15, 2014
Why Did I Read This? When you hear the announcement that Gayle Forman is writing something, you immediately put the preorder in because GAYLE FORMAN IS EVERYTHING. But seriously, I found myself head over heels for Just One Day and Just One Year and I will admit that I was happy with how the duology ended. I was […]
Romans And Their Love-Hate Relationship With Gladiators | Guest Post
June 4, 2014
Hey all, I’d like to welcome Vicky Alvear Shecter, author of Curses And Smoke here today to talk about gladiators! Romans And Their Love-Hate Relationship With Gladiators | Guest Post The ancient Romans had a love-hate relationship with gladiators. On the one hand, they were esteemed—sometimes even glorified—as the epitome of masculine fearlessness and fierceness. On […]