The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski | Book Review

The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski was a whirlwind read for me. I had no idea what to expect except that I had placed it on my pile of 40 books to read by BEA and pretty much every single person I know was all like YOU NEED TO READ THIS RIGHT NOW. And I […]

Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando | Book Review

I have to say, Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando both takes me back and simultaneously makes me feel old. I think many of us who have gone off to college have been through the whole mysterious roommate tradition – where you are assigned a stranger and you are all nervous for what is to […]

Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson | Book Review

In a well ordered universe, you would read Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson. I am pretty solid in my belief that Morgan Matson has written THE contemporary young adult book of the summer. I mean, if you want something a bit lighter than We Were Liars. Full disclosure, I am head over heels in love with […]

Defy The Dark | Edited By Saundra Mitchell | Book Review

I kind of love reviewing short story anthologies because to me, they are easy to review. I just pop up the name of each story, summarize it and give a little paragraph of my opinion for each story. That’s not terribly hard and the review basically writes itself. I pulled Defy The Dark edited by Saundra […]

Afterparty by Ann Redisch Stampler | Book Review

There are some books that take making bad life choices to an extreme, Afterparty by Ann Redisch Stampler is one of those books. Y’all, I picked up my copy of Afterparty because the cover was gorgeous, I liked Stampler’s previous book and I was in need of some serious contemporary reading. I wasn’t sure what to expect, […]

Hidden | Sophie Jordan | Book Review

When I cracked open Hidden by Sophie Jordan, third book in the Firelight series, I was really excited. I mean, I had been putting the book off for a long time and was reading other more pressing books. Yet, in the back of my mind I would always see this book and feel a twinge of excitement […]