After The Summer Of The Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall passed my threshold, I looked at it with optimism, but not much motivation. Friends, this book sat on my Kindle and then in my house for YEARS because I can sometimes be a terrible blogger. I decided to make McCall’s contemporary-fantasy retelling a summer priority in order to kill two birds with one stone — read an old book from my TBR pile and thus be able to pass it on and also to remove a Netgalley book from my queue. Also, because The Odyssey is mad awesome.
If I Ever Get Out Of Here by Eric Gansworth | Audiobook Review
July 20, 2014
Why Did I Listen To This Book? If I Ever Get Out Of Here by Eric Gansworth uses music as a huge theme and is a historical fiction young adult book. These two elements are among my favorite things to read. Originally, I had a copy of If I Ever Get Out Of Here from Netgalley, […]
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 […]
A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman | Book Review
May 23, 2014
I just read the most quiet, sweet novel, my friends. A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman is a young adult verse book that doesn’t loudly declare itself, but kind of whispers. As weird as that sounds, it makes sense when you read it. Venkatramana’s book explores dance, growing up, and India. It’s a book that […]
Starling by Fiona Paul | Book Review
May 22, 2014
I feel like busting into song, more specifically that So Hard To Say Goodbye song by Boys II Men. Seeing as how most of you who read this are around my age, I know that you will know the song and the lyrics and how it totally speaks truth to power. And right now, that […]