Tonight The Streets Are Ours by Leila Sales was the best book at the best time for me. It’s one of those books that captures what it is like to be a disaffected youth and then, I guess, to set some boundaries and move beyond that feeling. I read this book when like 5 other […]
Things We Know By Heart | Jessi Kirby | Book Review
December 14, 2015
Things We Know By Heart by Jessi Kirby is a book that I have been looking forward to reading for awhile, and just recently I had a bit of time and was able to add it to my reading rotation. Perhaps my expectations were a bit high or I was under stress or something. Unfortunately, […]
The Naughty List by Michael Fry and Bradley Jackson | Book Review
December 7, 2015
If you have a middle schooler who has already read The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and is looking for another holiday read – why not hand them The Naughty List by Michael Fry and Bradley Jackson. While The Naughty List does not quite have the same religious undertones as The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, there is quite a bit of hilarity in […]
Sparkers by Eleanor Glewwe | Audiobook Review
November 27, 2015
Why Did I Listen To This Audiobook? I am a completionist and so the very first immediate reason that I listened to Sparkers by Eleanor Glewwe is that it was the last remaining audiobook on the iBooks app on my phone. So, I had to finish it to clear out the app. I seriously cannot be […]
Bombay Blues by Tanuja Desai Hidier | DNF Book Review
November 26, 2015
Why’d I Pick Bombay Blues by Tanuja Desai Hidier To Read? Bombay Blues by Tanuja Desai Hidier is a book I read based on nostalgia. How many of you are nostalgic about books you read in high school for fun? (I won’t lie, I also get nostalgic about assigned reading!) One book I read in high school […]
Unfriended by Rachel Vail | Audiobook Review
November 25, 2015
Why Did I Listen To Unfriended by Rachel Vail? Confession: I love middle grade books. I mean, sure in the circles that I run in, young adult gets all the credit. I can see why, YA is so awesome. However, middle grade turns out to be pretty decent as well — especially middle grade fantasy. […]