When I was a kid, I was all about Sharon Creech and her books. We read Walk Two Moons and Chasing Redbird out loud in class and from there, it was kind of love. Picking up her books are kind of like seeing an old friend. My latest visit with the old friend, her books, was fairly […]
The Boy On The Porch by Sharon Creech | Book Review
Allison: The Wonder Bread Summer | Jessica Anya Blau | Book Review

If I remember correctly, I receive The Wonder Bread Summer at the Harper Collins party last year at BEA. When I first read the back of the book I was intrigued because it sounded like a fun humorous read and I thought that it would be a step away from my “normal” reads. Unfortunately, what […]
The Pigman by Paul Zindel | Book Review
I love it when publishers repackage old books with shiny new covers and promote classics of the young adult genre. When The Pigman by Paul Zindel came in my mail, I thought that it was a new release. Then, of course, I went to goodreads and discovered that I am woefully ignorant. Friends, I made sure […]
Exile by Kevin Emerson | Audiobook Review
Why Did I Listen To This Book? Exile by Kevin Emerson is totally a book that appealed to me because of the cover and the subject matter, which is bands and music. I had been approved on Edelweiss, then the ARC showed up in the mail. Then the cheery yellow cover started calling to me, […]
Nash by Jay Crownover | Book Review
I have really spent an obnoxious time here on Good Books And Good Wine gushing and gushing and gushing about Jay Crownover’s Marked Men series. I’ve said it once and I will say it over again, I am so surprised at how much I love this series. By the time Nash, book four of the series, […]
After The End by Amy Plum | Book Review
If you have a readathon coming up, like the April Dewey 24 Hour Readathon, it would behoove you to put Amy Plum’s After The End on your stack, if you have it in your possession. After The End has all the hallmarks of a perfect readathon book: first chapters, exciting story, consistent action, and a relatively short […]
