Review of The Lighter Side of Life And Death by C.K. Kelly Martin

Sixteen year old Mason has just experienced the best night of his life. He has flawlessly pulled off his role in the closing night of his play, he had an awesome cast part, AND he just lost his v-card to his best friend, Kat

Review of The Passage by Justin Cronin

The first act of the Passage is brilliant. You see, the Passage is a vampire-crossover-into-zombies book, but for grown-ups

Review of One Dance With A Duke by Tessa Dare

I am beginning to think it is literally impossible to read One Dance With A Duke by Tessa Dare without a silly grin. Now, One Dance With A Duke was my first foray into romance, a genre which I sort of had this tendency to ridicule. I know, I know, not nice to make fun […]

Review of Stitches: A Memoir by David Small

Stitches: A Memoir by David Small is told in graphic novel/comic book format. This is the third graphic novel memoir I’ve read, the first two being The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman and Persepolis 1 by Marjane Satrapi. I really enjoy reading these, despite the often heavy subject matter. Stitches contains subject matter that is […]

Review of Grease Town by Ann Towell

Grease Town by Ann Towell is a children’s historical fiction novel. Upon receiving Grease Town in the mail, I had thought it was a book with a PoC main character, because there was a person of color on the cover. I was wrong in that regard, however, an African character does play a large role in […]

Review of The Dead Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan

The Dead Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan is a companion novel to her debut, The Forest of Hands and Teeth. Let me put this out there right now, I think it was a spectacular follow-up. Plot in a nutshell, Mary from The Forest of Hands And Teeth has a daughter named Gabry in the coastal […]