Erin Lindsay McCabe has quite the impressive debut in I Shall Be Near To You. The book is an all encompassing read about a woman who dresses as a man in order to follow her husband into the Civil War. If you’re looking for a book that combines bravery, intimacy, voice and history, I Shall Be Near […]
Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life by Melissa Joan Hart | Audiobook Review
May 24, 2014
Why Did I Listen To This Book? I am a total sucker for audiobooks by celebrities. I think this is because celebrities have interesting voices and you know can act and such as they narrate books. When Melissa Explains It All: Tales From My Abnormally Normal Life by Melissa Joan Hart showed up in my BUY […]
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 […]
Going Rogue by Robin Benway | Book Review
May 21, 2014
Spies are kind of the best. No, seriously, I love reading books about girl spies. I love it when girls do fun and exciting and daring things in books. Going Rogue by Robin Benway, sequel to Also Known As is all about girls doing daring things and I love it. Benway’s latest book called to me as […]
The Promise Of Amazing by Robin Constantine | Book Review
May 20, 2014
I am pretty obstinate when it comes to making up my own mind about books. Like, yeah sometimes people take one for the team and I am like, sure that’s fine, it’s not like I had all that much interest in the book to begin with. However, when it’s a book that I am brimming […]