WHY’D I CHOOSE TO LISTEN TO TRANSPARENT by Natalie Whipple? Originally, I had received Transparent by Natalie Whipple in the mail as an ARC, and then a finished copy, which okay I probably should have read it in physical form BUT THEN a person I trust panned Transparent and I got kind of nervous. So, because audiobooks […]
Star Cursed | Jessica Spotswood | Book Review
June 13, 2013
Note: Born Wicked Spoilers ahead. You’ve been warned. Who does not love witches? Seriously, I cannot name a single person. Y’all remember the truth bombs Jessica Spotswood dropped on us at the end of Born Wicked with the big OH NO GASP GASP GASP moment? And then all of the swoons that she brought? Well the next […]
Allison: Will Grayson, Will Grayson | John Green and David Levithan | Book Review
June 12, 2013
I had high hopes for Will Grayson, Will Grayson because I had heard so many good things about it. Going into it I knew that it was a combined product of two powerhouse authors, John Green and David Levithan. The first I had read something from but the second I had only heard speak about […]
Out Of The Easy | Ruta Sepetys | Book Review
June 12, 2013
Ruta Sepetys is fast becoming one of my go to authors for a solid read. Her latest book, Out Of The Easy, is another historical fiction but set in 1950s New Orleans instead of 1941 Lithuania. Despite the different settings, I found Sepetys’ latest book to have the same emotional draw as Between Shades Of Gray. I […]
Thousand Words | Jennifer Brown | Book Review
June 11, 2013
It’s really cool when young adult books take on issues that are actually relevant to teenagers. Yet, sometimes I read these books and am unable to take my grown up hat off. It’s like when I am browsing the news sites and there’s a story about what kids these days are doing like that choking […]
Allison: A Million Suns | Beth Revis | Book Review
June 10, 2013
When I read Across The Universe by Beth Revis over a year ago, I absolutely LOVED it. The proof of this can be found here in my review. Unfortunately, it took me a little bit of time to get around to reading the second book in the series, A Million Suns. But after a brief […]