There was so much about Fat Angie by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo that I wanted to like. For starters, it was a coming-of-age story filled with issues: issues of bullying, weight, family, mental health, and LGBTQ questioning. It felt like it was compelling, and it was a pretty quick read once I really got into it but, […]
Personal Effects | EM Kokie | Audiobook Review
April 3, 2013
Why Did I Decide To Listen To Personal Effects: I actually had EM Kokie’s debut novel Personal Effects in ARC form and had planned to just read the physical copy, but then the publicist for the book had emailed me and was all, hey I am including a surprise audiobook in your package. Because this person […]
The Watch That Ends The Night: Voices From The Titanic Allan Wolf Book Review
December 6, 2012
There’s something about tragedy that is compelling. I mean, as humans many of us find it impossible to look away from trainwrecks. We are prone to rubbernecking. I’m not really sure why this is. There’s one tragedy above all others that grabs me every single time and that is the sinking of the Titanic. How […]
Come August, Come Freedom Gigi Amateau Book Review
October 12, 2012
I am not as up on Black history or even multicultural history as I should be, and that is a tragedy because history fascinates me and it’s not all dead white dudes. When a book about black history crosses my radar, especially a historical fiction young adult book, I try to get my hands on […]
My Own Revolution Carolyn Marsden Book Review
October 9, 2012
Frankly, if a book has the word revolution in the title, I am more apt to pick it up. There is something about fighting for freedom and liberty against an oppressor that really resonates within me. Friends, I read My Own Revolution by Carolyn Marsden, a historical fiction book set in Czechoslovakia in one sitting. It’s […]
Splendors And Glooms Laura Amy Schlitz Book Review
September 10, 2012
Be still my heart. The very moment that I had heard of Splendors And Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz, I knew I absolutely had to read it at all costs. You know how certain books just kind of call to you, they contain certain aspects that culminate in the very most-you sort of book there is? Splendors […]