There are some books that just leave you feeling breathless and a little bit drained after finishing them. Debut author Adam Silvera has hit me hard in the emotions with his book More Happy Than Not. Talk about a book that packs a punch. Silvera’s debut is heartfelt and honest. It may have a concept that […]
Joyride by Anna Banks | Book Review
May 12, 2015
You guys! I am here to tell you that I am so beyond glad I did not write an author off because of one book I did not gel with. As you may not recall because you probably read other blogs and this was like two years ago, but I read Of Poseidon by Anna Banks and did […]
Allison: Maybe This Christmas | Sarah Morgan | Book Review
May 2, 2015
I’m not a winter person. Far from it honestly. I like the first drifts of snow because I think it is beautiful. I can’t imagine Christmas without snow as that is how it has always been. Except for last year when there wasn’t any snow and it was weird. But after Christmas? The snow can […]
Racing Savannah by Miranda Kenneally | Book Review
April 30, 2015
Miranda Kenneally’s Racing Savannah is off to the horse races — literally. This entry into the Hundred Oaks series is about Savannah, a girl whose family is involved in the world of horse racing – but on the domestic side of things. On the whole, I really enjoyed this book and am glad I picked it to […]
Allison: Burning For You | Michele Dunaway | Book Review
April 30, 2015
Walking through the fire Please don’t let me go. Take me to the river I need you to know I’m burnin’ up Come put me out Come and put me out -Jessie J Is it cliché to start a review off with the song Burnin’ Up when the book you’re reviewing involves a fireman main […]
The Truth Commission by Susan Juby | Book Review
April 27, 2015
When I was an actual young adult read: high schooler I used to go to the library all the time. Also I had this weird obsession with reading books with main characters named Alice — thanks to Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. I borrowed Alice, I Think by Susan Juby from the library and after reading it and […]