You ever just get in the mood for a book that you know will depress you? One that will reach into you and maybe smack your emotions around a little bit? I think you do. I think we all do. I read Pretty Girl-13 by Liz Coley in what might as well have been a single […]
Being Sloane Jacobs | Lauren Morrill | Audiobook Review
January 14, 2014
Why Did I Listen To This Book? With all of the options I had for reading Being Sloane Jacobs by Lauren Morrill – ebook, physical ARC, and audiobook – I just knew that I would have to pick the audiobook for my form of reading. There’s something about a busy schedule and FINALLY being able to […]
Allison: When I Was The Greatest | Jason Reynolds | Book Review
January 14, 2014
If there is one book that I first heard about last year that I want to get tons of buzz this year, it has to be When I Was The Greatest by Jason Reynolds. I first heard about this book at the Simon Teen Blogger Party at BEA 2013 when Jason Reynolds took the stage […]
OCD, The Dude, And Me | Lauren Roedy Vaughn | Book Review
January 13, 2014
There are times where I basically pick up a book to read on the basis of it being short. I realize that is not always the best thing to look for, but there it is. I do that. And yes, it totally does set me up to fail, at least as far as my enjoyment […]
Fangirl | Rainbow Rowell | Book Review
January 8, 2014
The one thing you need to know about a Rainbow Rowell book before going in is that you are about to experience something special. Eleanor & Park was my first experience with Rowell’s books and set the bar rather high as to my expectations. As you can imagine, I went into Fangirl, Rowell’s ‘New Adult’ book with […]
Thou Shalt Not Road Trip | Antony John | Book Review
January 7, 2014
It sometimes makes me sad when contemporary books that I really, truly like and enjoy do not quite catch on like I hope that they would. Thou Shalt Not Road Trip by Antony John is a book that I basically blew through, but one that ultimately had some meaning to me, as I’ve met people […]