Is it just me or does Jennifer E. Smith have the longest book titles ever? This aside, This Is What Happy Looks Like was one of my most anticipated 2013 reads. While it isn’t quite as flawless as The Statistical Probability Of Love At First Sight, I still found Smith’s latest book to be a very swoon […]
Going Vintage | Lindsey Leavitt | Book Review
March 20, 2013
Don’t you just love those reliable sorts of authors where you know what to expect when you go into their books? I love it when I know I’m just going to gobble up every single book an author writes and go to myself ‘well that was pleasant’ after reading. Lindsey Leavitt is totally one of […]
The Sea Of Tranquility | Katja Millay | Book Review
March 19, 2013
You ever sit on writing a book review for months because you don’t want to use the wrong words in your review and you can’t quite find the best way to convey just how much a book means to you? I have that situation with The Sea Of Tranquility by Katja Millay, a book I read […]
Allison: The Look | Sophia Bennett | Book Review & Giveaway
February 28, 2013
When a modeling agency tells fifteen year old Edwina (Ted) Trout that she has “the look†that they looking for and offers her a brand new career, she cannot believe her luck. But just as her career is put into motion, her older sister Ava is diagnosed with cancer. With their worlds turned upside down […]
The Center Of Everything | Linda Urban | Book Review
February 27, 2013
Linda Urban’s The Center Of Everything is one of those delightful read-in-a-single-sitting sorts of children’s books that blends several interesting elements. I was initially interested in Urban’s latest book because A) I am not as well read in the middle grade contemporary genre as I would like to be and B) donuts play a fairly large […]
Dr. Bird’s Advice For Sad Poets | Evan Roskos | Book Review
February 26, 2013
Evan Roskos’s young adult debut, Dr. Bird’s Advice For Sad Poets is a YAWP!-worthy book. Depicting the awkwardness of unrequited crushes, an unstable home life and mental illness, this a a book that deserves a place in school and classroom libraries. Roskos brings a unique voice to the contemporary young adult genre as he weaves the […]