Maggie’s summer was supposed to be epic. She’s got the best friends ever, a fantastic boyfriend and is going to be a senior. One Moment by Kristina McBride shows what happens after tragedy strikes Maggie’s life in a poignant, can’t look away, tear through the pages sort of manner. Y’all, I was fairly invested in McBride’s sophomore […]
Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick Joe Schreiber Book Review
July 7, 2012
Prom, to me, conjures up images of pretty dresses, silly dance moves and awkward pictures. Perry, main character of Joe Schreiber’s Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick totally experiences a prom night different from what I remember. You see, Perry and his family are currently hosting a foreign exchange student named Gobi who is Lithuanian and […]
Before You Go James Preller Book Review
July 2, 2012
Life can change in an instant. There are some people who have dealt with more than their fair share of trauma and so it seems they are shaped by their reaction to the trauma. Before You Go by James Preller opens with a prologue that is real life terrifying and could happen to anyone — […]
Pretty Crooked Elisa Ludwig Book Review
June 29, 2012
You ever read a book with a premise and think to yourself this can’t end well and then find your attention luridly glued to it because — who doesn’t love a train wreck? Pretty Crooked by Elisa Ludwig is totally one of those books. The whole time reading, I had a sort of cringe on my […]
Swim The Fly Don Calame Book Review
June 28, 2012
Holla if you like Judd Apatow movies. If you have a crass sense of humor and laughed hysterically at Superbad, The 40 Year Old Virgin and Anchorman, you will absolutely not want to miss Swim The Fly by Don Calame. Seriously, where has this book been all my crass, dirty-minded life? Every summer Matt, Coop […]
I Hunt Killers Barry Lyga Audiobook Review
June 27, 2012
Can you imagine the sorts of messed up you might be if you had a serial killer for a dad? I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga explores the effect the sins of the father has on Jazz Dent, son of the infamous serial killer Billy Dent. While Jazz comes across as fairly well adjusted to outsiders, he […]