There are certain topics that make me pull a Fred Savage – one being cheating. Yet, I had read Melissa C. Walker’s books in the past and really connected with them and thus set out to read Unbreak My Heart despite my brain going ‘Is this a cheating book?’ Friends, obviously I was in good […]
While He Was Away Karen Schrek Book Review
May 16, 2012
It seems like the new trend in contemporary YA is to focus on the military, which to be honest, I find really cool. With Iraq and Afghanistan, lots of young adults are signing up for the military today and I think this crop of books really will speak to the experience of those people and […]
The Fine Art Of Truth Or Dare Melissa Jensen Book Review
May 7, 2012
This is an Allison Review!! The Fine Art of Truth and Dare by Melissa Jensen is the type of book that you could take with you on a trip to the beach, a trip poolside, or even just a trip outside to your back yard and most likely be able to finish it before the end […]
Waiting Carol Lynch Williams Book Review
May 3, 2012
London has grown up ALL OVER THE WORLD, but now she lives in Florida after her missionary parents decided to settle down. When her brother Zach dies, the family implodes. Waiting by Carol Lynch Williams focuses on the impact the death of a child/sibling can have on a family. Waiting by Carol Lynch Williams is […]
First Comes Love Katie Kacvinsky Book Review
April 28, 2012
We all remember our first love and how it unfolded. Katie Kacvinsky captures all of the firsts with her sophomore novel First Comes Love. Set in Arizona, First Comes Love moves through the progression of Dylan, a girl, and Gray’s relationship from the first time they meet at community college to their first fight and beyond. First […]
Purity Jackson Pearce Book Review
April 17, 2012
A young adult book about virginity, the loss there of and strong religious themes like Purity by Jackson Pearce is bound to cause some controversy. Y’all, I think Purity has an audience and perhaps that audience is someone like me, because it didn’t offend me like it did a few of my friends. Shelby is just finishing […]