I am such an obnoxious fan of Matthew Quick’s work. I’ve yet to read a book by Quick that I do not like. The Good Luck Of Right Now contains all the hallmarks of Quick’s other works. There’s mental illness. There’s a Philadelphia setting. There’s characters who are a bit odd. The story definitely is off […]
Allison: The Cost of All Things | Maggie Lehrman | Book Review
May 21, 2015
Have you ever wanted the power to change things? Or to take a magic potion and suddenly have everything become right in your world? Or make it so that people would never leave you? Or to protect someone you love? Or that you would be able to forget all the pain and sorrow in your […]
Allison: The Wonder Bread Summer | Jessica Anya Blau | Book Review
May 15, 2014
If I remember correctly, I receive The Wonder Bread Summer at the Harper Collins party last year at BEA. When I first read the back of the book I was intrigued because it sounded like a fun humorous read and I thought that it would be a step away from my “normal” reads. Unfortunately, what […]
Rule by Jay Crownover | Book Review
April 3, 2014
I am sure many of you have experienced the tragedy of leaving your book at work and then having to pick up a new one at home to start reading. After leaving a young adult book in my office, I decided that I needed to pick up a book that goes in the opposite direction. […]
Frozen In Time | Mitchell Zuckoff | Audiobook Review
November 14, 2013
Why Did I Listen To This Audiobook? I listened to Mitchell Zuckoff’s Frozen In Time: An Epic Story Of Survival And A Modern Quest For Lost Heroes Of World War II essentially because it was assigned for something secret. However as I’ve had a couple books to pick to listen to, there has to be a […]
Allison: Team Epic Reads Tea Time
August 16, 2013
Confession time: I love Tea Time! For those of you who may not be aware of what Tea Time is, it’s a live chat hosted by the fabulous Margot and Aubry (AKA Team Epic Reads from HarperTeen). We talk books, pop culture, and just get a little nerdy. There are also book shimmies! Oh, and […]