Things We Know By Heart by Jessi Kirby is a book that I have been looking forward to reading for awhile, and just recently I had a bit of time and was able to add it to my reading rotation. Perhaps my expectations were a bit high or I was under stress or something. Unfortunately, […]
Insurgent by Veronica Roth | Audiobook Review
October 6, 2015
Why Did I Listen To This Book? I listened to Insurgent by Veronica Roth as a way to re-read the book in anticipation of Allegiant. Straight up, I will admit that I was holding off forever on reading Allegiant because I stumbled on the spoiler on Instagram or something back when the book first came out and so, […]
Juba!: A Novel by Walter Dean Myers | Book Review
October 2, 2015
The thing about Walter Dean Myers’s books is that there is something for everybody. Walter Dean Myers was a prolific writer with books about young adults of color that span a wide variety of genre and situations. Juba!: A Novel is the last book that Myers wrote and for the most part it is a book […]
Twisted Fate by Norah Olson | Book Review
September 23, 2015
I will give chances to books that have been universally panned because what if I am the black sheep and I love that one book everyone hated and it becomes my new favorite book of all time. You guys, usually this is the wrong instinct. However, it is an instinct that caused me to give Twisted Fate by Norah Olson a chance. I’ll admit that the short length and the creepy subject matter really drew me to Olson’s young adult novel.
Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy | Book Review
September 18, 2015
PRAISE HANDS FOR JULIE MURPHY. All of the emoji praise hands for Julie Murphy. For serious I want to just throw a ticker tape parade for her latest book, Dumplin’. I want to press it into the hands of anyone who has ever been made to feel bad about how they look. I want to press […]
The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson | Book Review
September 16, 2015
Review + Summary – The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson a story that is both contemporary and paranormal about a girl named Maggie who moves.