I essentially went into Elizabeth Paulson’s Dead Upon A Time totally blind. I grabbed it from my shelves because it was exceedingly thin and threw it on my Dewey Readathon pile. Well, I figured based on the cover that it might be a creepy sort of read which would tie in well to my Halloween feelings […]
The Princess And The Pony by Kate Beaton | Book Review
October 9, 2015
Why Did I Read This Book? So, I got Kate Beaton’s The Princess And The Pony in the mail unexpectedly. It just arrived with no fanfare or explanation or request or anything. I am not typically a picture book reader, however, pretty much everyone in my life is on the having babies track at the moment […]
Allison: George | Alex Gino | Book Review
August 28, 2015
As a feminist and a women’s studies major, I’ve read stories about adults who are transgender and who struggled who reach a point in their lives where they are truly happy with themselves. In fact, I have a very close friend from graduate school who is transgender, and who is still leaning to accept himself […]
A Corner Of White by Jaclyn Moriarty | Audiobook Review
July 9, 2015
Why Did I Listen To This Book? I feel like my friends are really into Jaclyn Moriarty and I have never read her, not even The Year Of Secret Assignments and so I was feeling all kinds of left out. I had obtained a copy of A Corner Of White via Netgalley and then a hardcover magically […]
Allison: Famous Last Words | Katie Alender | Book Review
April 3, 2015
Famous Last Words by Katie Alender caught my eye at BEA 2014 because of the fact that I had previously read Marie Antoinette Serial Killer and was excited to see another book by the author. I was also excited to see another murder mystery book for young adults since I haven’t read very many of […]
In The Shadows by Kiersten White and Jim Di Bartolo | Book Review
October 5, 2014
After finishing In The Shadows by Kiersten White and Jim Di Bartolo, my first reaction was to type ‘what a weird and strange book’ as that’s exactly how I felt. In the Shadows features what feels like parallel storylines