All the Bright Places is such a beautiful book; it broke my heart more than I thought possible. This time was actually a reread of the book, but my thoughts are pretty much the same after giving it a second read before the movie comes out! Everything about this book is so realistic - the … Continue reading Review: All the Bright Places
Hope in the Mail is a book of reflection on the writing life by a young adult author who's written 30 books in her career. As a writer myself, it's inspiring to read how she got into the craft and her (long) process of becoming a published author. There are reflections of her life growing … Continue reading Review: Hope in the Mail
Elle Sheen is a single mother, working as a waitress at the Noel Street Diner in Mistletoe, Utah, and her son is the only person of color who lives there. Other than her son, her son's baby-sitter Fran, and the girls at the diner... Elle is pretty much alone. Her family abandoned her when she … Continue reading Review: Noel Street
I was searching through some blogs and came across this little bookish survey that seemed fun to fill out. I'm kind of behind with reading and reviews right now because I've been reading a lot slower than usual, mainly because one of the books I'm reading is short stories, so I don't like to read … Continue reading A-Z Bookish Survey
Since this an anthology, I will rate the stories individually. Overall though, I enjoyed most of the stories in this collection and I loved how they all connected in some way. Usually, it was by mentioning characters that appear in other stories or the restaurants. Not to mention the themes of each were either food … Continue reading Review: Hungry Hearts
Have you ever read a book that makes you take a hard look at your life and how you’re living it? Well, I hadn’t either, until I picked up this one. Christian Atheist is a book written by pastor Craig Groeschel of LifeChurch.tv and through this book he explains the difference of how a Christian lives … Continue reading Review: The Christian Atheist
Where I work I'm known as the "Young Adult Romance" expert. When patrons come in looking for a good young-adult book, they come to me. Only it's not just for romance. It's any young adult book really, but I do read more contemporary & romance than any other genre of young adult fiction. Since romance … Continue reading 10 Young-Adult Romance Recommendations
When Madeline was young, she spent some time working in The Printed Letter Bookshop with her aunt Maddie. Then after a falling out between Aunt Maddie and Madeline's father, twenty years goes by without the two speaking, and out of loyalty to her father, Madeline doesn't feel comfortable visiting her aunt when she lives only … Continue reading Review: The Printed Letter Bookshop
