For all of Emory's life she's been told who she is. In town she's the rich one--the great-great-granddaughter of the mill's founder. At school she's hot Maddie Ward's younger sister. And at home, she's the good one, her stoner older brother Joey's babysitter. Everything was turned on its head, though, when she and Joey were … Continue reading Review: You’d Be Home Now
I never stick to TBR lists that I make for myself, so I have no idea why I'm doing this. Maybe wishful thinking? I need some of that right now to keep my mind off of things. Books are always a great distractions from life, as well as blogging about them. Some of these books … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – My Summer TBR
It's officially summer now! Which ironically means that the days will slowly start getting shorter, but it means we're on the way to my favorite season - fall/autumn! I feel like as a New Englander, it's almost a requirement to love fall. Why? I'm not sure. I think it's just the vibes of fall that … Continue reading 4 x 4 – Four Books for Each Season
The battle between Good and Evil begins.Two brothers.One Good.One Evil.Together they watch over the Endless Woods.Together they choose the students for the School for Good and Evil. I thought I was done with this series after finishing the last book, but then Soman Chainani goes and writes a prequel... and it's just as amazing! Obviously, … Continue reading Review: The Rise of the School for Good and Evil
This is such an easy topic... and I'm thankful for it. I, like many of you, always have a wishlist of books ready when needed. It's my go-to for when either of my parents ask what I want for my birthday or Christmas (not that they need to get me anything, but, whatever. They tell … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – Wishlist of Books
Present Day:Eva has never felt like she belonged... not in her own family or with her friends in New York City, and certainly not at a fancy boarding school like Hardwick Preparatory Academy. So when she is invited to join the Fives, an elite secret society, she jumps at the opportunity to finally be a … Continue reading Review: Don’t Breathe a Word
It’s getting close to summer, and you know what that means… going to the beach! I personally hate the beach, I burn like crazy and I’m not a fan of ocean water, but as far as I know, the majority of people like going to the beach. When going to the beach, some people like … Continue reading Discussion: Library Books At the Beach
It's been three years since the Virgil County High School Massacre. Three years since my best friend, Sarah, was killed in a bathroom stall during the mass shooting. Everyone knows Sarah's story -- that she died proclaiming her faith.But it's not true.I know because I was with her when she died. I didn't say anything … Continue reading Review: That’s Not What Happened
Britt Hanson has always preferred scoring goals on the soccer field to analyzing dusty old books. But when an injury ends her dream to play in college, she jumps at the chance to compete in a scavenger hunt in England that takes her to the locations of classic novels—the prize money would change her life!There … Continue reading ARC Review: Love and Other Great Expectations
One thing I think we feel as book bloggers is pressure to review each book we read. I’m not counting star ratings, as we typically just do that automatically on Goodreads or Storygraph, but the reviews we take time to write out for others to read. I mean, that’s probably the reason we started our … Continue reading Discussion: Reviewing Every Book You Read
I don't know why, but I thought it would be fun to share the books I have checked out currently from the library (or as I call it, work). If you're not a librarian and think that if you were one, you'd check out books consistently... then you're absolutely right. I'm constantly bringing new books … Continue reading What I Have Out From the Library (June 2022)
Seventeen year-old Jonah Daniels has lived in Verona Cove, California, his whole life, and only one thing has ever changed: his father used to be alive, and now he is not. With a mother lost in a deep bout of depression, Jonah and his five siblings struggle to keep up their home and the restaurant … Continue reading Review: When We Collided
Yesterday I went to Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore to attend a book signing for an author of one of my favorite series. Soman Chainani is the genius behind The School for Good and Evil series which was technically written for the middle-grade age group, but does have a more YA feel to it. The event … Continue reading Book Tour – Soman Chainani @ Wesleyan RJ Julia
Three years ago today I made my first post on this blog - Bibliophile Defined. It was a post I'd done on an earlier blog, but decided to take it and use it as my introductory post here. While Genie in a Novel is only three years old, I have had multiple blogs over the … Continue reading 3 Years of Genie in a Novel
Don’t you just love the smell of old books in the morning?Madeline Moore does. Books & Moore, the musty bookstore her family has owned for generations, is where she feels most herself. Nothing is going to stop her from coming back after college to take over the store from her beloved aunt.Nothing, that is—until a … Continue reading Review: Last Chance Books
Genie in a Novel 