Eliza and Her Monsters focuses on Eliza Mirk, a shy loner who would rather escape the real world into her art. She also happens to be famous online as LadyConstellation, the creator of the web-comic, Monsterous Sea. With all the love she gets from Monsterous Sea, she can't fathom loving the real world as much … Continue reading Review: Eliza and Her Monsters
Kat Bishop is the daughter of two notorious art thieves, which meant her childhood was anything but normal. From a young age she was trained to case museums, act as a distraction for her parents, and so on. She's no stranger to the art world or the thievery world, but after a three month break … Continue reading Review: Heist Society
Aldrich University is for the best of the best, right up there with the Ivy League schools. But when a schoolwide hack exposes the emails of students and faculty alike, scandals are rocking the university to its core and everyone's reputation is at stake. Things take a turn when Kit Manning's husband, Dr. Greg Strasser, … Continue reading Review: Reputation
I've been blogging on here for a little over two years now. I've had other blogs before, but they were more random, day-to-day sort of posts with some bookish things thrown in. But once I came up with this username, Genie in a Novel, as an alias for a library blog I started with a … Continue reading Meet the Blogger
A co-worker and I were recently talking to a patron about book series and how some of them can get to be too long, and honestly, I think it's a problem with how long some series go on. Trust me, I love a good series where I can keep on reading about the lives of … Continue reading Discussion: Length of a Book Series
Peyton King has had a horrific five years at secondary school, being the target of bullies and having absolutely no friends. All she had was her art, but even that got made fun of by her peers. Her parents don't listen though, and it's only when she starts college (a school that U.K. students go … Continue reading Review: Destination Anywhere
September was a better month than I expected in a few ways. Granted, it flew by very quickly, but it was a good month. Obviously I had my sad moments - September 11th for the anniversary of the Twin Towers going down and the lives lost, as well as the 5th anniversary of my gramma's … Continue reading September 2021 Wrap Up
When everyone else goes to bed, the ones who stay up feel like they’re the only people in the world. As the hours tick by deeper into the night, the familiar drops away and the unfamiliar beckons. Adults are asleep, and a hush falls over the hum of daily life. Anything is possible.It’s a time for … Continue reading Review: Up All Night
When softball star Liv Rodinsky throws one ill-advised punch during the most important game of the year, she loses her scholarship to her fancy private school, her boyfriend, and her teammates all in one fell swoop. With no other options, Liv is forced to transfer to the nearest public school, Northland, where she'll have to … Continue reading Review: Throw Like a Girl
Pete Riley answers the door one morning and lets in a parent's worst nightmare. On his doorstep is Miles Lambert, a stranger who breaks the devastating news that Pete's son, Theo, isn't actually his son--he is the Lamberts', switched at birth by an understaffed hospital while their real son was sent home with Miles and … Continue reading Review: Playing Nice
Lila Castro is ready to take on her last winter break of high school. The snow is plentiful, the mood is full of holiday cheer, and she's earning extra cash working at the cozy local inn. But her perfect holiday plans crash to a halt when her boss's frustratingly cute nephew, Teddy Veracruz, becomes her … Continue reading ARC Review: The Holiday Switch
When Aggi Frank and Max Granger finally admitted their feelings for each other last December, it felt like love was beautiful and endless... until it wasn’t.A fatal car accident involving their older siblings throws their lives into sudden chaos. And with a restraining order now in place between the two bitter households, Aggi and Max’s … Continue reading Review: Since We Last Spoke
Callie Andrews may not have money or connections or the right clothes, and she may have way too many complications in her love life, what with Gregory, the guy she loves to hate; Evan, the guy she'd love to forget; Clint, the guy she'd love to love; and Matt, the guy she really should love... … Continue reading Review: The Ivy
Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he's teaching in a third-rate MFA program and struggling to maintain what's left of his self-respect; he hasn't written--let alone published--anything decent in years. When Evan Parker, his most arrogant student, announces he doesn't need Jake's help because the … Continue reading Review: The Plot
When asked how she is coping with her father's death, invariably seventeen year old Macy Queen's answer is "fine," when nothing could be further from the truth. In actuality, she is drowning in grief while maintaining a flawless façade of good grades and unblemished behavior. Though she feels lost when her boyfriend heads to "Brain … Continue reading Review: The Truth About Forever
