The Truly Devious case—an unsolved kidnapping and triple murder that rocked Ellingham Academy in 1936—has consumed Stevie for years. It’s the very reason she came to the academy. But then her classmate was murdered, and her parents quickly pull her out of school. For her safety, they say. She must move past this obsession with … Continue reading Review: The Vanishing Stair
Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early twentieth century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, twisting pathways, and gardens. “A place,” he said, “where learning is a game.” Shortly after the school opened, … Continue reading Review: Truly Devious
Emma is a coder, not a lover. In fact, she feels like math is more reliable than people. Now in her senior year, she's got her eyes set on getting into Stanford University and along with her co-president, George, taking their coding club to win the states this year. So when her sister inadvertently gives … Continue reading Review: The Code for Love and Heartbreak
Lila Reyes had it all planned, until the trifecta of losses happened. First, her grandmother passed away, then her boyfriend broke up with her right before prom, and the last blow... her best friend told Lila she's not staying in Miami and is going abroad. So, of course, Lila has a breakdown of sorts, and … Continue reading Review: A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
I did a post like this last year with a small list of books. This year I thought it would be nice to sort of redo my post, but include more books. Books are always a great gift, as long as the person actually does like to read, and it's nice to know a person … Continue reading 10 Books I’d Give as a Gift
I was shocked and then excited to see that there was another Dash & Lily book out this year, so of course I had to read it despite the fact it's been a few years since I've read the previous two books. Dash is now at Oxford University and Lily is taking a gap year … Continue reading Review: Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily
It's been a few years since my first read of Dash & Lily's Book of Dares, but I loved it just as much this time around as I did before. This is also following my viewing of the Netflix series, Dash & Lily, so be expecting a book/series comparison coming soon. And spoiler alert, the … Continue reading Review: Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares
Halley has always been on the sidelines, while her best friend Scarlett is the one who has interesting things happen to her. But what happens when Scarlett's boyfriend, Michael, is killed in an accident, and she finds out she's pregnant with his baby? Halley now has to be the stronger of the two and support … Continue reading Review: Someone Like You
This is one of those books that I regret not reading as soon as I bought it. It's literally been sitting on my bookshelf for four years, waiting for me to pick it up. Well, I finally did... and the book is amazing! The story, the characters, all of it. It's one of those books … Continue reading Review: Our Chemical Hearts
As readers, we always prefer the books over the movie. However, that doesn't mean we don't like to see our favorite characters and stories come to life on the big screen (or our TVs/laptops). I have to say that I can't really complain about a lot of the movies I've seen that were based off … Continue reading Books I’d Love to See as Films
Remy doesn't believe in love, and if she's learned anything from her mother's past five marriages, she's better off without it. It never works out, right? She even has a method for dating, which is to not keep a boyfriend for too long, and just so she doesn't string them along, she gives it to … Continue reading Review: This Lullaby
We're almost a month past the halfway mark of the year, but I still think this is a good time to do this post because by December, the entire list could be different. It'll be interesting to see how it changes by then, if I ever get out of this reading slump I'm in. So … Continue reading Favorite Books of 2020 (so far)
A novel about college, friendships, family, and first romances. Lauren and Elizabeth have been assigned as roommates for college in the fall, and when given her roommate's information, Elizabeth (EB) decides to email Lauren from her excitement of going away to college and sharing a room. Lauren, on the other hand, is a little disappointed … Continue reading Review: Roomies
When Vivian is burned by a summer fling with her long-time crush, Jake, she decides to get over him with a replacement crush - someone who won't take her heart and stomp all over it. The key to her master plan is to choose someone who she doesn't feel any romantic feelings for. By playing … Continue reading Review: The Replacement Crush
The Bookworm Crush is such an adorable, light read and I was practically all smiles the entire time that I was reading it. It's the spin-off of The Replacement Crush that focuses on Amy and Toff, but this book can be read as a stand-alone. You don't need to read The Replacement Crush first. I … Continue reading Review: The Bookworm Crush
