Michaela is a junior in high school, close with her single mom. Her dad lives a few towns away and pops in and out of her life only on holidays and birthdays. They barely know each other beyond surface obligations.That is, until her mom dies. Suddenly on her own, Michaela has to move in with … Continue reading Review: No One is Alone
Despite a slow start at the beginning of May, I ended up reading quite a bit. Again, thanks to reading some manga, but books are books. My vacation at the beginning of the month ate up reading time, as I was pretty much living in the moment spending time with family and my best friend, … Continue reading May 2023 Wrap Up
To her friends, high school senior Liza Yang is nearly perfect. Smart, kind, and pretty, she dreams big and never shies away from a challenge. But to her mom, Liza is anything but. Compared to her older sister Jeannie, Liza is stubborn, rebellious, and worst of all, determined to push back against all of Mrs. … Continue reading Review: A Taste for Love
Audrey is over romance. While dealing with her parents’ contentious divorce, a breakup of her own, and shifting friendship dynamics, she has every reason to feel cynical. But then she meets Harry, her fellow coworker at the local cinema. He’s brash, impulsive, and a major flirt. And even though Audrey tries to resist, she finds … Continue reading Review: It Only Happens in the Movies
Beth Kramer is a “townie” who returns to her sophomore year after having endured a year of judgment from her roommate, Sarah.But Sarah Brunson knows there’s more to that story.Amanda Priya “Spence” Spencer is the privileged daughter of NYC elites, who is reeling from the realization that her family name shielded her from the same fate as Sarah.Ramin Golafshar arrives … Continue reading Review: The Chandler Legacies
Romania, 1989. Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians aren’t free to dream; they are bound by rules and force.Amidst the tyrannical dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu in a country governed by isolation and fear, Cristian is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer. He’s left … Continue reading Review: I Must Betray You
We all have those authors whose books we'll buy just because they wrote it. We don't even know what the book is about, but when they have a new one coming out, we just click 'buy' without a second thought. I can't say that I actually do this, because I'm one who likes to know … Continue reading They Write It, I Want It
When eighteen-year-old aspiring scientist Elinor Dashwood discovers her beloved father slumped over the desk of his office study, she knows his death means dire straits for the Dashwood women. To make matters worse, an outdated will entails his estate—including Norland & Company, the private investigation firm where her younger sister Marianne worked as her father’s … Continue reading Review: Sense and Second-Degree Murder
I thought March had been a slow reading month for me, but it turns out that April was even slower. Why? I have absolutely no clue. I wasn't much busier than usual, with the exception of packing for my trip, and the trip itself. When this posts I should be getting ready to head back … Continue reading April 2023 Wrap Up
Ramona Lambert is a typical shy, artistic sixteen-year-old. She has a best friend whom she’s known since they were in diapers; parents who love her; a love for cosplay; and a crush on the cute boy in her class.The only problem? Her best friend moved away; her parents don't quite understand her love of cosplay; … Continue reading Review: NerdCrush
Like people, we have turn-offs when it comes to books. There are some things about them that will deter us from reading them either right in the synopsis, or a little into the book. The latter is more often the case, since the synopses of books don't tell you everything in the book (otherwise, what's … Continue reading Turn-Offs in Books
DETACHEDSince Shelbi enrolled at Windward Academy as a senior and won't be there very long, she hasn't bothered making friends. What her classmates don't know about her can't be used to hurt her--you know, like it did at her last school.WASTEDAndy Criddle is not okay. At all.He's had far too much to drink.Again. Which is … Continue reading Review: Chaos Theory
Gretchen has always been more of a “least likely” than a “most likely” kind of girl. So how does she somehow find herself living out every trope from her favorite rom-coms…?The Best Friend Crush: Why is it suddenly so hard to act normal around her childhood BFF, Samuel? Must be time for a—Makeover(!): Black leather … Continue reading Review: The Girl Least Likely
Six months ago Shay Mitchell’s life changed forever. Now she’s just trying to survive school bullies, drama class, and living with her Aunt Laura above the bookstore. No one, not even her new friends, knows her real story or the reason she’s living with her aunt in the first place.When Shay learns the truth about … Continue reading Review: Searching For Normal
No one has ever accused Sage Cunningham of being easily distracted. She has a plan, and she won't be swayed. She'll spend the summer interning in her mentor's lab in Amsterdam, and then she'll be ready for college. All she needs to do to pay for the summer abroad is agree to serve as the … Continue reading Review: Hot Dutch Daydream
Genie in a Novel 