One Sentence Book Reviews
I am so, so, so far behind on reviews. Trying something new to get caught up. Also Known As by Robin Benway: This book was fun to read, but I honestly cannot even remember how...
May 26, 2013 0 2 min read
Young Adult Lit
Book Review: Under the Light
Not as simple as it looked, this meeting, for most young men and women who begin a courtship do not have a forgotten history between them. I was super excited to read Under...
Book Review: The Selection
When I picked up The Selection by Kiera Cass (336 pages), it was exactly what I needed at the time: something fluffy and light. Plus, look at that cover with the pretty,...
Book Review: The Reece Malcolm List
Full disclosure: I am friends with the author. Full FULL disclosure: Reading The Reece Malcolm List by Amy Spalding was a very strange experience for me. For one thing, I do...
Book Review: Looking for Alibrandi
In my quest to consume all things Melina Marchetta (well, at least all contemporary realistic lit things), I sought out Looking for Alibrandi, the one book of hers I hadn't...
Book Review: The Mark of Athena
Seriously, these monsters and gods were thousands of years old. Couldn’t they take a few decades off and let Percy live his life? I'm saying, though. Poor Percy. Finally...
Book Review: 8th Grade Superzero
"Think about it. You don't have to do something BIG. Just something right." 8th Grade Superzero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich is about Reggie Garvey McKnight, a kid who has...
Book Review: The President’s Daughter
My friend Jasmine loves Ellen Emerson White's The President's Daughter. Buoyed by Jasmine's enthusiasm, I put in a request through ILL. When the book came in, I texted her,...
Book Review: Why We Broke Up
I love like a fool, like a Z-grade off-brand romantic comedy… I really wanted to love Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler and illustrated by Maira Kalman. Really. For one thing,...