April is National Poetry Month. The annual celebration has taken place every April since 1996, but I’ve never participated in or even acknowledged the event myself. Until this year, when this month’s Reading Challenge category is helping me break all barriers to become a poetry reader. Like all high school students, I dedicated quite a… Continue Reading
We’re rounding out Quick Lit Week with reviews of six more books I read in the last month. There are a couple of excellent books in this batch! Far From the Tree, by Robin Benway: Sixteen-year-old Grace has had a happy and “normal” life as the adopted only child of two adoring parents. Her comfortable circumstances… Continue Reading
Here we go with Round Two of this month’s book reviews. We’ve got a little something for everyone here: mystery, romance, and even dog training! What I Saw and How I Lied, by Judy Blundell: The protagonist and narrator of this noir mystery is Evie, a 15-year-old girl who has always lived in the shadow of… Continue Reading
This week’s blog content is brought to you by ALL the books! I read more than twenty of them in the past month, so once again I’m splitting up my reviews among three Quick Lit posts—starting with today’s! As you’ll see, a lot of these books were atypical picks for me, but I was glad… Continue Reading
We’ve all seen the lists of books that “you must read before you die” or that “you should have read in high school.” I’m personally not a believer in placing too many “shoulds” around our reading lives—my thinking is that you should read what you want to, and not feel any guilt about the books… Continue Reading
As promised, I’m back today with my third and final installment of this month’s Quick Lit book reviews. There are some fantastic books here, as well as a couple of great book pairings that I stumbled into accidentally! The Last of August, by Brittany Cavallaro: Jamie Watson and Charlotte Holmes—the descendants of THE Watson and Holmes—have… Continue Reading
I’m kicking off the week with Round Two of this month’s quick(ish) book reviews. I (mostly) enjoyed all six of these books, and a couple of them were truly outstanding. Here are my reviews! Reading People How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything, by Anne Bogel: I read this book last year (I… Continue Reading
I read a LOT in the past month. And I read a lot of really diverse books. Here’s a look at six of them. All By Myself, Alone, by Mary Higgins Clark: The maiden voyage of the glamorous Queen Charlotte ocean liner is a highly anticipated event, especially given the many high-profile passengers who are scheduled… Continue Reading
It’s been said that there are two categories of people in the world: those who like to categorize people into groups, and those who don’t. I’m an unapologetic categorizer. I like to put myself in boxes, and have no problem doing the same with others. So here’s a bookish classification question for us to ponder… Continue Reading
Back today with the second installment of this month’s quickish book reviews. All six of these books where worthwhile reads, and two received over four stars from me; I tend to be stingy with my high ratings, but these books deserved every star. Here’s a look! Wildflower, by Drew Barrymore: I first fell in love with… Continue Reading