Welcome to the first Picture Book and Early Reader Roundup post! After my daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia last year, I realized that picture and early chapter books were a great way to boost her reading confidence at home. My goal is to bring you the books that we are enjoying right now and I […]
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Average Rating: 3.91
Going Into Town: A Love Letter To New York by Roz Chast
I have been enjoying the work of Roz Chast for as long as I can remember. Her art has been a part of The New Yorker for many, many years and her distinctive style and hilarious observations make her one of my favorites. I jumped at the chance to review this book because I know […]
Life In A Fishbowl By Len Vlahos
I never really had a great opinion of reality TV, but after reading Life in a Fishbowl, I feel like all of my feelings have been vindicated. Jared receives a devastating diagnosis, so from the beginning you know that his days are numbered. When he puts his life for sale on eBay, the reader also […]
Blog Tour: Life In A Fishbowl
Welcome to my stop in the tour for Life in a Fishbowl by Len Vlahos. This wonderful book is such an emotional and interesting story and I loved it! I am really pleased to bring you a small excerpt, which will make you want to read more, trust me. After you’ve read it, don’t forget […]
Learning To Swear In America By Katie Kennedy
When you’re learning a new language, one of he first things you want to know (or maybe its just me) is how to swear. The thing is, though, that swearing is different in every language. It really taps into the subtleties of word order, cultural idioms, and language norms that are really hard to […]
Blog Tour: Learning To Swear In America
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Learning to Swear in America by Katie Kennedy. After you’ve read the excerpt, be sure to enter for a chance to win the giveaway and visit the other stops on the tour. In this scene, Yuri has just arrived and is surprised that NASA isn’t going […]
Blog Tour: Whisper To Me
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Whisper To Me by Nick Lake. After you’ve read my thoughts, don’t forget to enter for a chance to win a final copy and stop by the other blogs on the tour. Written as a letter that seems to be begging someone […]
Queen Of Shadows By Sarah J. Maas
Even though I pre-ordered this book, there was such a furor surrounding its release that I wanted to give it a little space before I read and reviewed it. I’m glad I did. Queen Of Shadows continues the high stakes game that Celaena, now Aelin, is playing in order to gain her freedom, her […]
Red Girl, Blue Boy By Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Red Girl, Blue Boy is a rom-com style story set during the 2016 presidential elections. The two love interests on the opposite side of the isle story has been done before, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen it in a YA setting, so I think that’s what grabbed my interest. […]
Apple And Rain By Sarah Crossan
Apple and Rain was not what I would call an action-packed story, but it was a very emotional and layered snapshot of of one teen’s grasp for a relationship with a mother that was a larger-than-life figure, in her mind. Apple experiences one of those ever so painful friend break-ups […]