Breakaway starts with the death of Jason’s (Jaz) sister, Sylvia, and the resulting grief winds its way through a book that I found engaging and refreshingly raw. The death of a sibling would derail any family, but Jaz’s family is barely hanging on as it is. While Jaz continues to go through the motions […]
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Average Rating: 3.88
Ex Libris Romance (42)
Oh, how I loved this sweet and funny story! I think my favorite part of this is that the hero is American. His attempts to navigate English society while trying to find his sister provided some comical moments. The romance itself was very sweet and while there was attraction, it was not instalove. I enjoyed […]
Blog Tour: Dream Things True
Welcome to my stop on the Dream Things True tour! I am sharing my thoughts on this very timely book and then you will find an excerpt, thanks to Griffin Teen! Dream Things True confronted a lot of very uncomfortable truths about immigration, particularly as it relates to undocumented children and teens. While this […]
The Thunder of Giants By Joel Fishbane
I love books that combine historical facts with fiction, and The Thunder of Giants was such an unusual story, that I couldn’t pass it up. In alternating stores, we read about two “giants” Anna and Andorra, both over seven feet tall, who lived in different centuries. Their lives had many similarities, however. I think I […]
All The Rage By Courtney Summers
All The Rage sets up its environment perfectly; a small town where money and power buys immunity, and if bad things happen, they happen to the people that bring it upon themselves. This is the world that Romy lives in as a survivor who is not only dismissed, but vilified. With stripped down, yet […]
Ex Libris Romance (37)
I loved Bad Romeo so I was very anxious to continue Cassie and Ethan’s story in Broken Juliet. We get more background in their relationship and the story continues to be told in present day and in flashbacks, which is a technique that I thought worked particularly well in this story. The tension an the […]
The Tragic Age By Stephen Metcalfe
The set-up for this story was one that seemed to pit extreme luck against extreme sadness. The death of Billy’s twin sister is set against the mega-wealth of his parents due to a lottery win and good investments. If ever there was an illustration of money won’t buy you happiness, this is it. Billy’s depression […]
Ex Libris Romance (35)
I am not big on paranormal romance, but Love Me To Death was a great combination of sexy times with a story that played on several different mythologies. Out leading man is a hot avenging angel, sent to kill the daughter of a man her hates, while our heroine has no idea what is going […]
First Frost By Sarah Addison Allen
Since Garden Spells is one of my favorite books, I was beyond thrilled to find out that SAA would be writing a book set in that world, once again. First Frost takes place about 10 years after the events of Garden Spells and we find both Waverley Daughters more settled than they have ever […]
The Fortune Hunter By Daisy Goodwin
I’ve always thought that historical fiction is best when at its root is a seed of truth. The Fortune Hunter tells a story that involves the Empress of Austria, a profoundly lonely and somewhat tragic figure, whose real life story is worth researching after you’ve read this book. In the book, her visit to England […]