Sometimes you just need to escape reality and engross yourself in something completely light and fluffy, and Magnolia fits that bill perfectly. It is satisfying and adorable, and everything – from the romance to the characters to the setting – is virtually perfect. Ever since the Civil War, the Cafferty and Marsden families have been… Read More Magnolia
There were so many of us who would have to live with things done and things left undone that day. Things that did not go right, things that seemed OK at the time because we could not see the future. If only we could see the endless string of consequences that result from our smallest… Read More Looking for Alaska
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the kind of book you’ll finish reading and wonder what the point was. There is no strong moral or message, no dramatic character growth, nothing. It’s a love story, but nothing more than that. 16-year-old Laura Jean has a secret: hidden in her room are five letters,… Read More To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
I’ll admit I was almost about to put this down at about 33% in because the pacing was just too slow and drawn out for my liking, but for some reason I trudged on and kept reading. And I am so glad for that; because if I had stopped I would have missed what a… Read More You’ll Never Meet Me
So often you are excited beyond belief for a certain book to release, only to finally get your hands on a copy and find yourself beyond disappointed. The Secrets We Keep was not like that. This is a book that doesn’t just meet expectations, it surpasses them by miles. From start to finish, you will… Read More The Secrets We Keep
Why is straight the default? Everyone should have to declare one way or another, and it shouldn’t be this big awkward thing whether you’re straight, gay, bi, or whatever. I didn’t quite like it as much as most other bloggers seemed to, for reasons I can’t exactly pinpoint, yet I can still completely see why… Read More Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda