Review: Sometimes when I read a book, I fall in love with it but I have a hard time knowing exactly why I loved it so much. Characterization, story structure, setting, writing style – it could be any combination of these things. Perhaps I read the book during a really great time in my life…or maybe I […]
Review: Before I read My True Love Gave To Me, also edited by Stephanie Perkins, I didn’t really think I read enough short story collections/anthologies. Perkins’ previous collaboration with various well-known YA authors made me feel sort of excited about the possibility of shorter story collections because there are often periods in my life that […]
Review: I adore books and series with cowboys and ranch settings, so I’m thrilled to be catching The Malloys of Montana series at its beginning. Matt is a great series opener, taking the time to introduce the large and loving Malloy family while also providing a sweet, suspenseful love story. Matt Malloy is the oldest […]
Review: Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella is probably one of the most-read books at my house! My family absolutely loves it. Each of my young adults has read it multiple times and they’ve shouted its praises to me over and over until I finally got the chance to pick it up and read it myself. […]
Review: WOW. I started The Goodbye Year by Kaira Rouda and only put it down when I absolutely had to. When I was not reading it, I was thinking about it. I haven’t been as engrossed in a book in a while and I loved every second of it. The Goodbye Year features five different families that […]