Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn: A Book Review Genre: Contemporary Written in a country that prides itself in the alphabet, Ella Minnow Pea details the story of what would happen if letters of the English alphabet were lost. The result, while deep in meaning, is actually quite comical as the … Continue reading Symbols and their Power
the sun and her flowers by rupi kaur: A Book Review Genre: Poetry Never having read Kaur before, the sun and her flowers fascinated me. Surrounding the themes of grief, self-love and pain, Kaur’s collection of poetry crafts a journey of self-discovery everyone can relate to. My favorite part about Kaur is that she does … Continue reading For National Poetry Month
The Cry of the Lake by Charlie Tyler: A Book Review Genre: Thriller [Disclaimer: I received an advanced review copy for free, and am leaving this review voluntarily.] Charlie Tyler has written an engrossing tale in her debut novel, The Cry of the Lake, though at the beginning the switching of character POV can be … Continue reading Murder, Family, and a Quick Ending
Fear of Flying by Kate Allen: A Book Review Genre: Coming-of-age; Contemporary Lit [Disclaimer: I received an advanced review copy for free, and am leaving this review voluntarily.] Kate Allen crafts a story of fear and longing in her first book Fear of Flying. A quick read, I enjoyed the storyline with only few complaints; … Continue reading Potential to be Great, but not There Yet
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides: A Book Review Genre: Thriller; Suspense Oh my world! I was not expecting the ending on this one. Beautifully clashing the world of being a therapist to that of mental breakdowns, Alex Michaelides carefully crafts a story that will lead you wanting more while all the time exceeding your … Continue reading No Words
A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines: A Book Review Genre: Historical Fiction A Lesson Before Dying was nothing like what I imagined it to be. Somehow Gaines manages to create characters that are as flawed as they are human. Through the slow character development of the main character, A Lesson Before Dying details … Continue reading Facing Death and Keeping Human
This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens: A Book Review Genre: Romance Somehow in her debut novel, Sophie Cousens captures an unique romantic comedy just waiting to be turned into a movie. Filled with tears, hope, pain, and love, This Time Next Year brings a story of two star-crossed lovers born moments apart and yet … Continue reading Me Before We
So first of all I would like to apologize for my slacking. Last week I was trying to read The Circle by Dave Eggers. I've read it before and really liked it, but for some reason I couldn't get past the first couple pages, so I tried to start Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich. So … Continue reading Not Keeping Up
Turtles All The Way Down by John Green: A Book Review Genre: Young Adult If you haven’t heard of John Green before this review, he is legendary for killing off his main characters and for inflecting intense pain into his readers. Turtles All The Way Down has one and not the other. Rather than seeming … Continue reading Coming-of-age with Mental Illness
Not. It's was the third week of the new year and I already missed a week! I was trying to read The Devil in the White City and I just could not do it. Ever since I've been trying to decide what to write about it because... while frankly... I couldn't finish it. It was … Continue reading Great Start to the New Year…
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