It's simple enough to pinpoint when reading Young Adult fiction became socially acceptable. "The Hunger Games" trilogy, marketed originally to the teen set in Scholastic fliers, spread like wildfire to the adult population. The caliber of the writing and the quality storyline meant mass appeal and … [Read more...]
The F***-It List
You've heard of bucket lists... The F***-It List, by Julie Halpern Feiwel & Friends, ISBN: 978 1 250 02565 4 Alex had a crap summer both grieving her dad's death and being mad at her bff Becca, but she's pretty much ready to forgive and make up now that school's back in. She looks for … [Read more...]
Book Club of One
Here's an interesting conundrum.I'm a voracious reader. Truly voracious. I gobble books up and just can't stop until there's nothing left. I also love to talk about what I'm reading, or have recently read, but I hate book clubs and I won't join one.But wait, it actually makes sense. You see, I … [Read more...]
Delirium
Ninety five days, then I'll be safe.I wonder whether the procedure will hurt.I want to get it over with.It's Hard to be patient.It's hard not to be afraid while I'm still uncured, though so far the delirium hasn't touched me yet.Still I worry.They say in the old days, love drove people to … [Read more...]
If I Stay
From the Publisher:In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen-year- old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck... A … [Read more...]