How did I wait so long to get to this book that is so in my wheelhouse?
Month: March 2020
Books at the Box Office: The Sun is Also A Star
I discovered Nicola Yoon when The Sun Is Also a Star was a BOTM club pick back in December 2016.
First: Sandra Day O’Connor
On July 7, 1981 President Ronald Reagan kept a campaign promise that would change the highest court in the land forever.
The Return
The Return by Rachel Harrison was touted as one of the most anticipated debuts of 2020,
Books at the Box Office: Wonder
I never expected to be the chaperone crying on a third grade field trip, but there I was
The Honey Don’t List
Holy hell, Christina Lauren has done it again.
Break Your Glass Slippers
I’ve been reading a lot of long novels in 2020 so far, so I was excited to take a quick break with the latest poetry collection by Amanda Lovelace
Books at the Box Office: The Virgin Suicides
I discovered the Virgin Suicides as an assigned reading text in college.
“Oops, Didn’t Review”
How often do I look back on the books I read that month and realize I didn’t write a formal review? Too often,
The Gifted School
How did I not pick this as one of my BOTM picks that month? It seems so in my wheelhouse. Bruce Holsinger’s The Gifted School is about elite parents, crazy friendship dynamics, is multi-POV, and has that private/magnet school aspect I clamor for. It’s kind of insane that I waited so long to read it–but…
Books at the Box Office: Time Traveler’s Wife
The Time Traveler’s Wife movie came out in 2009, right around the time I was starting to actually enjoy romantic movies, and I had recently seen Eric Bana as Henry VIII, so I was sold
Anna K
A classic retold as if it was basically Gossip Girl? How did I not know about this book earlier?
Aryssa Reads 