Category: Review
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The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein is the perfect horror read 200 years post Frankenstein.
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The Friendship War
Andrew Clements, the king of the middle grade novel, is back with The Friendship War, a tale of collection, buttons, friendship, and fads
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The Vanishing Stair
After nearly a year of waiting for the sequel to Truly Devious, it finally arrived in my Audible library.
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Thanks Obama: My Hopey-Changey White House Years
I picked up Thanks Obama by David Litt, a White House speech writer who now runs Funny or Die in DC. I was not disappointed.
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Two Can Keep a Secret
The author behind the hit One of Us is Lying is back with her sophomore novel, Two Can Keep a Secret.
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From the Ground Up
The 2020 primaries are going to be atrocious, we can all acknowledge that, but I’m sitting here with my fingers crossed that Howard Schultz launches an independent campaign.
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I Am Malala
The story of the girl who was shot by the Taliban for going to school is well-known now that that girl, Malala Yousafzai, has won the Nobel Peace Prize
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Swing
I was looking for a book of poetry or in verse for my YA literature class and this one came highly recommended. I flew through it like I do all books in verse and I really enjoyed it.
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Drama
In my effort to expand my horizons this year, I’m trying to read more poetry and more graphic novels.
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The 57 Bus
The 57 Bus is true crime meets social justice meets great reporting.
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Bad Blood
I couldn’t wait any longer to get my hands on this book, one of the most frequent “best of 2018” books
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Monday’s Not Coming
For my “realistic fiction” selection for my grad class on YA literature, I picked up an ARC I’d been starring at for awhile: Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany Jackson.
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