If you've been following along with me so far, you know that I love a good YA novel. Not only do I think that YA authors create amazing worlds and fully developed characters, but the genre often manages to cover some pretty deep topics in a realistic way that I really appreciate—and Jenn Bennett's Serious … Continue reading Book Review: Serious Moonlight
For a person who's read as many books as I have, and for someone who loves this genre, I really haven't read that many books by Sophie Kinsella. I haven't touched the Shopaholic series, and I think I've maybe read two of her other books, but I really do enjoy her writing. When my friend … Continue reading Book Review: Surprise Me
One of my friends has been on a book-reading binge, and she gave me a stack of books to read from her stash. The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton was one of them, though she did give me the disclaimer that it was a little problematic, but enjoyable. I haven't read the book or seen … Continue reading Book Review: The Perfect Girlfriend
I'm really into science-fiction TV and movies: Star Trek, Star Wars... I love them both. Weirdly enough, however, is that my enthusiasm for the genre hasn't really translated much over to literature. Don't get me wrong, I love it when stories take place in an alternate reality (like Harry Potter or any of the great … Continue reading Book Review: If, Then
Since I heard about the release of My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan this past year, I knew I had to read it. I spent a year studying in England myself, and I remember the trip we took to Oxford... the campus took my breath away. If I had decided to continue my education and get my … Continue reading Book Review: My Oxford Year
I'm not going to lie, I haven't picked up a book in the mystery/thriller/whodunnit genre for a while. I read The Girl on the Train and The Woman in the Window around the same time (and we all know Gone Girl is still playing a role in pop culture these days), and I was just finding the genre to be … Continue reading Book Review: The Perfect Alibi
I've never had a problem with spoilers. Whether I find out the big twist or the ending of something before the fact or as I'm consuming it, I still react emotionally when I get there. This is part of the reason why I'm so intrigued by Adam Silvera's They Both Die at the End. I mean, he gives away the … Continue reading Book Review: They Both Die at the End
I honestly don't ever remember reading Choose Your Own Adventure books as a child (though I'm sure I did), but the concept is so appealing to me. It's kind of like a video game for book lovers... which for this girl means pretty much an ideal situation. When I heard last year that there was … Continue reading Book Review: My Lady’s Choosing
I had been hearing a lot of buzz about Matchmaking for Beginners by Maddie Dawson in my book club, so when it went on sale in the Kindle store over the holidays, I knew I had to get it and take a read for myself. I'm fascinated with the art of matchmaking (my mother-in-law actually worked for … Continue reading Book Review: Matchmaking for Beginners
My book journey so far this year has covered a lot of heavy subjects (murder, abuse, and WII on multiple occasions), so I was looking for something light to change things up a bit. I love a good romance novel every once in a while, and when I saw that The Secret Ingredient was published by Harlequin, … Continue reading Book Review: The Secret Ingredient
The Modest Reader 