Movie adaptations are a book nerd’s favorite thing to complain about. While excitement ensues when the announcement comes (“Oh my gosh, they’re finally making XYZ into a movie!! I CAN’T WAIT.), dread quickly sets in as the release date crawls…
Looking for Alaska Review: The John Green Novel Finally Gets a TV Adaptation
Twelve years in the making, we finally have a TV adaptation of John Green’s Looking for Alaska, and it is the teen show we’ve been needing. Among the overwrought teen dramas of today, dramas that always have to have an…
Book Review: The Library of Lost Things by Laura Taylor Namey
The Library of Lost Things by Laura Taylor Namey is a book that book lovers will find relatable. Like many chronic bookworms (myself included), main character Darcy Wells spends most of her mental energy living inside the worlds of books.…
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning turns 20
“If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book.“ When I read these words for the first time, the opening line to Lemony Snicket’s The Bad Beginning, almost ten years ago…
Book Review: Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
With a stunning setting, unique worldbuilding, intoxicating characters, and a heartbreaking enemies-to-lovers romance, Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin is true perfection. I will say right now, it is without a doubt my personal favorite book of the year. The…
Book Review: The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young
War or peace? This question is at the center of The Girl the Sea Gave Back, an action-packed YA fantasy from author Adrienne Young. While this book may not have enthralled me as much as I had hoped, Young weaves…
“To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” Sequels Announcement
Ever since I saw To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before on Netflix for the first time, I’ve been periodically checking for the announcement of a sequel, P. S. I Still Love You, and ever since the sequel was announced,…
