It’s that time of year again where I pretend that Hannibal doesn’t freak me out, only to watch one episode (in broad daylight, by the way) and be left disturbed, grossed out, and watching sitcoms to cleanse my head from any of…
Read of the Week: Get Happy by Mary Amato
In this poignant, realistic, contemporary YA by a state master list star, perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Gayle Forman, a young songwriter builds a substitute family with her friends in place of the broken family she grew up…
Book Review: ‘The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest’ by Melanie Dickerson
About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest was a YA novel. (It’s a Christian romance marketed towards teens that can pass as adult fiction.) Second, there was a part of him […]…
Book Review: ‘Lion Heart’ by A. C. Gaughen
2012 was the year my (book) world ended because I discovered all things scarlet ― the book Scarlet, the character Will Scarlet, and the “Scarlet” series. I’ve been a fan of A. C. Gaughen’s writing ever since that fated day in February;…
Read of the Week: The Opposite of Love by Sarah Lynn Scheerger
Rose is the wild girl nobody really knows. Chase is haunted by his past. Both are self-proclaimed “disappointments,” attracted to each other enough to let down their defenses. When Rose’s strict, adoptive parents forbid the relationship it only makes things…
Book Review: ‘Fat Girl’ by Susan Bodiker
This term I started taking a class on the New Testament that explores the image of Jesus through the lens of race, among other topics. My teacher has assigned many high-level readings exploring topics including white fragility (check out R…