Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday: Places Mentioned In Books That I’d Like to Visit

This is my first Top Ten Tuesday! In no particular order, here are the places that have most captivated my attention in the books I have read: Northern Ireland from The Lighthouse Land by Adrian McKinty While I did not particularly love this book, and I did not go on to finish the trilogy, Northern… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Places Mentioned In Books That I’d Like to Visit

Book Reviews

A List of Cages by Robin Roe

Synopsis: When Adam Blake lands the best elective ever in his senior year, serving as an aide to the school psychologist, he thinks he’s got it made. Sure, it means a lot of sitting around, which isn’t easy for a guy with ADHD, but he can’t complain, since he gets to spend the period texting… Continue reading A List of Cages by Robin Roe

First Impression Friday

First Impression Friday: Anger is a Gift

First Impression Friday is a meme created by J.W. Martin, where you give a few impressions of a book you have recently started, and predict what you will think at the end. It’s cool because you get to look back after finishing the book to see what you were thinking at the beginning! I've read two… Continue reading First Impression Friday: Anger is a Gift

Book Reviews

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

🌟🌟🌟🌟 Synopsis: Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when… Continue reading Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Book Reviews

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

🌟🌟 Rachel Chu is a thirty-something economics professor living in New York. This summer, her boyfriend Nicholas Young has invited her to come along with him to Singapore, where he is to be the best man for his friend's wedding. There she will be meeting Nick's family, and see the place he grew up in.… Continue reading Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

First Impression Friday

First Impression Friday: Shadow and Bone

First Impression Friday is a meme created by J.W. Martin, where you give a few impressions of a book you have recently started, and predict what you will think at the end. It's cool because you get to look back after finishing the book to see what you were thinking at the beginning! Shadow and… Continue reading First Impression Friday: Shadow and Bone

Book Reviews

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Synopsis: Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a… Continue reading The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Book Reviews

Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older

🌟🌟🌟🌟 Synopsis: Sierra Santiago planned an easy summer of making art and hanging out with her friends. But then a corpse crashes their first party. Her stroke-ridden grandfather starts apologizing over and over. And when the murals in her neighborhood begin to weep tears... Well, something more sinister than the usual Brooklyn ruckus is going… Continue reading Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older