“Georgia Peaches” and my low-key favorite concept photography

on 27 April, 202018 October, 2020 // Book reviews

It’s a fucking innuendo, really. All the puns intended. 😅 So you might like to think this just meant I spent all my time outside of work reading the book. No. I didn’t finish it faster. I had lots of things I needed to get done, lots of things I failed to get done, and […]

Annie on My Mind // a soft classic lesbian romance

on 20 January, 202018 October, 2020 // Book reviews

It is quite timely that I would be finishing this book today, one month after a major event in my life — but also on the last day (as far as I know, and as far as I hope) of my physical therapy. I think this is what’s called happenstance, because it’s coincidental, but I […]

Monday’s Not Coming // missing child mystery

on 2 December, 201918 October, 2020 // Book reviews

Monday’s Not Coming sucked me in and had me reeling the entire time. Truth: I totally turned the book over and skimmed the last few chapters to brace myself because, like, that’s what I need to survive certain stories sometimes. Like, I almost always look up TV spoilers to prepare myself emotionally and mentally for […]

Famous in Love // the epitome of everything I loathe about YA

on 11 November, 201918 October, 2020 // Book reviews

Famous in Love is, without a doubt, a complete train wreck. All the issues I’ve with young adult fiction — generally speaking? They exist, inside this book! I never thought such a thing possible, but alas…it has happened. Let me break it down for you: the recipe to get me to dislike a book. 1. […]

“Dear Martin” by Nic Stone

on 4 November, 201918 October, 2020 // Book reviews

Young adult fiction was not something I previously enjoyed, so I didn’t set out to read it on purpose. It just so happened that, during my free trial of Amazon Prime, “Dear Martin” by Nic Stone was on sale. I knew nothing about it, except that I wanted to read it. I’d heard about “Dear […]

An Hour Unspent // the end of the Shadows Over England trilogy

on 28 October, 201918 October, 2020 // Book reviews

I finished a book trilogy — the first novel trilogy I’ve completed. It’s such a Big Deal I’ve brought in the first-letter drop-cap class (albeit visible only with wider screens). A Name Unknown reeled me in, even though I disliked White’s writing style. A Song Unheard proved White’s storytelling and writing style are two different […]

When // romance is on the backburner in this one

on 26 August, 201918 October, 2020 // Book reviews

My qualms with young adult (YA) fiction — as I’ve not yet dabbled in YA nonfiction — begins in the execution of, well, everything: character development, plot, setting, romance and relationships… There’s a saying that goes something like, “If you keep reading YA and hating it, maybe you just hate YA and should stop,” and […]