I recently went on vacation and wanted to take a fun “beach read” but I usually hate beach reads. I was really excited to see this on my bookshelf. And it was exactly what I wanted! Miss You is not a typical rom-com. Following two characters for over 10 years of missed connections, it made …
Maisie Cothay was born cursed. Each living thing she touches dies or comes back to life. She lives in seclusion from the world until one day, when she is 16, and her father goes missing. As a Pushing Daisies fan, I was pulled in to the plot immediately and then couldn’t stop giggling with joy …
I am doing the Book Riot 2018 Read Harder Challenge this year and one of the requirements was to read a western. I am not a big western reader (I am incredibly squeamish and don’t handle blood and violence very well) so I was daunted by this one. That was, until our Penguin rep, Brian, …
I wanted to like this book. It’s a gritty, dysfunctional family drama, which is usually my cup of tea. But this book just didn’t work for me. It wasn’t bad, it wasn’t great, it just didn’t work for me. I think part of that has to do with the fact that I listened to the …
I loved Call Me By Your Name and so I knew that I needed to check out Andre Aciman’s other work. I decided to read his most recent book, Enigma Variations, in which he tells the story of Paul, a man who tries to discover himself at different points in his life. The story is broken up into five …
Don’t let the cover fool you. This is not a light, fluffy read that will make you feel like you are smiling and drinking a hot chocolate. American Panda tells the story of Mei, a 17 year-old who finds herself as a freshman at MIT. As well as starting at a new school, she is dealing with …
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