Lynette is a real life "final girl." For years she has attended a support group with women like her, others who have survived their own massacres years prior. Each of them has coped with the trauma in their own ways. Heather turned to drugs, Adrienne to self-help. Lynette became paranoid. She learned as much self-defense as . . .
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2021 Anticipated Books
Hey guys! Happy Saturday. I know this post is extremely late this year--usually I'd post my anticipated reads within the first week of the year, but I got a little sidetracked this time around. Sorry! January is almost over, but I've still got a long list of anticipated 2021 releases that I think you guys should take a . . .
Rainbow Book Recs
Hello, friends. I decided to play a little game with cover art and color. I looked through my Read shelf on Goodreads and picked out books that had covers with an overwhelming color featured on them. And I made a rainbow rec list, just for you! Some of these books are old, some a little newer, but I hope you're able to add at least . . .
Aurora Rising | book review
In 2380, Tyler Jones is finally graduating from Aurora Academy. Top of his class, he knows he'll have first pick in assembling his dream team. That is, until he almost dies rescuing Aurora Jie-Lin O'Malley, a girl stuck in cryosleep aboard a centuries-lost spacecraft. That stunt puts him dead last, meaning his squad is now comprised of everyone else who . . .
Pumpkinheads | book review
It’s Halloween at the pumpkin patch, which means it’s the last night Josiah and Deja will work the Succotash Hut together before going off to college next season. Deja is going to miss Josiah—and the snacks. Josiah is going to miss Deja, too, but he’s more upset that he never talked to the girl of his dreams: the Fudge Shop girl, Marcy. So Deja . . .
The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, #2) | book review
Todd wakes to find his worst nightmare: Viola is gone, and he himself is at the mercy of Mayor (It's President, now, Todd) Prentiss. Mayor Prentiss has learned exactly how to control Todd: he uses Viola against him, and Todd has no choice but to let him. As Todd begins to succumb to the Mayor's new way of life, Viola is learning her own . . .
The Knife of Never Letting Go | book review
Many years ago, settlers traveled from the Old World to the New World. Prentisstown is the only settlement in the New World, and living in it is Todd, the last boy to become a man in a world of only men. There are no women in Prentisstown. There are also no secrets, as far as Todd is concerned, because of the Noise: everyone can . . .
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | book review
It's 1866, and the world is convinced that a monster terrorizes the seas. Professor Pierre Aronnax is not entirely sure this is the case, but accepts an invitation aboard the Abraham Lincoln to track down this sea creature out of curiosity. As a professor of natural history and an expert on the subject of marine life, he felt it his duty. But when the . . ,
Finale | book review
Two months have passed since Tella won Caraval and discovered Legend's true identity. While Legend is gearing up to become the empire's new leader, the now-freed Fates are preparing something of their own. What they have in store could change everything. With Tella's heart torn between two, and Scarlett discovering a shocking . . .
What Graphic Novel Should You Read Next?
By this time of year, readers are either relaxed and celebrating their accomplished reading goal, OR frantically trying to finish out the year strong by picking up a few last-minute reads. More often than not, I am a part of the latter group, so I can say with less-than-proud honesty that I have some experience in the art of last-minute . . .