My first introduction to Leonard’s character immediately I think I know exactly where this story is going, and right away my reaction is to question. Do I want to read a book that humanizes some  Columbine wanna be? Portraying him as the glamorized victim. Recounting a justified account  of why he snaps and kills someone. […]

Being Henry David is a literary feast I loved the narration of Hank’s inner thoughts they’re on the same level as R’s in Warm Bodies. Intelligent and descriptive. Hank’s odyssey to discover his true identity is precarious path that takes him fro the streets of  New York city to the town of Concord, Massachusetts. Hoping […]

Please Look After Mom has been on my TBR pile for a while and one day browsing through the library shelves I spotted a copy. And thought this must be fate, so you know the rest. I wasn’t sure what to expect I had never read a book written by a Korean writer before. But […]

Black White Other at the beginning of the story we see Nina living in the aftermath of her parents divorce. Prior to the divorce life was good. Before her parent split she never realized how much she’d been living in a bubble, that her parents shielded her from the real world. Now everything was changing […]

[singlepic id=200 w=520 h=440 float=center]   Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine to showcased book we are eagerly anticipating.   [singlepic id=253 w=420 h=340 float=left] Title: Trafficked by Kim Prucell Publishing date: February 16, 2012 Publisher: Viking Juvenile Genre: Realistic Fiction Format: Hardcover Pages: 352 Add to Goodreads A gripping thriller, […]

  Synopsis: It’s been three years since the devastating accident … three years since Mia walked out of Adam’s life forever. Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Julliard’s rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock star status and celebrity girlfriend. When Adam gets stuck in New York by […]

Synopsis: In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen-year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck… A sophisticated, layered, and heartachingly beautiful story about the […]

 Synopsis DOES FITTING IN HAVE TO MEAN SELLING OUT?   In October 1975, while most teens are worried about their Happy Days Halloween costumes, Tiphanie Jayne Baker has bigger problems. Her parents have just decided to uproot the family to the ritzy suburb of Brent Hills, Colorado, and now she’s the only Black girl at […]

Blessings In Disguise Synopsis   Joining Rachel Jackson’s church youth group has been a lifesaver for Camille, Alexis, Jasmine, and Angel. The fabulous four share everything from juicy gossip to mentoring school kids. But their loyalty is put to the test when two of the girls get caught up in problems of their own — […]