So I was watching Sense and Sensibility the other day remembering with ease how much I hate Marianne Dashwood. Ugh. She’s seriously the worst of all Jane Austen’s women cause at least Lydia was young, trying to show up her sisters and didn’t have much of a role model in her mother. And sure I … More Dumb Movie Characters: A New Number One?
The Princess and the Fangirl By: Ashley Poston Today I just want to talk about something happy and not the ringing of the bells- though it does involve fandom. The Princess and the Fangirl is Ashley Poston’s second novel about what happens at ComicCon Excelisor Con and to my surprise I actually enjoyed this one more … More The Good & Bad of Fandom
Maybe anti-romantic is a little harsh. Not romantically inclined? Like a little bit of darkness in your love story (or a lot) such as it were? With Valentine’s Day right around the corner I thought I’d offer some ideas for books that have just the right amount to appeal to the person who likes a … More Romantic Books for the Anti-Romantic Reader
The Witch of Willow Hall By: Hester Fox Grade: C Available: October 2nd After thinking about this book for a while it’s most like an origin story for a witch when said witch is the least interesting character. Also a love story. Also not that interesting. *Netgalley kindly provided me with a copy of the … More The Witch that Could Have Been…
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society By: Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows Grade: B+ As the rebuilding from World War II commences author Juliet Ashton begins a correspondence with the people of Guernsey (several of them anyway) who while under German occupation formed a literary club and discovered books, friendship and a … More Love, Hope & Letters
The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily Authors: Rachel Cohn & David Levithan Grade: C I really enjoyed Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares. It was a great little Christmas story. Very sweet. Very fun. So I was looking forward to this one because I could use some Christmas spirit. Unfortunately, this book really didn’t … More Dash and Lily Really Bummed Me Out
Dreamology Author: Lucy Keating Genre: YA/Fantasy Grade: B I knew I had to read this one from the moment I saw the Amazon blurb comparing it to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Alice has been dreaming about Max since she was a little girl. Even now the dreams are fun, fantastical versions of reality, … More Dreamology
Wallbanger Author: Alice Clayton Genre: Contemporary Romance Grade: B Caroline is loving her brand new apartment in the city. That is until one night the nocturnal activities of her neighbor Simon Parker just about bring down her walls. And it’s not just one night. The real story kicks off when Caroline finally decides she’s had … More Wallbanger
Passenger Author: Alexandra Bracken Grade: B Genre: YA/Romance/Fantasy Etta and Nicholas are the main characters in this time-traveling, treasure hunt fantasy that came very well reviewed amongst some of my favorite reviewers. I am always a sucker for hype and this was no different. While overall I liked the book, it was an interesting idea … More Passenger
True Tales of Lust & Love Author: Multi (Edited by Anna David) Grade: B A little potential romance for the upcoming weekend? Not so much. The essays in this book are actually taken from a show that’s been put on and it’s a couple of years old so you’ve probably heard of it. They are … More Random Reviews: True Tales of Lust and Love & Far From the Madding Crowd