Sure Signs of Crazy by Karen Harrington Audiobook Review

Sure Signs of Crazy is Karen Harrington’s Middle Grade debut. It tells the story of 12-year-old Sarah Nelson who lives with her dad, loves words and classic books, and confides in a plant. She doesn’t know her mom, but does know that she tried to drown her (and did drown her twin brother) when she […]

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Since Last Summer by Joanna Philbin spotlight and Beach Bag Giveaway

Today is Memorial Day, the unofficial start to summer. Woohoo! School is out this week for my kid and we’re excitedly making summer plans.  Do you have summer on the brain too? One beach-ready book I read last year was Joanna Philbin’s Rules of Summer, a summer story set in the Hamptons about the haves […]

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Torn Away by Jennifer Brown Audiobook Review

Torn Away is Jennifer Brown’s (Hate List, Thousand Words) new book. In Torn Away, Jersey’s life is turned upside down (literally) when her Missouri town is ravaged by a tornado, killing her mother and sister. Now she’s carted off to relatives she doesn’t know, including the biological father who doesn’t want her, and her mother’s estranged parents, […]

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Reality Boy by A.S. King Audiobook Review

Book: Reality Boy by A.S. King, Hachette Audio, October 2013 Book Info: Library Audiobook, Running time: 7 hrs, 42 minutes. Read by: Michael Stellman. Also available in hardcover or e-book, 368 pages from Little, Brown Reality Boy is about a Reality TV family, and what happens when the cameras stop rolling. Seventeen-year-old Gerald Faust is still […]

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Roomies Audiobook Review and Giveaway

Book: Roomies by Sara Zarr, Tara Altebrando, Hachette Audio, December 2013 Book Info: Borrowed audio via Overdrive (and review copy provided via Netgalley.) Running time: 10 hrs. Read by: Becca Battoe, Emily Eiden. Also available in hardcover or e-book, 288 pages from Little, Brown Roomies is a YA/NA hybrid about two girls getting ready to leave for college. Part of the excitement I […]

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The Coldest Girl in Coldtown Audiobook Review

Book: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black, Hachette Audio, September 3, 2013 Book Info: YA Paranormal, Audiobook received for review from Hachette Audio. Running time: 12 hrs, 6 mins. Read by: Christine Lakin. Also available in hardcover, 432 pages from Little, Brown. Rating: 3.5 / 5 Stars More Info: Goodreads | Audible | Amazon […]

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