Mailbox Monday is a weekly event where we share our latest book arrivals. Link up and find new mailboxes to stalk at the Mailbox Monday blog. Happy Sunday, friends! Here are the books that have made their way to me over the last two weeks: Save Me, Kurt Cobain by Jenny Manzer – Nico is dealing with maternal […]
Read More »Month: February 2016
The Movie Date: Oscar Notes 2016
I didn’t make an effort to see all the Best Picture nominees this year, but I did see a few. In no particular order, here are my thoughts on each. BRIDGE OF SPIES Cold war tale starring Tom Hanks as a Brooklyn lawyer asked to negotiate a prisoner exchange of US and Russian spies. Admirable […]
Read More »#YADiversityBookClub: The Girl From Everywhere
In the YA Diversity Book Club, we chat about the latest YA books that celebrate diversity. Our book club includes Sandie @ Teen Lit Rocks and Kristan @ We Heart YA. Each month we’ll focus on one book with a book review (our discussion chat) and bonus features. Our February book club pick is Heidi Heilig’s THE GIRL FROM EVERYWHERE. This time travel […]
Read More »Audiobook Review: Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes
I couldn’t look away from last year’s unsettling You, the Caroline Kepnes book that introduced Joe Goldberg, the serial killing bookseller. In Hidden Bodies, Joe’s back to try to find love (and to add to his body count) in this darkly entertaining and macabre sequel. This book had me on edge from start to finish, […]
Read More »Audiobook Review: Wicked Sexy Liar by Christina Lauren
Wicked Sexy Liar is the fourth and final book in Christina Lauren’s Wild Seasons series. (Say it isn’t so!) The first three books in this series focus on a friendship trio who impulsively marry three strangers in Vegas and their romantic exploits. This final installment focuses on the womanizer Luke and the relationship gun-shy London. […]
Read More »Audiobook Review: Be Frank With Me
This humorous book is an LA story about a reclusive writer, her eccentric young son, and the outsider sent in to look after them. Be Frank With Me is Julia Claiborne Johnson’s debut and it’s an entertaining crossover book about love and relationships, with a dash of Hollywood glamour. Mimi wrote a widely acclaimed once-in-a-lifetime […]
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