Do you know how many people will not be able to resist making a pun of Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins and say that the book is catching fire? Well, include me in that bunch because it’s true. I’m not writing up a full review because with the book still not coming out for another [...]
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is one of those breakout novels that if you haven’t heard of it yet then you are missing out. It’s seriously worthy of all the buzz that it’s getting. I borrowed The Hunger Games from Steph at The Children’s Literature Book Club and three weeks later it was still [...]
Everything that Laurie Halse Anderson touches turns to gold. Her newest novel, Wintergirls is no exception. Picking up this book and simply thumbing through it, I immediately knew that it was different. From the three page spread that says nothing but “Must. Not. Eat. Must Not Eat. Must. Not. Eat. Must. Not. Eat.” over and [...]
Do you read blogs? Do you read book blogs (well – besides the one you are reading now)? If you do, then chances are you’ve already heard of Matrimony by Joshua Henkin. If not, let me fill you in. If you love character driven novels than rest assured, you will enjoy Matrimony, a story that [...]
I read the The Way He Lived by Emily Wing Smith after it was recommended by Sara Zarr. Plus, Smith lives in Salt Lake City. Double bonus! I’m always up for reading books by my local authors.
Set in a small town in Utah, The Way He Lived is the exploration of how the death [...]