The Double Life of Liliane by Lily Tuck

3 stars I received this book from Goodreads in exchange for an honest review.This book was a bit difficult for me to really get into. Tuck builds the novel around fact and fiction, toying with the idea of autobiographical texts and demonstrating the deconstruction that occurs in all text, “it is impossible to tell what…

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Huntress by Malinda Lo

4 stars I wasn’t sure if I wanted to read this book, because I was a bit bored when I read Ash. I definitely liked this book a lot better. The plot was fast-paced and the characters were much more interesting. Despite the long length of the book, the plot felt like it moved fairly…

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How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran

3 stars There are things I really liked about this book and I things that I really didn’t like about it.For starters, I loved the mashup of memoir with feminist lessons. It made the text easy to read while still getting across messages and making the reader think. At times the book was hilarious and…

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Talker 25 by Joshua McCune

2 stars I won a copy of the sequel to this book from Epic Reads and figured I should read this one first; however, having gotten through it, I am second guessing whether I want to continue the series. I was really excited about this series because I thought, “hey…dragons”, and also, “female lead with…

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Harables: Short Stories 1 by Haidji

4 stars I received a copy of this book from Booklikes in exchange for an honest review. This is the second book I have read by Haidji and I loved it just as much as the first.Haiti’s writing style is amazingly beautiful. This book of short stories mixes fantasy and reality, keeping up a good…

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The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch

5 stars A cool story with a likable main character and a great ending.I have wanted to read this book for such a long time and finally got a copy. I’m so glad I did. This is a simple, but amazing children’s book. Highly recommend to children and adults alike, male and female.

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Beautiful Secret by Christina Lauren

3 stars I received a copy of this book through Shelf Awareness in exchange for an honest review. So I usually avoid any books even remotely related to sex because I’m a bit uneasy around that sort of thing. But the cover of this one really drew me in. The plot itself is highly predictable…

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