Wreck and Order by Hannah Tennant-Moore

1 star I received a copy of this book from LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review.I hate leaving bad reviews. I usually try to find some redeeming quality in books, even if I don’t really like them, but this book was extremely difficult for me to get through.At first I absolutely loved it. The…

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It’s Come to Our Attention

4 stars   I received this book from Goodreads in exchange for an honest review. As far as anthologies go, this one is superb. While the stories vary in writing style and plot, they all share some outstanding qualities: amazing descriptions, in-depth writing, and overall very good quality work. This is quite an impressive collection;…

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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

3 stars Well… that was weird. So have you read The Fault in Our Stars? This is the opposite. This book is what appears to be basically a parody of The Fault in Our Stars, or at least a YA book of the cancer variety. As a parody it does the exact opposite of everything…

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Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter

3 stars I vaguely remember reading some of these stories as a child, but really only remembered Peter Rabbit so I decided to go back and reread the collection.Overall, it is a well put together collection of stories with a variety of characters. I loved that the stories were interconnected and that you were able…

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Fade Out, Smile by Casey Renee Kiser

4 stars I received a copy of this book through LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review.This is the fifth book of poems I have read by Kiser. I love her work and her unique way of depicting life. These poems contain the same dark imagery and powerful emotions as Kiser’s previous books. This collection…

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Perfect: The Call by Scarlet D’Vore

4 stars I received a copy of this book through LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review.This was such a cool idea for a book! I loved it. The story was fast-paced and the multiple narrators kept things interesting. This is a book with a great plot that keeps you on your toes.While the outlook…

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