I was homeschooled so for the majority of my childhood and adolescence I never felt the pressure to be "popular". So, in some sense, I couldn't really relate to what Maya writes about in this book. (H…
This was a personal read for me and so this review cannot help but be personal in nature. My brother told me I should read the book; my father told me I should see the movie. It took all m…
I must have inherited my fascination with the Holocaust from my mother. Whenever a new book chronicling any kind of history about the camps or a person involved in the Holocaust is published, it is al…
I knew what I was getting into when I began this book. I knew it wasn't going to be the happiest book I read this week, but that was okay with me. This book deals with a subject that is a tender one f…
I have heard so much buzz about this book--all of it good. I kept thinking I would run across a copy, but it didn't happen so I bought a copy. Oh my gosh, I wasn't that impressed! …
I have a weakness for beautiful illustrations. Sometimes I find myself looking at new children's books, simply for the drawings. Or browsing the "art" section on Pinterest to find just one more&n…
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania is best-selling author Erik Larson's latest masterpiece.Larson breathes new life into this retelling of the English ocean liner's fateful journey acr…
Firefight blazes into action on the first page and picks up the storyline shortly after Steelheart ended. (No time is expended on backstory so it is essential to read Steelheart first.) Firefight is…
Have you ever looked around your house, and immediately become overwhelmed by all the stuff you have? Books, CD's, DVD's, trinkets...the list could go on and on. We gather and collect things…
If ever you find yourself having a bad day, then this tale of the three Baudelaire children will make you feel much better. When the orphaned children are sent to live with their dreadful u…
I don't typically read books narrated solely by males, not because I am sexist or think women narrators are better, but simply because I am much more drawn to a story I can relate to. I haven't read a…
How to begin a review of such a stunning book? I feel like anything I can say about this novel will be like a drop in the ocean compared to what it really is. To know the full impression this book mad…
