A Few of My Mom’s Favorite Books

In honor of Mother's Day, I interviewed my mom, asking her to share a few of her favorite books. Below is a list of some of her favorites!   Little Women by Louisa May Alcott This is one of my mother's childhood favorites, a cozy classic that helped her to fall in love with reading.… Continue reading A Few of My Mom’s Favorite Books

Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson | A Review

Jacqueline Woodson's novella Another Brooklyn is about a woman named August as she reflects back on her childhood in Brooklyn in the 1970s. She recounts what it was like to grow up with her brother, to watch her father as he discovered Islam, to ache for her mother who they left behind in Tennessee, and to… Continue reading Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson | A Review

The Season of You & Me by Robin Constantine | A Review

Robin Constantine's YA novel The Season of You and Me takes place over a summer at the Jersey Shore, during which Cassidy Emmerich stays with her estranged father at his bed-and-breakfast. After a dramatic break-up with her boyfriend, she attempts to move on as she works as a summer camp counselor at Camp Manatee. She… Continue reading The Season of You & Me by Robin Constantine | A Review

Quarterly Reading Wrap-Up 1 (2018)

So it's mid-April, which means 2018 is more than a quarter of the way over.  (Though it feels like New Years Eve was just last week and I was setting my GoodReads goal!) I thought I'd take this opportunity to check in with myself, to see what I've read so far and to look ahead.… Continue reading Quarterly Reading Wrap-Up 1 (2018)

Final Girls by Riley Sager | A Review

Riley Sager's Final Girls explores the horror movie trope of the final girl: the girl who survives and faces-off with the killer at the end of a horror movie. The story zeroes in on Quincy, a baking blogger who, years ago, witnessed the murders of her friends while vacationing in a cabin in the Poconos. Quincy… Continue reading Final Girls by Riley Sager | A Review