Month: January 2017
Review: The Dark Tower 1 – The Gunslinger
The Dark Tower 1 The Gunslinger by Stephen King “The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.” I have, regrettably, only had the pleasure of reading one Stephen King novel – 11.22.63. Before reading that particular book, I’d always avoided King […]
Recommendation: The Mortal Instruments – City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments – Book 1 City of Bones by Cassandra Clare “Clary glanced at the spot where the boy had disappeared from, and said nothing. There wasn’t even a smear of blood there – nothing to show that the boy had ever existed. “They […]
Review: Heartless
Heartless by Marissa Meyer “Cath shivered and had the strangest urge to give him a nervous wave. An acknowledgment that yes, she was aware that her dress was unduly red. But by the time her hand had lifted, the Joker’s attention had skipped on. She […]
Recommendation: What Remains
What Remains by Carole Radziwill “He was handsome and serious, bent over scripts in a hotel room, and then he stood and reached for my hand.” I know what you’re thinking. Why would you want to read a book about death? And not just about […]
Review: Diary
Diary by Chuck Palahniuk “When you just cannot stop working. When completing this one project is all you can imagine. Then take a pill. Because Peter’s right. You’re right. Because everything is important. Every detail We just don’t know why yet. Everything is a self-portrait. […]
Recommendation: The Nightingale
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah “If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: In love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are. Today’s young people want to know everything about […]
Review: Certain Girls
Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner ” Peter had talked me out of it. “It’s one quarter of seventh grade,” he’d argued. “All she needs is time.” Time, I thought now. I sipped my drink and shoved the worries away. I’ve gotten good at that. At […]
Recommendation: Size 12 Is Not Fat
Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot “Less Than Zero looks relieved. “Good,” she says. “Well, I guess I better go and find a store that actually carries my size.” “Yeah,” I say, wanting to suggest Gap Kids, but restraining myself. Because it isn’t […]
Review: The Red Queen
The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory “My life comes down to this: a court that has forgotten me, a husband who mocks me, a son who has no use for me, and a God who has gone silent. It is no comfort to me that […]
