Lose Yourself in the World of Books
When I was looking for a fun new book to read, one of my coworkers recommended As You Wish. As is my habit this year, I immediately went searching for an audiobook and discovered that Cary, and the entire still living cast of The Princess Bride, with one exception, read the audiobook! Synopsis From actor Cary Elwes,… Continue reading As You Wish by Cary Elwes
A Celebration of a National Obsession Before heading over to London to visit my sister in June, I figured I should brush up on what is currently topping British popularity charts - that meant, Bake Off! I downloaded a whole season on Netflix for my overnight flight across the pond and wound up watching all… Continue reading The Story of the Great British Bake Off by Anita Singh
From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between) To say that I am a Gilmore Girls fan may be a bit of an understatement. I am a basic white (elder - according to Iliza Shlesinger) millennial young woman, therefore I love Gilmore Girls. It's basic logic. However, as I wasn't a huge fan of Graham's fiction (Someday,… Continue reading Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, Girls in Pants, Forever in Blue I have been best friends with Tibby, Carmen, Lena and Bridget for more than half my life now. The summer before I turned fourteen, I was attempting to walk to the Barnes and Noble of Virginia Beach… Continue reading Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares
I’ll readily admit that Ella’s dark green dress on the front cover of the first paperback edition was what first caught my attention. But given my established record as a lover of fairy tale adaptations, it should come as no surprise that this is the book that started my obsession! Synopsis How can a fairy's… Continue reading Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
When I was a little girl, I took many ballet classes and I loved it! Unfortunately, I wasn’t very good. In fact, I was incredibly clumsy, and as such, I never really managed to finish a recital or class without causing bodily harm to myself or someone else and therefore, I had to give it… Continue reading Bunheads by Sophie Flack
Sloppy Firsts, Second Helpings, Charmed Thirds, Fourth Comings, Perfect Fifths Jessica Darling helped me survive high school. I was first introduced to the delightfully snarky, sarcastic and spunky teen heroine of Sloppy Firsts when I was a freshman in speech and debate practice after school one autumn afternoon back in 2003. A frenemy of mine… Continue reading Jessica Darling quintet by Megan McCafferty
While waiting for a flight to Ecuador, I realized I had not brought a book to get lost in when I would need to get away from the stress of traveling for a wedding. I figured the magical circus would be the perfect escape. Synopsis The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It… Continue reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
As a young woman who desperately wanted to be one of the Gilmore Girls, I knew as soon as I found out that Lauren Graham had written a novel, I would be reading it. Synopsis It's January 1995, and Franny Banks has just six months left on the three-year deadline she set for herself when she… Continue reading Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham
Warcross #1 Marie Lu is officially now the most reviewed author on this site! This may be due in large part to a very exciting event that took place at the bookstore I work at two weeks ago when I had the great of fortune of moderating a discussion between the lovely Marie Lu and… Continue reading Warcross by Marie Lu
Celebration of Books 