Books and Things
Some of the greatest characters in literature are not the focus of the plot - yet they stay with us long after the book has ended. We remember them. Often, I find myself remembering minor characters from books as being a major part of the story - only to reread and realize they were barely... Continue Reading →
Fear Street is back, ya'll!! I was so excited when I read that R.L. Stine would be returning to the series that made him super famous in the 1990s. Before Goosebumps became the cash cow it has been for several decades now, Stine churned out Fear Street books once a month. This series was darker... Continue Reading →
I am really excited for the October release of Paperback Crush by Gabrielle Moss. So excited that I have decided to read a retro teen paperback every week up to the week of release. Last week I read and reviewed Remember Me by Christopher Pike and it was completely bonkers! This week I return to... Continue Reading →
It's funny how some books stay with us. Sometimes it is the cover we remember. Or a specific character or moment. A brief description that stays with us long after the book has been read. I remember a lot about Christopher Pike's Remember Me. The cover showing a dead teenage girl sprawled on the patio... Continue Reading →
"I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction." - Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
Before I start the actual review, let's play Two Truths and a Lie. If you have never played, the rules are simple: I'll give you three statements. Two are true and one is a lie. It's up to you to decide which one is a lie. I don't read a ton of popular thriller fiction.... Continue Reading →
The other night, I was making notes for a future blog post on Decopunk (coming soon!) when I was inspired to create a new category of post called: Judge a Book By Its Cover. We have all heard that phrase: "Don't judge a book by its cover!" And we all know what it means, that... Continue Reading →
“Does such a thing as 'the fatal flaw,' that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature? I used to think it didn't. Now I think it does. And I think that mine is this: a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs.” ― Donna Tartt, The Secret History
“Sometimes the world don’t give you what you need, no matter how hard you look. Sometimes it withholds.” ― Jesmyn Ward, Sing, Unburied, Sing
