Now, based on the title of Rainbow Rowell’s latest book, Any Way the Wind Blows, one would think this is a song about Queen. Well, just like her prior two novels in this trilogy weren’t about Kansas, then this one is certainly not about that great rock band either. In fact, this book is about magic, and young adults dealing with all sorts of crap, so that’s almost an equally as fun time for me. To read, of course.
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Book Review: Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
I told you it wouldn’t be long before I read another one of Julie Buxbaum’s books! When looking at other people talking about What to Say Next, an older book of Buxbaum’s, Tell Me Three Things, was mentioned often and in a glowing light. So I knew I had to check it out!
Read moreBook Review: What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum
This young adult novel turned out to be quite a pleasant surprise! I don’t usually go for recommended books, especially on my local digital library, but the brief description I read for What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum seemed intriguing enough. That means I decided to give it a go!
Read moreBook Review: Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
Several years ago I watched a movie called Geography Club, so imagine my surprise when I learned it was based off of a book! That’s right, and even more interesting, is that this novel is the first of four featuring the same characters written by Bren Hartinger! I definitely have some more reading to do!
Read moreBook Review: You Love Me by Caroline Kepnes
Truthfully, I wasn’t sure there was going to be a third novel in the You series by Caroline Kepnes, but she surprised me by dropping You Love Me earlier this summer! So let’s delved into the psyche of one very creepy, Joe Goldberg.
Read moreBook Review: Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
Back when I watched the film adaptation of Jessica Bruder’s novel Nomadland, I really ended up liking it a lot. In fact, I was so taken by it that I was a little shocked when my cousin told me she didn’t enjoy it! She recommend that I read Bruder’s novel to see what I was missing, so that’s what I did.
Read moreBook Review: Force of Nature by Jane Harper
When I found out Jane Harper wrote a second novel featuring Aaron Falk, Force of Nature, I knew I had to see if it could live up to her debut. The Dry was just so personal that I couldn’t see how this person could successfully be serialized. The character loses a bit of it’s uniqueness in this very genre novel, but that didn’t really make it any less compelling to me. It’s a good crime novel!
Read moreBad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup – Book Review
The New York Times journalist John Carreyrou delivered a story so crazy I almost couldn’t believe it was real. Elizabeth Holmes, a Stanford sophomore dropout, managed to dupe a large part of the world with the promise of revolutionary healthcare. Blood testing to be more specific. Given how recently everything fell apart for her, I’m sort of shocked this scandal was never on my radar. I worked in healthcare for crying out loud! In finance, but still.
Read moreBook Review: They Don’t Need to Understand by Andy Biersack
This book of stories written by Black Veil Brides front man Andy Biersack, and pal Ryan J. Downey, really had a lot to delve into for someone who really hasn’t spent all that long on this planet. While he claims the passages written were not meant to be a memoir but more like a recounting of his sheer determination of will, it still read like a memoir to me. Either way, this book is a deep dive into the life of Andy Biersack.
Read moreBook Review: Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
It took me a little while, but I finally finished the second book in Deborah Harkness’ All Souls Trilogy, Shadow of Darkness. Now, similar to the second season of A Discovery of Witches, this book wasn’t really my favorite, but there were still parts to enjoy.
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