From the author of my hysterical sobbing jag of 2015 (Or as it was sold under, All the Bright Things) comes the sweet, romantic story of Libby and Jack. Libby was once the world’s fattest teen. Now, years later she has lost half of her weight and is about to return to regular school. Jack passes himself off as a normal guy, but has realized that he has prosopagnosia, which means that he can’t recognize faces. Even his immediate family and friends are complete blanks. […]
“No matter how catastrophic the rumor, people will always adjust and find it dull in hindsight. Or they forget about it altogether…”
Save This one is sort of similar to The Dark Days Club, in that they are both set in the Regency era, and both involve supernatural elements. These Vicious Masks is closer to the X-Men, as it involves humans with special powers. Evelyn is the only one who can save her sister, Rose, after she is kidnapped and taken away to London. She encounters a city full of people with abilities. You can read my full review here.
To Make a Thing as Simple as an Apple Pie, You have to Create the Whole, Wide World
During this last post-election month, I feel like my emotions are out of control and too close to the surface. Case in point, I was doing a first listen of my copy of the Hamilton Mix-Tape the other morning while making breakfast and basically was misty eyed during the whole first half. Songs about immigrants and rising up and writing your way out of bad circumstances hit close to home (and I’m a middle-aged white lady so I can only imagine how this CD resonates […]
We Were Alright
I picked this up solely because I adored the title. The cover seemed calm and mysterious as it stood there on the library shelf. I wasn’t in the market for new books to read, but I thought “eh why not?” Unfortunately I never came to love we were liars. It was a pleasant enough read, short and light. I, however, was expecting a beautiful slow read about families and secrets and the special bonds formed when people grow up together. It wasn’t. Instead it was […]