Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Chef's Choice Series: Chef's Kiss: Book Two Author: TJ Alexander Publisher: Simon & Schuster Length: 336 Pages Category: Transgender Romance, Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: While Chef's Choice confronts some weighty topics, at its heart it's a joyful story too. It's a story about being proud of who you are, and... Continue Reading →
Title: Kiss Her Once for Me Author: Alison Cochrun Publisher: Atria Books Length: 366 Pages Category: Holiday Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This book is everything wonderful, a lot of heartwarming and a little bit of heart-wrenching, with some added spice and everything nice a romance novel should have. I loved Ellie and... Continue Reading →
Title: The Hourglass Throne Series: The Tarot Sequence: Book Three Author: K.D. Edwards Publisher: Pyr/Simon & Schuster Length: 425 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I have fallen madly, deeply, and irrevocably in love with this series and its characters, and I can’t recommend it strongly enough. The Tarot Sequence series is,... Continue Reading →
Title: The Charm Offensive Author: Alison Cochrun Publisher: Simon & Schuster Length: 368 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Every single thing these characters said and did during the course of what, to them, seemed like an impossible dream—their own happily ever after—was written with such care and an abundance of... Continue Reading →
Title: Boys Keep Swinging: A Memoir Author: Jake Shears Publisher: Atria Books Length: 336 Pages Category: Autobiography At a Glance: Shears is nothing if not a natural born storyteller who picks at the threads of memory and weaves them into a compelling novel. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: In this deeply affecting memoir, one of rock... Continue Reading →
Title: At the Edge of the Universe Author: Shaun David Hutchinson Publisher: Simon Pulse Length: 304 Pages Category: Young Adult At a Glance: This novel, like life itself, is a roller coaster. And that’s a metaphor in the story that I can reveal without spoiling this lovely bit of Young Adult fiction. Reviewed By: Lisa... Continue Reading →
Title: The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley Author: Shaun David Hutchinson Publisher: Simon Pulse/Simon & Schuster Length: 320 Pages Category: Young Adult At a Glance: This is such a lovely novel, exceedingly recommendable, and it made me an instant fan of its author. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: A heartbreaking yet uplifting story about a boy... Continue Reading →
“I bet you could sometimes find all the mysteries of the universe in someone’s hand.” – Benjamin Alire Sáenz I learned so much as I watched Ari and Dante discover the secrets of their small corner of the vast universe. • I learned that feeling small and insignificant and inadequate doesn’t make it true. •... Continue Reading →
“I bet you could sometimes find all the mysteries of the universe in someone’s hand.” – Benjamin Alire Sáenz I learned so much as I watched Ari and Dante discover the secrets of their small corner of the vast universe. • I learned that feeling small and insignificant and inadequate doesn’t make it true. •... Continue Reading →
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