Dear Sarina Bowen: I read the first book in this series three and a half years ago and gave it an A-, yet somehow never managed to continue on with the series. Maybe I was waiting for the second book to be free like the first one was (and eventually ... more >
Note: I had somehow thought that Sarina Bowen’s Brooklyn Bruisers series ended with book four. Anyway, I’m glad to pick it up again – here are two short(ish) reviews of books five and six. Overnight Sensation by Sarina Bowen The book opens with Brooklyn Bruiser player Jason Castro at a ... more >
Also read and reviewed: Ocean Light and Cadaver & Queen An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew by Annejet Van Der Zijl I can’t remember if this was recommended somewhere or if I just found it while perusing historical biographies on Amazon, but I know I was initially intrigued by ... more >
Dear Ms. Bowen, I’ve enjoyed most of your NA novels; in my opinion, you write your strongest books when you focus on coming-of-age themes. So, when I saw that your first YA novel, The Accidentals, was out, I took a chance and bought it. It’s the summer before senior year ... more >
Dear Sarina Bowen: Reading the first three books in the Brooklyn Bruisers series I’ve become increasingly aware of something going on in the background of each story between the owner of the Bruisers, Nate Kattenberger, and the team’s cute and spunky office manager, Rebecca Rowley. The timelines of the books overlap, ... more >
Disclaimer: I’m friendly with both authors online and have met Sarah in person a few times. She even sent me Kit Kats once (I won a giveaway). I know them both well enough to know that if I didn’t like one of their books I could say so freely and ... more >