B- Reviews / Book Reviewsbullying / enemies to lovers / First-Person / Halloween / holiday novella / New Adult / novellaNo Comments
A zombie. A vampire. A witch. Nora Travers is none of these things. But the former mean girl has to hide behind costumes if she wants to scare the pants off Brendan, the horror geek with the power to make or break her haunted house. Because Brendan is the nerd ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsbullying / children's literature / childrens-books / dysfunctional family / Friends / schoolsComments Off on REVIEW: If This Were a Story by Beth Turley
Tenacious. That means strong-willed. My mother calls me that. I wish I felt the same way. If this were a story, I would discover I was a direct descendent of a famous soldier who won countless battles and protected hundreds of people. This resilience running through my veins wouldn’t be ... more >
B Reviewsbullying / Chicago / Contemporary / LGBTQ / mental illness / New Adult / revenge3 Comments
Dear Ms. Raeder, Your first novel, Unteachable, made waves. I admit I skipped it, because student-teacher relationships squick me out. It ends up being a hard no for me. But the premise of your new novel sounded interesting, so I wanted to give it a try. Black Iris is a ... more >
Letters of Opinionbook reviewing / bullying / commercial speech / genre criticism33 Comments
By way of introduction So I’ve been listening to Anthony Bourdain read his own book, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People who Cook, and I’m struck again and again ... more >
C- Reviewsbullying / Contemporary / enemies to lovers4 Comments
Dear L H. Cosway: After the refreshing Painted Faces, I was eager to try another Cosway book and this one had an intriguing premise. Could you forgive the person who tormented you and fall in love with him? Lana and Sasha are best friends and at first this is not ... more >
B- Reviews / C- Reviews / Featuredbullying / college / Contemporary / ebook / Hachette / Young-AdultComments Off on REVIEW: Secrets and Lies by Kody Keplinger
Dear Ms. Keplinger, I’m a fan of your contemporary YA novels. I really like their empowered teen girl and positive female sexuality outlook. While Secrets and Lies isn’t a brand new novel-length work, I enjoy your writing enough to give shorter stories a try. Here, we have two novellas that ... more >