Let Her Be
Review This story had such a good premise and I wish I could have loved it, I honestly truly did. Will is struggling to move on from his girlfriend after…
Cappuccino
Review Reading another Wataru Yoshizumi manga has been a real callback to high school, which for me was a golden age of shojo manga. Yoshizumi was one of the queens…
Thirteen Reasons Why
Review This is a difficult story to unpack and process. The book tackles suicide and a number of other incredibly heavy themes that are not easy to approach and talk…
The Gift
Review I won't mince words with this one—I hated this story, flat out hated it. I like stories with flawed or even awful main characters, and I've always tended to…
Maria, Maria: & Other Stories
Review I'm a sucker for new short story collections with beautiful covers, I picked this book up instantly when I first laid eyes on it at the library. I was…
The Road of Lost Innocence: The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine
Review I didn't know a thing about Somaly Mam or her NGO, AEFSIP (Acting for Women in Distressing Situations) when I picked up this little book at the library. Human…
Buried
Review This story was such a treat, Buried follows an old-school investigative journalist as he digs into the mystery of a serial kidnapper, publishing news on the second abduction to…
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Review Winston is our everyman, a middle-aged average male living under the heel of a totalitarian regime. His work is bland, his food is bland, his everyday routine is bland.…
Always and Forever, Lara Jean
Review Graduating high school is truly an event to be celebrated, but it's bittersweet too with the changes that it brings. It is the end of an era for young…
Slow Burner
Review Slow Burner is a sneaky and fun little story, true to the title the story delivers on the steady burn despite the small page count. Liz finds that her…
