Why I Read it I have always like the film adaptation of The Help but of course had never read the book. When I found it in a little library I knew I had to give it a try. The Narrators Despite have a physical copy I also checked out an audio version from the […]
As soon as I finished The Push I wanted to read more by Ashley Audrain. With The Whispers Audrain did not disappoint. It may sound odd but I think the best way to describe the novel’s slow burn of a plot is to liken it to the film Titanic. From the beginning, we know the […]
First Sentence: Our hero was not one of those Dominican cats everybody’s always going on about – he wasn’t no home-run hitter or a fly bachatero, not a playboy with a million hots on his jock. My Thoughts: I love books about geeks and I couldn’t help but fall in love with Oscar Lin-Manuel Miranda […]
Having grown up watching the campy, 1950s The Bad Seed it was hard not to be reminded of Rhoda Penmark while reading The Push. Yes, both deal with mothers questioning their daughters innocence and brings the question nature vs nurture to the forefront. However, The Push has its own voice and story to tell. Blythe […]
I had been curious about The Pink Carnation series as it has been billed as a “Jane Austen-inspired” series. Jane Austen does make a cameo via a letter but that is where the inspiration stops. I had been looking for a warm holiday read with a bit of intrigue, however, what I received was an […]