Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
"Brains love poetry. It's sticky stuff."
This beautiful quote exemplifies what makes Eleanor & Park one of the best books I read this year. Rainbow [...]
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
It's true that "pain demands to be felt."
It's also true that a great novel demands to be read.
Such is the way of John Green's incredible YA novel, [...]
Every Day by David Levithan
It's always refreshing when I read a book that's compelling, original, off-the-beaten-path. The kind of book that sucks me in so that I'm inhaling the story [...]
Bossypants by Tina Fey
We need more women like Tina Fey in the spotlight.
In fact, as she aptly points out again and again - we need more women in the spotlight PERIOD.
I've read [...]
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Irreverent and {sometimes} irrelevant, Allie Brosh's clear, self-deprecating debut story collection cuts down to the core of human emotion. What I love about [...]
The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Sometimes you just need a little magic.
Something different.
Something that gets you believing in love/friendship/life again.
Sometimes you just need [...]
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
"Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd, a New Jersey romantic who dreams of becoming the Dominican J. R. R. Tolkien and, most of all, of [...]
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Dear Lord of the Rings,
Our time together is coming to an end. It's been another wonderful visit, and I'll miss you, but right now I just have to move [...]
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
And people will say: “Let’s hear about Frodo and the Ring!” And they’ll say: “Yes, that’s one of my favourite stories. Frodo was very brave, [...]