The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
In the summer of 1922, 29 year old Nick Carraway has just moved from Minnesota to New York. Nick rents a house in the West Egg district of Long Island. West Egg is mostly populated with the newly rich who do not have many social connections and tend to find ways to elaborately display their wealth. Jay … Continue reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Every so often I read a book that is so good I have trouble writing a review about it. Will I do the book justice? Can I convince you in just a couple short paragraphs that this book should be moved to the top of your “to read” pile? Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell is one … Continue reading Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Set in North Carthage, Missouri, Gone Girl tells the story of Nick and Amy Dunne. The novel begins on Nick and Amy’s fifth wedding anniversary. Nick leaves for work the morning of their anniversary only to soon be called back home by a neighbor who has suspicions about happenings at the Dunne house. Nick returns home … Continue reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
College freshman, Abby Abernathy decided to attend Eastern University in attempts to escape her past life in Wichita, Kansas. Abby adopts a sophisticated, prim and proper look when she arrives at Eastern with the hope that the old Abby will not resurface. Things are going great until Abby meets Travis Maddox, Eastern’s “bad boy”. … Continue reading Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
Looking For Alaska by John Green
Sixteen year old Miles “Pudge” Halter, who has a talent for remembering famous last words, is in search of the “Great Perhaps.” He is done with his boring, friendless life in Florida and decides to follow in his father’s footsteps by enrolling at the Culver Creek Boarding School. Upon arrival, Miles meets his roommate Chip … Continue reading Looking For Alaska by John Green
Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple
Where’d You Go, Bernadette? begins with 15 year old Bee’s journey to find her mother, Bernadette, who has disappeared. Bee tells her mother’s story leading up to the disappearance through a number of emails, letters, faxes, and texts written by Bernadette, Bee’s father, and “the gnats,” just to name a few. Before moving to Seattle, … Continue reading Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Warning: Siege and Storm is the second book in Leigh Bardugo’s Grisha Trilogy. If you have not read the first book, Shadow and Bone, then there will definitely be spoilers in this review. Check out my review of the first book here: Shadow and Bone. Synopsis: Siege and Storm begins right where Shadow and Bone left off. … Continue reading Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman
Set in the 1980s, Rory Dawn Hendrix is a young girl living with her mother in a Reno trailer park. Rory’s maternal lineage includes a mother and grandmother who were both pregnant before turning 16. They are also high school dropouts, chain smokers, and welfare dependents. Rory’s trailer park, the Calle de la Flores, is … Continue reading Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman
Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
“The sun kept on with its slipping away, and I thought how many good things in the world might be resting on the shoulders of something terrible.”Carol Rifka Brunt’s heart wrenching novel begins by introducing 14 year old June Elbus. June is a self proclaimed “weird” girl who enjoys venturing into the woods behind her … Continue reading Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schiltz
Thirteen year old Lizzie Rose and eleven year old Parsefall are two orphans who have been taken in by Grisini, an ominous master puppeteer. The story begins with Grisini and his wards performing at young Clara Wintermute’s 12th birthday party. The night of the party, Clara goes missing and Grisini is suspected to be her … Continue reading Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schiltz
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