If you don't have Shelter by Jung Yun on your reading list yet, add it now because it's going to be big (plus she's a #30Authors contributor!). I'd like to say you heard it here first, but Sarah at Sarah's Bookshelves and the New York Times beat me to it. It's a harrowing novel that explores the difficulties in escaping a heartbreaking past, the hidden resentments … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2016
Why You Should Take a Bite Out of Romance
Today's post is by Sara Dobie Bauer, author of Bite Somebody, which is available now! Before you roll your eyes at me, let me tell you about my history with romance. No, I don’t mean my dating history—my literary history. I used to scoff at romance novels. If there was a shirtless dude on the cover or a woman in a corset, I lazily considered the nearest … [Read more...]
I wanted to like ‘Tender’ but….
I've read several reviews of Tender by Belinda McKeon over the past month or so and nearly all of them have two things in common: they are overwhelmingly positive and include one very specific spoiler that's not in the synopsis. What's more, most of these reviews gave no warning that there was a spoiler coming. It's hard to review the book without revealing this particular … [Read more...]
Concussion by Jeanne Marie Laskas
Since being released late last year, Concussion by Jeanne Marie Laskas has made quite a splash. In addition to the book, it has become an award-winning movie - one that I saw not long ago. Having seen the movie, I thought I knew what I was getting into when I finally decided to pick up the book but I soon learned that the movie did not do justice to it (as is usually … [Read more...]
Review: The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck
A while back, I reviewed You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero, which I absolutely loved, as did Tamara from Traveling With T. So when Tamara told me that this book complements it, I knew I had to read it. I took me a while but boy, did I need it. Let me back up a little here. I am one of those people who doesn't drink more than the one glass of wine at work events because I … [Read more...]