A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
You might remember the last time I wrote about a Khaled Hosseini novel. The Kite Runner was one of the first books I read this year, and it [...]
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton
Back in my Super Nerd days of Academic Decathlon tournaments, I read a tiny book called Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, a novel that is considered by many to [...]
The One by Kiera Cass
Who doesn't love a happy ending? Look, I'm not saying that I can't appreciate a sad one, or a bittersweet one, but I'm a sucker for a well-written "happily [...]
The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy by Kate Hattemer
Even its name betrayed the problem. Reality TV: two antonyms right next to each other. It was as bad as "jumbo shrimp" or "fun run."
There are few [...]
Sunshine by Robin McKinley
"I hadn't thought of evil as being without color but it is. Once you get past plain everyday wickedness, the color is squeezed right out of it. Evil [...]
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
I adore Mindy Kaling. Not because she's a fantastic actress, which she is, or even because she is hilarious, which, again, she is. No, I adore Mindy because [...]
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
A good mystery can keep anyone up late into the night. In fact, some of my earliest reading memories are of reading Mary Higgins Clark's Daddy's Little Girl, [...]
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
A bookstore piled high with indecipherable volumes.
A high-tech animated boob designer obsessed with fantasy.
A Googler obsessed with immortality.
A [...]
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Fan Fiction is a tricky subject. There are authors who vehemently oppose it - stating that it's a breach of copyright, that it violates an author's ownership [...]