“It was hard to pour endless love into someone who wouldn’t love you back. No one could do it forever” ~Baby Teeth Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage: 4/5 Stars Synopsis: Meet Hanna. She’s the sweet-but-silent angel in the adoring eyes of her Daddy. He’s the only person who understands her, and all Hanna wants is to… Continue reading Baby Teeth
“We’re not as in control of our minds as we think.” ~Meditation For Life Meditation For Life by Justyn Comer: 4/5 Stars Synopsis: Career, relationships, health, happiness, sport, creativity – you name it – they can all be enhanced by the practice of meditation. It has the power to improve every aspect of our lives. Although… Continue reading Meditation For Life
“Time is an oddity when it comes to memories…” ~Bring Me Back Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris: 4/5 Stars Synopsis: Finn and Layla are young, in love, and on vacation. They’re driving along the highway when Finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. He hops out of the car, locks… Continue reading Bring Me Back
“Depression isn’t a war you win. It’s a battle you fight every day. You never stop, never get to rest. It’s one bloody fray after another.” ~We Are The Ants We Are The Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson: 3.5/5 Stars Synopsis: Henry Denton has spent years being periodically abducted by aliens. Then the aliens give him an… Continue reading We Are The Ants
“I wonder- if nobody is listening to my voice, am I making any sound at all?” ~Radio Silence Radio Silence by Alice Oseman: 2.5/5 Stars Synopsis: This a previously-published edition of ISBN 9780007559244 What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong? Frances is been a study machine with one goal. Nothing will stand… Continue reading Radio Silence
“We lie best when we lie to ourselves.” ~IT IT by Stephen King: 2/5 Stars Synopsis: Welcome to Derry, Maine … It’s a small city, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own hometown. Only in Derry the haunting is real … They were seven teenagers when they first stumbled upon the horror. Now they are… Continue reading IT
“‘Cause if there’s a God, that’s not what he is. He doesn’t just give you anything you beg him for.” ~Checked Checked by Cynthia Kadohata: 5/5 Stars Synopsis: Hockey is Conor’s life. His whole life. He’ll say it himself, he’s a hockey beast. It’s his dad’s whole life too—and Conor is sure that’s why his stepmom,… Continue reading Checked
“You’re not a mother. You don’t mother me. You just manage me.” ~Hunting Annabelle Hunting Annabelle by Wendy Heard: 3/5 Stars Synopsis: Sean Suh is done with killing. After serving three years in a psychiatric prison, he’s determined to stay away from temptation. But he can’t resist Annabelle–beautiful, confident, incandescent Annabelle–who alone can see past the… Continue reading Hunting Annabelle
Speed Racer Mach Go Go Go by Tatsuo Yoshida Volumes 1 and 2: 4/5 Stars for both Synopsis: DMP celebrates Speed Racer’s 40th anniversary with a 2-volume hardcover collector’s set. Speed Racer: Mach Go Go Go Box Set is the complete, unabridged version and contains episodes available in the United States for the first time. Join… Continue reading Speed Racer Mach Go Go Go
“A scar is not always a flaw. Sometimes a scar may be redemption inscribed in the flesh, a memorial to something endured, to something lost.” ~The Good Guy The Good Guy by Dean Koontz: 3/5 Stars Synopsis: Help—or run. Timothy Carrier is an ordinary guy. He enjoys a beer after work at his friend’s tavern, the eccentric… Continue reading The Good Guy
