REVIEW: “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” by Peter Hedges

"What's Eating Gilbert Grape" by Peter Hedges Paperback, 319 pages Published Nov. 1, 1999, by Simon Schuster (first published Sept. 1, 1991) My synopsis The best answer to the question posed in the title of this book might be, "What's Not Eating Gilbert Grape?" The title character is working a menial job at a dying mom-and-pop grocery …

BLOG TOUR: “The Ten Thousand Doors of January” by Alix E. Harrow (Review)

Today I'm featured on the blog tour for "The Ten Thousand Doors of January" by Alix E. Harrow. Many thanks to Compulsive Bloggers for this opportunity. "The Ten Thousand Doors of January" by Alix E. Harrow Hardcover, 384 pages Published Sept. 5, 2019, by Redhook (slated for U.K. publication Sept. 12, 2019, by Orbit Synopsis …

Top 5 Tuesday: Debut novels

Hello, friends! Happy Tuesday once again! I don't know if anyone has noticed, but my blog has been a bit sparse again recently. My mom was in town last week and I continue struggling through "Les Miserables" for a #MiserablesMay group read. It is now June; WHAT AM I DOING?! Ugh. Oh, well. At least …

Top 5 Tuesday: Books I want to reread

Welcome to another Tuesday, and another installment of Top 5 Tuesday hosted by Shanah at Bionic Book Worm. This week is all about books I'd like to reread, if I can ever find the time! You'll notice some of the titles are hyperlinked. That's because I've blogged about them before! I must really like them …

BLOG TOUR (REVIEW): “Other Breakable Things” by Kelley York and Rowan Altwood

Yes, I know I mentioned earlier this week that I'm on hiatus, but I still wanted to keep my promise I'd made to participate in the blog tour for "Other Breakable Things," a moving YA novel by Kelley York and Rowan Altwood. "Other Breakable Things" by Kelley York and Rowan Altwood 290 pages (Kindle Edition), Entangled Teen …

Winter Bookish Bingo update

BINGO! As you can see, I've gotten two bingos since the last time I posted about WBB (which has been far too long ago!). Not YA: "Everything You Want Me to Be" by Mindy Mejia White Cover: "Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk" by Kathleen Rooney FREE SPACE Science Fiction: "Three Years with the Rat" by …

January wrap-up

My goodness! Where did January go? In terms of reading during the first month of 2017, I was incredibly busy – 12 books! I'm slacking a bit with my blog and my reviews lately ... still need to review two of the books I finished in January. In my defense, there's been a lot of …

Review: “The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett”

"The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett" by Chelsea Sedoti 400 pages, Sourcebooks Published Jan. 3, 2017 ISBN: 1492636088 High school senior Hawthorn Creely has it pretty rough. She's an outcast with a jock for a big brother and a hippie for a mom. She has no idea what she wants to do after graduation, even …

Top 5 Wednesday: Exciting 2017 debuts

Top 5 Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Lainey and Samantha over at Goodreads. This week's theme is 2017 debuts I'm excited to read. Without further ado ... "I Liked My Life" by Abby Fabiaschi 272 pages, St. Martin's Press Expected publication date: Jan. 31, 2017 I have received a copy from NetGalley and …

Top Ten Tuesday: Highly-anticipated new releases of 2017

Just 12 days until Christmas ... can you believe it? Me, neither. Thank God all I have to do now is wrap gifts. Finishing my Christmas shopping like...  This topsy-turvy year isn't behind us just yet, but I'm already looking forward to what the the new-release shelves of 2017 have in store. This week's Top …