The first book in the Seeking Happily Ever After series, How Do You Know? is Meredith Schorr’s latest offering, published in December 2014. It combines likeable characters, an engaging story, and a continuously moving plot that will keep readers going well into the night. Its only weakness is the unsatisfying exploration of the all-important question… Read More Book Review: ‘How Do You Know?’ by Meredith Schorr
What happens in Enchantasia, a.k.a. Fairy Tale Land, when you get caught for thieving? Sassy 12 year-old Gilly finds out for herself when she gets caught helping her parents (unbeknown to them) making ends meet. After all, one has got to do what one needs to do when one has five little brothers and sisters… Read More Book Review: ‘Fairy Tale Reform School: Flunked’ by Jen Calonita
In this, the second edition of the very recently added feature on Sahar’s Reviews—a monthly round-up of my wonderful husband’s reviews—he brings to you four more reviews (which are also available on his blog and on Goodreads): Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, by Eric Schlosser, How Soccer Explains the World:… Read More Sahar’s Reviews Presents: Borna’s Monthly Book Roundup Number 2
Leftovers is the second book by Stella Newman I have had the pleasure of reading and reviewing. The story is a little different, but the morale is the same: while romance is beautiful, it is not a necessary component to building a happy, fulfilling life. No, Leftovers is not a rant on the superiority of… Read More Book Review: ‘Leftovers’ by Stella Newman
Being a teenager is already hard; but it’s even harder when your mother is a congresswoman running for re-election. While seventeen year-old Reagan Fray doesn’t have to worry about material things, she has a lot of other things that weigh her down. The pressure of appearing perfect is extremely difficult; taking example from her mother,… Read More Book Review: ‘Life Unaware’ by Cole Gibsen
In a tradition similar to that of Jennifer Weiner, the lives of four women become tightly intertwined as they learn that life lived through wishful thinking does not guarantee their dreams coming true. Four years ago, the precocious Kenzie Armstrong saw an end to her quick ascent up the marketing career ladder because of a… Read More Book Review: Lindy DeKoven – ‘The Secret Life of Wishful Thinking’
Many women spend countless hours and large sums of money to get rid of unwanted hair. From our eyebrows all the way to our toes, there is not a single part of the female body that has not been subjected to plucking in some form or another. How many of us have stopped to consider… Read More Book Review: ‘Plucked: A History of Hair Removal’ by Rebecca M. Herzig
Heartbreaking in its simplicity, Pieces of my Mother is Melissa Cistaro’s attempt to shed some much needed light on her dark past. Her mother—the woman who left her three children and her then-husband when Cistaro was a very small child—is dying, and Cistaro finds herself holding vigil at her bedside, desperate to connect with the… Read More Book Review: ‘Pieces of my Mother’ by Melissa Cistaro
In the third and final installment of The Dirt Diary series, we meet Ava—Rachel Lee’s alter ego of sorts. When Rachel’s Florida visit starts going sour, she turns to Ava to spice things us a little. For the trip which was supposed to be an occasion for her to catch up with her beloved Dad,… Read More Book Review and Guest Post: ‘The Gossip File’ by Anna Staniszewski
Straight off the heels of her week in Paris, Model Undercover: Stolen With Style follows sixteen year-old Axelle to the Big Apple where she has been asked to find a big black diamond that was stolen from a photo shoot. Although she has the connections—her aunt Venetia is the editor of a well-known fashion magazine… Read More Book Review: ‘Model Undercover: Stolen With Style’ by Carina Axelsson