Genre: Contemporary Fiction
18
Aug
Marlena: A Good Book That Made Me Feel Icky (And Conflicted)
by A.S. Thornton
10 Comments
I knew Marlena by Julia Buntin was going to make me feel uncomfortable when I read it. I knew it was going to be about...
27
Jun
Aftercare Instructions: An Ambitious YA Contemporary Novel
by A.S. Thornton
2 Comments
Happy Book Birthday to Aftercare Instructions by Bonnie Pipkin! This is a quick-paced, easy-to-read, YA contemporary novel about a young girl who is abandoned by her...
03
Jun
A Man Called Ove: Everything I Hoped for and More
by A.S. Thornton
8 Comments
I didn’t know anything about this book when I decided to read it, I just had a gut feeling that I was going to love...
05
Apr
“Today Will Be Different” Review
by A.S. Thornton
2 Comments
A few years back I read and loved Maria Semple’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette. It was hilarious, heart-warming, fun, and really a lovely family story. I was...
06
Jan
I Have Finally Read Eleanor & Park
by A.S. Thornton
23 Comments
Eleanor & Park is an enormously popular young adult novel about, well, Eleanor and Park. Two high schoolers who fall in love (*cue synchronized sigh*)....
12
Sep
Book Review: Kindred Spirits (or, What fandom are you a part of?)
by A.S. Thornton
11 Comments
fan·dom /ˈfandəm/: noun – the state or condition of being a fan of someone or something. The fans of a particular person, team, fictional series, etc., regarded...