Sooo I’m pretty late to the game on reviewing this one. I read it, loved it, then life got busy. Same old story. Turns out the reminder I needed was a scandal: the author, Emma Cline, was accused of plagiarism by her ex-boyfriend. His claims were deemed false, so it sounds like a jealousy issue…but […]
I was sitting at my local Starbucks, waiting for a friend, when I noticed a display of used paperback books on the shelf. One of them caught my eye in particular—I’m not sure if it was the title, the cover, or if the book was just meant to be in my possession. (Yes, I believe […]
I realize my last book review was only two posts ago. Normally, I don’t write reviews until weeks, or even months, after I actually read the book. That being said, I finished this book in one day, so I figured my review should be posted just as promptly. I don’t even remember where I heard about […]
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a sucker for novels about excess – money, power, caloric intake, you name it. Throw in prep school kids, twenty-something debauchery, and a European destination, and I’m sold. Stan Parish’s novel Down the Shore first came to my attention through a blurb in Cosmopolitan. Definitely a sign of quality literature, I know. I’ve […]
I constantly dream of packing up and moving to Europe. (Maybe not the packing part, actually, considering one of my biggest anxieties about said dream is how I would transport all of my clothes.) During the winter I downloaded an app to help me relearn the French that I’ve forgotten since my high school days. I’ve […]
I’m ashamed at how much I’ve been slacking with my blog lately, but I haven’t been slacking with my reading. That being said, I’ve combined some of the books I’ve enjoyed over the last couple of weeks into one review. Gotta make up for lost time! Happy reading, bookworms! If you’re in the mood […]
I discovered Jojo Moyes’ Me Before You on one of the six million Pinterest lists of “25 Books You Must Read Before You Turn X-Age!” The description was as vague as the title, but it was enough to intrigue me. I promise to summarize the novel without any spoilers: The protagonist, Louisa Clark, is a broke […]