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March 19, 2014

MORE THAN THIS by Patrick Ness

March 19, 2014

Book cover of MORE THAN THIS by Patrick NessWhen I was done reading, I felt gobsmacked. More Than This is utterly confusing. Not because it lacks clarity of thought or writing. No. Rather, because existentialist questions somehow can never be answered to the full satisfaction of anyone. Every answer inevitably leads to new questions.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, brothers, cheating, death, diversity, domestic violence, existentialism, family problems, friendship, futuristic, hope, lgbtq characters, life, loneliness, multiculturalism, murder, post-apocalyptic, siblinghood, suicide, survival, violence

January 22, 2014

GOLDEN by Jessi Kirby

January 22, 2014

GOLDEN by Jessi KirbyGolden left me a little torn. On one hand, I really enjoyed it but on the other, it left me feeling unmoved. The prose was beautiful. The introspectiveness of it pulled me right in when I opened the book and read the first few pages.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, choices, conduct of life, diaries, epistolary, family problems, friendship, high school, hope, mystery, on love, realistic fiction, road trip, self discovery, single parenthood, story-within-a-story, travel

December 22, 2013

COFFEEHOUSE ANGEL by Suzanne Selfors

December 22, 2013

Finally a holiday read that I enjoyed cozying up with! Coffeehouse Angel is a delightful book about friendship, romance, hope and a little bit of mystery. Set in a little quaint town beset with Norwegian traditions, it captures the warmth of winter. Yes, oxymoronic but true. As low as temperatures might drop, there’s always something…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, angels, friendship, high school, hope, light-hearted books, norwegian traditions, romance, self discovery, st. nicholas' day, winter reads

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