Looking for Alaska by John Green My rating: 4 of 5 stars If only we could see the endless string of consequences that result from our smallest actions. But we can’t know better until knowing better is useless. ― John Green, Looking for Alaska Here’s another book that had been on my “too read” list […]
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green My rating: 4 of 5 stars What is the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable? ― John Green, An Abundance of Katherines I thoroughly enjoyed this John Green novel. If you get the chance to listen to it on audiobook, […]
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff My rating: 3 of 5 stars “I noticed that once you realize someone’s watching you it’s pretty hard not to find yourself watching them back.” — Meg Rosoff, How I Live Now I first heard about this story after hearing a review on BBC Radio 1 about the film […]
I belong to a few different chapters of the Romance Writer’s of America. My novel, FORBIDDEN SECRETS, is a young adult romance with a paranormal twist on Scottish history, so in addition to belonging to the Young Adult Chapter of RWA, I also belong to the Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal Chapter of RWA. Today I’m guest blogging over at FF&P […]
I’m going to let you in on a secret. Well, it’s actually not really a secret because if you check my bio (and practically any author of the female persuasion it would seem) you’ll see that I love all things made of chocolaty goodness. Let’s face it – most females like chocolate. Right girls?! Chocolate […]
Hunter Hayes’ video for I Want Crazy is what I try to capture in the young adult novels that I write. That whirlwind kind of love that consumes you so the other person is all you can think about. It also makes you do crazy things, like sneak into the public pool, or sneak up […]
My mantra is “Life is too short to be miserable.” So when I saw this, I immediately fell in #SIGNAGE-LOVE. Am I right? Don’t you just LOVE this?!?! I’m thinking this will make a great high school graduation gift for my niece. Add some cash and a copy of Dr. Seuss’ Oh, the Places You’ll […]
The other day, while shopping at Publix, I spied a teenager, with her nose in a book as she walked the aisles with her parents. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get close enough to get a good glance at the title. I wondered if it was required reading in English class and whether she was a) behind, […]
I hate to admit it took me longer to finish LINGER than I wanted. Life just got in the way… It was one of my most anticipated reads of the summer, since SHIVER, the first book in the Wolves of Mercy Falls series, is one of my favorite books. EVER. Maggie Stiefvater didn’t disappoint. The […]
