Book Review: The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh

Lovers of vampires rejoice, for Renée Ahdieh’s latest offering The Beautiful, a YA paranormal, historical fiction, features these fanged creatures in droves in this steamy and bloody romp through 19th century New Orleans.  When I first heard about this book,…

Adrián Martínez comes into ‘Focus’

Adrián Martínez plays Farhad, the computer guy and sidekick in Focus. His character is the symmetry between Will Smith’s character, Nicky, and Margot Robbie’s character Jess. We had the chance to catch up with Martínez this week and have a…

Read of the Week: ‘The Rules for Breaking’ (The Rules for Disappearing #2) by Ashley Elston

Anna Boyd almost lost her life to get what she wanted most in the world: freedom. But just when it seems that her family has finally escaped Witness Protection, the illusion that Anna could resume a normal life comes crashing…

Read of the Week: Out of The Easy by Ruta Sepetys

It’s 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life…