This is installment two of my attempt to read more than one self-help book this year; installment one can be found here. Unlike Performing Under Pressure, Scott G. Halford’s Activate Your Brain aims to help readers take full control of their lives,…
Book Review: ‘Those Girls’ by Lauren Saft
You know the books that have no redeeming qualities or deeper meaning, but you keep reading them anyways? Well, Those Girls is one of those books. I spent a whole Sunday afternoon reading Those Girls rather than doing meaningful tasks, like my homework.…
Book Review: ‘Hidden Huntress’ by Danielle Jensen
I read Danielle Jensen’s Stolen Songbird back in March and fell in love with her elegant writing, ability to create likable characters, and absolute command of what could’ve been a terrible plot. Jensen understands what readers want– a so-called ordinary…
Book Review: ‘The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest’ by Melanie Dickerson
About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest was a YA novel. (It’s a Christian romance marketed towards teens that can pass as adult fiction.) Second, there was a part of him […]…
Book Review: ‘Lion Heart’ by A. C. Gaughen
2012 was the year my (book) world ended because I discovered all things scarlet ― the book Scarlet, the character Will Scarlet, and the “Scarlet” series. I’ve been a fan of A. C. Gaughen’s writing ever since that fated day in February;…
Book Review: ‘Fat Girl’ by Susan Bodiker
This term I started taking a class on the New Testament that explores the image of Jesus through the lens of race, among other topics. My teacher has assigned many high-level readings exploring topics including white fragility (check out R…
Book Review: ‘Spelled’ by Betsy Schow
My biggest struggle in middle school was finding “clean” YA novels, those rare books without any swear words, intense make-out scenes, or deep existential questions. (Tbh I’m still looking for books without intense kissing scenes…) Unfortunately, other than Ally Carter…
