I never knew that I would enjoy comedy in written form; the art of stand-up has successfully been delivered through an in-person or visual/audio experience, but The Girl Least Likely was a wonderful way to explore that joyful experience on…
‘The Tragedy of Dane Riley’ review: Kat Spears introduces a study of grief and mental health
I would like to extend a bit of a trigger warning for The Tragedy of Dane Riley: this book delves deeply into a grieving teenager’s mind, and there are parts of this book that introduce topics such as self-harm, suicidal…
Book Review: The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel by Alyssa Palombo
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) was one of many underappreciated Disney films created, and one that I remember fondly from my childhood. If it wasn’t apparent by the title, this children’s film focuses on the retelling of…
Book Review: The Perfect Secret by Rob Buyea
If you’re a fan of Rob Buyea’s first installment of The Perfect Score series – eponymously named The Perfect Score! – then you’d better mark your calendars for the publication of his second installment, The Perfect Secret. Here’s a little…
Book Review: Sadie by Courtney Summers
If I had to choose one novel that was this summer’s must read and a top contender for the most anticipated read, it would have to be Courtney Summers Sadie. On nearly every platform I visited within the last few months,…
Book Review: ‘A Touch of Gold’ by Annie Sullivan
I’ll be perfectly honest, before I picked up this novel, my only exposure to the classic tale of King Midas was what I had heard in fairy tales as a child: that his greed consequently caused everything he touched, including…
Book Review: Keep Marching by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
While this book deviates from the young-adult fiction that I normally review, the content within and its message is no less important or crucial to talk about. Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner’s Keep Marching: How Every Woman Can Take Action and Change Our…
