When you hear that Mark Wahlberg is starring in a family movie about adoption and that Sean Anders is directing/writing, you have every right to be hesitant about seeing the finished product. Adoption…
Read of the Week: Get Happy by Mary Amato
In this poignant, realistic, contemporary YA by a state master list star, perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Gayle Forman, a young songwriter builds a substitute family with her friends in place of …
Book Review: That Night by Chevy Stevens
That Night is the newest novel by Chevy Stevens, whose debut novel, Still Missing, won her the “Best First Novel” title of the International Thriller Writers Awards. While I haven’t …
Book Review: Young God by Katherine Faw Morris
(Disclosure: the following book contains “adult” themes that may not be for everyone.) I’m not one to shy away from tough subject matter; some of my favorite books prominently featur…
Read of the Week: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An a…
Book Review: Things No One Knows by Alessandro D’Avenia
Things No One Knows is the first novel by the Italian author Alessandro D’Avenia. The novel centers around a group of insightful – if slightly damaged – people, and how their interac…
Book Review: Words and Their Meanings by Kate Bassett
Anna is a creative soul whose grieving process goes beyond every therapists 7-step pamphlet. Anna’s story starts on the day that her therapists suggested would conclude the last of her grieving for he…