The Age of Adaline – Novelization please?
"Before I Sleep" "The Haunting of Hill House" "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" "A Long Way Down" "The Westing Game" Just a few titles I would add to a list of books poorly translated into films. Every reader has a similar list. But recently, I started a new...
Online Course Review – How to Write a Great Novel
Most of the Groupons that come through my inbox are for food I don't need to eat or for services I didn't know I needed. So I was surprised when I saw a novel writing class offered (at a hefty 94% discount, no less!) and decided for the price, I'd give it a shot. The...
April Book Wrap-Up
What an up and down month of books! I'm going to jump straight in: Landline - Rainbow Rowell - 3.75* - (Apr. 2): I may have deducted a quarter-star for naming a character "Georgie McCool." This novel follows Georgie over the course of approximately a week leading up...
Four Tips for Writing Book Reviews
Everyone who reviews books does so differently, but these are the things I find helpful when I'm reading reviews to decide whether or not I want to pick up a book. I also try to include a lot of the information below in my reviews on Goodreads or the rare review I...
March Book Wrap-Up
This month seems to involve a bit of "don't judge a book by its cover." So many pretty books, so many fantastic reviews and summaries, so many disappointing reading experiences. But don't worry, it's not all bad. I found a couple of good reads in there as well! Let's...
February Book Wrap-Up
For such a short month, I crammed in a lot of reading. Thank you, winter storms and long plane trips! Let's get started: Attachments - Rainbow Rowell - 4.5* - (Feb. 6): My second Rainbow Rowell. I forgot I was on the waitlist at the library for this one but I was...