I love Frank Turner. I have since I heard “Recovery” on the radio for the first time about two years ago. I’ve seen him live three times since then, and he never fails to disappoint. Punk rock with an acoustic guitar, I’d never heard anything like him, at least not in recent memory. And those lyrics…those fucking lyrics. The man is a storyteller, and I’ve also been a sucker for a well-told story in a song (See: Nathanson, Matt.) Turner has easily and quickly become […]
Embrace Your Inner Princess
I have two things I feel I must tell you before we get started. They will probably let you know exactly what kind of review this is going to be, and I’m perfectly okay with that. The first is a confession: when I was 13, I had a picture of Prince William on my wall. He is exactly 8 days older than me, and I felt that this meant we were destined to be together, despite the fact that I’m American, a no one, and […]
The Literary Equivalent of a Smile
I loved this book. Go buy it and read it now. That’s enough a review, right? No? Okay, fine. I’ll write some more. I was so excited when I found out we were getting more Tiny Cooper. This is such a joy of a character and I could read another five or six books staring him. If you haven’t yet read Will Grayson, Will Grayson, where we first meet Tiny, I will highly recommend that to you, as well. It’s a Levithan/John Green joint, and […]
Ish Is Starting to Get Real
Finally, it is here. The (at least for me) eagerly-awaited third book in Maureen Johnson’s fantastic Shades of London series. To catch up, you can read my reviews of the first two books right over here. Caught up? Excellent. I won’t say this book was the best in the series, but it’s pretty amazing. I warn you, there are spoilers for the first two books ahead, so if you haven’t yet read them and plan on it, skip this post and come find me once you’re done The […]
A meandering, immature look at college life.
Disclosure: I received this book for free from NetGalley in return for a honest review. I love reading memoirs and biographies. Famous people, people with interesting life stories, people who have done something. I especially love reading about strong women who have gone out there and done amazing things. This? This was not one of them. This read like a vanity project of a woman who thought she had an interesting life and wanted to share the lessons she’s learned. It was too long, written […]
Southern Smartass Meets British Ghosthunters
I apologize because this got a little long and away from me! To be fair, I was reviewing two books… Today we are doing a 2-for-1, since these are the first two books in Maureen Johnson’s Shades of London series. The third book just came out (I got my copy today!), so I wanted to re-read the first two and catch myself up on the story. I sped through these books. I am an unapologetic fan of Maureen and will rabidly consume anything she writes. This […]
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