book review
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Review: Truest by Jackie Lea Sommers
Truest left me a twitching pile of emotions on the floor. I can’t believe how powerful every page of it was, making me want to laugh and cry…sometimes at the same time. Westlin Beck is going through a time of change, during which her eyes are opening; she realizes there’s more to life than her small community.…
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Review: Off the Page by Jodi Picoult
I probably should have waited before reading Off the Page; I only learned after devouring half the book that it was a sequel, and I was missing out on a great deal of the story. Fortunately, this fact didn’t keep me from enjoying the book; I finished it in love with the characters and settings. Off the Page chronicles…
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Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Here we go again. It was one of those books all over social media, a book everyone insisted that I read. When a book is like that, I’m almost always suspicious of it. With The Selection, people were right–I didn’t regret the read. Cinder is a similar situation, though I must admit I didn’t love it at first. I…
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Review: This Raging Light by Estelle Laure
Her dad went crazy. Her mom left town. She has bills to pay and a little sister to look after. Now is not the time for level-headed seventeen-year-old Lucille to fall in love. But love—messy, inconvenient love—is what she’s about to experience when she falls for Digby Jones, her best friend’s brother. With blazing longing…
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Review: The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
This book made me excited to be a writer. I could only dream of someday having such a gorgeous voice in my work. Every now and then, we stumble upon the accidental read. There’s always that one book you guiltily buy because of the title–and for once, it doesn’t let you down. As this is…
Mariella Hunt & the Tearoom 