"Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

  The Protagonist: Clay Jensen. He's just a regular kid, a nice guy, likes his mom and schoolwork. I guess? The Rub: He thinks he'...

Getting Ready for BEA

This year, I decided not return to the Romance Writers of America National Conference. I've gone for three years, had a great time, but ...

"Delicious," by Sherry Thomas

The Chick: "Verity Durant," a.k.a. Lady Vera Drake. A talented chef and former mistress of Mr. Bertie Somerset, until he dies une...

The Weekly Wanting (8)

Happy Sunday, folks! Some cool things are happening this week! Firstly, today is my Third Twitterversary! Yup, I've been on Twitter for ...

"Daughter of Smoke and Bone," by Laini Taylor

I used to write for The Green Man Review (since 2004, actually) but I kind of lost touch with them after they switched to blog format. I...

"Catch and Release," by Blythe Woolston - Review and Giveaway

The Protagonist: Polly Furnas. When seven people in her hometown, including her, contract a devastating illness, only she and her classmate ...

"A Gentleman Undone," by Cecilia Grant

The Chick: Lydia Slaughter. A former brothel worker who is now the kept woman of a wealthy gentleman. The Rub: Lydia knows the shelf-life o...

The Weekly Wanting (7)

Hey readers! Sorry about the lack of a Wanting last week. To be perfectly honest, I hadn't come across any books that particularly inte...

"The River King," by Alice Hoffman

The Protagonists: Carlin Leander: A scholarship student at Hadden school. Dirt poor. Befriends August Pierce, but also catches the attention...

"The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks," by E. Lockhart

The Protagonist: Frankie Landau-Banks. A sophomore at the prestigious and expensive Alabaster Academy who gains the attention of a popular h...

"Never Love a Lawman," by Jo Goodman

The Chick: Rachel Bailey. A seamstress living in Reidsville, Colorado, who's perfectly content to hide from her past and live an unconne...

The Weekly Wanting (6)

It's that time again! Sorry for the lateness - I went to see The Avengers (pretty good) and then spent the rest of the day with the fam...

Rock It Like a Booksale

I love booksales. I really, really do. My public library holds the about once every quarter, and they're usually a fantastic grab bag o...

The April Round-Up

Whoo-hoo! I actually made it to 700 posts! Yes, I think I can safely say that I've regained my reading and blogging groove. I'll adm...