I can't tell how much of The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe is a commentary on racism, but as a young black French Canadian moves to Austin, Texas, a fair amount of anxiety regarding the mistreatment of people for the color of their skin is understandable. Though I can't exactly recall…
I requested Press Here! Massage for Beginners by Rachel Beider merely out of curiosity. As I'm sure many others in relationships have done at some point in their lives, I've definitely taken some time out to massage my boyfriend's shoulders and back before after a hard day and I thought it might be cool to see…
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Due to the fact that I typically post about new releases on a constant basis, the likelihood of this list including many of the books I've already talked about is pretty high. Unless it's a backlist book or not a YA book…
The first thing I have to say about The Kingdom of Copper by S. A. Chakraborty is wow, that's a lot. I feel like the synopsis gives a whole bunch away and I really hope there's more to the story than what was shown in the blurb...some sort of twist or something to really make it unique. But…
I realize belatedly that picking up a novel about a young girl interested in golf probably wasn't the best idea for me as I'm typically not a fan of most sports and while I may not hate golf with a fiery passion as I do with American football (gag), I definitely find it to be a…
So, last Monday I gave you all a list of two truths and one lie regarding some of my bookish experiences and, since I'm absolutely terrible at responding to comments 90% of the time, I thought I'd write a quick update post to let you all in on which ones are actually truths and which one…
Ruse by Cindy Pon is a sequel and therefore I stopped reading the synopsis early in order to avoid spoilers and instead when to check out the first book in the series. Wonderfully, I have a feeling that this book is going to end up remaining on my TBR in the future as it seems…