Review: If I Fix You
Amanda Title: If I Fix You Author: Abigail Johnson Publisher: Harlequin TEEN Release Date: October 25th, 2016 “That was the thing about me and Sean Addison: I wasn’t in love with…
Contemporary Fiction
Review: Before We Go Extinct
“Memory is a word that slithers away suddenly, darting faster than it should be able to move at all.” -Karen Rivers, Before We Go Extinct I picked this book up…
Review: Every Exquisite Thing
“Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.” -Matthew Quick, Every Exquisite Thing This is the fourth book I’ve read by Matthew Quick, and I can definitely say…
The Tightrope Walkers
“We are only in this world for a short period of vivid and wonderful waking in an eternity of dreamless dark.” -David Almond, The Tightrope Walkers This is something different…
Mosquitoland
“I swear, the longer I live, the less things make sense.” -David Arnold, Mosquitoland Recommended to me by a friend, I picked up this book the last time I was…
Symptoms of Being Human
“As for wondering if it’s okay to be who you are–that’s not a symptom of mental illness. That’s a symptom of being a person.” -Jeff Garvin, Symptoms of Being Human…
I’ll Give You the Sun
“Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.” -Jandy Nelson, I’ll Give You the Sun It’s definitely been a while since I’ve updated this blog, but…
Leonard Peacock and Love Letters to the Dead
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick follows the story of Leonard Peacock, who has plans for his 18th birthday. He plans to kill Asher Beal and then commit suicide.…
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children
Elizabeth has always known that he was a guy, and once he gets through graduation, he can finally live his life as Gabe. He’s trying to transition, but without acknowledgment…
Scars
Scars by Cheryl Rainfield follows the story of Kendra, a girl who has survived sexual abuse and is currently in therapy to help her cope. Despite the therapy, Kendra feels…