Tag: Tough Issues
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Impulse by Ellen Hopkins *Stephanie’s Review*
[book-info] I knew in March I’d most likely be meeting Ellen Hopkins. I’d read both Burned and Smoke and I wanted to read at least one more book by her before then. I picked Impulse by Ellen Hopkins off my shelf. Ellen Hopkins’s books are always fast paced reads. That doesn’t mean they’re easy. Hopkins…
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Me Before You by JoJo Moyes *Stephanie’s Review*
[book-info] I have no problem admitting that I picked up this book because of the hype. When there are several book bloggers that I follow talking about the same book and how much they loved it, I want to be in on that conversation. I read Me Before You by JoJo Moyes because I prefer…
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This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales *Stephanie’s Review*
[book-info] At first I really struggled with This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales. I picked it up because it was the TBR Book Club selection for July and August. My struggle was that I couldn’t really relate to Elise. I’ll get to that below. Thankfully I ended up really enjoying Elise’s story.…
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Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen *Stephanie’s Review*
[book-info] I decided top ick up Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen for a lot of reasons. The main reason is that Alexa loves her and Saint Anything was just released. Everyone seemed to really be enjoy8ing it so it seemed like a good place to start. Sydney was such a great character. Her family has…
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Even When You Lie to Me by Jessica Alcott *Stephanie’s Review*
[book-info] I have to say I’m pretty curious to see how the book community reacts to Even When You Lie to Me by Jessica Alcott. Each month I’m trying to read an ARC that I picked up from ALA MidWinter. This month Even When You Lie to Me started calling from the stacks. It was…
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Smoke by Ellen Hopkins *Stephanie’s Review*
[book-info] After I finished Burned by Ellen Hopkins, I tried to forget that I read it. It was too sad and absolutely no closure was given. I am so happy that I decided to continue and read Smoke. Smoke is split between both Pattyn and Jackie each girl is dealing with the fallout of tragedies…