Event Recap: Ontario Teen Bookfest 2019 What happens when 18 amazing authors gather with hundreds of teen and adult book enthusiasts? Ontario Teen Bookfest! For nine years and counting, Ontario (California!) has drawn a crowd to its hybrid library/high school campus (with the biggest teen section you’ve ever seen!). This […]
Event Recap: On the Come Up by Angie Thomas Some book events are a simple opportunity to share a love of a specific author’s books and then there are experiences. Seeing Angie Thomas was an experience. If you’ve had the pleasure of seeing her, I am sure you know. If not, […]
Event Recap & Giveaway: YANovCon 2019 For the past 4 years, the San Mateo County Libraries have created a one of a kind local experience celebrating young adult literature in YANovCon and 2019 was no exception! I am always impressed with the variety of voices the library brings to the […]
Review & Event Recap: Cravings by Chrissy Teigen One of my goals for this year was to join or create a cookbook club. What is a cookbook club? It’s a group of friends who come together monthly, cooking from one selected cookbook. I’m looking to learn more about cooking, expand […]
Audiobook Review: The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White was completely unexpected. I thought I knew was I was reading but wow, this turned into something wholly different. Check out my thoughts below! Many thanks to Delacorte Press and […]
Review & Interview: From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon Today’s review of From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon, is inspired by the cover reveal for her upcoming release, There’s Something About Sweetie, which you can see the cover in all it’s glory along with an excerpt on Bustle! […]
Review & Event Recap: Vengeful (Villains #2) by V.E. Schwab Vengeful, the long awaited sequel to Vicious was released this Tuesday. Let me tell you all that I am a happy reader! It is no surprise that I am a huge Schwab fangirl. Vicious was the first Schwab book I […]
Event Recap & News: The Comics Part of Comic Con #SDCC With the pop culture focus, it’s easy to forget the role that COMICS play in comic con. Many people go to comic con for the big screen panels but I love going for books and comics! There’s infinite things […]
News & Event Recap: The Passage by Justin Cronin Book to Movie Adaptation #SDCC In 2010, I received my first Kindle as a gift. One of the very first books I bought was The Passage by Justin Cronin. Why? Because vampires (for the record, the first book I bought was […]
Review & Event Recap: Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro When I attended Mark’s recent Bay Area event, he described Anger is a Gift as an epic contemporary. Epic fits perfectly, for the book and Mark’s personality. I am thrilled to see him again this weekend at San Diego […]