BWW Review: NOT IN THE SCRIPT by Amy Finnegan
If Emma Watson was to star in a Freeform (Formerly ABC Family) TV series after growing up making movies, I would very much expect her life to be similar to what Emma Taylor goes through in NOT IN THE SCRIPT by Amy Finnegan....
BWW Review: OPEN ROAD SUMMER by Emery Lord
You might want to grab a poncho, bookworms. I'm about to drool all over you today. I loved OPEN ROAD SUMMER by Emery Lord. Loved, loved, loved. And you know I don't say that lightly! Contemporary novels--and especially contemporary YA--are not my favorite thing to read. I can't tell you what it was ...
BWW Review: THE SHADOW SOCIETY by Marie Rutkoski
Good news, bookworms! In a YA world littered with series and cliffhangers, THE SHADOW SOCIETY is that rare species in the wild known as a stand-alone novel. Marie Rutkoski ties things up in such a way that readers will be satisfied, yet there are traces of possibilities in the event she decides t...
BWW Review: TEA IN TRIPOLI by Bernadette Nason
Award winning Austin actress and master storyteller Bernadette Nason, has written a memoir of her time working as a secretary for an Italian oil company in Libya under the repressive rule of dictator Muammar Gaddafi. TEA IN TRIPOLI is an utterly delightful, intimate tale of this extraordinary woman ...
Reviewing THE VALIANT by Lesley Livingston, now in development for a series on THE CW!
Yesterday, it was announced that The CW is developing Lesley Livingston's 2017 YA release THE VALIANT for TV........To whet your appetite, here's my review of THE VALIANT....
BWW Review: THE CIRCLE By Dave Eggers: Which Is Better, The Book Or The Movie?
They say the book is always better than the movie. In the case of The Circle, based on the book by Dave Eggers, I would venture to say that I enjoyed the Lionsgate movie more, which is rare for me. In full disclosure, I watched the movie first, then read the book directly after, so both were fresh...
BWW Review: CITY MOUSE by Stacey Lender
CITY MOUSE by Stacey Lender is a story so many people who live and work in NYC will relate to. New York is EXPENSIVE. You get very little, yet pay so much. Eventually, everyone whose livlihood is in NYC must decide: stay or commute? The decision becomes even harder once you have a family; those one-...
BWW Review: COMPASS SOUTH by Hope Larson
In high school, my favorite books were all by Tamora Pierce, beginning with her adventures about Alanna, the daring girl who switched places with her twin brother, disguised herself as a boy, and went off to learn how to be a knight while he went to the convent to study magic. Ever since, I've had a...
BWW Review: STORMDANCER by Jay Kristoff
Looking for a fantasy series as deadly and somber at times as Game of Thrones? Look no further because The Lotus Wars Trilogy by Jay Kristof will leave you just as emotionally wrecked as a book from George R. R. Martin does!...
BWW Review: THE WATCHMAKER OF FILIGREE STREET by Natasha Pulley
THE WATCHMAKER OF FILIGREE STREET by Natasha Pulley is very different from a lot of other books out. It contains magical realism. It uses alternative history to weave Victorian England in the late 1800s with political upheaval occurring in Japan during the same period. It has really cool clockwork g...
BWW Review: LUCKY IN LOVE by Kasie West
Have you ever wanted to win the lottery...while falling in love and trying to get into your dream college? Maddie finds herself a winner in Kasie West's new release LUCKY IN LOVE! See how she deals with her sudden change in fortune!...
BWW Review: THE PUNCH ESCROW by Tal M. Klein
Sci-Fi is always an area that's touch and go for me. Oftentimes, it stretches my mind to the point where I feel dumb because I'm not good enough at math/science to understand the concepts making up the book's core. Thankfully, in Tal. M. Klein's debut novel THE PUNCH ESCROW, the science is broken do...
BWW Review: THE GEEK'S GUIDE TO UNREQUITED LOVE by Sarvenaz Tash
Today marks the start of San Diego Comic-Con, one of the most buzzed-about fan events held each year. I decided to join in this year in my own special way: By reviewing a book that takes place during Comic-Con!...
BWW Review: HELLO, SUNSHINE by Laura Dave
Ripped from the headlines, HELLO, SUNSHINE by Laura Dave is a fast, breezy summer read that explores familial relationships and the strength within oneself to bounce back after life throws you a curveball. Dave's previous novel, EIGHT HUNDRED GRAPES, was called the 'Best Book of Summer 2015' by publ...
BWW Review: ROYAL BASTARDS by Andrew Shvarts
This book is so bad-ass. I said that when I was only 80 pages in and everything was going wrong and I was describing the book to a co-worker. I still say that now after finishing!...
Re-Reading THE GOLDEN COMPASS as an adult: Does the love last???
Growing up, Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials was one of my all-time favorite series, surpassed only by The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. I read both series again and again. The books shattered and broke me, but also filled my heart and took me away on dangerous, captivating adventures....
BWW Review: STAR-CROSSED by Barbara Dee
I was also excited about the book because it revolved around the world of theatre, and that always gets my attention in a book. Mattie doesn't want to try out for a big role, even though her teacher thinks she should, and when the cast's Romeo quits--and there are no understudies--Mattie finds herse...
BWW Review: LOVE YOU MORE by Lisa Gardner
How far would you go to protect what's most important in your life? That's the question at the heart of Lisa Gardner's LOVE YOU MORE. I've never read anything by Gardner before, but the novel's synopsis caught my attention right away:...
BWW Review: THE SCATTERING by Kimberly McCreight
If you thought THE OUTLIERS by Kimberly McCreight, which I reviewed earlier this week, was trippy and out-there, just wait until you get your hands on the brand-new sequel, THE SCATTERING. There are finally ANSWERS to a lot of questions we had at the beginning of the first book, so readers won't be...
BWW Review: THE OUTLIERS by Kimberly McCreight
THE OUTLIERS does a good job throwing readers into the mystery alongside Wylie. There is some messed up stuff going on, and she's in WAY over her head. The book also starts to answer a few questions--while at the same time handing readers even MORE questions. Do we have true answers at the end of bo...
BWW Review: SPILL ZONE by Scott Westerfeld & Alex Puvilland
Scott Westerfeld is the New York Times Best Selling Author of several YA novels, including the popular Uglies series. All of his books are wildly different from one another, yet all have a slant of sci-fi and the unexplainable in them. His new release, SPILL ZONE, is unique in many ways....
BWW Review: ALEX & ELIZA by Melissa De La Cruz
Anything about Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler is still super hot thanks to the success of the smash Broadway musical Hamilton. When word dropped that New York Times Best Selling Author Melissa de la Cruz was coming out with ALEX & ELIZA, a historical fiction novel that explored the du...
BWW Review: TRULY MADLY FAMOUSLY by Rebecca Serle
Paige Townsen is living the dream. She's been plucked out of obscurity and thrust into Hollywood the moment she's cast as August in the upcoming blockbuster movie LOCKED. LOCKED is the hottest book trilogy out there, and fans are clamoring to see it on the big screen. Having the number one movie at ...
BWW Review: AIR AND ASH by Alex Lidell
The series centers around Princess Nile Greysik--but before you guy, 'Ugh, a princess book', rest assured, it's not like that AT ALL. Nile is as unprincesslike as a princess could possibly be. She's not even the heir to the throne and so, she is expendable. Royalty is expected to serve the crown, ...
BWW Review: FAMOUS IN LOVE by Rebecca Serle
Did you know that FAMOUS IN LOVE by Rebecca Serle is now a TV Show on Freeform (Formally know as ABC Family)?
You can watch it every Tuesday at 9 p.m EST.
You can binge-watch the entire season online now!
I've been a fan of this duology for a long time (and would love for the show to get ...