I don’t think I’ve ever read a book as meta as Rainbow Rowell’s Carry On. For those who have read Fangirl, you may be familiar with Simon Snow – a teenage wizard from a famous fantasy series Cath is in love with. Carry On is the fanfiction which Cath writes in Fangirl – how do …
Cath has always been a package deal with her identical twin sister Wren. But when the two go off to college, Wren has decided she wants this as a chance to start over. To create a new identity for herself which doesn’t involve Cath. Floundering with the forced independence, Cath continues to work on her …
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they will post a new Top Ten list that one of their bloggers over at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone is welcome to join. The topic for this week is: Top Ten Books On My …
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they will post a new Top Ten list that one of their bloggers over at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone is welcome to join. The topic for this week is: Top Ten Authors Who Deserve …
Title: Eleanor and Park Author: Rainbow Rowell Genre: realistic fiction, romance, contemporary Publisher: St. Martins Griffin (imprint of Macmillan) Publication Date: February 2013 (first published April 2012) Pages: 320 pages Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): “Bono met his wife in high school,” Park says. “So did Jerry Lee Lewis,” Eleanor answers. “I’m not kidding,” he says. “You should be,” …
In a story like this one, there is a very fine line between finding the main character adorable and romantic or considering him to be a creeper stalker. I spent most of the time reading this book with one foot in both camps. Lincoln has a legitimate reason to be reading Jennifer and Beth’s email …