Tag: #jencalonita

  • These novellas are only available in the UK for some reason. I don’ understand why they couldn’t include them in the US anthology book. Feels very arbitrary and obviously forces me to pay extra for shippimg just so I can see what these short stories are about. Nonetheless, I can say I have read almost…

  • I’ve been rereading Secrets of My Hollywood Life (again) and I wanted to put out my ideas of how Kaitlin and Sky looked. It’s just so clear in my head. Due to their frenemy dynamic about the obvious good, down to earth Hollywood starlet vs implied partier, superiority-inferiority complex, more willing to be paparazzi bait.…

  • Cruel Summer by Elizabeth Eulberg The Taylors — Teffy, Tay, TS, and Taylor — have survived their first year of high school and can’t wait for summer to start. But the drama doesn’t go away just because they want it to. It turns out that Teffy’s been keeping a massive secret from her parents. Tay’s…

  • One thousand posts after four years of hosting this blog. What a ride. It’s been a joy to get to interview some of my favorite authors, share my thoughts on new books, challenge myself to try new genres and start a book club with my friend. I also want to take the time to thank…

  • I know, I know, I said earlier this year I’d cut back on the reading. I didn’t reach a thousand, but I clearly didn’t stick to my goal. I blame the economy for not giving me a job to fill my time. Currently stands at 839 Any who, reading is better than drugs and I…

  • This is going to be a unique as The Taylors are two novels, one middle-grade, one YA by two different authors focusing on the same group of friends as they navigate love and friendship through their namesake, Taylor Swift. So let’s start with Calonita’s. Taylor (aka Teffy to her family) is terrified to start middle…

  • What if Anita and Cruella were best friends? It’s 1953, and teenage Anita Weatherby and her family have just moved to a booming postwar London. While her older sister settles right in, to the delight of their parents, Anita finds their new school—and her academic rival, Roger Radcliffe—daunting. Nothing seems to be going Anita’s way…

  • 1, 212 books! Or 1, 213. I forgot if added The Making of Gone with the Wind to my count as the last book of the year, and I’m too tired to recount everything again. Still, you read that right. Over a 1,000 books in one year. If you don’t believe look down below at…

  • Hera by Jennifer Saint Hera usually gets a bad rap by modern perspectives. A shrew, a horrible mother, a jealous bitch are the most common modifiers. Her husband cheats but she punishes the mistresses instead of Zeus himself. Then again, it’s not like she can go on a one on one attack with the King…

  • What if Violet was an Agent of Syndrome? This was another solid addition to the Twisted Tales series. It’s unfortunate this tale is only available out of the U.S. because Calonita does a great job on the first Pixar-based tale. All from Violet’s POV, Calonita explores the girl’s negative feelings about her powers. Since being…