THE BASICS Title: The Leavers Author: Lisa Ko Genre: Contemporary Fiction Structure: Interchanging third-person and first-person character perspectives First Line: “The day before Deming Guo saw his mother for the last time, she surprised him at school.” Synopsis: One morning, Deming Guo’s mother, an undocumented…
Story Time: My School Had Harry Potter Day and It Was Amazing
I thought I would do a story time on this since Harry Potter recently celebrated 20 years! Also, fair warning, this may be the nerdiest post on this blog, complete with a couple nerdy photos as proof haha! Anyway, I…
Book Review: “Since We Fell” by Dennis Lehane
THE BASICS Title: Since We Fell Author: Dennis Lehane Genre: Thriller Structure: Third-person linear narration First Line: “On a Tuesday in May, in her thirty-fifth year, Rachel shot her husband dead.” Synopsis: Since We Fell follows Rachel Childs, a former journalist who, after an on-air mental…
My July 2017 TBR List
Hey everyone! Every month on Instagram, I list out my TBR (“to be read”) list and you all seem to love it! I’m always really curious as to what others have on their list and I’m forever adding to mine on Goodreads….
Book Review: “Chemistry” by Weike Wang
THE BASICS Title: Chemistry Author: Weike Wang Genre: Contemporary Fiction Structure: First-person linear narration First Line: “The boy asked the girl a question.” Synopsis: Three years into her graduate studies at a demanding Boston university, the unnamed narrator of this nimbly wry, concise debut finds…
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