Cori’s Pick: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Summer read alert! If you are like me and choose to read lakeside (or beachside, or poolside, etc.) this is the perfect book to tote along. It seems author Taylor Jenkins Reid has become a reliable ‘summer read’ source for me. If you…
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The Outsiders
Dallas’ Pick:The Outsiders by S.E. Hinson The Outsiders is one of my all-time favorite books. I actually had to read this in school for a project and still continue to read it about once a year. The setting is Oklahoma 1965, when gangs where pretty big. The two main gangs in this book are the…
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Cori’s Pick: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Yes! Another debut novel and another author to add to my growing list of ‘what’s next?!’. Gail Honeyman released this debut novel in May and I just happened to grab it before a weekend beach trip. Turns out, it was the perfect vacation read! Stuff…
The Heirs
Sara’s Pick: The Heirs by Susan Rieger Six months after Rupert Falkes passes away, his wife Eleanor and his 5 adult sons are sued by a woman who claims to have been his mistress and have 2 sons by him. He has apparently provided for them for decades and she is unhappy not to have…
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Kathryn’s Pick: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot I would like to personally mention that I rarely pick up non-fiction books for casual reading, but the story that is told in this book is one I thoroughly enjoyed. I also believe the topics touched on in this book are important to bring…
Heaven is Here
Cori’s Pick:Heaven is Here by Stephanie Nielson This is a 2013 memoir that I just happen to notice on the shelf at the library and I am so glad I picked it up! It’s the story of Stephanie Nielson (who is also a successful blogger) and the fiery and horrific accident that she and her…
Red Queen
Kathryn’s Pick: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard ‘‘You are not Silver. Your parents are Red, you are Red, and your blood is red,’’ the queen murmurs, prowling before the bars of my cage. ‘‘You are a miracle, Mare Barrow, an impossibility. Something even I can’t understand, and I have seen all of you.’’ Mare…
Mad Max Fury Road
Hannah’s Pick: Mad Max Fury Road directed by George Miller As the fourth installment of the Mad Max Franchise, Mad Max Fury Road is a gripping, multi-Oscar winning film that explores the lives of those living in the post-apocalyptic wasteland terrorized by a merciless dictator with a god-complex. While Fury Road is an amazing action…
Star Wars: Catalyst
Hannah’s Pick: Star Wars: Catalyst by James Luceno Catalyst is a gripping prequel to the blockbuster Star Wars film: Rogue One, a Star Wars Story. Galen and Lyra Erso, who are both brilliant scientists in their own right, are on their way to discovering how to provide free energy to the universe’s poorest planets when they…
Divergent
Dallas’ Pick: Divergent by Veronica Roth Let me just start off by saying the movie has nothing on the book Don’t get me wrong I enjoyed the movie and actually own it, but to me it was no comparison that Veronica Roth knows how to create an amazing story. Between the imagery and the emotional…
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