Rebecca’s Pick: Dry by Jarrod & Neal Shusterman The California drought, dubbed the “Tap-Out,” has reached a boiling point. Tensions are high as people resort to desperate measures to find water. Alyssa finds herself right in the middle of the desperation with the added responsibility of taking care of her little brother, Garrett, since her…
The Herd
Cori’s Pick: The Herd by Andrea Bartz THE HERD is a glamorous, women-only co-working space in New York, founded by THE HERD’s fearless leader, Eleanor Walsh. Eleanor has surrounded herself with two of her best friends from childhood to make this co-working space a wild success and is flattered when a third friend moves back…
Cross Her Heart
Sara’s Pick: Cross Her Heart by Meilida Leigh When Bree Taggert was a little girl, her parents were killed in a murder-suicide. She and her siblings survived and she promised her little sister to protect her “cross her heart”. But when she gets a distressed call from her sister, she’s not there to protect her,…
Love on Lexington Avenue
Cori’s Pick: Love on Lexington Avenue by Lauren Layne I’ve been reading some more ‘literary’ fiction lately and was feeling like I needed to change it up a bit. I picked up this book without realizing it was the second book of The Central Park Pact Series, so I read the series out of order. …
The Nugget
Bob’s Pick: The Nugget by P.T. Deutermann Tired of sitting at home with no place to go? When your feet can’t take you where you want to go, you’ll always have your mind (unless you don’t exercise it and lose it sitting at home) lol. Your mind gives you mobility that nothing else can….
Such a Fun Age
Cori’s Pick: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Have you read this book? I desperately need to chat with people about this book. Such a Fun Age is Kiley Reid’s debut novel and has received lots of hype, and rightly so. It is relevant in painting a portrait of race and class in contemporary…
Blowing the Bloody Doors Off
Bob’s Pick: Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine Imagine that you’re at a small dinner party populated by celebrities. You’re seated at the dining table about to pop a scrumptious looking hors de oeuvre, perhaps a caviar coated cracker, into your mouth, but who should take a seat directly across from you. Seated…
Today I am Carey
Sara’s Pick: Today I am Carey by Martin L. Shoemaker Set in the near future, an android assists Alzheimer’s patient, Mildred, with long term care. He is able to fill in the gaps in her memory of the past and can replicate the appearance and personality of family members so when she asks “Is that…
The Hazel Wood
Rebecca’s Pick: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert Alice has never met her maternal grandmother, famed author Althea Proserpine, though she’s dreamed of it often. Althea’s life, what little Alice knows of it, is as fairytale-esque as her stories and filled with a mysterious wonder that Alice longs to know more of – much to…
HBO Game of Thrones
Bob’s Pick: A Review of the Game of Thrones TV Finale – The Coup As the world of Westeros has often operated on the principles of Machiavelli, it would be worth examining what actually happened in the GOT finale. To summarize the outcome, the Old Guard hereditary leaders of Westeros, referred to by Daenerys as…
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