First and foremost I will say that this is the first Rainbow Rowell novel I have read: I know she’s been pretty popular around here the past few years and always meant to pick up one of her books, but just never did for some reason. Until my friend gave me Carry On as a gift, thinking that it looked very Lisa™. And you know what? She was right! I loved this book! I mean, it’s a little corny at times, don’t get me wrong, […]
Scared, Potter?
When some people hear the genre “Young Adult Fiction,” they may assume literary fluff, sugar-coated stories lacking any real substance. Well-written young adult fiction is anything but, and explores themes that are relevant not only to adolescents, but speaks to the general human condition. As such, I’ve decided to delve deeper into the genre starting with one of my favorite authors, Rainbow Rowell. Her books Eleanor and Park and Fangirl are lovely, bittersweet odes to growing up, friendship, love and developing into the person you’re meant to […]
Too short but very sweet
Almost Midnight collects two short stories by Rainbow Rowell that have appeared elsewhere, and features beautiful illustrations throughout by Simini Blocker. In Midnights, Mags and Noel meet one New Year’s Eve and become fast friends. The story follows them on subsequent Eves for a few years and we see that Mags has more than friendly feelings towards Noel. Unfortunately he keeps kissing other girls at midnight. In this latest year Mags decides she’s had enough and hides out so she doesn’t have to witness him […]
A Fun and Humane Romantic Comedy
While I enjoy romantic comedies on the big screen, I know very little about the romance genre and its myriad subgenres. The good folks at CBR have made some solid recommendations for me in the past to help me get into romance books (ex. The Hating Game) and were able to fine-tune those recs even more based on my feedback. That’s how I got to Rainbow Rowell’s Attachments. Well done, CBR! This is my kind of book! I enjoyed Attachments because it was approachable, relatable, and […]
I want to read this again and again.
“Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn’t supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.” Ugh, dammit. That’s such a good line. Why can’t I write like that? Why can’t everyone write like that? It’s appropriate to the age of the character but still profound. This was a Christmas gift and I devoured it as quickly as I could, which isn’t as fast as it used to be thanks to the baby. I requested […]
And a Rainbow New Year
Happy New Year! (Almost) As a treat to myself I purchased this sparkly-covered illustrated version of two of Rainbow Rowell’s short stories which I have already read and reviewed. I love Simini Blocker’s art (I have two of her posters at home) and I love Rainbow Rowell so this was a bit of a no brainer for me. For those of you unfamiliar, these are pretty good gateway drugs to Rainbow. Midnights is very much like her novel length works. We experience four new years’ […]
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