Photo Taken by Kelly Keene Title: One Summer Author: Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki Star Rating: 5/5 Synopsis: A young girl visits a lake house with her mom and dad. She meets up with a friend she only sees during this annual vacation and they go to the corner shop for candy and movies. The main … Continue reading “One Summer” Book Review

Title: Calypso Author: David Sedaris Star Rating: 4/5 Synopsis: Sedaris shares stories from his life as he bridges the gap between adult siblings that miss their mother, and sister. They make memories together and Sedaris and Hue buy a beach house. It’s touching, light, and laugh out loud funny. I recommend listening to it, so … Continue reading “Calypso” Book Reivew

By Kelly Keene Photo taken by Kelly Keene Title: From Blood and Ash Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Star Rating: 2/5 Synopsis: A young girl is “The Maiden” and forced to wear a veil all around some castle where she lives. A few ruling class people are in charge, and of course, abusive. This girl, Poppy, … Continue reading “From Ash and Blood” Book Review

By Kelly Keene Photo taken by Kelly Keene Title: Madame Author: Phoebe Wynne Star Rating: 2.5/5 Synopsis: A young new classics teacher starts work at an all-girls boarding school in Scotland that is predictably problematic and weird. She, as a professional educator, is treated terribly, and it’s not just the staff and students that start … Continue reading “Madam” Book Review

by Kelly Keene Title: One Last Stop Author: Casey McQuinston Star rating: 4/5 Synopsis: A young girl named August moves to New York to try and find some purpose to her life, and escape her mother’s obsession with solving a missing persons case. She rents a room with other quirky yet loveable people including an … Continue reading “One Last Stop” Book Review