To pop a mixtape into a player is to be transported to another time and place. Each song can usher you from extraordinary love to unbearable grief in a span of four minutes or less. In my high school days, my biggest dream was that a boy I liked would give me a mixtape.
Read MoreOr as I like to think of it, dysfunction junction! The characters are flawed, crazed, neurotic and heroic.
Read MoreMind bending fun! Like being super stoned and highly functional at the same time.
Read MoreMost of us never have to consider what if we found our soulmate in a place with no soul. To have to snatch moments of love while ash falls from the sky.
Read MoreThe antithesis of a self-help book, it breezes through many of life’s bigger issues with a spectacular lack of depth.
Read MoreThis story is not a simple one but is an intricate tale of families, childhood ghosts, abuse, evil, madness, art and beauty.
Read MoreIt’s expected that at some point we are supposed to stop believing in the monsters that populate these stories. I would argue that to do so puts at risk our belief in the counterpoint.
Read MoreWe have all engaged, at one time or another, in that getting to know you question; if you could have dinner with any five people, dead or alive, who would you choose?
Read MoreThe book establishes from the get-go that fuck is the mother of all swear words. Given the nature of the subject matter we must conclude that the pun here was fully intended.
Read MoreI would never deny that mysteries and thrillers are my favourite kinds of books to read, so it’s always with unexpected delight that I stumble into one with a unique hook or spin.
Read MoreThis is a place where the staff knows what book you need as if it was a remedy for an ailment that might be plaguing you.
Read MoreA multitude of virtues and sins are explored to varying depths here, all leading to an often-accepted truth. Nothing is black or white, nor good or evil.
Read MoreThe story follows a seemingly perfect couple as they present themselves to the world one way, and are of course completely different…wait for it…behind closed doors.
Read MorePut simply, Connolly is a poet at heart. His writing is both musical and lyrical.
Read MoreThere needs to be an invitation, a hand extended to join the dance, a plunge into the deep end of the pool, a ticket to ride, a peak behind the curtain, the suave pick-up line from the hot guy, a door opener, a table setter.
Read MoreThe world is full of douche bags. Who among us hasn’t found themselves living the refrain from the classic Stealers Wheel song.
Read MoreThe language is clipped, concise and full of savvy vocabulary that tells a long story with a shortness of words.
Read MoreI love a flawed lead (aka “bad boy”) and Gib is that and more. You will find yourself routing for him and wanting to fix his boo-boos. You know, if that’s your thing.
Read More“I do exist, don’t I?” This is the pivotal question in Eleanor’s story as she feels like a figment of her own imagination much of the time.
Read More“I expected more of a reaction the first time I hit her.” With an opening line like that no one could fault you for being wary of unraveling anything to do with this Oliver guy.
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