Dear Reader Would you read a book even if you have already seen the movie adaptation? As a child, the answer for me was always a hard no, until I saw the movie “Bridge to Terabithia.” The film left me thinking— that can’t be what really happens! … can it? Not long after leaving the... Continue Reading →
[Review] The Girl in the Mirror
Dear Reader, What fun is it to keep a story all to yourself? Every once in a while, a story leaves me with my jaw agape, frantically, re-reading the last lines in disbelief. Whenever, this happens, I know that I have to share this book with whomever will listen. I have been in a reading... Continue Reading →
The Dark Side of Psychological Thrillers
Dear Reader, The book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn was released in 2012 to much acclaim. Just two years later it was adapted to film and before you knew it “girl” books (like “The Girl on the Train”) and “wife” books (like “The Wife Between Us”) became synonymous with the psychological thriller genre. By definition,... Continue Reading →
[Review] Friends and Strangers
Dear Reader, You know that feeling when you near the end of a book and, in your excitement, you urge yourself to slow down to put off the inevitable conclusion? That feeling of wanting to savor every last second of the book is what reading is all about. Every once in a while I find... Continue Reading →