Fond of Fonts

          Not the usual suspense-thriller synopsis I've become accustomed to when reading Lisa Jewell's novels, however, I was entranced by this novel from the get-co. The House We Grew Up In centers around a mother and her four children over the span of a decade. The mother, Lorelei, has an extensive hobby of collecting items that harbor a memory of time spent with her loved ones. Each and every memory-- meaning each and every item she just happens to come across. Lorelei is in fact a hoarder and it does not get better with time. It gets worse. In addition to Lorelei's intense and overbearing lifestyle, her children forego their relationship with their mother and each other in order to gain a sense of normalcy within their individual lives. One of Lorelei's children committed suicide at a ripe age of sixteen and her other three were simultaneously impacted by the act tremendously. Her other son took to finding a thrilling lifestyle in all the wrong places...

    YA romance about a young woman too at risk for illness to even take a breath of fresh, outdoor air. Then a young man moves in next door with his family and everything changes.     Madeline has SCID -- a rare disease that inhibits her ability to do, well, almost anything . Her home is a tightly sealed, fresh air repeler, along with an 8-hour-a-day nurse and her mother with a background in all things medical. There's scarce things she can do besides online schooling with tutors and living out her only life among the pages of books.     Although, Olly, the boy next door, changes everything from the first moment their eyes meet! He's clearly infatuated with the girl who never leaves her house and she's curious about the boy who dresses in all black and does parkour.     They grow fond of each other at a distance, but take a risky, intimate plunge together. Things become . . . possible. They continue to risk it all, for moments of life a...

A WattPad sensational story following lust, loss, violence, and romance!     Readers follow the inexperienced world of Theresa "Tessa" Young as she embarks on her collegiate education. She's leaving behind a supportive but demanding mother and a boyfriend who supports her to the limit of a lifelong friend and nothing more. Tessa and her posse are introduced to an unusual group of individuals, one of them including her roommate. She goes from a sheltered young adult to a woman in the matter of weeks when dealing with these people, most importantly--Hardin Scott.     He's everything her mother would never respect, appreciate, or approve of. Maybe that's why he's so compatible and mold-fitting for Tessa. Hardin has a troubled past, filled with raw memories and disturbing nightmares for anyone of a young age. Hardin is infatuated with Tessa, despite his parameters of his interest being that of A Bet. A bet among friends to take her virtue and show it off among eac...

Onyx and Ivory , by Mindee Arnett, was a complete spur of the moment buy at the bookstore and  I am forever patting myself on the back because this YA fantasy novel is a hit! The cover caught  my  attention on the shelf, but the synopsis-- a "traitor's" daughter at a point of finding out secrets and rekindling love with an unsuspecting partner? Count me in! Following Kate's story was simple and riveting from the get-co. Magic influenced Kate from birth and  she spends her adolescence hiding it -- a final rule and request from her father before he was executed by  the crown. The crown being Kate's supposed love -- Price Corwin. Corwin undergoes his own growing pains  and turmoil as he's set up against his older brother to,   literally ,   contend for the future of the crown!  Between personal discovery and growth both individuals deal with, magic has a stronghold influence on  the storyline, primarily between those who...

  A Sequel to Remember! When first introduced to Adalyn Grace's story of All the Stars and Teeth , I was transfixed by Amora Montara's family history of legendary soul magic. A kingdom of different islands all dedicated to unique types of magic ranging from elemental to healing and everything in between. I appreciated the map imaging afforded to the reader in both the first and second book of this duology, depicting the locations of the islands for those living in the kingdom of Visidia. In this sequel, All the Tides of Fate , Amora's lost her father and ascended the throne. Her mother is her supporter but has made it clear Amora needs to win the hearts of her people and what better way to do that than by giving them something to root for--such as, a marriage! This novel follows Amora traveling to the islands of her kingdom in search of a future husband and (eventually) another Montara heir. However, that's her cover story that she keeps up to the best of her ability. I...

  A familiar story for my liking! I'd originally only seen the movie a handful of times (I've mostly only seen Nicholas Sparks movies as opposed to books) and was interested in reading this book. I appreciated the film adaption and was looking forward to comparing it to the written version (although the word is always better) and I wasn't disappointed! It was easy to follow the love story that unfolded between Katie and Alex, just as easy as watching it in the movie. Obviously the ability to know what was happening between either character due to the third person, omniscient narrator worked in the reader's favor as well. The description of Kevin was done up to par as well, almost too up to par because some instances were disturbing. Reading about the abuse was different from viewing it in a movie, also the movie hadn't shown as much of the abuse--it was merely apart of flashbacks that simultaneously occurred. Kevin also focused increasingly on sex. The idea that Ka...

I've taken the initiative and decided to read Stephenie Meyer's 10th Anniversary edition of "Twilight Reimagined", AKA Life and Death . Meyer rewrote the story of Twilight with a change in gender roles for each of the characters, except Charlie, Renee, and Phil. I'm unsure as to why she wouldn't consider changing them, especially if she changed every other gender role (even down to the secretary in the high school or the biology teacher). It could be for the simple fact that (despite it sounding genderized), it'd be more difficult to have a workaholic mother who didn't notice every small thing about her child compared to a father. In all regards, however, what reader of the Twilight Saga didn't absolutely LOVE Charlie's character? Maybe it's for that simple fact that Meyer didn't change his role and for that, I can be content with. Despite the gender roles switch, the storyline was fairly similar to Twilight's overall structure. Sub...