An Adolescent’s Soul Grows in the North Woods Book Review

Full disclosure: The author of the book that I am about to review is a patron at a library that I work at. All of the opinions stated in this review are solely mine. I’ve been reviewing Robert C. Jones’s “North Woods” series for a while now, and I’ve always been curious to see howContinue reading “An Adolescent’s Soul Grows in the North Woods Book Review”

Interview with J.D. Barker

Full disclosure: this interview has been edited for clarification. Hello Everybody! We got something special for you all on Book Reviews by a Chick Who Reads Everything today. We have a guest, who is a New Times Bestselling author of many titles, including his latest Something I Keep Upstairs. Please welcome, J.D. Barker! Hi J.D.,Continue reading “Interview with J.D. Barker”

Something I Keep Upstairs Book Review

Full disclosure: I was given a free advanced reader copy of this book by the author’s publicist in exchange for an honest review. J.D. Barker is one of the most known authors in the mystery, suspense, and horror genres. His work has drawn praise from all over the literary world. Stephen King thought his novelContinue reading “Something I Keep Upstairs Book Review”

Adapt Me Podcast – I Was a Teenage Slasher

Hi Everybody! Pay homage to your favorite slasher movies and try to control your killer instincts because returning guest Mel B of BDA Publishing and I discuss how we would adapt “I Was a Teenage Slasher” by Stephen Graham Jones in the latest episode of the Adapt Me Podcast! You can check it out atContinue reading “Adapt Me Podcast – I Was a Teenage Slasher”

I Was a Teenage Slasher Book Review

It’s October yet again, and that means scary content! For the rest of this month, I will review books that will focus on horror, the spooky, and thrillers. First up is I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones. It’s a great homage to iconic slasher movies despite some issues with the storytelling. IContinue reading “I Was a Teenage Slasher Book Review”

Eleanor & Park Book Review

Lately, I’ve been thinking about novels that have been considered problematic within the last few years. Some have been labeled that way for decades. But, does that mean readers are not allowed to read them anymore? I don’t think so. To understand why a book is deemed an issue, one must know the context –Continue reading “Eleanor & Park Book Review”

On the Come Up Book Review

Since The Hate U Give was published in 2017, it has received so much praise that I’m convinced that it’s already a modern classic and that it will wind up being required reading for some high schools in the future. As such, I would imagine its author Angie Thomas thinking long and hard about herContinue reading “On the Come Up Book Review”

The Hate U Give Book Review

In this day in age, race relations are undergoing rapid change. It has gotten to a point where people are reevaluating what progress has been made since the Civil Rights Movement and how far we need to go in order to truly achieve racial equality. Since the Black Lives Matter protests started in May, peopleContinue reading “The Hate U Give Book Review”

Book Reviews From the Vault: Turtles All the Way Down

Although I am no longer a teenager, I highly enjoyed John Green’s latest novel Turtles All the Way Down. Ever since I read that book, I have been continuously thinking about the ways that we can be more empathetic towards people with mental illness. Check out this review to see why. Since I am aContinue reading “Book Reviews From the Vault: Turtles All the Way Down”