A review by Nalini Haynes Ada Goth, the daughter of poet Lord Goth, is reading when she’s interrupted by a monkey shelving a book in …
Fiction
Cinderella Moment by Jennifer Kloester
A review by CJ Dee Angel is a 16 year old cook’s daughter who dreams of becoming a fashion designer. Lily is the daughter of …
We are your friends (2015)
A review by Nalini Haynes WordPress ate my review. This is take 2. Cole (Zach Efron) is a wannabe DJ who works a club for …
Magic Mike XXL (2015)
A review by CJ Dee A group of male entertainers head to the Myrtle Beach Stripper Convention for one final hurrah before they retire. Along …
Cloudwish by Fiona Wood
A review by Nalini Haynes Diversity in YA is not unheard of but nor is it as common as you’d expect in our diverse society. …
Trivia Man by Deborah O’Brien
A review by Nalini Haynes Kevin Dwyer is a loner who wanted a career in studying tides but his father insisted he become an accountant. …
In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume
A review by Nalini Haynes. It’s 1987 and Miri Ammerman returns to Elizabeth, New Jersey, to commemorate a life-changing 3 months in the 1950s when 3 planes …
Hacked by Tracy Alexander
A review by Nalini Haynes. Dan Langley is your typical 16-year-old geek except for his affinity with code. He goes down the rabbit hole to …
Techbitch (aka The Knockoff) by Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza
A review by Nalini Haynes The term Techbitch evolved from Queen Bee. Sometimes a “bitch” is a queen of something, like when “dessert bitch” means …
Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart
A review by Nalini Haynes Mark is a 12 year old boy who runs away from home with only his dog, a small terrier called …
Breaking Bad: Season One
A review by CJ Dee Walter White (Cranston) is a high school chemistry teacher who has discovered he has cancer. When Walt goes on a …
Paper Towns by John Green
A review by Nalini Haynes Quentin Jacobsen — Q to his friends — is a band-geek whose musical abilities prohibit him actually joining the band. …
Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky
A review by Nalini Haynes Grayson Sender is in grade 6 in Chicago. He’s isolated from his peers because he has an enormous secret that …
Guy, The Girl, The Artist and His Ex by Gabrielle Williams
A review by Nalini Haynes Guy is in the last year of high school. He’s a bit of a slacker, forging school reports so his …
Girls HBO: Season Four
A review by CJ Dee Season four of Girls HBO sees Hannah (Dunham), Marnie (Williams), Shoshanna (Mamet) and Jessa (Kirke) traversing: going to an Iowa-based Grad …