What a Cruel Thing to Pretend
BOOK REPORT for The Shadow Girl by Jennifer Archer Cover Story: Two Big Faces; No Waiting BFF Charm: Nope Swoonworthy Scale: 1 Talky Talk: Dan Brownisms Bonus Factors: Dolly the Sheep Anti-Bonus...
View ArticleTeen Movie Madness: A Statistical Analysis
Yay, it's Wednesday! A day typically reserved for a Norse god of death or an Addams child of also-kind-of-death, this week's edition means another day closer to Teen Movie Madness results OMG FYA WHY...
View ArticleDoctor Who 7x08: The Rings of Akhaten
Are y’all ready with the drinking game rules? Okay, then, let’s go. We start out with a man, lost, wandering down a street with a paper map. Where’s your computer phone, bro? What is this, 1981? Yes,...
View ArticleWho’s Down With G-O-D?
BOOK REPORT for Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler Cover Story: Marry Me BFF Charm: Yay Swoonworthy Scale: 2 Talky Talk: Jesus Camp meets 17 Again Bonus Factors: Memoir, Losing My Religion...
View ArticleNetflix Fix: Fat Kid Rules The World
Title: Fat Kid Rules The World Year: 2012 Fix: Independent teen dramedies about tough issues and punk rock Netflix Summary: Depressed, obese teen Troy is about to step in front of a bus and end it...
View ArticleNashville 1x17: My Heart Would Know
Y’ALL. I’m so glad to be back in America where our soaps are full of gorgeous ladies with beautiful hair singing sad country songs about their dogs, or whatever, instead of in England where the soaps...
View ArticleDead -Silence- Is Golden
BOOK REPORT for Dead Silence, Book 4 in The Body Finder series by Kimberly Derting Cover Story: Leafy Mame-Worthy: Yay Swoonworthy Scale: 6 Talky Talk: 2 Legit 2 Quit Bonus Factors: Scoobies,...
View ArticleProcrastination Pro-Tips: Anne of Cleves Gables
Happy Friday everyone! For those of you in the good ol’ USA, I hope you’ve finished your taxes. That’s what I need to be doing right now, instead of finding articles for you all to read on the...
View ArticleWe’re Not Out Of The Woods Yet
BOOK REPORT for If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch Cover Story: Big Face In Her Natural Habitat BFF Charm: Yay! Swoonworthy Scale: 4 Talky Talk: Backwoods Bonus Factors: Homecoming, Splash Relationship...
View ArticleTeen Movie Madness: Your Champion
Well, I guess we could have seen this coming. 10 Things put up its best fight, but in the end, Clueless was an unstoppable force of nature. I was checking the poll results throughout last week, and 10...
View ArticleGame of Thrones 3x3: Walk of Punishment
House Stark Our Robb hides a smirk at his uncle Edmure's three (count them!) failed attempts at lighting his father's Viking-style funeral pyre before Catelyn's uncle Brynden the Blackfish stalks up,...
View ArticleCYOA: Hackers
Good morning adventurers. If you’re wondering why you’re reading CYOA now, we just had a lot going on yesterday between the March Madness results and the Catching Fire trailer. But never fear, we’ll...
View ArticleWhat’s the Deal With This Pop(ular) Life?
BOOK REPORT for How To Be Popular by Meg Cabot Cover Story: Yikes (... But I Like It?) BFF Charm: Eventually Swoonworthy Scale: 4 Talky Talk: Guidebook, Circa 2000-and-Late Bonus Factor: Small Town...
View ArticleThe More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get
BOOK REPORT for Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Cover Story: Perfection BFF Charm: Platinum Edition Swoonworthy Scale: 10 Talky Talk: Omniscient He Said, She Said Bonus Factors: The Real 80s,...
View ArticleBetween Two Lockers with Kirsten Smith
A couple of weeks ago, I reviewed a little book called Trinkets, by Kirsten Smith. Funnily enough, when I read and fell in love with this book, I had no idea who the author was, or what else she had...
View ArticleAwkward 3x1&2: Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes; Responsibly Irresponsible
Awkward! I missed you!!! Ok, well, I really only missed Ming. And Kyle. And new Tamara slang to try out in social settings. But whatevs, I'm glad you're back! It's hard to believe that we've already...
View ArticleI Wish and You Wish
BOOK REPORT for The Milk of Birds by Sylvia Whitman Cover Story: Eff Yes BFF Charm: Platinum Edition (mined ethically) Swoonworthy Scale: 0 Talky Talk: Just Gorgeous Bonus Factors: We Have a Saying,...
View ArticleNetflix Fix: Cold Comfort Farm
Title: Cold Comfort Farm Year: 1995 Fix: Absurdist Period Film Netflix Summary: When Flora Poste (Kate Beckinsale), a young society woman in 1930s London, becomes suddenly orphaned, she's forced to...
View ArticleDoctor Who 7x09: Cold War
I invited a friend who’s a complete Who newbie to join me for this episode for two reasons: 1) to possibly convert her into the fandom, and 2) for laughs. I asked her to describe what she thought the...
View ArticleThis Book? Well, Rules!
BOOK REPORT for The Rules (Project Paper Doll Book 1) by Stacey Kade Cover Story: Bionic Big Face BFF Charm: HECK YES and Yay! Swoonworthy Scale: 7 Talky Talk: He Said, She Said Bonus Factor: Aliens,...
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