I wonder how long he’ll be sad. I wonder if his sadness will last forever, stretching on like an ocean. Drowning everyone he cares about. Drowning people he doesn’t even know. He won’t be able to control it. Oceans ebb and flow as they wish. They cover everything. They make everything blue.

– Katrina Leno, The Half Life of Molly Pierce, page 67

Version:
Hardcover, 231 pages
Published July 8th 2014 by HarperTeen

 

Mini-Review: The Bling Ring by Nancy Jo Sales

Rating:  ★★★☆☆ – liked it

You know, I didn’t go into this book with high hopes, but I was pleasantly surprised. I expected something incredibly dry and boring, but Sales perfectly blended fact and drama to create a very interesting read about a strange (and sometimes ridiculous) tale.

If you are curious about the events of the case, or just love Hollywood scandal, I recommend this book to you.

Abandoned: I Don’t Know What You Know Me From by Judy Greer

I Don’t Know What You Know Me From: Confessions of a Co-Star by Judy Greer

I just couldn’t make myself keep reading. This book is like having a stranger’s grandmother tell you stories about them, only they only want to tell the mundane stories like “one time they stole a cookie and I told them to put it back”. I really wanted to enjoy it, and the prologue seems really promising, but it’s just boring.

I won’t rate this one because I only made it about 40 pages before I gave up; I’ll just say: There are way better celebrity memoirs out there. I wouldn’t bother with this one if I were you.

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I had another thought as I stood there, trying desperately to understand a completely altered view of my existence. Someday might be the one to offer kindness to someone else in grim and dire circumstances. Someday might be the one with wealth or knowledge or strength or power that could be used to alleviate another person’s distress. Such a thought had literally never crossed my mind before. More than once I had been saved. Someday I might save someone else in return.

– Sharon Shinn, The Dream-Maker’s Magic, page 85

Version:
Paperback, 288 pages
Published March 13th 2008 by Speak