Margot would say she belongs to herself. Kitty would say she belongs to no one. And I guess I would say I belong to my sisters and my dad, but that won’t always be true. To belong to someone—I didn’t know it, but now that I think about, it seems like that’s all I’ve ever wanted. To really be somebody’s, and to have them be mine. To all the boys I’ve loved before / Jenny Han ————————————————————————— I enjoyed reading this book, and it was next to impossible to put down! Yet, I don’t think it lived quite up to the hype in my opinion (I think I was expecting something big and dramatic). Nevertheless, I will definitely be reading the next books in the series. 4/5
Hey y’all. I made some last-minute To All the Boys-inspired Valentine’s cards. They’re available as a digital download, so you can print them at home just in time to give for Valentine’s Day. Or just whenever you feel like it since they’re not overly Valentine’s-y.
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)starringAuli’i Cravalho as Clary Fray, Ryan Potter as Jace Herondale, Jessica Henwick as Alec Lightwood, Ariela Barer as Simon Lewis, Lana Condor as Isabelle Lightwood and Asia Kate Dillon as Magnus Bane (for @thebaudelairefiles inspired by this)
With summer officially here, and more time to read, we thought we’d start up our Friday Reads posts again. Check out what the gang at Simon & Schuster Canada are reading this week!
Brendan, Editor: I can never read just one book at a time, but I’ve started trying to balance the number of books on my nightstand by picking just one book of poetry and one full-length book. Right now, I’m pairing Adrienne Rich’s The Dream of a Common Language withLincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. Each writer knows how to craft superb poetry and prose, so even if I don’t read for a long time, every word is exquisite.
Shannon, Publicity Assistant: I’m in the midst of the last in Jenny Han’s latest series, Always and Forever, Lara Jean,and it is just as page turning as To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before andP.S. I Still Love You. I’m so going to miss these characters, but I’m excited to see where their stories end. How will Lara Jean deal with moving away to college? Will Kitty be okay as the only one of the Song Sisters left at home? Will Lara Jean and Peter make it through all the changes?! I guess I better keep reading to find out!
Alexandra, Marketing Assistant: This week I’ve been reading Roz Nay’s Our Little Secret. This book packs a punch, taking psychological thrillers to the next level. Angela is being held in a police interrogation room and questioned on the disappearance of her ex’s wife, Saskia. Our Little Secret has everything I love in a book: a sweet romance, intriguing characters, and unexpected plot twists. Trust me, you won’t see this ending coming!
Samantha, Sales Operations Associate: I tore through James Maskalyk’s Life on the Ground Floor in two days – it’s Maskyalyk’s engaging memoir of life as a doctor in a Toronto emergency room and his trips to Ethiopia to train doctors in emergency medicine. In Toronto, he works long shifts at St. Mike’s dealing with everything from heart attacks to homeless people looking for a place to sleep. In Ethiopia, the hospital doesn’t even always have electricity, and there have never been emergency rooms before. Maskalyk is patient and compassionate in his writing, not ignoring the toll the profession takes on him, but not neglecting the patients’ dignity, either. It’s clear that outcomes are affected by the resources the hospital has available, but in the end he is hopeful that continuing training and funding will raise standards outside of Canada. Highly, highly recommended.
