I have read two books this year that portray very complicated and engaging sister relationships, the first being Tell the Wolves I've Home and this being the second. The Summer of Naked Swim Parties takes place in California in the 1970s and the author does a fantastic job bringing this period to...
Although well written, with quirky, off beat characters, The Summer of Naked Swim Parties lacked resolution for me. If I weren't from California and the same decade I may have questioned the validity, however the writer captured free loving, surfer life Santa Barbara quite well. It was the trag...
After reading the first few chapters, I was sure I was going to hate this book. I got to the end, and I was sad. The story was crazy, the timelines were all over the place, the characters were... well, colorful to say the least. Once I adjusted to the timeline - really, just think of it as the wa...
Received this book through a Goodreads Giveaway.Pretty much read this book in 2 days. It's about a young college student who gets mixed up with drug dealers, porn makers and Billy Idol! It is a quick read and just a complete roller coaster. At first I wasn't a fan of the main character. I felt sh...
It was white, or more gray, really, with a spiderweb-looking crack that radiated out from where a chip of plaster was missing. Once her mind caught up with her eyes, Allie sat up, alert, wary. Nothing was familiar. One side of the room had a Spider-Man and His Amazing Frie...
SHE STOOD IN THE DOORWAY OF THE guest suite of the Waite lake house and watched Daniel pull the linens off the bed and shake them out. “What are you doing?” “She was nice enough to let us stay here. I don’t want to rub it in her face by leaving a pair of my underwear behind.” “Well, check for my ...