by Brooke Romney | Mar 27, 2013 | Books
Image via Goodreads After a few heavy books, I always like to check myself with something a little lighter and more humorous. Whistling in the Dark by Lesley Kagan was just that type of book for me, one read with pure enjoyment. It’s set in 1950s...
by Brooke Romney | Mar 20, 2013 | Books
Image via Goodreads I read this book about a month ago and I still turn it over in my mind. Written from the perspective of a bright 5-7 year old girl during the Khmer Rouge reign in Cambodia, it is honest, remarkable and haunting. It is a story of survival but not...
by Brooke Romney | Mar 13, 2013 | Books
Image via goodreads.com This book remains one of my favorite reads. It’s smart, controversial, and interesting with writing that is descriptive enough to get the point across but not too flowery or pedantic. It’s historical fiction by an author who...
by Brooke Romney | Mar 6, 2013 | Books
I read this short, young adult novel while on vacation and it lived up to all the hype. The writing was quick, witty and intelligent and the dialogue was impressive. The story was extremely well done and even the turquoise waters of the Caribbean couldn’t...
by Brooke Romney | Feb 27, 2013 | Books
Still Alice has been one of my favorite books for years. When we read it for book club, the discussion was lively and smart. The book was amazing. I read it in about 3 days because I couldn’t stop. It’s a well-researched, fictional novel about a woman who...
by Brooke Romney | Feb 20, 2013 | Books
I love to read. I always have at least one book I’m reading and will often read while I blow-dry my hair, work out at the gym, or wait for sleep to over take me. I was an English major in college and have always loved literature for the way it can transform the...
