Author: Christianna Marks
Christianna Marks
April 14, 2017
African American, Book Lists, Contemporary, Family, Free-Verse, Humor, Mental Health, Middle Grade, Poetry, Relationships, Romance, Young Adult
They say that poetry is good for the soul, and if you ask me, whoever ‘they’ are is right. This month is National Poetry Month, so what better way …
Christianna Marks
April 9, 2017
African American, Asian American, Contemporary, Drama, Family, LGBT, Mental Health, New Releases, Relationships, Reviews, Romance, Young Adult
Who’s looking for the perfect, diverse, adorable, romantic comedy? Why? Because I have found it. Becky Albertalli’s newest offering to the world of YA lit, The Upside of Unrequited …
Christianna Marks
March 28, 2017
Comics and Graphic Novels, Contemporary, Humor, LGBT, New Releases, Performing Arts, Relationships, Reviews, Romance, Sci-Fi, Young Adult
Fellow nerds, gather near, I got your next book boyfriend for you. Do you enjoy things like Firefly, Star Trek, Star Wars, Dr. Who, Cinderella, and Comic Conventions? If …
Many of us adore Jamie Lee Curtis. She’s been around for a good long while, and whether you like her in her early stuff, or you’re a fan of …
Okay, here’s a bit of truth for you. Louisa Clark, Jojo Moyes’ colorful, wonderful, interesting main character from her novels, Me Before You and After You may be one …
Christianna Marks
March 11, 2017
Contemporary, Family, New Releases, Reading, Relationships, Reviews, Romance, TBR, Travel, Young Adult
Every once in awhile, everyone needs a fluffy romantic book to dive into, and I have to say that you shouldn’t look any farther than Celilia Vinesse’s Seven Days …
Christianna Marks
March 8, 2017
Book Lists, Book News, Contemporary, Crime, Fantasy, Humor, LGBT, Memoir, Mystery, New Releases, Non-Fiction, Performing Arts, Relationships, Romance, Suspense/Thriller, TBR, Travel, Women, Young Adult
It’s March, three months into 2017. So far we’ve gotten some really good books, but March looks rather promising if you ask me. There’s fun memoirs, a huge amount …
Christianna Marks
February 25, 2017
Book Lists, Book News, Classics, Contemporary, Emily Bronte, Fantasy, Jane Austen, L. Frank Baum, Mystery, New Releases, Performing Arts, Poetry, Relationships, Romance, Satire, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Shakespeare, TBR, William Shakespeare, Young Adult
I don’t know about the rest of you, but even in the midst of all the retellings out in the world, I still get excited when I see that …
That’s right, seven of the UK’s best and brightest YA authors are teaming together to bring you one novel, told from seven points of view. Talk about the ultimate …
Christianna Marks
February 14, 2017
Adult, Book Lists, Contemporary, Fantasy, Horror, Human Interest, Literary Fiction, Mental Health, Music, Relationships, Romance, Suspense/Thriller, weird fiction, Young Adult
If you’re a music junkie like me, chances are you know a lot of songs, and if you’re here, you probably read a lot of books. Now imagine those …
Christianna Marks
February 13, 2017
Book Lists, Book To TV News, Contemporary, Crime, Crime Fiction, Dystopian, Feminism, Horror, Humor, Music, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller, Women, Young Adult
With the 5th and final season of Orphan Black coming at us on June 10th, it only makes sense that the shows fans are both excited, and in mourning …
Christianna Marks
February 10, 2017
Book Lists, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Bronte, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Human Interest, Literary Quotes, Maya Angelou, Relationships, Romance, Virginia Woolf
Love. It’s a wonderful, delightful thing, and so many authors and poets have used the emotion to drive their plots. You know what that means for us? It means …
Christianna Marks
February 7, 2017
Contemporary, Family, Humor, Libraries, Mental Health, New Releases, Reading, Relationships, Reviews, Romance, Young Adult
Imagine what it would be like if you were trapped in a library with your favorite TV bad boy. The kind of bad boy that no one really knows …
Christianna Marks
February 3, 2017
Adult, Audiobooks, Author Spotlight, Career, Human Interest, Humor, Memoir, New Releases, Non-Fiction, Performing Arts, Reviews, Women, Writing
Dear Lauren Graham, Can I call you Lauren from here on out? It would be so much easier… So now that we have that out of the way. I …
Christianna Marks
January 30, 2017
Contemporary, Dystopian, Fantasy, Humor, LGBT, Music, Mystery, Relationships, Romance, TBR, Young Adult
The thing about starting a series on the first book’s release is that you have to wait forever for the rest of the books to come out. You want …
2018 might seem like it’s so far away, because it is, but now we have something to look forward to. See, everyone’s favorite dark comedy about the end of …
Let me let you in on a little secret, I love books that are written by English authors. So when I got the chance to get my hands on …
If you’re like me, when traveling you like to uncover literary haunts. Well, let me tell you, Edinburgh, Scotland is full of them. Named UNESCO’s first City of Literature, …
Christianna Marks
January 11, 2017
Adult, Banned Books, Book Lists, Book News, Cassandra Clare, Chick Lit, Children, Contemporary, Fantasy, Horror, Humor, J.K. Rowling, Romance, Stephanie Meyer, Suspense/Thriller, Travel, Women, Young Adult
It’s mind blowing to me that so many of these books are turning, or have already turned, 10 this year. How is it that so many of these books, …
If you’re a fan of fairytales, Paris, and Megan Shepherd’s atmospheric writing, I’ve got news for you. Megan Shepherd, who’s responsible for both of the YA series The Madman’s …