How can a book about being a drug addict and criminal be uplifting and inspirational? Because that's only the beginning of the story. I’m a sucker for a redemption story, and this is a good one.
Awful things happened to Danny Trejo (and he did some pretty awful things, too), but he doesn't consider himself a victim. He believes everything happened for a reason, and now he's dedicated his life to helping others. This is the kind of story that makes me want to be a better person and appreciate everything I’ve been through and learned.
This is such an interesting memoir! I laughed out loud and cried a little at other times. I also read lots of parts out loud to my husband because they were SO good.
On screen, Danny Trejo is the most recognisable anti-hero in Hollywood - killed at least a hundred times, he steals every scene he's in. But off screen, he is so much more. The ultimate hard-knock-lifer, and a true man of the world, he has all the stories, and all the scars.
Raised in an abusive home, Danny struggled from an early age with heroin addiction and doing time in some of the country's most notorious state prison, including Folsom and San Quentin - where he met Charles Manson - before starring in modern classics and cult hits alike, such as…
This book ripped my heart out and stomped on it. No, seriously. It really did.
It was a slow start for me, but interesting enough that I wanted to keep going. And once the action started, I couldn’t put it down. It was both dark and hopeful. There were times when it was hard to keep reading because of the terrible things that were happening.
I loved how the author blended the traditions of the Ojibwe tribe with the modern world and how the main character didn’t quite belong anywhere and had to figure out what was important to her. This is a dark, difficult book. The ending doesn’t tie everything up in a neat little bow, and I liked it better for that. It’s an ending that feels real and hopeful, which is the best I can ask of any book.
A PRINTZ MEDAL WINNER! A MORRIS AWARD WINNER! AN AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH LITERATURE AWARD YA HONOR BOOK!
A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICK
An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller
Soon to be adapted at Netflix for TV with President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground.
“One of this year's most buzzed about young adult novels.” ―Good Morning America
A TIME Magazine Best YA Book of All Time Selection Amazon's Best YA Book of 2021 So Far (June 2021) A 2021 Kids' Indie Next List Selection An Entertainment Weekly Most Anticipated Books of…
This book was over the top banana-pants bonkers and I loved every single second of it. It was the exact thriller I needed, when I needed it.
It's twisty and scary, with fun subplots and enough creepiness to keep me turning pages. I didn't see any of the twists coming (except one), though I felt like I should have. The twists were definitely foreshadowed, but I was having too much fun to try and make guesses.
When I read this, I’d been in a reading slump for a while, and fiction just hadn’t been appealing. I tore through this one in two days because I couldn't put it down. And while a lot of thrillers/ horror fall apart at the ending (or have such an ambiguous ending that it annoys me), this one was perfect.
“Sex, suspense, and the supernatural fuel this propulsive debut.” —People
A young author is invited to an exclusive writer’s retreat that soon descends into a pulse-pounding nightmare—in the vein of The Plot and Please Join Us.
Alex has all but given up on her dreams of becoming a published author when she receives a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: attend an exclusive, month-long writing retreat at the estate of feminist horror writer Roza Vallo. Even the knowledge that Wren, her former best friend and current rival, is attending doesn’t dampen her excitement.
Charlotte survived the car crash that killed her boyfriend Jerry, but everything’s different now. She wants to feel “normal” again, but it’s not easy—she’s got PTSD and too many secrets. Secrets about who Jerry really was—and what happened the night he died.
Just when she thinks she might finally be moving on, someone starts sending her threatening text messages claiming to be Jerry, saying things only he would know. But—ghosts aren’t real, right? Except that—her room gets really cold, her cat won’t come into her room anymore, and there are strange noises. But there has to be a logical explanation. Because if ghosts are real, then Jerry came back for her—just like he always said he would.
