Sarah S. Davis is the founder of Broke by Books, a blog about her journey as a schizoaffective disorder bipolar type writer and reader. Sarah's writing about books has appeared on Book Riot, Electric Literature, Kirkus Reviews, BookRags, PsychCentral, and more. She has a BA in English from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Library and Information Science from Clarion University, and an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Dear reader, I can’t believe 2025 is over! My main goal for 2025 was not so much to reach a number of
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Autumn is basically here, but this list of the best new books fall 2025 has to offer heralds the unofficial start to the season. What is better than books, falling leaves, cozy blankets, and hot tea? Not much! Here’s my
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As I have mentioned in an earlier post, I have been struggling with anxiety lately. One of the things that has always helped me “calm down” is throwing myself into an elaborate
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Jill Mansell “Three Amazing Things About You” Review: Three Stars OK, I’m struggling with how I feel about this book. I feel mixed. And let me tell you why. At times, this
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Okay…my Rx Romance kick has continued and shows no signs of stopping. I have some non-romance reviews coming up but for now, strap in ladies and gentlemen as I devour some romance!
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If you look at my Goodreads shelves, you will see that apart from shelves for designating a year I read a book, the most populated shelf is “Love Story.” Since I was
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Bow down…I did it. I finished my reading goal to read 52 books in 2014. I can safely say that was more books than I’ve ever read in one year of my
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Cohn, Rachel and Levithan, David. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. Genre: Contemporary Intended Audience: 14 and Up Personal Reaction to the Book: Yes! This is what it’s like to read a
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Higgins, M.G. Bi-Normal. Costa Mesa, CA: Saddleback Press, 2013. Genre: Contemporary, LGBT Intended Audience: 14 and Up Personal Reaction to the Book: I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I picked it up in a
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Green, John. Looking for Alaska. New York: Dutton Juvenile, 2005. Genre: Contemporary Intended Audience: 14 and up Personal Reaction to the Book: This is the third book by John Green which I have read. It
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Ritter, William. Jackaby. New York: Algonquin Young Readers, 2014. Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction Intended Audience: 12 and up Personal reaction to the book… Jackaby has been heavily branded as “Doctor Who meets Sherlock,” by the
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Pope, Paul. Battling Boy. New York: First Second, 2013. Genre: Graphic Novel, Superhero, Action/Adventure Intended Audience: 12 and up Personal reaction to the book… From the Eisner-award-winning author of Batman: Year 100 comes Battling Boy, a
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