Bazan Librarians Review...

At the end of March, our Bad Girls Book Club was supposed to meet and discuss Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert. Due to the crisis, our library, like many are closed to the public and our events were canceled. I’m lucky to be friends with members of our book group outside of work and because of that our book club is still going! We are now meeting online. Recently we gathered to talk about Get a Life, Chloe Brown, FINALLY! and I am so glad that the group liked it, myself included. *Minor Spoilers* It was a really great read and funny.  It brought some laughter and sexiness into the lives of the readers which is totally needed and appreciated during this time. The heroine is Chloe Brown, yes that Chloe Brown from the title who nearly gets hit by a car that crashes into a building. She was feet away from it when it happened and was not injured. If time had not on her side, she could have been hit. This changes her perspective on things. Miss. Chloe is not satisfied with ...

My  quarantine  reading adventure continues.  The young adult novel  Geekerella  by  Ashley Poston   is a modern- nerd culture  spin o f  the old fairy t ale  Cinderella (in case you didn’t  get  it).  I thoroughly enjoyed this book  and personally, I’m a huge fan of  retellings  in addition to being a huge romance  lover .  In this retelling, we meet  Elle  Wittimer ,  and in her universe, she eats and breath e s the world of  Starfield,   a sci-fi television show that she grew up watching with her father.    Just like in Cinderella,  Ella’s  father is no longer alive and she lives in her parent's home  with a super wicked step-mother ,   and twin step-sisters  who  b ully  her  and  emotionally abuse he r . Elle is outcasted  from  her family  at home  and in life  amongst her pee...

OMG! If you are a fan of Queer Eye you totally must read this book! Even if you aren’t a fan or have never seen the show...I repeat, I REPEAT! YOU TOTALLY MUST READ THIS BOOK! You know I am serious because I just wrote that in ALL caps, so I mean business. This book really is a raw journey. I have been a fan of Jonathan Van Ness since I started binge-watching Queer Eye last summer. I was late to the Queer Eye game. Although I love all the fab five, Jonathan sticks out like a glittered and glamourous sore thumb. If you have watched the show, then you know what I mean! On the show, Jonathan’s expertise is grooming. He is the hairdresser and skin expert. He is known for his empowering and uplifting attitude. You can visibly see the self-esteem lifted on the faces and shoulders of the people that he helps on Queer Eye as he shows them one on one TLC. He radiates self-love and self-care. However, that was not always the case. The book lives up to the title because he truly does take you ...

Recently I read Fat by author Sara Wylde which is the first of the Labels series. Claire is a business owner of a clothing line called Chubbalicious (a plus size clothing line). Claire is independent and lives with her best friend Kieran, a male entertainer at the hottest club in town and who goes by the name Finn McCool. The story starts off with the heroine Claire Howard being told, “You’re pretty, for a fat girl” by a coworker of Kieran’s. This scene sets the reader up for the emotional adventure, and a great read for those that can relate to Claire's story and know what it’s like to be fat. Claire, is confident and doesn't care what others think of her. Since we are in Claire’s POV and inner dialog, we get a closer look at the struggle she has had growing up being fat and how that has followed her through adulthood. If there is one thing Claire does not struggle with, it’s getting the attention of men, including that of her roommate and best friend Kieran and his cowo...

While in quarantine I read The Memory of Light by Francisco X. Stork. When it comes to books I am a big believer in drawing in the reader with your first chapter. I like to be hooked like a fish who have found the bait. That is what this book did to me. It hooked me on the first page and within the first chapter, I knew the story of Vicky Cruz was something I needed to read. The book starts off in the mind of 16-year-old protagonist Vicky Cruz as she goes through the motions of taking her life. At first, I thought maybe this story was duel POV (point of view), and that Vicky was a secondary character, but thankfully no. Vicky survives her failed suicide attempt and wakes up at Lakeview, a hospital for people with mental disorders. I love Vicky’s raw emotions and thought process as she recovers from “the deed”, which is what she calls her suicide attempt. After given the choice, she stays at Lakeview to receive treatment even though in her head she knows that she still wan...