reviews

Science and Snobs Author: Hope Jahren Despite being a hardcore English major personality (and consequentially, a book nerd), I’ve always had a yen for the awe inspiring breadth and curiosity inherent within science. As a child, I was so devoted to reading science text books and watching nature shows that I planned to grow-up and be a scientist of some sort. Even in college, I briefly flirted with the idea of adding a biology minor to my overfull schedule. Yet ultimately, the math drove me away and while I maintain a deep love of science, I chose to run with [...]

Murder, Matrimony, and Mishap Author: Meg Cabot Assistant director for Death Dorm and ex-teen pop idol Heather Wells has been through four near death experiences, investigating crimes in the ever unfortunate dorm and bringing homicidal perps to justice. For now, however, with the start of a new semester, Heather is hoping for some quiet time in which to plan her nuptials to her long-time crush and previously secret fiancé, dishy PI Cooper Cartwright. Fretting over everything from nosy family who send invitations without asking to a potential medical problem, Heather has her hands full and is less than thrilled when [...]

The Soft Underbelly of the Shark Author: Sarah Healy Mary Chase is, in the truest sense of the world, a rebel. She lives in her own world while helping her mother run the family’s rundown Jersey Shore motel. Mary is not above the romantic forays of nighttime beach walks and encounters with strange boys from far away. Mary will never be confined or told what to do and nothing stands in her way or provokes a sense of guilt. She’s beautiful, and she knows it. She’s free because she wills it. She’s self-sufficient because she will lie or steal for [...]