Krissi Reads

Soooo....I'm not used to reviewing books I don't like, but Isabel Banta's Honey just didn't do it for me. Let me explain why! Source: Banta, Isabel. Honey . Celadon Books, 2024.  Music: Bus Stop https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/city-slacker/bus-stop/ https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ Hooptie With The Windows Down https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/city-slac...

Tell a friend to tell a friend, HA! SHE'S BACKKKKKKK!!! Today I'm reviewing two amazing books with amazing character work...Funny Story by Emily Henry and If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio! These books have completely different moods to them, but I enjoyed both of these and I loved doing my analysis. Sources: Henry, Emily. Funny Story . Berkley, 2024.  Maas, Jennifer. “‘funny Story’ Author Emily He...

Well...this book was hard to review, but we gotta talk about it! This month, we read No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai, and it's got a lot of heavy subject matter. Join Kristen as she discusses this novel. Sources: Dazai, Osamu. No Longer Human . New Directions, 2022.  Neporent, Liz. “What’s the Deal With Comedians and Depression?” ABC News , 12 Aug. 2014, abcnews.go.com/Health/deal-comedians-depress...

For our JUNE PICK, we read The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. In this episode, we will dive into this fascinating and tumultuous Hunger Games prequel. Collins, Suzanne. Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Hunger Games . Scholastic, Inc., 2020.  “Suzanne Collins.” Suzanne Collins - Biography , www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/bio.htm. Accessed 29 June 2023.  Drum roll please link: https:...

The tea is PIPING HOT this week! Kristen, with special guest Reagan Ford, go back to their days as high school seniors and take a deep dive into a novel they read for AP Literature, Wuthering Heights. The discussion includes important themes, the significance of all of the characters, and things they hadn't even thought about when they first read the novel. References: Brontë, Emily. Wuthering Hei...

STOP, DROP whatever you're doing, and ROLL your thumb to log in to your favorite platform to listen to podcasts! Tune in to the K.A.R. Recap as Kristen covers the Hulu original miniseries, Little Fires Everywhere. References: “Little Fires Everywhere (Miniseries).” Wikipedia , Wikimedia Foundation, 10 June 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Fires_Everywhere_(miniseries).  “Little Fires Eve...

I can't say this enough...this movie isn't for the faint of heart. Join me as I discuss Unhinged, talk about road rage, and compare psychopathic and sociopathic behavior! References   Becourtney, Dr. Lyle. “What Is Road Rage?” Anger Management Groups. AngerManagementGroups.com. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.angermanagementgroups.com/what-is-road-rage.  Purse, Marcia. “How Sociopaths Are Diff...

In this episode, Kristen is covering…more secrets? More lies? Prepare to be chilled. Listen as Kristen breaks down and reviews The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys.     References:   “About.” Ruta Sepetys. Accessed June 17, 2022. https://rutasepetys.com/about/ .    “Donquijote.” Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) - History of Spain - don Quijote. Accessed June 17, 2022. https://www.donquijote.org/s...

Secrets, murders, and lies, oh my! What's so wrong with one little switch? Let's find out...In this episode, we tackle an underrated classic, Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson. References: Fishkin, Shelley Fisher. “Mark Twain's Inconvenient Truths.” STANFORD Magazine , Stanford University, 2007, https://stanfordmag.org/contents/mark-twain-s-inconvenient-truths#:~:text=In%20his%20%E2%80%9Cschoolboy%20...

Is life really a party? Let's find out! In this episode, Kristen discusses one of the most popular classic novels of all time, The Great Gatsby. Themes of wealth, the dark side of the American dream, desire for the past, and others will be explored. Movie adaptations will also be reviewed. References: “F. Scott Fitzgerald.” Biography.com. A&E Networks Television, July 9, 2020. https://www.biog...

Who doesn’t love a good love triangle? In this episode, Kristen explores Crystal Hana Kim’s debut novel, If You Leave Me, and a choice between true love and financial stability. Kristen will also discuss literary devices that make the novel as powerful and heartrending as it is.   References: Ford, —Richard, —Gary Shteyngart, and —Jessica Shattuck. Crystal Hana Kim. Accessed April 27, 2022. https:...