Bea's Book Bind

Books should be cherished; a good book will make you think about things for a little while, a great book will make you feel such raw intense emotions you didn’t even know could exist until you read such a book. With that being said, thank you Jessica Sorensen for writing a great book. Jessica Sorensen played a fundamental role in the creation of a new wave of New Adult fiction that has captivated many mature young readers {myself included}. The main difference between Young Adult {YA} and New Adult {NA} fiction is the scope of the protagonist's life experience that usually tends to involve rather serious issues {i.e. sexuality, depression, alcohol abuse, self mutilation, familial struggles and bullying} as well as personal development milestones in the lives of 18-25 year olds {i.e. independence, first jobs, starting college, moving away from home, loss of innocence and fear of failure on a grand scale}. The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden is yet again one of the bo...

This modern day read could leave you feeling confused, conflicted or rather bemusedly unimpressed but in my case slightly envious that I didn't write it myself. Don't be fooled by the title, Bye Bye Virginity is not the teen answer to Fifty Shades Of Grey and thank God for that; I think the world of fiction has become inundated with authors trying to match the not so critical acclaim Fifty Shades received. Yet again t'was the wonderful world of Wattpad that led me to this story so now I want to share my two cents of it with you. The novel does appear to be a bit of a cliche in the sense that a "shy, quiet teenage girl" [talk about a YA archetypal character] who just happens to be loner falls in love with her brother's best friend who also just happens to be the "hottest" guy in school. [Obviously not predictable at all] As light and fluffy as the novel appears it does cover very important issues that concern many teenagers and ...