The Passion of Artemisia

Title: The Passion of Artemisia
Author: Susan Vreeland
Rating: ★★★

The Story of Tea

Title: The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide

Authors: Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss

Rating: ★★

Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang

Title: Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang
Author: Chelsea Handler
Rating: ★★★

Seesaw Girl

Title: Seesaw Girl
Author: Linda Sue Park
Rating: ★★★

The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Title: The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Author: Muriel Barbery
Rating: ★★★★★

Favorite Quote:

"I have spent every moment of my existence that could be spared from work in reading, watching films, and listening to music. But my frenzied devouring of cultural objects seems to me to suffer from a major error in taste: brutally mixing respectable works with other that are far less so."

Project Mulberry

Title: Project Mulberry
Author: Linda Sue Park
Rating: ★★★★

Marked

Title: The House of Night: Marked
Author: P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
Rating: ★★★★