One of the requirements to being a wannabe princess is that you have to be a little obsessed with the story of Anastasia. Since I am a wannabe princess, I enjoyed reading “The Kitchen Boy” by Robert Alexander. I’m not sure if this book is geared cowards young adults, but it was easy to read.

It follows the story of a possibly fictitious kitchen boy tracking the last days of the Romanov’s. I think if you’ve studied the Romanov’s extensively (In other words, if you are a good princess), this book would be a little elementary. It was difficult to discern fact from fiction, as the author intermingled a lot of both. However, I’m a good princess, so I give it four pop tarts.

“A Quiet Storm” by Rachel Howzell Hall is the story of what happens when a family ignores, or covers up for, mental illness. This book is extremely sad, but at the same time it’s beautifully poignant. It’s the definition of poignant. Hold on, let me go look up the definition of poignant to make sure I got that right. Yup, this book is definitely poignant.