The Romance Bookie

I've had The Perks of Being a Wallflower sitting on my bookshelf since late last year (when I received it for FREE!! ), and since then I've told myself to pick it up and read it many times, but I just haven't had the chance...plus I knew it would be a tough to get through because of the tough topics it discusses. Anyway, I finally did it!! So as some of you may know the movie was just released based on this novel, and from what I've heard it's a good one!  Stephen Chbosky, who also wrote the book, made the movie, so I think it's pretty much a guarantee that it will be true to his novel!  At least we can only hope!! Anyway, now to the review... Description from Goodreads : Standing on the fringes of life... offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor. This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative new voice in contemporary fiction: The...

So I know I said I probably wasn't going to do a review on this book, but I've changed my mind :).  Even though The Romance Bookie is mainly based on YA books, I have made a vow to myself to review EVERY book that I read :). I finished The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson (the author of the book The Men Who Stare at Goats ) last week, and have now finally decided to write my review. Let me begin by saying again that this book is NOT YA, it's NOT a novel, it's a Research book on information into the world of Psychology.  If I am being honest here, I've never had much patience for the Psychologists or Psychotherapists.  I know I will probably get a lot of crap for saying that, but I just want to be honest before I continue this review. And you know to be even more honest, after having read The Psychopath Test, having never been more positive about my opinions on the industry.  Now before I continue I will say I am not sayi...