Rachel is deep down the spiral with no way out. She takes the train into London every morning and drinks the day away; omitting to tell her roommates that she was let go from her job weeks ago. Tom is … Continue reading Alcoholics Not Anonymous: The Girl on The Train by Paula Hawkins
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Supernatural Fiction Age Recommended: 13 and up (This book was an Advanced Reader’s Copy courtesy of an author supporting specialist) Overall, it was very different from any book that I’d read recently and … Continue reading Book Review: The Channeler by Jenna Ryan (Book 1 of the Continuum Series)
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 16 and up Okay so I made a mistake and read this book (the second book in the series) before the first, but that’s okay; this book was incredible by … Continue reading Book Review: The Dazzling Heights by Katharine McGee (Book 2)
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up This book was awesome; it seemed like a mashup of Ender’s Game and The Hunger Games, was better than either of them, and basically had the best … Continue reading Book Review: Nyxia by Scott Reintgen (Book 1 of the Nyxia Triad)
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Non-Fiction Age Recommended: 16 and up This book made me uncomfortable- in the best way possible. It pushed my literary limits by using gender-neutral pronouns and was written in a way that made … Continue reading Book Review: The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up This book was problematic for a couple of reasons. I initially checked it out because I thought it would be a story about normal high school students, … Continue reading Book Review: Slumming by Kristen D. Randle
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Non-Fiction Age Recommended: 13 and up I may read a lot, but generally, I tend to shy away from creative writing since it doesn’t really sound like something I would be good at. … Continue reading Book Review: On Writing by Stephen King
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Dystopian Fiction Age Recommended: 15 and up This was an awesome series and I can’t believe that I’ve never read it before. It was packed with action and emotion and had a unique … Continue reading Book Review: Requiem by Lauren Oliver (Book 3)
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Dystopian Fiction Age Recommended: 15 and up This book was written in a significantly different style than the one before it, and I really enjoyed that even though it made the ending more … Continue reading Book Review: Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver (Book 2)
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Dystopian Fiction Age Recommended: 15 and up I’ve gotten a little bored of the typical dystopian fiction novels, and this book started out kind of the same way as the others, but evolved … Continue reading Book Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver (Book 1)
