Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 13 and up This book was reasonably well-written until the climax, where it honestly all fell apart. The climax was a total mess; there was just too much going on … Continue reading Book Review: I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (Book 1 of Lorien Legacies)
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 16 and up The characters of this book made me extremely uncomfortable but the idea behind the story itself was good and actually feasible given the climate change occurring right … Continue reading Book Review: Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 16 and up This book is absolutely ridiculous. The author has run out of feasible plot twists and is now just scrambling for ideas on how to extend the series, … Continue reading Book Review: The Shade of The Moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Book 4 of The Last Survivors Series)
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Dystopian Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up I don’t really have much to say about this book, aside from that it was well-written (albeit a tad predictable) and that it messed with my … Continue reading Book Review: Champion by Marie Lu (Book 3 in The Legend Trilogy)
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 15 and up I really enjoyed reading this book until the climax. The beginning and middle of the book were fantastic– I had goosebumps down my arms for a solid … Continue reading Book Review: The Accident Season by Moira Fowley-Doyle
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up This was my favorite book out of the trilogy just because it was a lot more relatable than the other two and also provided a nice wrap-up … Continue reading Book Review: Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Non-fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up I read this book for my AP Government class, and while I really enjoyed the point that it made, I think that McIntyre could have done a … Continue reading Book Review: Post-Truth by Lee McIntyre
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 15 and up In light of recent events regarding the increase of race-based violence in the United States, this book seemed especially pertinent. There’s also a film adaptation of this … Continue reading Book Review: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 12 and up This book is one that is extremely dear to me because I won it a few years ago at a reading competition! The subject of this book … Continue reading Book Review: Faith, Hope, And Ivy June by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 15 and up The title of this book is taken from the poem “Harlem” by Langston Hughes, that asks the reader what happens to a dream deferred. A fantastically written … Continue reading Literary Analysis: A Raisin in The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
