Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up I read and reviewed this book at the request of the author, who kindly provided me a copy of the book to review. While a short story … Continue reading Book Review: Sindoori Ranng by Gargi Saxena
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 15 and up Definitely one of the better “science” fiction books I’ve read, simply because the science in this book seems viable and not too far fetched. The book is written mostly in journal entries, which upholds the bleak tone of the author while keeping the reader engaged. This book has no romance, little to no self-reflection and reminiscing, and is pretty much all about one astronaut’s will to survive. It skips the cliche ending with reunions between family members and astronauts, and simply focuses on the intellect that a … Continue reading Book Review: The Martian by Andy Weir
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Harry Potter!!! Age Recommended: Everyone! Think you know Harry Potter? Think again. This book focuses on the last book of the Harry Potter installment, The Deathly Hallows. Divided into 7 chapters, each chapter aims to help you dig deeper into a section of the Harry Potter finale, with discussions on topics such as Alchemy in Harry Potter, Christianity in The Deathly Hallows, and even whether or not J.K.Rowling is one of the greatest authors in history (there are more reasons supporting this than one would think). The sheer depth of this novel is … Continue reading Book Review: The Deathly Hallows Lectures by John Granger
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars (though I’m definitely biased) Genre: MOTIVATIONAL Age Recommended: Every. Single. Unicorn. I’m so happy to have finally read this book, and needless to say, it exceeded expectations that were pretty high in the first place 🙂 Lilly Singh has been one of my role models for the longest time. I religiously watched her new videos every Monday and Thursday, and even on the days she didn’t post new videos, I would go back and re-watch the old ones. My friends would laugh when I quoted her and my mom would blame her for my … Continue reading Book Review: How to Be A Bawse by Lilly Singh
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up This book was courtesy of NetGalley. At 500+ pages, this book is a “hefty” read. The story was great and very detailed, but I think the author can afford … Continue reading Book Review: Forsaken Skies by D. Nolan Clark
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Era: Romantic Okay, let’s be completely honest, this isn’t one of the most interesting and engaging books ever written. It is, however, a very iconic piece of literature for many reasons. First, Frankenstein was one of the first true “horror” books ever written in this time period. It focused a lot on legitimate science instead of alchemy, which was different from most books in that era. The introduction of the tabula rasa, or blank slate, is also an interesting idea about how society shapes who we are. Perhaps the most interesting aspect, however, is how this book … Continue reading Book Review: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Time period: Realism This is another book that I just finished in English class. I generally would not recommend this book to people who do not like dense reading, although the book isn’t very long. Fathers and Sons was written in 1862, during the realist era, and as such, focuses a lot on science and the different philosophical ideas arising during this time. The books explores nihilist ideals as well as an increased focus on science, which seems to be a recurring theme during this time period. ———————————— Arkady and Bazarov are visiting Arkady’s father … Continue reading Book Review: Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
Hey everyone! Sorry that I haven’t posted at all for a very long time but I got caught up with a lot of work and also had a lot of debate tournaments in the last few months. Here’s the next book review! Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up This book was part of a reading assignment that I had in English class recently. I enjoyed it immensely because of the way the author made the reader sympathize with the main character’s situation, even though he was portrayed in a bad light. This book … Continue reading Book Review: La Vida es Sueño by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Genre: Realistic Fiction Age Recommended: 13 and up This book was an ARC, courtesy of NetGalley I didn’t really enjoy this book, because while it was a good story and has well developed characters, I felt that the author tried too hard to drag the story out. Even though this book was the third in a series and I easily understood it without having read the first two. —————————– Liz’s adoptive father has just passed away, which is making her more eager than ever to find her birth mother. After saying goodbye to her mother after … Continue reading Book Review: When You Never Said Goodbye by Meg Kearney
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Genre: Mystery Age Recommended: 12 and up This book wasn’t very engaging, and had new characters introduced very often that didn’t always add to the book. Moreover, near the end of the book, it suddenly became very disturbing as a murderer was revealed, and I found it difficult to continue reading. —————————————- Fitzjohn is about to leave for a well-deserved break when he’s guilt-tripped into solving one more case. A man had just been murdered with two stabs to his neck and back. Moreover, the dagger that had been used to kill him had … Continue reading Book Review: The Celtic Dagger by Jill Patterson (A Fitzjohn Mystery)
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