Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 15 and up I read this book for my English class a few months ago and found the messages of the author to be very insightful. The book was also an … Continue reading Literary Analysis: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 13 and up I’m honestly so surprised that I haven’t reviewed this book yet because it’s one of my absolute favorites. I bought this book at the age of twelve … Continue reading Book Review: Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Genre: Science Fiction Age Recommended: 12 and up This book was a satisfying end to the Maze Runner series as it brought the events of the first three books to a close and essentially … Continue reading Book Review: The Fever Code by James Dashner
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Genre: Science Fiction Age Recommended: 12 and up This book was a little disappointing compared to the first one. I know that the second books of a trilogy is generally underwhelming, and this one … Continue reading Book Review: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Realistic Fiction Age Recommended: 17 and up A welcome change from recent literature, this book tells the story of a humble rickshaw driver in India, showing us that the occupation you hold doesn’t … Continue reading Book Review: Mannu Rikshewala by Tuhin
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 Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up I felt that this book wasn’t really relevant to the whole series besides adding some background to the story of the current queen. However, I still enjoyed the book! The story was very well written and I loved all the characters. I wouldn’t recommend reading this book before reading the series but it’s definitely fun reading after! ———————————————– Amberly is one of the contestants of the Selection. She has loved the prince for as long as she can remember and getting selected was a dream come true. When … Continue reading Book Review: The Queen by Kiera Cass (A Selection Novella)
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up This book is an advance copy, courtesy of the author himself (who found me on Twitter)! This book was a great read and the characters were all very well developed. Moreover, the characters weren’t all the same general age, which allowed for different perspectives, even though the book was written in third person. ————————————————- Lucas has just lost his older brother and his mother, both of whom were breadwinners for his family. Now, Lucas must rely on the scraps and money he can get with panhandling and pick-pocketing to … Continue reading Book Review: Rio- The Street Kid Stargazer by Craig S. Wilson
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommendation: 14 and up I loved this book but I felt that there were several unnecessary plot twists and that took away from the book. ——————————————— Rory Vaughn lives in a world of technology. A world where there are apps that make decisions for you. A world where intuition is something to be frowned upon and rationality means letting devices make all the choices for you. Rory isn’t a huge fan of technology and sees no reason to use an app to make all of her decisions. In addition, the Doubt (i.e., … Continue reading Book Review: Free to Fall by Lauren Miller
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