Book Reviews
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
Reviewed by L. Bauer, December 2018
It all started with a note… or should I say notes. Laura Jean thought that she would live normal junior year of high school, but that is not what actually happened. When Laura Jean takes over the responsibility of being the oldest sister in the house, she has less time to look at the things that are important to...
Read moreThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Reviewed by L. Schwenn, December 2018
Plot:
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is centered around the life of an 8 year old boy named Bruno, during World War 2. After his father, a well-respected Nazi commandant, receives a job working in Poland, Bruno and his family are forced to leave his home in Germany. Once arrived, he meets a...
Read moreSafe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
Reviewed by L.Schwenn, November 2018
Plot:
Safe Haven is the story of a young troubled woman named Katie, who leaves her old life to build a new one in the sanctuary of a small North Carolina town. Although Katie tries to keep her presence unknown, she soon befriends the owner of the local store, Alex, and his 2 kids. As Katie’s...
Read moreThe Sound of Letting Go by Stasia Ward Kehoe
Reviewed by A. Klink, November 2018
Daisy is a young girl who has always been good. A good daughter and a good sister, helping out her autistic brother when he has turned from a boy to a thirteen year old man-child. The only aspect that can help her cope is her trumpet. The one feature that makes her stand out in her world of blending in. But when her...
Read moreThe Davinci Code by Dan Brown
Reviewed by K. Yanna, October 2018
It’s just after 10:46 pm when Jacques Sauniere pulls a painting off the Louvre’s wall. As the alarm rings, an albino man steps from the shadows, raises his gun and pulls the trigger after a few tense words. A blood red spot begins to grow on Sauniere abdomen in the world famous art museum. The words of his killer...
Read morePromises I Made by Michelle Zink
Reviewed by H. McNicol, October 2018
In this thrilling sequel to Lies I Told the reader follows Grace as she tries to get Parker out of jail. Grace is forced to return to Playa Hermosa in hopes of freeing her brother. She comes with little money and no plan. Grace is forced to search for help in unlikely people; an detective, an old friend,...
Read moreThe Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
Reviewed by R. Plenty, September 2018
This is a very interesting story of a young girl growing up in Georgia in the 1930s, and although the book switches from many different perspectives it’s mainly about her. Her family has borders, you get to learn their struggles of life, one is a death mute, and the other is an African American family. The other...
Read moreGerman Boy: A Refugee's Story
Reviewed by R. Plenty, September 2018
Wolfgang W.E. Samuel’s German Boy is a truly fascinating read; for within it you learn what it was like to grow in Germany during WW2 from a child's perspective. This alone is quite interesting because most of the time when one learns about WW2 it’s not from the perspective of a German or let alone a...
Read moreMr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Reviewed by K. Yanna, September 2018
Clay’s life has hit a low point. He was a computer programmer headed for stardom, until the recession hit. When Clay’s job search led him to stand in front of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, he had no clue what a turn his life would take. He was employed, was New Bagel’s website designer. But then the recession...
Read moreLove, Lies and Spies by Cindy Anstey
Reviewed by K. Yanna, September 2018
In a time where ladies are expected to be overly concerned with dresses and ruffles, Juliana Telford is more concerned with her scientific research. The lady beetle has kept Juliana’s attention far more than any dress could. When Juliana goes to her cousin’s to spend the season (the time of year when ladies were...
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