Book Reviews
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Reviewed by E. Mankowski, April 2019
The year of 1885 marked the first time that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain, was banned in the United States. The boy-adventure book has been subject to controversy due not only to the discussions surrounding the themes and ideas present in the novel, but the presence of the “n-...
Read moreAlways and Forever Lara Jean by Jenny Han
Reviewed by L. Bauer, April 2019
The girl who dreads change must rethink all her plans- but when your heart and his heart are saying two different things, which one do you listen to?
Lara Jean is loving senior year. She has her boyfriend, her friends, and she will be graduating and going to her dream school, UVA, with her boyfriend. But when...
Read moreThe Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer
Reviewed by H. Walters, February 2019
In the book, The Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer, Alex and Conner head back to the Land of Stories. They must work together with friends to defeat the Enchantress, who has recently returned. They are on a race against the clock, because not only is the fairy-tale world on the line, so is their world...
Read moreHome Front by Kristin Hannah
Reviewed by A. Klink, February 2019
The daughter of alcoholics who left her orphaned at 17, Jolene “Jo” Zarkades found her first stable family in the military. She’s served over two decades, first in the army, later with the National Guard. Now Jo’s stationed at home, taking care of her two daughters, Betsey and LuLu. Jo’s life is completely the...
Read moreA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Reviewed by N. Weichmann, February 2019
Feyre Archeron is driven by two things, the need to provide for her family and an empty stomach. One frigid winter evening she ventures too far out into the woods that border her family’s barely standing cottage with the mission of gathering a meal to last weeks and consumed with the prospect of a warm meal and...
Read more9 From the Nine Worlds by Rick Riordan
Reviewed by D. Elsing, January 2019
The book 9 From the Nine Worlds by Rick Riordan is a collection of stories following the side characters from the Magnus Chase and the Gods Of Asgard series. The book follows the multiple stories of the Einherjar as they try and live their lives, but as they try to complete simple tasks, Thor appears. Thor...
Read more#murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil
Reviewed by W. Erickson, January 2019
#murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil is a book where the reader is taken on a thrill ride through plot twist, dark humor, mystery, and survival while main character, 17 year old Dee is wrongly accused of murdering her step-sister. Now she is sent to Alcatraz 2.0, a sentence that is usually reserved for...
Read moreYou Will Be Mine by Natasha Preston
Reviewed by W. Erickson, January 2019
You Will Be Mine by Natasha Preston is a book of a girl named Lylah and her group of college friends go out partying near the holidays with Valentine's day coming up. As they are about to leave the doorbell rings but nobody is there. An envelop sits there on the door mat. It's an anonymous note addressed...
Read moreThe Outsiders By S.E. Hinton
Reviewed by H. McNicol, January 2019
The Outsiders is a story of socs vs greasers. The socs are the wealthy up town kids. The greasers are the poor kids from the bad side of town. The story follows Ponyboy, as he and his friends get into a bit of trouble. The book begins with Ponyboy getting jumped by a group of socs on his way home, only to...
Read moreThe Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer
Reviewed by H. Walters, January 2019
The Wishing Spell, by Chris Colfer is about two twins, Alex and Connor who find themselves stuck in the fairy tale world with no way to get home. As they try to find a way home they meet new friends, go through a lot of dangerous situations, and learn surprising things about themselves on the way. The book...
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