Book Reviews
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Reviewed by H. McNicol, March 2021
The Gladers have escaped the maze, and have taken refuge in a dorm-like facility. Their moment of safety is over when a group of cranks, zombie-like humans, attack the facility and kill the group's rescuers. Thomas stumbles upon Aris inplace of Theresa, a boy who claims he was in another maze. A strange man then...
Read moreThe Death Cure by James Dashner
Reviewed by H. McNicol, March 2021
The trials have come to an end. The Gladers are given the chance to receive their memories back, and learn who’s sadly not immune in their group. Thomas, Minho, and Newt refuse to undergo the memory procedure, and instead have the help of Brenda and Jorge to escape WICKED. The group must travel to Denver, the last...
Read moreThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Reviewed by R. Yelk, February 2021
The Great Gatsby, follows Jay Gatsby, a man who orders his life around one desire, to be reunited with Daisy Buchanan, the love he lost five years earlier. Gatsby's quest leads him from poverty to wealth, into the arms of his beloved, and eventually to death.The book is written from the point of view of Nick...
Read moreNineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Reviewed by R. Yelk, February 2021
In Sterling, New Hampshire, 17-year-old high school student Peter Houghton has endured years of verbal and physical abuse at the hands of classmates. His best friend, Josie Cormier, succumbed to peer pressure and now hangs out with the popular crowd that often instigates the harassment. One final incident of bullying...
Read moreThe Accident by Natalie Barelli
Reviewed by B. Ullsvik, January 2021
Katherine Nichols is a single mom. She works at a law firm. Katherine is a very very smart person. She is amazing at math, and understanding complex ideas. While seeing her mother, Kat meets a girl named Eve. After a long talk, they both decide that Eve should come to work with Katherine at the firm. After a long...
Read moreThe Selection by Kiera Cass
Reviewed by M. Koopmans, December 2020
The Selection by Kiera Cass is a young adult romance/dystopian novel about America Singer. The book takes place after World War IV in which a whole new country was formed called Illéa which stretches across North America. Within this new country there are 35 provinces which are much like Districts in the...
Read moreMagic Hour by Kristin Hannah
Reviewed by R. Yelk, November 2020
Up until recently, Dr. Julia Cates was one of the preeminent child psychiatrists in the country, but a scandal shattered her confidence, ruined her career, and made her a media target. When she gets a desperate call from her sister, Ellie, a police chief in their small western Washington hometown, she jumps at...
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Reviewed by M. Koopmans, October 2020
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard is a young adult fiction novel. This dystopian novel takes place in the 300s of the New Era in the kingdom of Norta. In this world people are segregated by the color of their blood, Red or Silver. Reds are common folk and slaves to the Silvers who are considered to be gods with their...
Read moreThe Escape Room by Megan Goldin
Reviewed by B. Ullsvik, October 2020
Vincent, Sylvie, Sam, and Jules have always been in competition with each other. Since they work at the same law firm together, it would make sense that they don’t like each other. They live a life of extreme luxury, but that kind of lifestyle always comes at a cost. The team is invited to participate in an escape...
Read moreThe Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
Reviewed by H. Walters, September 2020
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan is the second book in the Heroes of Olympus series. In this book, Percy, Hazel, and Frank have to finish a dangerous quest. Percy has amnesia and the only thing he remembers is the name, “Annabeth”. Throughout the book, Percy, Hazel, and Frank grow close and reveal...
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