Reviewed by C. Breitbach, October 2022
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart is a shocking novel of plot twists and heartbreak. It tells the story of a young woman named Cadence, and the summers spent on her wealthy family’s private island. Until one summer when something goes terribly wrong. Two summers later, she begins to piece together what… Read more
Reviewed by B. Ullsvik, October 2022
Grace is a young woman, who seems to be living a normal life. She works as a housemaid for a wealthy man in Canada. Her life hasn’t always been all sunshine and rainbows, but it takes a turn for the worst when she and another person are convicted of murder. Grace’s life spirals out of control when she realizes she… Read more
Reviewed by B. Ullsvik, October 2022
Being woken up by a robber in the early morning is never a good way to start your day. For Lo Blacklock, this shakes her to the core. She can’t sleep, can’t eat, and doesn’t even feel safe in her own apartment. Yet, she must push past all of this and go on a week-long Norwegian cruise that leaves the very next day… Read more
Reviewed by L. Chapman, September 2022
Warcross by Marie Lu is a science-fiction novel which follows Emika Chen, a New Yorker in insurmountable debt just trying to figure out how she will pay her rent and not get evicted. So how does one manage to have all their debt paid off and their rent paid in full until the end of the year in a single night? For… Read more
Reviewed by L. Chapman, September 2022
Gone Girl is an adult novel written by Gillian Flynn that intimately details the life and unraveling marriage of Nick and Amy Dunne. The story opens with Amy going missing on her and Nick’s 5th anniversary, Nick is distraught and it appears that as if there was a struggle that took place. Nick’s… Read more
Reviewed by L. Chapman, September 2022
Little Fires Everywhere is a realistic fiction novel written by Celeste Ng. The novel is set in the 90’s in Shaker Heights, a suburb in Ohio… Read more
The Dark Prophecy, by Rick Riordan, is the second book in the Trials of Apollo series, following the Hidden Oracle. The book follows Apollo, a Greek god who has lost his powers, trying to recover the rest of the lost oracles, after successfully taking back the Grove of Dodona from Nero in the Hidden Oracle. Now… Read more
Reviewed by J. Morton, August 2022
The Burning Maze, by Rick Riordan, is the third book in the Trials of Apollo series, following the Dark Prophecy. The book continues to follow Apollo on his harrowing quest to take back the ancient oracles from the evil Triumvirate without the help of his godly powers. Apollo must set out to California,… Read more
Reviewed by J. Morton, August 2022
The Hidden Oracle, by Rick Riordan, is the first of the Trials of Apollo series. The series precedes the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and the Heroes of Olympus series. The book follows the exploits of Apollo, a Greek god who has been thrown to earth after the war with Gaea in the… Read more
Reviewed by S. Cox, August 2022
Fable is about a girl named Fable, who was abandoned by her father at a young age, learning to live day-to-day on an island with nothing but her wits, and the help of a boy… Read more