Book Reviews
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Reviewed by E. Mankowski, September 2019
The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is an iconic piece of historical fiction that was published in 1925. The novel, narrated by a young Nick Carraway living life to the fullest in 1922 Long Island, depicts his interactions and adventures with Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is seen as having...
Read moreP.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han
Reviewed by C. Prestidge, August 2019
P.S. I Still Love You is a sequel to the book To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. Laura Jean got a job at a retirement home and is busy taking over Margot’s spot in the household. Laura Jean and Peter get back together but Peter’s ex Genevieve is making their relationship difficult. So when Laura...
Read moreCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Reviewed by B. Wentz, August 2019
Coraline is a fantasy book with twists and turns throughout it. The beginning seemed ordinary but the climax was hit in the middle of the book where she lost her parents. She has to find them on the other side of the door, which is a parallel universe where cats can talk, Humans have buttons for eyes, and...
Read moreIf I Stay by Gayle Forman
Reviewed by L. Schwenn, August 2019
Plot
If I Stay is the heart wrenching story of a 17 year old girl named Mia Hall, and the events that lead up to the decision that will change her life forever.
Like most teenage girls, Mia thought her biggest decision would be to choose between her music career, and her boyfriend. But after...
The Assassin Game by Kirsty McKay
Reviewed by W. Erickson, July 2019
Main character Cate attends an isolated boarding school on an island where the internet is very difficult to access and there isn’t much to do around the area. So, among the students at the school there is a tradition, a game called Killer is a tradition only few are selected to play. Members who are chose to play...
Read moreBelly Up by Stuart Gibbs
Reviewed by D. Elsing, July 2019
The story Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs is the first book in the FunJungle series. The story picks up in the middle of the zoo the FunJungle where we meet the main character Theodore (Teddy) Fitzroy causing trouble by giving monkeys water balloons. Teddy is a strong headed, twelve year old who suspects that when...
Read moreAs You Wish by Jackson Pearce
Reviewed by K. Yanna, June 2019
Violet is in a slump. When her boyfriend (Lawrence) broke up with her, her world seemed to collapse. People no longer noticed her in the halls, she isn’t somebody’s somebody, and she sees groups forming without her. She just wishes to belong again. Her wishing summons a young genie called Jinn. She has three wishes to...
Read moreWe'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han
Reviewed by L. Bauer, June 2019
We’ll Always Have Summer is the final book in The Summer I Turned Pretty series by Jenny Han. This romantic love story of Belly and the Fischer boys will come to an end. Belly and Jeremiah are finally together after all these years. Their love goes through ups and downs that eventually leads to a...
Read moreIt's Not Summer Without You
Reviewed by L. Bauer, June 2019
It’s Not Summer Without You, is the awesome sequel to The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han. This book continues the love story of Belly and the Fischer boys. Who will it be this summer? Jeremiah? Conrad? With the loss of Susannah, the boys are both struggling. But when Conrad goes missing it sends...
Read moreThe Release by Tom Isbell
Reviewed by D. Elsing, June 2019
The story The Release by Tom Isbell is the final book in The Release trilogy. In The Release it picks up a couple of weeks after the events of the second book as the Less Thans try to survive a harsh winter up in the mountains. The three main characters come off as odd in this book as the second book...
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