Tag: book review
The story of a girl, a boy, and the universe. Natasha loves science and facts. She doesn’t believe in fate or destiny. After her father has a run in …
Neil Gaiman is best known for a great many things. He wrote the comic book, Sandman in addition to the novels American Gods, Coraline, and Stardust. His style is whimsical and otherworldly. …
Australia! Home to more than just kangaroos, in recent years, books from Australia are becoming high quality works. Home to close to 24 million people, Australia is essentially an …
Whenever you go into a series that has widely been adored, fangirled (and fanboyed) over, has built up a very successful following, and one that holds a very near …
Ever since I was a teenager, I have been a huge fan of Sarah Dessen’s novels. It was actually her books that got me back into reading during my …
The greatest risk is not taking one. In Nicola Yoon’s debut novel, Madeline Whittier suffers from Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, which basically means she’s allergic to the world. Her mother …
If Whitman were alive today, how would he contradict himself? Perhaps he would pause in a tea shop to pound out a text on his flip phone. This video, …
Lolita was written in 1955 by Vladimir Nabokov and quickly became a classic. It, perhaps rightfully, is both praised for its writing and disgusted for its subject matter. Even …
Christianna Marks
October 11, 2016
Book News, Contemporary, Medical, Mystery, New Releases, Reviews, Romance, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult
Guys, I was so excited to read Lauren Oliver’s new book, part of a duology, Replica. Firstly, the cover is amazing, and because it’s a “split novel” (one side …
Welcome to Night Vale is a massively popular podcast. It’s best described as a mash up of Stephen King and NPR. Night Vale is a town where every conspiracy …
In a world of Young Adult fantasy novels that promise us something different and then end up delivering us something familiar, Kendare Blake’s Three Dark Crowns does the opposite. …
Christianna Marks
September 25, 2016
Author Spotlight, Authors, Contemporary, Ebooks, Human Interest, Music, New Adult, Performing Arts, Reviews, Romance, Young Adult
Do you enjoy a good coming of age story? Do you squeal at cute romances? Do you love to delve into the world of musicians and people who love …
Christianna Marks
September 20, 2016
Author Spotlight, Crime, Feminism, Human Interest, Mystery, New Releases, Relationships, Reviews, Suspense/Thriller, Women, Young Adult
Every once in awhile you come across a book that you know is important, The Female of the Species is one of those. The story goes that this is …
What happens when you wake up in a hospital bed, and six months of your life is missing from your memory? That’s what Eileen Cook’s protagonist, Jill asks herself …
Not to be outdone by the original, Katherine Neville’s sequel to The Eight, The Fire, takes the reader on another ride across continents, cultures, religions, and centuries. The page count …
This is an incredible first novel written by the young and talented Claire Vaye Watkins. It’s a love story and end of the world story. Drought has gripped California and only …
Imagine setting down the book you’re reading in order to text the author because you want to know more about their writing or possibly even to share one of …
After the bestselling Love & Misadventure, Lullabies, and Memories, Leav has released another beautiful piece set to capture the hearts of millions of readers. Although The Universe of Us is …
“Don’t you want to be alive before you die?” -Anthony Doerr As the Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction in 2015, All the Light We Cannot See is a novel …
This beautifully written novel is about what happens when we assume we know the truth about something. It’s about the special bond between cousins. And it’s about what happens …