Reviews by Category: Fiction

The book follows a senior in highschool, Maverick. Maverick has been in a gang since he was

12 and has started selling marajuana to earn some extra money and to help his mom pay for

bills. Maverick finds himself with a son that he did not know that he had and now has to raise on

his own. Throughout the story you see Mav deal with becoming a new father while trying to

make the ends meet. Maverick’s ex-girlfriend comes to him saying that she is pregnant and

It follows the four Mirabal sisters who were very different from each other, but have the desire

for change in common. In a time of dictatorship and uncertainty, they found the courage to start a

revolution. Despite the risk of being imprisoned or killed by Trujillo, the dictator in the

Dominican Republic in the mid 1900’s. The Mirabal sisters have left a lasting impact on people

to this day including the importance of speaking out against repression, which is apparent in

The Outsiders is a lovely short coming of age book. We read from the point of view of

Ponyboy Curtis who lives with his brothers Sodapop and Darry. Ponyboy’s family and

others from his part of town are a part of a gang called “Greasers”. And have a Rivalry

with the Socs who are more richer, sophisticated and snobbish then the Greasers. The

Socs and the Greasers are constantly at war due to their differences. One night

War Storm by Victoria Aveyard is the fourth book in the Red Queen series. After Cal’s betrayal,

Mare decides to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all and bring Maven down. Mare

must work together with Cal and his silver allies to ensure their success. Maven doesn’t back

down and is still fixated on having Mare as his own. He will do anything, even destroy anything

King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard is the third book in the Red Queen series. Maven, now a king,

has imprisoned Mare and took away her lethal power. Her new team prepares for war, and Cal,

the rightful, but exiled, heir to the throne of Norta, will do anything to get Mare back from his evil

brother. Will they succeed, or will Norta burn down in flames after the heated war breaks out?

The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon is about a brief encounter between Natasha, a Jamaican

immigrant trying to save her family from being deported, and Daniel, a Korean immigrant who is

forced into studying medicine by his parents. These two characters spend only about 24 hours

together, but the story narrating their adventures together is truly remarkable. This book is about

This book hit me right in the heart and made me shed some tears along the way. This book is

extremely well written and develops the friendship trio between the three main characters Dill,

Lydia, and Travis in the best way possible. It intertwines your emotions with each one of the

characters, and it portrays a very accurate picture of high schoolers navigating through their life

and preparing for what comes next after they graduate. It shows the journey of finding your

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera is a style of writing that I've never seen before.

Initially, I thought that the title giving away the ending would make it difficult to stay interested in

the plot. But, I was proven very wrong. This book takes you through a roller coaster of emotions

as it jumps through lots of action and adventure with the main characters. The whole time you're

A five-star rating doesn't even do this book justice. In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner is easily one

of my all-time favorite novels because of the way his writing flows perfectly and creates such a

heartfelt story. I fell in love with the characters and I've held onto many quotes from the book as

well. This is such a moving and emotional book and I hope that it touches other peoples' hearts

the same way it did mine.

Colleen Hoover has created yet another heart-wrenching, plot-twisting, edge-of-your-seat novel

that I couldn't put down after the very first page. The relationship between Fallon and Ben, the

two main characters, is so complex and every chapter unravels something new and intriguing

about their unusual connection. I loved how this book was written because there was lots of

room for me as the reader to use my imagination for what could happen next. It is truly