Reviews by Category: Fiction

The Hate You Give is a book, but it feels like an experience. What’s the definition of normal? It could be different for me than it is for you. The author knows this and purposefully plays with the word. The main character, Starr Carter, is African American. Starr is discombobulated about her entire life, especially since she's coping with the deaths of her close friends, hurtful stereotypes about her race, and the neg1ative aspects of her community. Starr's normal is abnormal, and she knows this.

The Silence That Binds Us is a story of protest and tragedy. At the start of her junior

year, May is still grappling with the suicide of her brother, Danny several months ago. At her

California school’s Junior Jam a parent stands up to blame her Asian parents and other

immigrants for what happened to Danny and several other teens, saying they create a

high-pressure environment and lead to these tragedies. Infuriated by these accusations about

Aristotle has never had any real friends - maybe he’s too lost in his thoughts on his

brother in prison, his complicated Mexican heritage, his distant father. But when another boy

with a similarly named after a philosopher, Dante, offers to teach him to swim, a bond is quickly

forged between the two. However, a tragic accident and moves and love and heartbreak begin

to warp their relationship - but hopefully, Dante will be able to breach the high walls around

Dante’s heart.

We often have heard or seen war through a different lens, and most of us haven’t ever actually

been in one. However, soldiers are the ones who, by default, experience war firsthand. Every war

noted in history is concerned about the outcomes, what major authority figures think, or the

events throughout the war; however, the individuality, emotions, and existence of soldiers

themselves are often looked upon. Ironically, they are the ones who go through the most trauma,

Delirium by Lauren Oliver follows Lena, a soon to be eighteen year old teenage girl. In Lena’s

world love is seen as dangerous and unpredictable, it causes havoc and apparently eventually

ends in death. Love is seen as a disease. To prevent people from catching this disease

everyone must have a surgery that cures them from it when they turn eighteen. In Lena's case

she believes that love is dangerous and can't wait for her surgery so she can finally be cured

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo commences with Monique Grant interviewing famous

actor, Evelyn Hugo, for a tell-all about her glamorous life. This was an offer Grant couldn’t pass

up, after all, everyone wanted to know about Evelyn Hugo, and she could finally be the one to

give the people what they wanted. She knew writing this story would launch herself to fame,

only another incentive to agree to the deal. This extensive interview recounts the story of all

This classic was a pretty good read in my opinion. In the book, you are introduced to Gatsby who is the

eccentric man the book is centered around. He is a wealthy man who holds parties often and lives in a

considerably large house. It’s a story about parties, politics, life, romance, and society. The narrator of

this book is a man named Nick Carraway. Nick rents a house right next to Gatsby and becomes

interested and kind of drawn into all the drama that surrounds Gatsby. He learns more about Gatsby’s

This book, though not being one of the best books I have ever read, wasn’t that bad either. It was pretty

good, just not a book that I would reread for fun. It’s about a girl named Lilly Owens who lives with her

father in a racist town. When she and her housemaid, Rosaleen get into a bit of trouble, they go on the

run away from the home Lilly was used to. Lilly uses this opportunity to try and find out more about her

mother, continuing to deny the important information she had about her mother in her mind. She ends

Lucy, Delia, and Maddie are all embarking on an adventure of a lifetime. They are

going to the valley start summer camp to become a presence in the tech world of

silicon valley. They will be creating an app that they think will change the world. The

girls didn’t like each other at first but they will learn to work together for the greater

good. They create their app but there will be a ton of obstacles and dark secrets will

come out.

Cassia is a 17 year old who lives in a society where she can’t make any decisions on

her own. She has known how her life will play out since she was a young girl. At 17 she

would be told who she would marry at age 21. Soon after that she will be told what

job she has been selected for. She will die on her 80th birthday. This is how everyone

lives their lives and no one questions it, until there is a mistake. Cassia is matched

with Xander, her friend that lives nearby, which is already happens very little. Cassia