Reviews by Tag: dark

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Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

By William Golding
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Jack Maxwell
Oct 11, 2024

When a plane evacuating a group of schoolboys from Britain is shot down, Ralph and the rest of the boys take refuge on an abandon island. During the war, a break from everyone seems nice, and the boys quickly build a shelter and thrive on their new island home. Although everything seems right at first, it’s not long until being cut off from civilization leads some of the boys to turn feral and separate into groups, preparing for war of their own.

Teen Review
Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

By William Golding
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Aug 9, 2024

Lord of the Flies is about a group of boys that get stuck on an island. They try to make rules and pick leaders, but they can't seem to maintain that structure. They start turning on each other and turning into savages. It shows how kids act when there's no grown-ups around and how people change when they are away from civilization. 

Teen Review
The Shipping News book cover

The Shipping News

By Annie Proulx
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Aadhya B.
Feb 19, 2024

As I read The Shipping News by Annie Proulx, I wasn't expecting to have an experience as interesting as the one I had. The book starts with a witty yet somewhat dark description of the protagonist, Quoyle. He suffers through a whirlwind of tragedies including his wife’s repeated unfaithfulness, his parent’s joint suicide, and an unsuccessful career. Throughout the book, it felt like Proulx was making fun of Quoyle’s misery and I was shocked to see how casually she treated the tragic events in his life.

Teen Review
Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales

Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales

By Yoko Ogawa
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Jan 5, 2024

Summary: Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales by Yoko Ogawa is a collection of interconnected short stories that dive into the complexities of human relationships and the dark aspects of life. The narratives are tied together through recurring characters and subtle connections, creating a lot of psychological suspense and unsettling events. Ogawa's writing explores themes of revenge and obsession. With each story revealing the complexities of the characters' lives and their intertwined fates.

Teen Review
Sundial by Catriona Ward

Sundial

By Catriona Ward
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Tyler H.
Apr 29, 2022

Rob has only ever wanted a normal life. She wants a normal husband, with normal kids, a normal house, and a normal job. Things from the past come back to haunt her family. She finds herself unable to ignore it when her daughter starts collecting bones and talking to people that aren’t there. Stuck between her want for normality, and the trauma reawakening, Rob decides to take one last trip to a place buried in her memories.

Teen Review
Darling by K. Ancrum

Darling

By K. Ancrum
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Tyler H.
Feb 18, 2022

Darling is a story about Wendy, your average new girl in town. She misses the life she left behind and wants to finally meet her online friend despite her parent’s refusal. But instead, she quickly finds herself swept up into a night of chaos. After a strange encounter she ends up spending the night with Peter and his gang. But it doesn’t take long for her to realize that there’s something off about Peter. That maybe his gang isn’t as much of a family as they originally seemed.

Teen Review
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

The Shadows Between Us

By Tricia Levenseller
Star Rating
★★

Rated by
Lisa J.
Nov 2, 2021

The only reason Alessandra attends the Shadow King’s ball is to win his heart — and to kill him once he makes her his queen. She’s selfish, manipulative, and murderous. After all, she did kill her first love after he broke her heart. Alessandra has been cast aside all her life, the spotlight focused on her foolish, naive older sister, Chrysantha. She’s tired of being powerless and ignored, she knows what she wants, and she isn’t afraid to do what it takes to achieve it. There’s just one obstacle that she didn’t anticipate — her heart.

Teen Review
Gotham The Complete Second Season

Gotham The Complete Second Season

Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Aryan C.
Oct 21, 2021

The second season of Gotham is filled with an interesting and complex storyline, amazing action, and suspenseful mystery. After the end of season 1,Oswald Cobblepot takes control over Gotham’s underworld as Bruce Wayne continues to investigate his parents’ murder and discovering clues at a toxic warehouse under Arkham Asylum named Indian Hill.

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