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Teen Review
Book Title: War Girls, Book Cover: A black teenage girl stands in a smoky futuristic landscape wearing a robotized armor.

War Girls

By Tochi Onyebuchi
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Palak P.
Mar 9, 2021

War Girls is about 2 sisters living in a war-torn world. Their lives have been affected by violence and all they want to do is find a peaceful future together.

I couldn't finish the book because the writing style didn't engage me as much, but I would still recommend the book. 

Teen Review
Book Title: Tales from the Hinterland, Book Cover: leafy floral illustrations surround the text on a dark green background.

Tales from the Hinterland

By Melissa Albert
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Evanna D.
Mar 8, 2021

The storyline gave me Alice in Wonderland vibes and I enjoyed it very much. I appreciated the story and the tale and I liked it very much.

Plus, I liked the peaceful and calming tones of the book cover. It was very compelling to me as the reader and I was intrigued and enjoyed the book.

Teen Review
Book Cover: Everything I Thought I Knew title text on top of a red and blue watercolor heart illustration.

Everything I Thought I Knew

By Shannon Takaoka
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Eve L.
Mar 6, 2021

Seventeen-year-old Chloe Russell deals with her drastically different life after her heart transplant through learning to surf from Kai, whom she might be crushing on just a little bit. Meanwhile, she has to survive summer school and is being plagued by a recurring dream about an accident and people she's never seen before.      

 

Teen Review
Book Cover: The Art of Breaking Things: Soft moody illustration of teen girl with her arms folded and looking away surrounded by a purple background..

The Art of Breaking Things

By Laura Sibson
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Soumya T.
Mar 5, 2021

Finally feeling like she's overcome the darkness of her past, seventeen year old Skye Murray is more than ready to leave her hometown to go to her dream college to study art. But when her mom reveals that she's gotten back together with a man who hurt Skye in unimaginable ways, she feels herself crumbling apart, on the verge of losing not only herself, but her family and the ones she loves.

Teen Review
Book Cover: Last Pick: Born to Run: Comic book style illustrated cover with a girl running towards. She is in a blue space suit and has asymmetrical blue hair.

Born to Run

By Jason Walz
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Eva B.
Mar 4, 2021

        I didn't read the first book, but Last Pick: Born to Run was gripping and beautiful. It checked all of my boxes: murderous aliens (and more importantly, a not-so-murderous one), people banding together to find hope in the dark times, empathy, and, well, two friends falling in love. I was disappointed that it ended.

Teen Review
Book Cover: The Betrothed: An elegant woman is standing in a corner of a golden mirrored room in a luxurious golden gown. She has two blood-red roses in her hair.

The Betrothed

By Kiera Cass
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Aarushi
Mar 3, 2021

Hollis Brite is a lady in the kingdom of Coroa, and alongside other young ladies of the court, seeks the King of Coroa’s heart, vying for his attention. When King Jameson finally chooses Hollis to become his wife and Queen, Hollis is ecstatic. But when a boy from a foreign nation comes to Coroa, Hollis doesn’t know what her heart wants anymore.     

Teen Review
Book Cover: Spiked: A multicolored eye breaks away into digital pieces and bits.

Spiked

By John McGoran
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Paranjay S.
Mar 2, 2021

It was a very thrilling book and it had an ever-changing plot. The mystery of the book kept on changing and it was very interesting to see how the story would pan out.  

Teen Review
Book Cover: The Infinite Noise, A lively but dark illustration surrounds two high school teenagers with their backs facing. One teen is smaller, almost nerdy, and illustrated blue. The other is taller, yellow, and is wearing a football uniform.

The Infinite Noise

By Lauren Shippen
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Megan B.
Mar 1, 2021

The Infinite Noise is a perfect blend of teenage abnormal normalities, presenting common issues such as social pressure, mental healthiness, and sexuality while also bringing the twist of the much rarer gifts of an empath, or one that can feel everyone's feelings around him. Following Caleb, the football player empath, and Adam, the lovable social outcast, The Infinite Noise is an enticing, delightful read that I struggled to put down.     

Teen Review
Cover photo of the book The Gilded Wolves

The Gilded Wolves

By Roshani Chokshi
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Delaney M.
Jan 18, 2021

The Gilded Wolves​ by Roshani Chokshi is the story of a unique and talented group of teenagers and the eclectic leader who holds them together. The characters are already a seasoned group of treasure hunters by the time the story begins, but the mission that the book sends them on is an important one. The acquisition of this ancient artifact has the power to alter each of their individual lives for the better.

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