Teen and Staff Reviews

Set in a dystopian Chicago, a society separates itself into five factions: Candor, Abnegation,

Amity, Erudite, and Dauntless. Beatrice Prior thought she always knew who she was. However

when she is faced with the choice, she changes her fate. Action packed and filled with passion,

Divergent is the perfect first novel for this series.

Solitaire by Alice Oseman takes place a year after the prominent graphic novel series Heartstopper

begins. It follows Tori Spring, Charlie’s older sister, during Year 12. During this time, she finds a mysterious

group called Solitaire, and, in the process meets a boy called Michael Holden. While initially unimpressed

with both, she begins to connect with Michael, and the two of them follow the most recent activity of

Avery Kylie Grambs has only months left in the Hawthorne house until she becomes a

billionaire. It is close to her 18th birthday and she still has puzzles to solve that Tobias

Hawthorne left her when he passed. Each day Avery and the Hawthorne grandsons

are finding more and more clues to discover the truth. Avery and Jameson

Hawthorne are also becoming much more than friends. Everything is going fine until

Eve, Toby Hawthorne’s daughter, shows up. Is she here to help or sabotage?

Shatter Me is a stunning first addition to a breathtaking series. Set in a dystopian world, Juliette

has been locked in a mental institution because she has the power to kill just by a touch. Her life

changes when she gets a chance at freedom, but it comes at a cost: She must use her power to

benefit the corrupt Reestablishment. Juliette finds love and meaning to a life that was never

hers, until now.

Michelle Zauner tells a story of growing up Korean American in the states, and her bond with

her Korean mother, in a memoir of love, loss, and finding yourself. During her adolescence and

early adulthood, Michelle, a half-Korean and half-white girl, struggled: with her identity (was

she American or Korean?), with her family, and with her mom’s high expectations. But, while

Michelle and her mom didn’t have the best relationship growing up, there was one thing they

In the weird fiction novel The Dunwich Horror, H.P. Lovecraft details the blasphemous

occurrences that resulted in an incident known as The Dunwich Horror. The travesty began with

“hideous screams” that signaled the birth of Wilbur Whateley, a brilliant but grotesque child

(Lovecraft 143). Wilbur, alongside his grandfather, took part in strange rituals that caused the

hills to shake and inspired hatred and fear in living. However, his search for blasphemous

Obsidio by Amie Kauffman and Jay Kristoff. Genre: Fantasy

**Read the books Illuminae and Gemina before reading the review.

The Good Earth is a classic of historical fiction over Chinese history and how it affects a farmer

named Wang Lung written by Pearl S. Buck. This book illustrates the farmer’s journey from

looking for a wife and working hard every day on the farm alongside the hardships of dry land

and poor conditions as their family struggles until they finally gain luck by earning money to

continue their farming and livelihood and continue to become richer until Wang Lung becomes a

The Republic of Thieves is an political and amazing fantasy novel by Scott Lynch. It follows

Locke and his best friend Jean as they meet Locke’s old flame Sabetha. What follows is a

faceoff as Lock and Sabetha must face off against each other through political maneuvering and

pranks to gain more votes in the Bondsmagi election after Locke was forced to when his life was

saved by one.