Teen and Staff Reviews

Paper Towns by John Green is contemporary fiction. Quentin Jacobsen has spent years loving

Margo Roth Spiegelman from distance. When she enters his life with just an open window, they

spend an all-nighter that turns into an amazing bonding experience. But the next day, Margo is a

complete mystery. Quentin finds clues that are specifically for him and finds himself further from

the girl he always wished to be close to. This book was really good. It was cute and

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green is romance fiction. Hazel is a cancer patient and joins a

cancer support group to help cope and make friends. There, she meets Gus. She and Gus start

a friendship that eventually leads to adventures and the best time of their lives. This book was

so good. It was absolutely heartbreaking. I cried so much. It was funny, cute, and overall

absolutely amazing. I would give it a 4/5.

It Only Happens In the Movies by Holly Bourne is contemporary fiction. Audrey is done with

love. Dealing with her parent's divorce, changes in her friendships, and her own breakup. She

just wants a break. And she gets it by getting a job at the local movie theatre. Until she meets

Harry. Even though she tries resisting, she ends up falling for his charming flirts. Soon, Audrey

finds out that good love doesn’t just happen in movies. This book was super cute. It was a little

Broken Throne by Victoria Aveyard is fantasy fiction. This book contains five novellas from the

Red Queen series. It has Queen’s Song about Coriane Jacos, Steel Scars about Diana Farley,

World Behind about Princess Lyrisa, Iron Heart about Evangeline Samos and Elane Haven,

Fire Light about what happens to Mare Barrow, Cal, Kilorn Warren, and others in the Nortan

Civil War, and Fare Well about Maven and Cal's final conversation. This novella was good! It

War Storm by Victoria Aveyard is fantasy fiction and the fourth book in the series. Mare is now

determined more than ever after Cal’s betrayal. She wants to overthrow the kingdom of Norta

and bring an end to it all. And it all starts with Maven’s crown. But she can’t do it alone, she

needs Cal’s help. Together, with the help of the Scarlet Guard, can they finally bring an end to

the injustice? This book was not impressive. It was a lot like the other books, it had a lot of

King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard is fantasy fiction and the third book in the series. Mare Borrow

is stuck. After turning herself in, she’s powerless in a prison cell, at the hands of the boy she

once trusted- Maven Calore. Luckily, as Mare is stuck in her cell, the Red Guard hasn’t given

up. And neither has Cal. There is war on the horizon, but is anyone truly prepared? This book

was okay. It was an improvement from the previous book in the series. I enjoyed the drama in

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard is fantasy fiction and the second book in the series. Mare

Borrow continues her search for others like her to join the Red Guard. She learns about her

powers, about her heart, and becomes something the Silver Court should fear. I didn’t enjoy this

book very much. There were a lot of unnecessary scenes and it was so dragged on. The

monologues were unnecessarily dramatic and the characters got on my nerves sometimes.

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard is dystopian fiction. In a world separated by blood, silver

belonging to the elite with superpowers and red to the commoners, life for Mare Borrow seems

like it will never change. Until she finds herself leaving her poverty-filled life to work at the Silver

Palace. She soon discovers despite having red blood, she also has deadly powers. Powers that

will destroy the corrupt power. Fearing her powers, the Silvers decide to disguise her as the

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart is mystery fiction. Cadence and her family spend every summer

on an island. Her aunts spend their summer reaching for her grandfather’s attention, for the

inheritance, while Cadence and her cousins spend the summer making as much trouble as they

can. Until something terrible happens two summers before and everyone refuses to tell

Cadence-but she's determined to find out no matter what.

Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han is contemporary fiction and the third book in the

series. After everything that went down, Lara Jean is having a great senior year. Life couldn’t be

better, she has so many senior activities to look forward to. Except Lara’s bubble pops suddenly

when she faces college, relationships, and family troubles. Senior year turns into a year Lara

Jean will never forget.