Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating is written by Adiba Jaigirdar. It’s a contemporary romance with lots of humor. The main characters are Humaira Khan and Ishita Dey, or Hani and Ishu. Hani is a Bangladeshi Irish, popular, easy-going person and has 2 popular best friends, Aisling and Dee. Ishu’s the complete opposite, an academic overachiever who seems to have no social life other than studying.
The False Prince is a fantasy novel by Jennifer A. Nielsen. It is the first novel in the Ascendance trilogy. After the royal family is killed, a nobleman named Conner conceives a scheme to implant a puppet king in the court by having them impersonate the king’s long lost son. Sage, the main character, is one of the 4 in competition for the throne. He doubts Conner’s motives, but is caught in a dangerous game of betrayal and lies with his life hanging in the balance.
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, is a mystery novel about eight strangers who are summoned to an island by a mysterious host, U.N. Owen. These eight, along with two housekeepers, find out that they are trapped alone on the island and cannot find their host. Each of these strangers have a dark secret, which has marked them for murder. Their deaths will mirror a nursery rhyme they find in their rooms. One by one, each is picked off, and there will be none left by the weekend, according to the plan.
Witch and Wizard by James Patterson is about two magical siblings named Wisty and Whit, who live in a society where the New Order, an evil government, is in total control. Magic is not allowed. The two, along with their parents, are charged with witchcraft and taken away. Wisty and Whit have no idea why they’ve been taken, along with many other children in this society.
Resistance is a historical fiction novel by Jennifer A. Nielsen. It follows Chaya Linder, a Jewish girl in German-occupied Poland. After her siblings disappear, she becomes a courier and joins a resistance cell. After a mission goes wrong, she is sent on a journey to save more lives at the Warsaw Ghetto. The emotional moments are the standout in this novel. The ending was bittersweet, made even more impactful by the impeccable writing from Nielsen.
Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell, is a young adult novel about finding yourself. Cath and her twin sister Wren have been inseparable their entire lives. Cath is an introvert and would prefer to live in her book world rather than venture out into the real one. When moving to college, Cath expects that her sister will remain her best friend, but Wren forms her own friend circle. Cath faces struggles that many people, particularly fangirls, will face when moving to a new environment and having to adapt.
Lia is headed to Mirror Lake for the summer, where her grandma lives. Or where her grandma used to live before she disappeared over 2 months ago. Lia and her sister Emma suddenly receive a letter from their grandma inviting them to participate in a competition to win the theater used for magic at the lake. When Lia makes it to the lake she is aware of the unspoken rule that Mongomery girls like her cannot fall for Blackwell boys. Lia soon realizes that this is easier said than done. Lia slowly starts to fall for Beckett Blackwell, but does he feel the same way?
Radio Silence, by Alice Oseman, is a young adult novel set in the same universe as most of Oseman's other books. Frances has a plan for her life. She will go to university to study English, even though she'd prefer to do art. In fact, she'd prefer not to go to university at all. Frances enjoys listening to a science-fiction podcast, Radio Silence, and, against all odds, discovers that she knows the creator of the podcast, Aled Last.
The Aquanaut by Dan Santat was a moving, fun graphic novel about marine life and the meaning of family. You meet Sophia, the daughter of Michel who dies in the sinking of vessel that he and his brother were using to research the sea. During this sinking, Paul ends ups surviving and is left to take care of Sophia. Paul is quite busy with his work, leaving Sophia alone a lot. One day an old diving suit appears out of the water. What the people don’t know is that it’s operated by marine animals.
My rating for this book is a 3 because the book is bland in my opinion and does no thave intensive detail. This book failed to get my interest and I believe the main reason was not enough detail. I also believe it was too short according to what the plot was. It is also boring and repetitive at a certain point.
Summary:
This is about a girl named Ashley who goes camping in the woods. She then finds out that her boyfriend cheated on her; after which she runs into the woods and has to survive by herself with limited resources.
