Month: July 2020
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz | Book Review
“You can’t make anyone be an adult, especially an adult” This story follows Aristotle Mendoza. Ari is often lost with thought, and filled with self-doubt and anger. One day he meets Dante Quintana. Dante is articulate, self-assured and often happy and content. They spend summers […]
The Adventures of Katie Button by Lizzie Koch | Book Review
“Monday mornings are the worst. Monday mornings should be made illegal. (But then Tuesday would be the new Monday which is complicating my thought process)” This is literally me, pretty much every Sunday night. The Adventures of Katie Button follows – you guessed it – […]
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson | Book Review
“Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope” The Final Empire follows a young girl named Vin and a slightly older, but still young, man named Kesleir. Vin is a street urchin. She’s learned to live with […]
We Were Liars by E Lockhart | Book Review
“Be a little kinder than you have to. Never eat anything bigger than your ass. Do not accept an evil you can change. Always do what you’re afraid to do” There is a reason no-one talks about the plot of this book. There is a […]
The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken | Book Review
“The darkest minds tend to hide behind the most unlikely faces” The Darkest Minds follows a young girl named Ruby. Children all across America are getting ill and dying form a mysterious illness – but they’re not the ones everyone is concerned about. It’s the […]
Vicious by V. E. Schwab | Book Review
“When no-one understands, that’s usually a good sign that you’re wrong” Vicious follows two men – Victor and Eli. College roommates who have curious minds and a newfound fascination with Extraordinary People (E.O’s). People with abilities far beyond the realms of normal. What started out […]