Tag: Book Review
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis
“What begins as a game of hide-and-seek quickly turns into a huge adventure when Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy walk through the wardrobe and into Narnia. There they find a world frozen into eternal winter by the evil White Witch. Narnia, once filled with all […]
The Upside of Unrequited – Becky Albertalli | Blogmas 2017 #19 | HOLIDAYADVENTUREATHON
“I don’t entirely understand how anyone gets a boyfriend. Or a girlfriend. It just seems like the most impossible odds. A perfect alignment of feelings and circumstances. Molly Pekin-Suso knows all about unrequited love. No matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her […]
One of Us Is Lying – Karen M. McManus
“Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive. Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule. Sports star Cooper only knows what he’s doing in the baseball diamond. Bad body Nate is one misstep away from a life of crime. Prom queen Addy […]
The Music Shop – Rachel Joyce
“1988. Frank owns a music shop. It is jam-packed with records of every speed, size and genre. Classical, jazz, punk – as long as it’s vinyl he sells it. Day after day Frank finds his customers the music they need. Then into his life walks […]
A Court of Thorns and Roses – Sarah J. Maas
“Feyre’s survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill – the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it […]
The Martian – Andy Weir
Originally posted 16th November 2016 Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate […]