Reading Time: 2 minutes It took me two days to read The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh. Simply put, I enjoyed the book quite a bit. I am going to be reviewing it here, sans spoilers. The Story Sharzad is a wonderful badass of a woman, seeking revenge for the death of her best friend. I think the story…
Category: BR: Book Review
BR: Girl of Fire and Thorns
Reading Time: 2 minutes I have read Rae Carson’s Girl of Fire and Thorns early in February. The book centers on a character called Elisa, a princess, and her adventures to the throne. Spoilers ahead, but in short, she stands out on all account considered. Curious? Read on! Elisa the Clever Queen One of the unique aspects of Elisa’s character is…
BR: Winner’s Curse
Reading Time: 2 minutes I picked up Winner’s Curse very doubtfully. Many of the books I have were gifts. In fact, most of them are gifts from my brother or mother. They were mostly chosen by me through lots of internet searches. Race and Culture Since many YA books are under criticism for not being diverse, I was worried about this…
BR: When The Moon Was Ours
Reading Time: 3 minutes I read When the Moon was Ours for a readathon today and yesterday. This is a huge deal for me, because I rarely ever manage to read so quickly. It is a good book, a wonderful story. Sam and Miel are precious to me. The writing feels like home, because, like the main characters, I grew up…
BR: Colin Fischer
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz wrote Colin Fischer, a book I found lonesome at the library. In it, they tell the story of a boy called, surprise, Colin Fischer. The story is supposed to be a mystery where Collin tries to unfold who dropped a gun in the middle of some room in the school. Wait a Minute:…
BR: Every Last Word
Reading Time: 2 minutes The book Every Last Word gets recommended often as a story about obsessive compulsive disorder. I struggled to get into it at first, because Every Last Word is not focused just on OCD. It does more. It made me uncomfortable as I identified with the character, Sam, deeply as the story continued. Mental Illness as Fluid One…
BR: Courage and Character in Since You’ve Been Gone
Reading Time: 2 minutes When I approached Since You’ve Been Gone, I slacked and hesitated. Then, one night, I was shaking and sweating profusely. I couldn’t sleep and the world felt unbearably dark, so, I pulled out the cheery cover of Emily and Sloane’s story. I begin and I don’t stop till I am done with the book. In…
BR: Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here
Reading Time: 3 minutes Part of having an online presence is this weird isolation from real life, whatever that is. I remember growing up with the Harry Potter fandom, reading fanfiction, and not really being in tune with who was popular in school, or crushes, or friendships. I was kind of in my own bubble hovering maddeningly in a…
BR: The Disenchantments
Reading Time: 2 minutes So, I bought The Disenchantments used and picked up my battered copy scared, because it’s like a first date. I would imagine, all nerves and pensiveness because I seriously don’t know what to expect. At first, I was nothing but old and angry, because I have known people like the ones in the story,…
BR: Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens’ Agenda
Reading Time: 2 minutes Being stuck and sad makes reading, sleeping, eating, drinking, praying difficult. Everything is hard then. BUT, every once in a while, you get a ray of light out of nowhere. This ray for me was in Simon and Blue’s relationship. I have to admit that it took me a while to buckle down and read…
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