Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
Alex, a seventeen year old traipsing through the wilderness as she ventures to spread her parent’s remains in Lake Superior, discovers a lot more than she bargained for. Told from her point of view, Ashes tells the story of Alex and those she encounters in the Waucamaw Wilderness of Michigan. Four days into her trip, Alex … Continue reading Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
The shelves were packed close together, and it felt like I was standing at the border of a forest–not a friendly Californian forest either, but an old Transylvanian forest, a forest full of wolves and witches and dagger-wielding bandits all waiting just beyond moonlight’s reach. There were ladders that clung to the shelves and rolled … Continue reading Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Any Downton Abbey fans out there? I began watching Downton Abbey about a year ago and have been hooked since. After finishing Season 3, I went into a bit of withdrawal and longed for another story set in a similar time period. I read Jane Eyre about 5 years ago when I joined my very … Continue reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Legend by Marie Lu
In the first installment of Marie Lu’s dystopian series, we are introduced to a plague infected post-apocalyptic world. While the rich are protected from the plague by vaccines, the poor are most effected and are dying quickly. The United States no longer exists and the new governments, the Republic and the Colonies, are constantly at … Continue reading Legend by Marie Lu
A Secret Rage by Charlaine Harris
I must begin by stating that Charlaine Harris is one of my favorite authors. I first began reading her books after I read the Twilight series. I was on a bit of a vampire kick, so I picked up the first book in her Sookie Stackhouse series (the series True Blood is based on). I … Continue reading A Secret Rage by Charlaine Harris
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
As The Book Thief begins, readers are introduced to a young girl name Liesel Meminger. She is traveling on a train in Germany with her mother and brother. Her mother can no longer care for Liesel and her younger brother, so she is taking them to a foster home. The only problem is the book’s … Continue reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
“The fault dear Brutus, is not in our Stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.” – Julius Caesar Hazel Grace was diagnosed with stage four thyroid cancer at the age of thirteen. At the age of fourteen a medical miracle in the form of a drug trial prolonged her life by shrinking tumors ...
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
Where Things Come Back is a story told from multiple points of view. The main story line follows seventeen year old Cullen as he and his family deal with the disappearance of his younger brother, Gabriel. While the search is ongoing for his brother, Cullen’s hometown of Lily, Arkansas seems to be more concerned with ...
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
“The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it, no paper notices on downtown posts and billboards, no mentions or advertisements in local newspapers. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. The towering tents are striped in white and black, no golds and crimsons to be seen. No color at all, save for ...
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Blue, eccentric child of a psychic, has no psychic ability of her own. She lives not only with her mother, but with her cousin Orla and her mother’s two best friends who are also gifted with psychic abilities. Over and over Blue has been told by these women that if she kisses her true love, ...
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