Tag: Book Review
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Book Review: VICIOUS
Author: V.E. Schwab Number of Pages: 364 Publisher: Tor Release Date: September 24, 2013 “Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right […]
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Book Review: THE DREAM THIEVES
Author: Maggie Stiefvater Number of Pages: 439 Publisher: Scholastic Press Release Date: September 17, 2013 Ronan is one of the raven boys—a group of friends, practically brothers, searching for a dead king named Glendower, who they think is hidden somewhere in the hills by their elite private school, Aglionby Academy. The path to Glendower has long lived as an […]
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Book Review: JANE EYRE
Author: Charlotte Bronte Number of Pages: 548 Publisher: Penguin English Library Release Date: 1847 “Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. She takes up the post of governess at Thornfield, falls in love with Mr. Rochester, and discovers […]
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Book Review: I’LL GIVE YOU THE SUN
Author: Jandy Nelson Number of Pages: 371 Publisher: Dial Books Release Date: January 1, 2014 “Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude cliff-dives and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for both of them. But three […]
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Book Review: THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE
Author: Stieg Larsson Number of Pages: 724 Publisher: Vintage Release Date: May 9th, 2006 “Mikael Blomkvist, crusading publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation. On the eve of its publication, the two reporters responsible for the article are murdered, and the fingerprints found on the murder weapon […]
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Book Review: THE EMANCIPATION OF A BURIED MAN
Author: Eddy Gilmore Number of Pages: 310 Publisher: Wandering Man Books Release Date: March 26th, 2015 “A child of a hoarder—an outcast growing up amid shocking squalor—finds purpose in this vivid memoir. Broken, alone and buried in a house full of junk and shame, Eddy Gilmore takes the “normal” route out—institutionalized learning. But when college life fails to offer […]
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Book Review: JURASSIC PARK
Author: Michael Crichton Number of Pages: 399 Publisher: Ballantine Books Release Date: November 1990 “A billionaire has created a technique to clone dinosaurs. From the DNA that his crack team of scientists extract, he is able to grow the dinosaurs in his laboratories and lock them away on an island behind electric fences, creating a sort of theme park. […]
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Book Review: THE HER CAMPUS GUIDE TO COLLEGE LIFE
Authors: Stephanie Kaplan Lewis, Annie Chandler Wang, and Windsor Hanger Western Number of Pages: 304 Publisher: Adams Media Release Date: April 4, 2015 “From dating to internships–everything you need to know about college. Get ready for the best years of your life! Written by the experts behind Her Campus, this college guide is bursting with insider tips to help […]
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Book Review: A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC
Author: V.E. Schwab Number of Pages: 400 Publisher: Tor Books Release Date: February 24, 2015 “Kell is one of the last Travelers—rare magicians who choose a parallel universe to visit. Grey London is dirty, boring, lacks magic, ruled by mad King George. Red London is where life and magic are revered, and the Maresh Dynasty presides over a flourishing […]
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Book Review: A LITTLE SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Author: Sandy Hall Number of Pages: 272 Publisher: Swoon Reads Release Date: August 26, 2014 “The creative writing teacher, the delivery guy, the local Starbucks baristas, his best friend, her roommate, and the squirrel in the park all have one thing in common—they believe that Gabe and Lea should get together. Lea and Gabe are in the same creative writing […]
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