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The Milkman in the Night by Andrey Kurkov Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * Stars (Just ok) This book is about three people who are struggling financially and all experiencing odd things. For example, Dima has a cat that can’t die, Semyon has a night life he is not aware of because he sleepwalks, and Irina is being chased down by a large group of people who want her breast milk. There honestly is not … Read more
Placebo Junkies by J.C. Carleson Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) “Placebo Junkies” is about a girl named Audie who fakes a whole bunch of illnesses and symptoms to be able to participate in pharmaceutical drug trials to earn a lot of money. When her boyfriend, who has cancer expresses he wants to go to Patagonia, Audie tries to participate in as many drug trials as possible to make enough money … Read more
The Compound by S.A. Bodeen Science Fiction Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) After a nuclear war started, Eli and his family go into the Compound. However, not his entire family. They had 40 minutes to get down there and Eli had to leave his brother, Endy, and Gram. It’s been six years in the Compound. Life is getting boring. Eli gets curious about the Compound and how his dad … Read more
The Magicians The Magicians #1 by Lev Grossman Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing) This book is about Quenton Coldwater, a regular guy in high school living in Manhattan. One day he goes for a job interview, but finds the man dead. Hours later he’s still sitting in that same room, but now there are dozens of police and detectives there. A lady comes up to him and tells him that he … Read more
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) This was a book about a girl, Cath, who is a freshman in college with a lot of responsibilities. She is in a junior level Fiction writing class with a paper that is due, a dad who mentally breaks down, and uninterested, non-attendant mother, and a ton more on her plate. Living her life as a twin can be helpful, yet … Read more
Getting Air by Dan Gutman Adventure Realistic Fiction Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Jimmy and his friends are on a plane trip to watch the X-Games when the plane gets hijacked. The kids fight back and crash-land the plane. Everybody dies in the crash except for the friends (ha, ha, what a coincidence). They all have to use all their knowledge to survive before getting rescued a couple days … Read more
Marked by Laura Williams McCaffrey Dystopian Graphic Novel Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) 16-year-old Lyla lives in a controlled society where only the smartest students will live in the wealth and strive in life. She gets caught cheating and she gets tattooed for doing this as a criminal. She gets offered a rare chance to redeem herself, but must betray the people she loves. I really liked this because it showed adventure and … Read more
Dust by Joan Frances Turner Adventure Horror Mystery Science Fiction Thriller Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) Jessie died at age 15. She clawed her way out of her grave. She joined up with a gang. Then her friend is behaving unusually. She has to learn to live like a zombie and leave her human ways. I didn’t really like this book because it dealt with zombies – not my favorite genre.
Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This is about 2 best friends that share many things. Scarlett is popular while Hailey is quiet. Scarlett’s boyfriend gets killed and Scarlet leans on Hailey for help. Then she learns she is carrying his baby. She learns how to deal with this with Hailey by her side. I really liked the building of their friendship and what they … Read more
Tortoises by E.T. Pirog Nonfiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) I liked this book a lot because it taught me a lot about turtles. Tortoises can sometimes be difficult to care for, but this book made it really easy. There are eight chapters in this book and each explains something different about tortoises. Turtles and tortoises are different because turtles swim in water and tortoises cannot swim. The most important thing … Read more