Elizabeth Acevedo’s novel With the Fire on High tells the story of Emoni Santiago, a teenage mother, as she navigates her senior year of high school. She has natural skill in the kitchen, but when she finds out her new culinary arts class offers a weeklong trip to Spain, she hesitates. She isn’t sure how …
Book Review | Tunnel of Bones (ARC)
I received an advance reader's copy (ARC) of Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab. Therefore, the version I read is just a proof and not the final version, so I won't quote directly and will keep my comments general. In this second installment in the series, Cassidy and Jacob find themselves in Paris to film …
Book Review | City of Ghosts
To no one’s surprise, I have read another book by Victoria (V. E.) Schwab. This time, it’s one of her middle grade novels, City of Ghosts. Cassidy Blake was normal, until a year ago, when she nearly drowned in an icy river. Since then, she has been able to see ghosts, and cross into the …
Book Review | The Poppy War
The flowers are pentas, not poppies, but oh well. The Poppy War, R. F. Kuang’s debut fantasy novel, follows Fang Runin (known as Rin) living in the country of Nikan. She grows up poor, in a foster family that treats her poorly. However, she decides to take a near-impossible exam in an attempt to get …
My Favorite Authors as an Adult (so far)
I've already discussed my favorite authors from back when I was a child, and a teenager, and now here we are to complete the triumvirate. So here are my ten favorite authors since I became an adult: 10. Jane Austen, author of Pride and Prejudice & Sense and Sensibility Oh, Jane. I really enjoy her …
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