Review of Through the Woods by Emily Carroll Through the Woods by Emily Carroll is a graphic novel filled with short stories that follow fairy tale like themes. This graphic novel is one of the best books I have read in a long time. The short stories are filled with wonderful images and eerie tales […]
Uninvited, by Sophie Jordan Reviewed by Elisa (Richview YAG) Sophie Jordan, author of the captivating and romantic Firelight series, returns with a new dystopian series sure to leave you breathless until the arrival of a sequel. The year is 2021 and crime rates are rising dramatically. Research by the American government indicates that the majority […]
The Bunker Diary, by Kevin Brooks Reviewed by Elisa (Richview YAG) “I thought he was blind. That’s how he got me.” Linus, the teenage son of a wealthy author has been kidnapped. Of course, no one will miss him; he ran away from home five months ago and has been thriving as a street kid. […]
Dissonance, by Erica O’Rourke Reviewed by Julia (Richview YAG) Whenever a choice is made, a pivot forms in the fabric of reality from which parallel might-have-been worlds, or Echoes, are spun off, worlds in which the opposite choice was made. This is the premise of the novel Dissonance, which is set in the present day, […]
Tease, by Amanda Maciel Reviewed by Elisa ( Richview YAG) Emma Putnam probably wished that she had never been born. Why else would she have wrapped an extension cord around her neck and hung herself from the ceiling of her paren’t’s garage? After all, it’s not like someone made her do it… Sara insists […]
Unspeakable By Caroline Pignat Reviewed by Stephanie (Richview YAG) At first, I thought this book would be a knockoff Titanic love story- nothing against Titanic, but some originality is always appreciated. However, I can absolutely not stress enough how different this book was. The book follows Ellen, a brave young girl who is sent to […]
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick Reviewed by Elisa (Richview YAG) Ben misses his mother. A lot. Ever since the car crash, he has been living with his aunt, uncle, and cousins. There’s nothing wrong with them, but it’s just not the same. Maybe there’s something wrong with Ben. After all, he’s the kid who […]
Pandemic by Yvonne Ventresca Reviewed by Elisa (Richview YAG) Almost as long as people have lived, sickness and influenza has lived with them. The bubonic plague is one of the famous illnesses, as well as the spanish flu. Flus are still with us in modern times; people must remember the H1N1 scare only […]
The Immortal Rules By: Julie Kagawa Reviewed by: Caitlin Stange (Richview YAG) The Immortal Rules takes place 60 years after a virus, known as Red Lung, has wiped out most of the human population, and has left the human race utterly hopeless in its wake. Allison Sekemoto lives in one of the many vampire cities […]
Blind By Rachel DeWoskin Reviewed by Stephanie (Richview YAG) In her novel “Blind”, author Rachel DeWoskin takes readers into the world and precious life of a teenage girl who has gone blind as the result of a terrible and tragic accident. Emma Sasha Silverton lives in the small town to Sauberg, in the United […]