Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard Reviewed by Sohinee A world with two races of people: one with red blood and one with silver blood. Silvers, high class people with different abilities. Reds, lower class people slaving away their lives to live and survive Silver cruelty. Mare Barrow, a thief and a Red girl trying to […]
The Rose and the Dagger by Renée AhdiehReviewed by Fariha From the stars, to the stars. To be quite honest, I had high expectations for the ending of this duology and not all of them were quite met. However, it was still an enjoyable ride. So, 3.5 stars for the slightly-not-as-epic-as-one-would-hope, magical, lyrical conclusion to […]
As the saying goes, anticipation is half the fun. In that spirit, have you heard the good news that a movie is in the works for Nicola Yoon's smash hit Everything, Everything? It's set for August of next year and will star Hunger Games actor Amandla Stenberg. You might also want to check out Nicola's latest book The Sun Is Also A […]
This, sadly, is my last post as E-Writer in Residence. It’s been such a gift to connect with you in person at various libraries and events, and online through your writing. I feel fortunate to have been given this opportunity to read (and listen) to your words. I am immensely grateful for your trust in […]
Update: get the 2019 Red Maple Award and White Pine Award nominated books. ______________________________________________________________________________________ The OLA (Ontario Library Association) announces nominees for the Red Maple and White Pine awards each year. In case you haven’t heard of them before, these two awards are part of the Forest of Reading Awards for Canadian books in various categories. In particular, Red Maple is […]
Reviewed by Fariha You are not weak. You are not indecisive. You are strong. Fierce. Capable beyond measure. The Wrath and the Dawn is an intense, romantic and magical book that takes the reader to a palace centuries before. The book is well rounded in nearly every aspect with great characters, relatable and believable banter […]
Reviewed by Fariha Read Fariha's other reviews of books in this trilogy:Young ElitesRose Society *There won’t be any direct spoilers in this review but you should probably have read the first two books, anyway. You cannot harden your heart to the future just because of your past. You cannot use cruelty against yourself to justify […]
Have you ever met someone and knew right away that this was the person you were meant to spend the rest of your life with? That's how Daniel feels when he meets Natasha. He's a dreamer who believes in love. She's a skeptic who believes in facts not destiny. When they meet on a crowded […]
Review by Richview Youth Advisory Group member Elisa Phoebe Farris was born into a family of rock stars. Her mother, Meg, founded Shelter, the American band famous for their summer cult classics, but now spends her time forging spiky metal sculptures in the garage. Her now-estranged father, Kieran, also was a founder of Shelter, but […]
Reviewed by Catherine A Code White in a hospital means a bomb threat. Big hospitals, like Chicago's Fletcher Memorial, get these threats on an annual basis. All have been resolved without incident, except for the next heart-stopping twelve hours. Scott Britz-Cunningham has written a thriller, combining his top notch medical knowledge with a science fiction […]