Reviews Young adult

With Fire On High: By Elizabeth Acevedo

Rating: 5.0/5.0 Age Recommendation: 15+ My Thoughts I have no words to describe just how brilliant I found this book… I thought that there were so many different themes and topics that were brought up during the entirety of the book. Some were subtle some where not so subtle and I just thought it was …

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My Christmas Eve Traditions

It’s finally that exciting time of year again. one more sleep til Christmas. for many people all across the world Christmas Eve is a very important night. each country having their own specific traditions! Here are some traditions that we like to do in our family on Christmas Eve. Jolabokaflod Jolabokaflod is an Icelandic Christmas …

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Library Haul!!

Last week I decided that it would be a good idea to go to the library so that I could return one of the books I had borrowed. I entered with one book and left with another four. It seems I simply can not resist library books!!! here is a little peak into what books …

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My Winter Reading List

As Autumn comes to a close Winter begins to loom over. It feels only a few weeks since the year first begin yet here we are in our penultimate month of the year. And so begins my Winter reading. Here are a list of books that I really want to read this winter. I hope …

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I Was Born For This: By Alice Oseman

Rating: 4.9/5.0 Age recommendation: 13+ My thoughts I really really really enjoyed this book. I’ve never read a book with such diversity in the characters and the themes. The story is split perspective and is told by the two main characters called Angel and Jimmy. Jimmy is one of three in a famous boy band …

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The Handmaids Tale: By Margaret Atwood

Rating: 5.0/5.0 Age Recommendation: 15+ My Thoughts The Handmaids Tale was written by Margret Atwood in the 1980’s and is a dystopian novel following a women called Offred. In this world they live in, there is a fertility crisis due to radioactive poisoning and a variety of other natural disasters. The american government is overthrown …

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Floored: By Various authors

Rating: 4.3/5.0 Age Recommendation: 14+ My Thoughts Floored is a young adult novel told from the perspective of six unique characters. It is a collaborative novel meaning it is written by more than one author. Floored was written by seven amazing bestselling authors including Eleanor Wood, Holly Bourne, Lisa Williamson, Melinda Salisbury, Sarah Barnard, Non …

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