I am the first to admit that I do not read a lot of nonfiction unless it is required for class, but that is something I am genuinely wanting to change. To that end, I have begun to find a true appreciation for memoirs over the course of this school year (not just because of…Continue Reading Book Review: Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton
I have no idea what made Ali Hazelwood wake up one day and decide that on top of having a PhD in neuroscience (which has led to her being a professor) she also wanted to write romance novels that have been climbing the best-sellers lists since her debut novel The Love Hypothesis was published in…Continue Reading Book Review: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid is a YA fantasy following an eighteen-year-old girl on her quest to prove herself in a world that seems bent on holding her down. Effy Sayre has loved fairytales her whole life, but her misfortune at being born female keeps her from being able to follow her passion…Continue Reading Book Review: A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
The beginning of the fantasy series, Letters of Enchantment, Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross follows two rival journalists as they face the war that surrounds them and the fate it has in store. The gods are awake, and they are at war, a war that they keep pulling humans into—humans like Iris Winnow’s older brother….Continue Reading Book Review: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
That time of the semester has finally come ya’ll—Spring Break! A week with no classes and (hopefully) no homework. The weather has been smiling on us favorably, and we can at last do the one thing we’ve been wanting to do all semester—nothing. Or, if you’re like me, nothing but curling up with a good…Continue Reading Spring Break Book Recs
In honor of Women’s History Month, I have curated two lists of titles for a “Book a Week” reading challenge (because I am indecisive and couldn’t pick just one theme). Here is my conglomeration of book recommendations featuring female protagonists that are historical in one way or another. Feel free to stick to one list…Continue Reading Women’s History Month: “Book a Week” Reading Challenge
Lovers of words and believers in imagination would, I hope, thoroughly enjoy the world and writing of Alix E. Harrow’s The Ten Thousand Doors of January. The story is told mainly from the point of view of seventeen-year-old January Scaller. The young, unique Miss Scaller has grown up in the beautiful mansion of the wealthy…Continue Reading Book Review: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, the precursor to the bestselling Hunger Games trilogy, takes place during the tenth annual Hunger Games. Coriolanus Snow, at this point only eighteen years old, is fighting to rebuild his family’s crumbling legacy by becoming one of the newest additions to the Games, a mentor to one of the…Continue Reading Book Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is written in the form of a letter from the novel’s narrator, Little Dog, to his mother, Rose. Little Dog’s letter travels back through his memories and experiences growing up in Hartford, Connecticut as both queer and Vietnamese. His mother is grappling with the effects of a traumatic childhood in…Continue Reading Book Review: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
To celebrate the new year, we’ve created a 24-book reading challenge that includes poetry collections, translated works, classics, memoirs, and more. If you’re looking to explore different forms and genres of writing in the new year, our list is the perfect start! All but two of these books are available through our library or the…Continue Reading 2024 Reading Challenge
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