by Christopher Elford | Sep 24, 2020 | Book Reviews by Teens
Things In Jars by Jess Kidd This novel is set in Victorian London and has the best dark atmosphere grimy London setting that you would want within a murder mystery novel. The main character Bernie is a female detective which is obviously a rarity in this time period....
by Christopher Elford | Sep 24, 2020 | Book Reviews by Teens
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab It is completely different from what she usually writes (a fantasy, adult, sci-fi with superheroes). You are following this woman over 300 years who lives in the 1700s and who doesn’t want to get married to this man...
by Christopher Elford | Sep 24, 2020 | Book Reviews by Teens
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera Two MCs of this book, Mateo and Rufus, both get a call that they are going to die that day and so they join this app called “Last Friend” and they meet each other and go on this adventure around New York City and they just talk...
by Christopher Elford | Sep 24, 2020 | Book Reviews by Teens
Caraval by Stephanie Garber This book is about a game that happens once a year. It is a sort of magic game on a special island and two sisters end up getting tickets to it and they’ve wanted to go for a long time. Older sister Scarlett discovers that her younger...
by Christopher Elford | Sep 24, 2020 | Book Reviews by Teens
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Trigger warnings: rape, sexual assault, mental illness, depression This is primarily a high school book, but it is also really important to read for everybody – especially women. The story is told over Melinda’s first year in high...
by Christopher Elford | Jun 22, 2020 | Book Reviews by Teens
The Lucky Gourd Shop by Joanna Catherine Scott The Lucky Gourd Shop is a novel representing obstacles that family backgrounds may cause, difficulties in assimilation, and how events out of our control can make up our future. It is a story of how three children, born...
by Christopher Elford | Apr 23, 2020 | Book Reviews by Teens
The Institute by Stephen King This is the first book I’ve read by Stephen King and it did not disappoint. Everything was so clearly written and easy to understand. I couldn’t put the book down because I needed to know what the outcome of certain events would be. The...
by Christopher Elford | Apr 23, 2020 | Book Reviews by Teens
Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver Vanishing Girls is a book with complicated twists and shows how powerful some relationships can remain, even after they’ve been broken. When you finish this book, everything comes together in the most perfect way, filling in all the...
by Christopher Elford | Apr 23, 2020 | Book Reviews by Teens
A Map For Wrecked Girls by Jessica Taylor A Map For Wrecked Girls has become one of my favorite books. The story of the two sisters Emma and Henri shows how sibling relationships can be built upon love and hate. All of their secrets are unraveled while stranded on...
by Christopher Elford | Apr 21, 2020 | Book Reviews by Teens
The Twin by Natasha Preston I’ve read all of Natasha Preston’s books and this one has to be my least favorite because of the ending. The story itself however is relatable and makes you feel different waves of emotions all throughout. Its a thrilling story that left me...
