The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han is a very confusing read. I enjoyed the show and it got me excited to pick up the book, however I was disappointed to find the book lacks the charm the show possesses. The book follows Belly, a teenage girl who has finally grown into herself. Usually…
YOUth Review: My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Have you ever heard of Lady Jane Grey? No?! Became queen of England at 16, ruled for a whole 9 days, beheaded at 17 for high treason… still not ringing a bell? Not to worry! I hadn’t heard of her either, until I read My Lady Jane, written by a trio of authors: Cynthia Hand…
YOUth Review: Longlegs
Longlegs is a thriller/horror movie directed and written by Osgood Perkins about an FBI agent who is looking to find the culprit of the deaths of multiple families in Oregon. FBI Agent Lee Harker then discovers connections to the serial killer and must put an end to his actions before he hurts another victim. This…
YOUth Review: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens starts by introducing us to Scrooge and Marley, who were business partners for longer than anyone could remember. Marley had died and Scrooge did not care that Marley had died. Plenty of years had passed and it was Christmas Eve. Scrooge was a miserable old man. Scrooge had gone…
YOUth Review: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a sci-fi novel. It is set in a dystopian world. This novel takes place in a place where books are banned. In this story, instead of the firemen putting out fires they are the ones that start them. In this book Montag is a fireman but his view on…
YOUth Review: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley follows intrepid young sleuth and chemist Flavia de Luce as she solves both a recent and a decades-old crime in and around her small English town of Bishop’s Lacey. When Flavia discovers an unknown man lying in the cucumber patch at Buckshaw, her family’s…
YOUth Review: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder single handedly got out of my reading slump. The style, plot, and characters in this book make it so loveable and engaging. It follows Pip Fitz-Amobi after deciding she is going to solve the case of Andie Belle for her school's big assignment. Through her various interviews and investigations…
YOUth Review: The Tell-tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
The Tell-tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe is an excellent horror and gothic fiction short story. There was a narrator that had not yet gone mad or insane and claimed that he was just nervous. He tells a story in order to prove his sanity. This man eventually kills an old man. He kills this…
YOUth Review: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Fourth Wing is a quintessential New Adult romantasy book by Rebecca Yarros. Set in Basgiath War College, where you either graduate or die, students train to defend their city from threats with the help of a dragon that selects them as their rider. Violet Sorrengail, daughter of a general and a late scribe, is out…
YOUth Review: The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs
The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs highlights the daily challenges and risks that Black women faced in world history and how they remained strong and undeterred despite the racist society they were living in. The book specifically focuses on three influential mothers whose stories were hidden from the public for a long time: Alberta…
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