When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald: A Book Review Genre: Realistic Fiction MacDonald’s When We Were Vikings is an unusual story, told in an unusual way, to say the least. Depicting the life of Zelda, a young woman with mental disabilities, When We Were Vikings shows us her legend in the making. Pairred … Continue reading A Small View at Unreal Standards
Tag: coming of age
Welcome to Faerieland
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy While slow to get into, Holly Black starts a thrilling story of two sisters coming into their own in a world that only seeks to destroy them in The Cruel Prince. In a quite masterful way, Black is able to make the two sisters … Continue reading Welcome to Faerieland
A Must-Read for Today and Everyday
Dear Martin by Nic Stone: A Book Review Genre: Realistic Fiction Stone writes not only a captivating story, but also one of complete necessity. Telling the story of a young black teenager who gets racially profiled, I was completely shocked at the end of story – as well as shaken to the core. Written in … Continue reading A Must-Read for Today and Everyday
Before the Trilogy
Beneath the Keep by Erika Johansen: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy A prequel to a little known trilogy, I began this novel wondering why it was even written. By the time I reached the fifth chapter, I was unsure if the story was even needed seeing as it was taking place before the trilogy written … Continue reading Before the Trilogy
Potential to be Great, but not There Yet
Fear of Flying by Kate Allen: A Book Review Genre: Coming-of-age; Contemporary Lit [Disclaimer: I received an advanced review copy for free, and am leaving this review voluntarily.] Kate Allen crafts a story of fear and longing in her first book Fear of Flying. A quick read, I enjoyed the storyline with only few complaints; … Continue reading Potential to be Great, but not There Yet
Coming-of-age with Mental Illness
Turtles All The Way Down by John Green: A Book Review Genre: Young Adult If you haven’t heard of John Green before this review, he is legendary for killing off his main characters and for inflecting intense pain into his readers. Turtles All The Way Down has one and not the other. Rather than seeming … Continue reading Coming-of-age with Mental Illness
The Movie is Better
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott: A Book Review Genre: Literary Fiction/ Women's Fiction Alcott’s Little Women is a classic coming-of-age story of four very different sisters caught in the world of poverty in the aftermath of the Civil War. While the war only comes as a conflict to make the father absent, Little Women … Continue reading The Movie is Better
Life and Pain and Messy Endings
Etiquette for Runaways: A Novel by Liza Nash Taylor: A Book Review Genre: Historical Fiction Taylor writes an intriguing coming-of-age story of a woman finding her way in the 1920s. Caught between trying to find her own terms of success and the reality of the world, Taylor’s main character, May, seems to be fighting the … Continue reading Life and Pain and Messy Endings
Four Parts, One Epic Story
A Queen in Hiding by Sarah Kozloff: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy Kozloff writes an enchanting tale in her debut novel, A Queen in Hiding. The starting novel of a four-book series, all of which are now published, Kozloff’s beginning book is mostly background and world-building. I actually await eagerly to have time to read … Continue reading Four Parts, One Epic Story
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