Author: Suzanne Collins Published: 2010 Star Rating: 4/5 stars Genres: Dystopian, Sci-Fi, YA By: Joel The book Mockingjay is set in Panem, a science-fictional place in America post revolution. The country is split into 13 different districts, with one Capitol, which rules them all. After the destruction of District 12, where most of the books are set, the survivors from that district move into District 13, which was previously … Continue reading Book Review: Mockingjay
Author: Suzanne Collins Published: 2020 Star Rating: 4/5 stars Genres: Dystopian, Sci-Fi, YA By: Flynn Coriolanus Snow’s origins are explored in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, a prequel to the Hunger Games trilogy. Lacking in finance and assets, the remaining Snow family must find a way to live without their previous luxuries in a post-rebellion Capitol. Hope falls into a young President Snow’s hands in the form of … Continue reading Book Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Author: Alan Gratz Published: 2017 Genres: Drama, Realistic Fiction, War, YA By: Sheri-Moon Alan Gratz is a 49-year-old American author from Knoxville, TN, but he lives in North Carolina with his wife and daughter. Alan has written several books such; Projekt 1065, Prisoner- B3087, Code of Honor, Grenade Etc. Most of his books are based on real events that have happened in the past and Refugee is one of those books. Refugee tells a story about three children from different parts … Continue reading Book Review: Refugee
Author: Karen Healey Published: 2014 Series: When We Wake #2 Genres: Science Fiction, Dystopian, Drama, Romance By: Zoe Previously, I followed the life of Tegan Oglietti after she was cryonically frozen and successfully revived in the book ‘When We Wake’. In her first life, she died on what she claimed to be the best day of her life. Tegan was unaware of what had occurred when woken from her 100-year sleep. … Continue reading Book Review: While We Run
Author: Alice Sebold Published: 2006 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Crime, Thriller, Drama By: Ashlin In this book, we follow the lives of Susie Salmon and her family as they try to determine who her murderer is. From the afterlife, Susie watches as her family struggles to accept her loss and fights to uncover the truth of her death. This book was recommended to me many times by family members and friends, … Continue reading Book Review: The Lovely Bones
Author: Marie Benedict Published: 2016 Genre: Historical Fiction My Rating: 4/5 By: Aurora Synopsis: This book tells the true story of Mileva Marić, a brilliant young physicist who married, and fell under the shadow of, her husband Albert Einstein. In a time when it was taboo for women to study or attend university, Mileva fights for a place in a male dominated field, leaving her … Continue reading Book Review: The Other Einstein
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