Review: They Both Die at the End
Amanda “No matter how we choose to live, we both die at the end.” -Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End Both Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio receive a call…
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Review: Scythe
“Hope in the shadow of fear is the world’s most powerful motivator.” -Neal Shusterman, Scythe Humanity has cured every illness–including death. In order to continue to control the population, scythes…
Review: Our Dark Duet
“I’m willing to walk in the darkness if it keeps the humans in the light.” -Victoria Schwab, Our Dark Duet The monsters have taken over Verity. Kate hasn’t stopped fighting…
Review: One of Us Is Lying
“Some people are too toxic to live. They just are.” -Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Lying Five unlikely students go into detention: Bronwyn, Addy, Nate, Cooper, and Simon.…
Review: Middlesex
“Biology gives you a brain. Life turns it into a mind.” -Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex Calliope Stephanides has an intricate and complex family history, traveling from Mount Olympus in Greece to…
Review: More Than This
“A book…it’s a world all on its own too. A world made of words where you live for a while.” -Patrick Ness, More Than This Seth Wearing drowns in the…
Review: The Forgetting
“The past is never really gone. It only lies in wait for you, remembered or forgotten.” -Sharon Cameron, The Forgetting The Forgetting occurs every twelve years in Canaan, when everyone…
Review: Ready Player One
“Being human totally sucks most of the time. Videogames are the only thing that make life bearable.” -Ernest Cline, Ready Player One Up next on Amanda plays catch-up on her…
Review: Bad Feminist
“Books are often far more than books.” -Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist I’m still a little (re: a lot) behind on reviewing books I’ve read for the past 3 or 4…
Review: When She Woke
“She’d crossed into a place where truth, even if it was brutal, was all she had to offer.” -Hillary Jordan, When She Woke In a not-too-distant future, people who commit…