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This book will leave you stunned and gasping for air. The storyline is rather tragic, but it is a great fictional thrill.

The Obsession is a thrilling YA page turner

Ana Carrillo, Editor May 15, 2022

This review contains minor spoilers. Reader discretion is advised. The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto is a young adult fiction book based on a truly messed-up love story. With all of the plots the characters...

Pretend She’s Here was published by Luanne Rice in 2019.

Pretend She’s Here is a thrilling page turner, but it’s certainly not perfect

Haley Justin, Writer February 14, 2022

Pretend She's Here by Luanne Rice follows the kidnapping of main character Emily. When Emily’s best friend Lizzie Porter dies of cancer, Emily struggles to accept that she’s really gone, and Emily...

Girl in Pieces is a great book about a girl managing a fought time in her life. I recommend reading when you want an eye opening kick into reality.

Girl in Pieces is a gritty story of self discovery and healing

Stacy Avitia, Managing Editor January 31, 2022

This review contains minor spoilers from Girl in Pieces. It also contains mentions of self harm. Reader discretion is advised.  Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow is a dark, painfully real story about...

Six of Crows was incorporated with another series in the same universe for a TV show in April 2021 and is confirmed for a second season.

Six of Crows offers an interesting mix of character development

Melia Sloss, Copy and Design Editor January 18, 2022

Six of Crows, written by Leigh Burdago in 2015, is a YA fantasy and thriller that follows the journey of six teenagers attempting a dangerous heist to receive a hefty pay.  After reading the description...

“‘I must have no fear of failure. It was my fear of failure that first kept me from attempting the Master Work.’” — Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

The Alchemist poorly presents cliche messages and falls short of expectations

Arizona Lee, Editor-in-Chief December 13, 2021

I read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho over the span of about two weeks for AP English Literature. I don’t blame this class for this assigned novel whatsoever — it was actually a choice novel. I’ve...

Voices in the Snow is a great read for anyone looking for a prodigious story that will leave a lasting impression.

Darcey Coats’ Voices in the Snow is a thrilling and fantastic love story

Stacy Avitia, Managing Editor October 14, 2021

Of all the books I own by Darcey Coats, Voices in the Snow has to be my new favorite. I read this thriller novel over my 2021 summer break and it immediately found its way to the top of my favorites list....

“Once upon a time there were four girls. One was pretty. One was clever. One charming, and one… one was mysterious.” — Libba Bray, A Great and Terrible Beauty

A Great and Terrible Beauty blends paranormal and fantasy genres for a unique read

Arizona Lee, Editor-in-Chief September 20, 2021

I’ve read A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray a couple times throughout the few years I’ve had the physical copy of the book. With each read, my understanding and appreciation of the plot line...

As said by the Booklist review, this mystery novel both “stands alone and adds compelling layers to the established characters” of Truly Devious.

The Box in the Woods proves successful as fourth book of Truly Devious

Arizona Lee, Editor-in-Chief August 24, 2021

Since my previously posted Truly Devious trilogy review, I have become even more invested in the world of true crime and suspense mystery media. I’m a major fan of Maureen Johnson’s work in Truly Devious,...

“We cant tell if any of those other versions would have been better or worse. Those lives are happening, it is true, but you are happening as well, and that is the happening we have to focus on.” - Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

The Midnight Library expertly transported me to a world of alternate life paths but disappointed in terms of true psychological depth

Arizona Lee, Editor-in-Chief May 19, 2021

I’ve always preferred consistently reading an author’s stand-alone works over actual series themselves. But after I read — and was not especially impressed by — How to Stop Time by Matt Haig, I...

Punching the Air wasnt perfect, but you should still read it.

Based on a member of the Exonerated Five, Punching the Air contains beautiful writing and hard truths

Ashliee Treblik, Writer March 15, 2021

Reading Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusuf Salaam was an intense experience. Punching the Air follows Amal Shahid, who is convicted of a violent crime he didn’t commit at sixteen. An artist and...

Author John Green described the Truly Devious series as “intricately plotted” and “compulsively readable”. I couldnt agree more.

Maureen Johnson’s Truly Devious has become my one of my favorite murder mystery series

Arizona Lee, Editor-in-Chief March 9, 2021

I consider myself a newbie murder mystery novel and forensic documentary enthusiast. I’ll admit it’s becoming a small obsession. Maybe a pretty substantial obsession, actually. But murder mysteries...

Books I read in honor of Black History Month ranked from favorite to least favorite.

These are the books I read in February in celebration of Black History Month

Joya Haskin, Managing Editor March 3, 2021

Black History Month was originally proposed by Black educators and the Black United Students at Kent State University and became nationally recognized in 1976. It is celebrated in the month of February...

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