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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...

The Used Book Emporium is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Longmont’s Used Book Emporium is a great shop for avid readers

Arizona Lee, Editor-in-Chief March 4, 2022

The Used Book Emporium was established in Longmont in 1996 and moved to their current spot on Main St in 1997. The shop still offers incredible service to Longmont residents and residents of surrounding...

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...

“We can't 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...

If you can't get a physical book, ebooks are always available through the school district.

For quarantined students or those learning virtually, checking out a book from Mead High School’s student library is simple

Paris Stark, Writer April 12, 2021

If students have chosen to be virtual four days a week or are currently quarantined in their homes and attending classes through Webex, physical library books may seem difficult to check out and pick up. But...

“It is strange how close the past is, even when you imagine it to be so far away. Strange how it can just jump out of a sentence and hit you.” — Matt Haig, How to Stop Time

This unique and well-written novel proves itself worth your time

Arizona Lee, Editor-in-Chief February 1, 2021

This may be odd, but I generally don’t read books that aren’t suggested to me by a family member or friend. Browsing a library YA section and then just reading something I randomly find off the shelves...

It's perfectly okay to fall in love with fictional characters.

So what if I’m obsessed with fictional characters? (Opinion)

Joya Haskin, Managing Editor January 25, 2021

You can call me crazy. It wouldn’t be the first time. It probably won’t be the last. But I promise that I am not crazy. So what if I develop small — more minuscule, really — attachments to fictional...

Ebooks are really easy to borrow and a great way to pass time.

Here’s how and what to read during quarantine

Adah McMillan, Copy and Design Editor March 20, 2020

Happy quarantine! This is the perfect time to read all the books you’ve been hoarding in your room or to actually read at all. If you don’t have any good books on hand, there are plenty of relatively...

The Fellowship of the Ring (Review)

The Fellowship of the Ring (Review)

Chris Smith, Reporter March 22, 2018

The Lord of the Rings is a classic book series that tells of an adventure that could inspire anyone to be as brave as a hobbit, so grab a fellowship of your own and lets get into the review: With many...

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