– book reviews for the so inclined
There was a time I saw this book everywhere! People were talking about it, comparing it to a more complicated version of the movie The Breakfast Club. There are references made during the book itself. The glowing reviews and the blurb pushed it on to my to-read queue. I found out quite by accident last… Continue reading One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
There are times you can read a story that is not new because of the way it is being told. This is the story of Zoey who has three siblings and a mother to call her own. She has an opinion on her current living situations and she is not very popular in school(for reasons… Continue reading The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden
It has been a while since I read a book in the young adult section and this was a good example of a well written one. The evocative style of the author's narration is probably the highlight of the entire tale. The words are meant to make you hear your favourite music or at the… Continue reading Chasing Eveline by Leslie Hauser
I chanced upon a review in a very outdated TIME magazine, of the movie. The premise of the movie intrigued me and the review had sufficiently praised it to make me curious. The review did mention that there existed a book, to which the movie remained faithful to, in description. I was a little surprised… Continue reading Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
