Reviews by Category: Fiction

Teen Review
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Naturals

By Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
R. Antao
Apr 30, 2025

The Naturals follows protagonist Cassie Hobbes, a gifted 17 year old girl, who has a knack for reading people. Ever since she was a kid, Cassie had a special ability to look at a person and know their whole life story. When the number of cold cases began to rise, Cassie finds herself in contact with the FBI as they plan a special task force with other teen “naturals.” Seizing the opportunity to put her profiling abilities to use, Cassie finds herself thrown into a world of danger and mystery. 

Teen Review
Funny Story by Emily Henry

Funny Story

By Emily Henry
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
R. Antao
Apr 30, 2025

Daphne Vincent, an enthusiastic librarian in Waning Bay, Michigan, felt perfectly settled into her new life with her soon-to-be husband Peter Collins. That is, until her fiancé realizes his love for his childhood best friend, Petra. Devastated, Daphne moves into the apartment of Petra’s ex-boyfriend Miles Nowak, whom she believes will understand her situation. Daphne and Miles begin to bond over their shared breakups, hatching a plan to get back at their exes while navigating their new lives. 

Teen Review
If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang

If You Could See the Sun

By Ann Liang
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
S. Antao
Apr 30, 2025

If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang is a fun, contemporary romance that dives into the struggles of class privilege and academic pressure. Alice Sun, a Chinese-American scholarship student at her Beijing international boarding school, feels invisible among her rich and influential classmates. To make matters worse, her parents have just confessed that they cannot afford tuition, even with the scholarship.

Teen Review
Pride and Prejudice DVD cover

Pride and Prejudice

By Joe Wright
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Zaida A.
Apr 24, 2025

Jane Austen adaptations might be one of my favorite forms of media. I’ve watched everyone you could get hold of, but by far my favorite will always be Pride and Prejudice 2005. This movie was an adaptation of Jane Austen's famous novel by the same name and follows Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy and their troublesome, frustrating, and utterly swoon worthy romance. Elizabeth Bennett comes from a large family with little means, while Mr. Darcy comes from a noble and wealthy family with a large estate.

Teen Review
The Truman Show DVD cover

The Truman Show

By Peter Weir
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Zaida A.
Apr 24, 2025

The Truman Show is a movie that I feel deserves its hype. I was told by at least 20 people to watch this movie, and it’s just as good as everyone said it would be. The Truman Show is about Truman, a man who grew up on TV; however, he isn’t aware that his life is being filmed. Truman’s entire life has been orchestrated by producers and directors since his birth. What he thought was just his life was actually scripted plot lines created in a writer's room.

Teen Review
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

By J.K. Rowling
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Apr 23, 2025

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a good book for people who like magic, mystery and adventure. It's about a boy named Harry who finds out he's destined to become a wizard and goes to a school called Hogwarts. As he adjusts to his new magical life, he faces a mystery. He and his friends, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, discover a plot to obtain the sorcerer’s stone, a mythical stone that provides immortality. Harry and his friends work together to prevent the stone from getting into the wrong hands.

Teen Review
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets book cover

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

By J. K. Rowling
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Apr 22, 2025

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a sequel to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Set in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the story follows Harry Potter, who is in his second year at the school. As mysterious events unfold and a danger threatens the students, Harry must unravel the secrets of the Chamber of Secrets and solve the mystery.

Teen Review
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Ice Age

By Chris Wedge
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Vaibhav K.
Apr 21, 2025

Ice Age is a decent movie with good characters. The movie starts off, introducing us to a group of animals including Manny, Sid and Diego who encounter a human baby and go on a journey to return the baby to its family, but Diego has a secret mission to return the baby to his leader for revenge. The overall plot and story are decent, but there is nothing much special about it. The area where the movie shines the best is the characters.

Teen Review
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Up

By Pete Docter and Bob Peterson
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Vaibhav K.
Apr 21, 2025

Up is a classic-animated movie with an emotional story. The movie begins by introducing Carl and Ellie, two kids who shared the same dream of visiting Paradise Falls. Now as an old man, Carl looks to fulfilling Ellie’s dream after her death. The story is very deep and well written and balances mature themes like loss with humorous elements. The contrast between Carl’s grumpiness and Russell's enthusiastic nature is one of the best humorous elements present in the movie.

Teen Review
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Wall-E

By Andrew Stanton
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Vaibhav K.
Apr 21, 2025

Wall-E is a unique and charming movie. The movie introduces us to Wall-E a trash compacting robot left on earth to clean up the garbage to make it habitable for humans to return after they left on a luxury spaceship called the AXIOM. The plot of the movie is simple and not complex, but the execution of the story is what made this movie special.

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