Reviews by Category: Fiction

More Than This features Seth, a teenager who crushed his skull while he was drowning.

However, he soon wakes in an isolated copy of Earth and believes it to be “Hell”. Seth

desperately tries to remember his memories of his life- of his little brother, his group of friends,

his secret relationship, and of his parents before the tragedy and to understand where he is- the

afterlife or a hidden part of life? Unfortunately, a being known to be the Driver or even Death

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard is the second book in the Red Queen series. Only people with

silver blood, the royals, hold powers. Mare, red-blooded, finds out she holds a deadly power of

her own, which can match any silver. She finds out more people are out there like her, and sets

out on a quest to find people to rebel against a friend who has betrayed her. What she didn’t

In the historical fiction novel The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne tells the legend of

the scarlet letter, a story of three Puritans' path toward penance for their sins. The story starts

with the main character, Hester Prynne, suffering a great ignominy before the entirety of Boston

after becoming pregnant with a child that was not her husband. Due to Hester moving to Boston

ahead of her husband, everyone thinks he is dead, so instead of being killed, she's forced to

In the historical fiction novella The Pearl, John Steinbeck details the destructiveness of

human greed through the view of an uneducated native Mexican after Spain colonized Mexic.

Before the native, Kino, discovered “the greatest pearl in the world”(Steinbeck 20), he lived what

seemed to be a fulfilling life; he had a faithful wife, a beautiful child, a reliable older brother, and

a way of life: pearl gathering. This life surrounded him with the pleasant “Song of the

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a powerful coming-of-age book told as a series of

letters from freshman in high school Charlie. He’s endured difficult experiences, and he feels

distant from his peers but yearning to participate. Through Charlie, Chbosky gives a stunning

account of the experiences of anxiety, awkwardness, and depression. He also demonstrates the

propensity of life to change and to improve, and the beauty of relationships. After Charlie begins

“Love doesn’t require a future” (Serle 230).

Solitaire by Alice Oseman takes place a year after the prominent graphic novel series Heartstopper

begins. It follows Tori Spring, Charlie’s older sister, during Year 12. During this time, she finds a mysterious

group called Solitaire, and, in the process meets a boy called Michael Holden. While initially unimpressed

with both, she begins to connect with Michael, and the two of them follow the most recent activity of

Esperanza Rising is a historical fiction book written by Pam Munoz Ryan.

This novel is Esperanza, the only daughter of a rich Mexican family. This book

shows the events that happened after her father's murder. Esperanza, her mother,

and their former household servants flee with many issues. The main characters

are Esperanza, her mother, and their servants. Esperanza wants to find a way to

rise above her circumstances, since her mom's life and her own depend on it.

Wish is a fictional novel written by Barbara O’Connor. This book is about a

girl making the same wish every day since fourth grade. Even though it looks like

situations will not allow her to fulfill her wish, she finds a way. However, she may

realize that she never needed this. The main characters are Charlie Reese,

Wishbone, and Howard. She really wishes for a real family. However, her new family

It’s the late sixties. Daisy Jones is a beautiful precocious girl with parents who barely

care and the most naturally astounding voice possible. Until now, she’s spent her time sleeping

with rock stars, getting high, and writing. The Six is a pretty well-known rock band, with the

handsome Billy Dunne as the lead singer and groupies, roadies, and drugs galore. At least until

Billy’s girlfriend gets pregnant, and he realizes he needs to sober up and get straight for his