Reviews by Category: Fiction

Teen Review
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

By Taylor Jenkins Reid
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Suditi C.
Dec 27, 2022

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo commences with Monique Grant interviewing famous
actor, Evelyn Hugo, for a tell-all about her glamorous life. This was an offer Grant couldn’t pass
up, after all, everyone wanted to know about Evelyn Hugo, and she could finally be the one to
give the people what they wanted. She knew writing this story would launch herself to fame,
only another incentive to agree to the deal. This extensive interview recounts the story of all

Teen Review
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Isabel P.
Dec 19, 2022

This classic was a pretty good read in my opinion. In the book, you are introduced to Gatsby who is the
eccentric man the book is centered around. He is a wealthy man who holds parties often and lives in a
considerably large house. It’s a story about parties, politics, life, romance, and society. The narrator of
this book is a man named Nick Carraway. Nick rents a house right next to Gatsby and becomes
interested and kind of drawn into all the drama that surrounds Gatsby. He learns more about Gatsby’s

Teen Review
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

The Secret Life of Bees

By Sue Monk Kidd
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Isabel P.
Dec 19, 2022

This book, though not being one of the best books I have ever read, wasn’t that bad either. It was pretty
good, just not a book that I would reread for fun. It’s about a girl named Lilly Owens who lives with her
father in a racist town. When she and her housemaid, Rosaleen get into a bit of trouble, they go on the
run away from the home Lilly was used to. Lilly uses this opportunity to try and find out more about her
mother, continuing to deny the important information she had about her mother in her mind. She ends

Teen Review
Screen Queens by Lori Goldstein

Screen Queens

By Lori Goldstein
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Anna S.
Dec 16, 2022

Lucy, Delia, and Maddie are all embarking on an adventure of a lifetime. They are
going to the valley start summer camp to become a presence in the tech world of
silicon valley. They will be creating an app that they think will change the world. The
girls didn’t like each other at first but they will learn to work together for the greater
good. They create their app but there will be a ton of obstacles and dark secrets will
come out.

Teen Review
Matched by Ally Condie

Matched

By Ally Condie
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anna S.
Dec 10, 2022

Cassia is a 17 year old who lives in a society where she can’t make any decisions on
her own. She has known how her life will play out since she was a young girl. At 17 she
would be told who she would marry at age 21. Soon after that she will be told what
job she has been selected for. She will die on her 80th birthday. This is how everyone
lives their lives and no one questions it, until there is a mistake. Cassia is matched
with Xander, her friend that lives nearby, which is already happens very little. Cassia

Teen Review
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

Concrete Rose

By Angie Thomas
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Aubrie C.
Dec 8, 2022

The book follows a senior in highschool, Maverick. Maverick has been in a gang since he was
12 and has started selling marajuana to earn some extra money and to help his mom pay for
bills. Maverick finds himself with a son that he did not know that he had and now has to raise on
his own. Throughout the story you see Mav deal with becoming a new father while trying to
make the ends meet. Maverick’s ex-girlfriend comes to him saying that she is pregnant and
wants to keep the baby. Maverick then becomes a father of two while still in highschool. He

Teen Review
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

In the Time of the Butterflies

By Julia Alvarez
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Aubrie C.
Dec 8, 2022

It follows the four Mirabal sisters who were very different from each other, but have the desire
for change in common. In a time of dictatorship and uncertainty, they found the courage to start a
revolution. Despite the risk of being imprisoned or killed by Trujillo, the dictator in the
Dominican Republic in the mid 1900’s. The Mirabal sisters have left a lasting impact on people
to this day including the importance of speaking out against repression, which is apparent in

Teen Review
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

The Outsiders

By S.E. Hinton
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Sahavi B.
Dec 8, 2022

The Outsiders is a lovely short coming of age book. We read from the point of view of
Ponyboy Curtis who lives with his brothers Sodapop and Darry. Ponyboy’s family and
others from his part of town are a part of a gang called “Greasers”. And have a Rivalry
with the Socs who are more richer, sophisticated and snobbish then the Greasers. The
Socs and the Greasers are constantly at war due to their differences. One night

Teen Review
War Storm by Victoria Aveyard

War Storm

By Victoria Aveyard
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Likhita
Dec 7, 2022

War Storm by Victoria Aveyard is the fourth book in the Red Queen series. After Cal’s betrayal,
Mare decides to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all and bring Maven down. Mare
must work together with Cal and his silver allies to ensure their success. Maven doesn’t back
down and is still fixated on having Mare as his own. He will do anything, even destroy anything

Teen Review
King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard

King’s Cage

By Victoria Aveyard
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Likhita
Dec 7, 2022

King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard is the third book in the Red Queen series. Maven, now a king,
has imprisoned Mare and took away her lethal power. Her new team prepares for war, and Cal,
the rightful, but exiled, heir to the throne of Norta, will do anything to get Mare back from his evil
brother. Will they succeed, or will Norta burn down in flames after the heated war breaks out?

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