The Help features three women who are seemingly ordinary that take an extra step to become extraordinary. It's 1962 and Skeeter has just graduated and returns home to her mother, who is unhappy that Skeeter has a degree but not a husband. Aibileen is a black maid who is raising her next white child out of many, and after the death of her only son, she becomes devoted to make a change to a child that is not hers. Minny, Aibileen’s best friend, is known to have lost many jobs because of her sharp tongue.
It’s New York City in the year of 2119 and, while there are many skyscrapers, the Tower dominates them all, offering over a thousand floors. Despite the shiny glamor of the city, Leda wants to put everything away into her past because of what happened in Dubai, but when a new investigation from the police department opens up old wounds, she’s forced to seek help from the person she’s been trying to forget the most. Rylin returns to her old life, away from the upper floor. But when she begins to see her old boyfriend again, she is once again torn between two worlds.
It’s New York City in the year of 2118, and a tower with a thousand floors stands tall. But there are horrors and secrets that must remain hidden. On the worst night of her life, Leda is taunted by terrible memories and knows that she must keep this secret hidden no matter the cost. Watt is desperate to keep a clean slate and put everything behind him, including hacking. But when Leda blackmails him to work for her again, Watt knows that he has to get rid of her- for good.
Taking place in the year 2118, the Tower is a large structure with a thousand floors, each floor getting more extravagant than the last, with the thousandth floor being the most divine and coveted. On a vast variety of floors, Ryelin Myers lives on the 32nd floor, down as the DownTower portion and, when she is hired to clean one of the highest floors, she risks falling in love with a boy that she could never have. Watt Bakradi lives on the 200th floor, and is known to be a tech genius.
Spy School Revolution is an amazing tale, which doesn’t only include the current world, and has future technologies, but this novel also dives into the past and what could've been. This book also has lots of action which keeps the pages turning and will have you constantly grinning and smiling as you read. Another reason I love this book is because the unpredictable will always happen, and you will never know what could be coming next.
Divergent is a dystopian novel that offers a mix of action, romance, and social commentary. It is set in a future Chicago where society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to a specific virtue: Abnegation (selflessness), Amity (peace), Candor (honesty), Dauntless (bravery), and Erudite (intelligence). The protagonist, Beatrice "Tris" Prior, grew up in Abnegation but has always felt out of place.
House of Roots and Ruin (HoRaR) by Erin A. Craig is a fiction fantasy sequel to Craig’s House of Salt and Sorrows (HoSaS). The second book in the Sisters of the Salt, it follows Verity Thaumas (House of Salt and Sorrow’s main character, Annaleigh,’s youngest sister) all grown up. Now eighteen years old, Verity feels trapped in her older sister, Duchess Camille,’s manor on the sea.
In China during the year of 1469, young Tan Yunxian accepts her fate of being married off at the age of fifteen into an acceptable family to a husband who she has already bound her feet for. Yunxian’s life changes drastically with the matter of only one night when her mother falls ill and eventually dies due to her neglecting her bound feet. Yunxian begins to grieve and harbors an interest in medicine after she is sent to live with her grandparents with her servant and father’s concubine, Miss Zhao.
The Dare follows Marley, who is finally completing her senior year in high school with a commitment to the prestigious school of UCLA. But senior year won’t come without setbacks, such as her long-time feud with her old best friend, Rhett, who suddenly abandoned her when they entered high school, leaving Marley to find her own group of friends and swear to never interact with Rhett.
Catching Fire is the second book of The Hunger Games Series. The Capital is mad at Katniss for what she pulled off in the 74th game. Gale and Peeta are keeping their distance from her. Not only this but there are rumors of a rebellion, that Katniss and Peeta have helped accidentally create. Now she has to worry about the Quelle, a game only held every 25 years, but this time the rules have changed. “Sparks are igniting, flames are spreading, and The Capital still wants revenge”.
