Reviews by Tag: death

Many avid readers of today may know author Tahereh Mafi, creator of the Book Tok-popular series, Shatter Me. While I love Shatter Me as much as the next person, I have another book that I believe to be Mafi’s most eloquent work.

The Book Thief is a historical fiction book by Markus Zusak. The book takes place in Germany during WWII and is narrated by Death. After the death of Liesel's brother and being separated from her mother, Liesel is taken in by a foster family just outside of Munich. Using a book she found in the snow, Liesel learns to read and becomes very close with her foster father, Hans. As the war progresses, Liesel's family hides a Jew in their basement, and Liesel will go to extreme lengths to defend him.

You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao is a young adult romance novel. 16-year-old Julie is still grieving from the loss of her boyfriend, Sam and it doesn’t help that some people blame her for his death. She makes up her mind to stop thinking about him and throws out his stuff, but after reading a message that Sam left for her in the yearbook, she tries to call him. Little did she know that he would pick up.

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera is a style of writing that I've never seen before.

Initially, I thought that the title giving away the ending would make it difficult to stay interested in

the plot. But, I was proven very wrong. This book takes you through a roller coaster of emotions

as it jumps through lots of action and adventure with the main characters. The whole time you're

Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio are complete strangers but they both have one thing in

common, they're dying today. In a world where everyone knows when they're going to die.

Rufus and Mateo want to go out with a bang. They can do that by making one last friend in

there final hours. The last friend app will help them do that. They're about to meet up and have “

one last great adventure, to live a lifetime in a single day”.

This adventure fiction book by Adam Silvera was definitely one of the best books I have ever

read. It all begins when two total strangers get a call from Death Cast saying they are going to

die in the next 24 hours. Both download an app that finds them a best friend to live out the last

hours of their life. They set out on a mission to live a lifetime in one day together. This is a

wonderful book told by many different perspectives that merge into one plot for one amazing

book

Scythe by Neil Shusterman is the story of Citra and Rowan, who live in a world without disease,

hunger, injury, or death. In order to prevent overpopulation, Scythes end the lives of random

citizens. Citra and Rowan are chosen as apprentices to a scythe and must learn the ways of

scythes. Neither wants to be a scythe, as scythes are feared by many. In order to survive, the

two must take on the dreaded responsibility of killing others. This book was absolutely brilliant.

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy is a memoir recounting the actress’s

childhood through her twenties, with a focus on her relationship with her mother. Though likely

surprising to her millions of fans, the iCarly and Sam & Cat star never wanted to act. With a

narcissistic mother who had dreamed of being a child star and plenty of money issues in the

family, Jennette was forced to fulfill both her mother’s dream as well as become the

We really don’t know what the afterlife is like. Each religion has their belief and there are

stories of people who have caught a glimpse, but we never truly know for ourselves until we

experience it. In Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library the reader is offered another possibility: what

if there is a space between life and death where you have the chance to experience a turn you

didn’t take or an opportunity you missed? Starting with a list of regrets, you get to experience

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman is the perfect sequel to Scythe.