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Black Sun book review

Black Sun

By Rebecca Roanhorse
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Liam T.
May 8, 2025

Black Sun, by Rebecca Roanhorse, is a high-stakes fantasy epic inspired by a solar eclipse. With interesting and rich worldbuilding, Roanhorse makes a darker and more adult take on the classic hero’s journey story, turning it on its head, as the main character is really more of a villain, a cultist hoping to usher in an age of darkness for a crow god. If you like fantasy, high stakes, magic, and a sprinkling of adult themes, this book is for you.

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Who is Stacey Abrams? by Shelia P. Moses

Who is Stacey Abrams?

By Shelia P. Moses
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Rishi Tek
Apr 17, 2025

Stacey Abrams is a strong leader in American politics and works hard to protect voting rights. The book starts with her childhood in Mississippi and Georgia. She grew up in a big family that believed in learning and working hard. It shows how she was a smart and determined student who always dreamed big. The book talks about how Stacey became a lawyer, author and leader. It also explains how she ran for governor of Georgia. Even though she didn’t win, she didn’t give up. Instead, she worked to help more people vote and make sure everyone’s voice is heard.

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Who is Kamala Harris? by Kirsten Anderson

Who is Kamala Harris?

By Kirsten Anderson
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Rishi Tek
Mar 31, 2025

This book is about Kamala Harris, who was the first woman to serve as vice president of the United States. This book tells her life story, from her childhood in California to becoming a lawyer, senator and finally vice president. It highlights her hard work, leadership and the challenges she overcame to break barriers in politics. The book also explains her role in the government and how she made history.

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1984 book cover

1984

By George Orwell
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 28, 2025

“They had seized power unwillingly and for a limited time, and that just around the corner there lay a paradise where human beings would be free and equal. We are not like that. We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now you begin to understand me.”

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1984 book cover

1984

By George Orwell
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Wesley
Mar 3, 2025

1984 is a dystopian novel of a state in which the government, led by Big Brother, controls everything, including people's thoughts and actions. Winston Smith is the protagonist who begins to resist the Party's rule and searches for truth in a world full of lies. In seeking knowledge of the world he is living, he faces the dangers of surveillance, strict laws, and suppression of independent thought. The novel deals with the themes of power, control, and fighting for freedom.

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1984 book cover

1984

By George Orwell
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Lauren
Feb 12, 2025

George Orwell’s 1984 was a novel I was required to read for my English class. I didn’t expect, though, to enjoy it as much as I did. 1984 is a dystopian novel where a totalitarian future society is led by a figure known as Big Brother. The main character, Winston Smith is a member of a lower class in society, and he seems to feel different from everyone else around him. He begins to dig deeper into the world around him, and the further he digs, the more dangerous and scared he becomes.

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1984 book cover

1984

By George Orwell
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Neil
Jul 26, 2024

1984, by George Orwell, is a dystopian book set in the late 20th century. The world is split up into three major powers in eternal war: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. Each power has the exact same government: a socialist dictatorship. This is only the name: most of the power lies in the Party, where the elite work, which is divided into the privileged Inner Party and the middle-class Outer Party. The rest of the 90% are called proles and live in poverty.

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The Diabolic

The Diabolic

By S.J. Kincaid
Star Rating
★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jun 17, 2024

The Diabolic is set in the dystopian future, where humanity has decided to settle in the faraway galaxies in large spaceships. In addition to the new discovery of space travel, humans have also been experimenting with genetically engineering bodyguards that are known as the ruthless Diabolics, which have super strength, are resistant to various poisons, and are willing to kill anyone who is seen as a liability to the person that they are designed to protect under all circumstances.

Teen Review
1984 book cover

1984

By George Orwell
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Aakanksha R.
Jun 7, 2024

1984 is a dystopian novel by George Orwell that explores a totalitarian society ruled by an oppressive government known as the Party, led by the enigmatic figure known as Big Brother. The protagonist, Winston Smith, works for the Party and begins to rebel against its control, questioning the manipulation of truth and history. As he falls in love with Julia, they both conspire against the Party, only to be caught and tortured by the Thought Police.

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A Winter's Promise

A Winter’s Promise

By Christelle Dabos
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Iqra N.
Jan 23, 2024

A Winter’s Promise features Animist Ophelia, a young girl who has the power to travel through mirrors and to see an object’s past upon touching it. However, she is soon forced into a marriage with Thorn, a stern and apathetic man from the faraway world of the Pole. As she accompanies her fiancé to the floating city of Citaceleste, she discovers rival clans and powerful families.

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