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Lover

By Taylor Swift
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jun 7, 2024

Lover is Taylor Swift’s 7th studio album, following a summer-y pop narrative. It was released on August 23, 2019, by Republic Records. The album comprises 18 songs total, all with amazing beats and lyricism. There are four singles on this album; ‘The Man’, ‘Me!’, ‘You Need to Calm Down’, and, of course, ‘Lover’. A fun fact: the album was originally supposed to be called "Daylight," but Taylor decided to change the name to Lover instead! 

Teen Review
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Prey

By Michael Crichton
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Rishi Tek
Jun 7, 2024

In the unforgiving landscape of the Nevada desert, a disastrous experiment unfolds as a cloud of nanoparticles, resembling micro-robots, breaks free from the confines of a laboratory. This ethereal entity possesses a remarkable ability to self-sustain and replicate. What is more astonishing is its seemingly sentient nature, as it learns and evolves through experience. With an inherent predatory programming, it continually morphs, developing increasingly difficult with each passing moment. Despite all efforts, every endeavor to thwart its advance proves futile.

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Never Let Me Go

By Kazuo Ishiguro
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Basil Park
Jun 7, 2024

This dystopian novel centers around a girl named Kathy who is a caretaker that ends up finding some special people from her past. We learn more about Kathy’s history and about the unique but dark world that she lives in. We meet the characters Ruth & Tommy, two of Kathy’s close friends. From them, we see more of the impact that their situations have on them and the power of both friendship and love. A mystery unfolds of how Kathy will be able to find true happiness and freedom in her life as she sorts through these memories to try and find her future.

Teen Review
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

By Robert Louis Stevenson
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Basil Park
Jun 7, 2024

In this captivating & classic novel, we meet Mr. Utterson, a simple and respected lawyer who becomes very drawn into the events surrounding an evil man called Mr. Hyde. Mr. Utterson is determined to find out more about Mr. Hyde and about the many secrets his friend Dr. Jekyll has been hiding. As he learns more though, he becomes more aware of the dark connection between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Teen Review
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The Silent Patient

By Alex Michaelides
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Aqsa A.
Jun 7, 2024

The Silent Patient is a psychological thriller novel that portrays the character Alicia Berenson’s story. Alicia Berenson, a famous painter, killed her loving husband one fateful night, and no one knows why. Alicia and her husband had a loving relationship, and no one saw it coming. On top of that, Alicia then decided to go completely mute, refusing to talk to anyone, nor defend her case at court. She then was institutionalized at a mental hospital, to undergo further study as to why she killed her husband.

Teen Review
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Unravel Me

By Tahereh Mafi
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Hannah K.
Jun 7, 2024

Unravel Me is a continuation of the story of Juliette Ferrars, a teenage girl with the power to kill anyone with her touch. After the events of Shatter Me, Juliette finds herself at a rebel base/sanctuary called Omega Point with her friends Adam, Kenji, and James. While she is free from Warner and the Reestablishment, it is clear they are not willing to let her go that easily.

Teen Review
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The Sea of Monsters

By Rick Riordan
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
M&M
Jun 7, 2024

Things at Camp Half Blood are looking bad as Thalia’s pine tree has been poisoned by Kronos's forces. The only way to prevent the tree from dying is to venture into the sea of monsters and get the golden fleece. Percy Jackson, the son of Poseidon, must sail into the sea of monsters with Annabeth Chase just like the Greek hero Odysseus once did. Percy and Annabeth must hurry up though because Luke is hot on their trail to get the golden fleece and they must rescue Grover from the cyclops, Polyphemus. 

Teen Review
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Eleanor and Park

By Rainbow Rowell
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Shereen
Jun 7, 2024

It’s 1986, and Eleanor just started 10th grade at her local public school. She met a boy, Park, on her bus and started sitting next to him every day because everyone else thought she was weird. She and Park start becoming closer and soon become lovers. In the end, they both lived happily although it might not have been the way they imagined it to be.

Teen Review
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The Body

By Bill Bryson
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Bhaargavi U.
Jun 7, 2024

Want to obtain general knowledge of the human body? If so, you should check out Bill Bryson’s The Body. This book covers basic knowledge of various areas throughout the human body. Topics like the heart, the brain, the head, the immune system, and others can be found in this book. Bill Bryson incorporates his fun style and worthy information into the book which keeps the reader entertained while reading. Additionally, he amusingly converses with the reader to keep them curious and engaged.

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