Teen and Staff Reviews

The Blood of Flowers displays a young girl, unnamed and desperate for marriage

However, fate seemed to have other plans as her father injures himself and soon falls sick. Days

go by as the girl and her mother aid to her father’s sickness but it does not do well, as he falls

dead within the arms of his wife. Stricken by poverty and grief, the girl and her mother have no

choice but to reach out to her mother’s long lost brother, who was a rich carpet maker in the rich

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

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?

This book will pull on all your heartstrings in the best way possible. Colleen Hoover tackles lots

of hardships in this novel, such as fixing family relationships, grief, and making amends with the

past. This book hooks you from the very beginning, and it has lots of complex parts to the plot

that keep you wanting more. I read this book in one day, and I think that mostly speaks for itself.

Another Colleen Hoover book that you should add to your want-to-read list.

The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon is about a brief encounter between Natasha, a Jamaican

immigrant trying to save her family from being deported, and Daniel, a Korean immigrant who is

forced into studying medicine by his parents. These two characters spend only about 24 hours

together, but the story narrating their adventures together is truly remarkable. This book is about

This book hit me right in the heart and made me shed some tears along the way. This book is

extremely well written and develops the friendship trio between the three main characters Dill,

Lydia, and Travis in the best way possible. It intertwines your emotions with each one of the

characters, and it portrays a very accurate picture of high schoolers navigating through their life

and preparing for what comes next after they graduate. It shows the journey of finding your

Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven is a sweet story about two characters who have their

own personal struggles and over the course of the book they come together to accept their

differences and form an amazing bond. This book deals with important issues such as

self-confidence, and it will definitely make you smile by the end. I only gave it 3 stars because it

was a little bit more difficult for me to stay interested than with other novels, but overall it's a

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

This book was a very well-written mystery because it kept you interested and eager for what

was to come but it didn't cause too much suspense or anxiety which I liked. I loved how it

showed the growth in the relationship between Hannah and Bailey alongside the mystery of

Owen's disappearance; it kept a key emotional feeling attached to the more spontaneous action

of the main plot. Overall this book is super fun and exciting to read and I would recommend it to

anyone and everyone.

A five-star rating doesn't even do this book justice. In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner is easily one

of my all-time favorite novels because of the way his writing flows perfectly and creates such a

heartfelt story. I fell in love with the characters and I've held onto many quotes from the book as

well. This is such a moving and emotional book and I hope that it touches other peoples' hearts

the same way it did mine.