Rating: 8.5/10 Favorite Characters: Lara and Niamh (but mostly Lara) Though in the beginning, this book may appear to be a modern, LGBTQ+ retelling of Grease, the story soon develops into a complex, intense plot. The two main characters, Ollie and Will, meet over the summer and begin a relationship. When Ollie has to moveContinue reading “Book Review: Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales”
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Book Review: We Are Lost And Found by Helene Dunbar
Rating: 9/10 Favorite Character: Becky This book follows Michael, a gay teen living in New York City in the 1980s. This book describes the difficulties and joys of Michael’s life. His brother was disowned and kicked out of the house by his abusive father for being gay. Michael’s mother, despite loving both brothers anyway, remainsContinue reading “Book Review: We Are Lost And Found by Helene Dunbar”
MBTI Types as Characters in The Last Hours Series by Cassandra Clare
Which character are you according to your MBTI type? ISFJ- Alastair Carstairs ENTP- Anna Lightwood ESFP- Ariadne Bridgestock ESFJ- Barbara Lightwood ESTJ- Charles Lightwood INTP- Christopher Lightwood INFJ- Cordelia Cairstairs INTJ- Eugenia Lightwood ESTP- Filomena di Angelo ISTJ- Grace Blackthorn ENTJ- James Herondale ISTP- Jesse Blackthorn INFP- Lucie Herondale ENFP- Matthew Fairchild ISFP- Thomas LightwoodContinue reading “MBTI Types as Characters in The Last Hours Series by Cassandra Clare”
Book Review: Courting Her Highness by Jean Plaidy
Rating: 9/10 Favorite Character: Abigail Hill Centering around the story of Queen Anne of England from the house of Stuart and her favorites, this story, despite being based on real historical events, is full of intrigue and concentrates on the relationships between the characters. Originally Queen Anne is very strongly influenced by her friend Sarah,Continue reading “Book Review: Courting Her Highness by Jean Plaidy”
Book Review: House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
Rating: 6.5/10 Favorite Character: Annaleigh This thrilling retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses is captivating and haunting. This story leaves one constantly wondering what is real, and what is a hallucination of the main character and narrator, Annaleigh. This book takes what, to be frank, is a fairly creepy fairytale, and escalates the stakes, turningContinue reading “Book Review: House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig”
Book Review: A Civil Contract by Georgette Heyer
Rating: 10/10 Favorite Character: Jenny In this book, Heyer shows that, like her female protagonist, Jenny, she prefers sensible, realistic, humorous works like Jane Austen’s to Byron’s fantastical dramatics. This story of a marriage of convenience is humorous, poignant, and realistic, without abandoning its romantic core. This book shines with it’s full portrayals of itsContinue reading “Book Review: A Civil Contract by Georgette Heyer”
Book Review: One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Rating: 9/10 Favorite Character: Bronwyn Normally, I’m not a huge fan of murder mysteries. I’ll be honest; they give me nightmares. However, I fell in love with this book. It is utterly addicting; once you start reading you just can’t stop. The story begins when five very different students end up in detention together, eachContinue reading “Book Review: One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus”
Book Review: Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly
Rating: 7.75/10 Favorite Character: Isabelle Personally, I thought this story was a brilliant feminist subversion of the classic Cinderella fairytale. I always wondered why the princess always had to be beautiful and her step-sisters brushed off as ugly. In this story, the stepsisters are still ugly, and Cinderella is still the kind, beautiful girl sweptContinue reading “Book Review: Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly”
Book Review: Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
Rating: 9/10 Favorite Characters: Lucero-Elisa de Riqueza and Humberto So I’m actually still reading this series, but I just want to talk about the first book for now. This book is amazing. Elisa, the main character, has incredible development. She learns- and loses- so much. She really comes into her own throughout the book, goingContinue reading “Book Review: Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson”
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