Returning to juvenile fiction

At an age where I should probably be bypassing the young adult section of the library completely, I still do, on occasion, find myself looking through the juvenile fiction shelves. I know they say “don’t judge a book by its cover,” but that’s supposed to be metaphorical, so really, it shouldn’t literally apply to books.…

How I Live Now Book Review

So while looking for modern books about war, I came across this book. Judging from its description, this book seemed unique and interesting. But in no way did I expect to break my personal record and read an entire novel in under a day. Basically, Daisy is sent to England to visit her aunt and…

Fire Book Review

Fire is the prequel to Graceling, and since Graceling is such a great book I really had no reason not to read Fire. Basically, Fire, the last human “monster” (irresistibly beautiful creatures with the ability of mind control) is brought to “king city” by prince Brigan at a time of unrest in the Dells, as…

Book Review: Night By Elie Weisel

For the past week, I have been reading a book about the holocaust called “Night” by Elie Weisel. Although many of you may already have read this short but influential book, I felt I should do a book review on it. “Night” is a short and real-life story about a Jewish boy, Elie Weisel, who are one…

Good Omens: Book Review

I was getting quite tired of reading depressing novels so I decided to look for books that are funny or satirical. What I did not expect was a novel that’s so much more than that. Basically, “Good Omens” is a comedic take on the Christian end times (most vividly described in the book of Revelations)…

The Hero’s Walk: A Book Recommendation

The Hero’s Walk by Anita Rau Badami happened to be a book my English 30 teacher decided to use as a novel study. At first glance the book appears less-than-stellar, being a no-name book accredited with a few Canadian awards. I mean, don’t we all look for New York Times Bestsellers when we look for…

The Maze Runner: Book Review

I’ll admit it, the only reason I read this book was because I heard that it’s similar to The Hunger Games. But as it turns out, the similarities are quite small. Basically Thomas, the protagonist, wakes up with his memories wiped and finds himself in a place called the Glade – a village of sorts,…

The Other Queen: A Book Review

Out of my favourite authors, Philippa Gregory definitely tops the list. Possibly the best historical novelist since, oh, the beginning of time, Gregory never disappoints, and my most recent read, The Other Queen, follows suit. An insightful depiction of the life of Mary Queen of Scots as a prisoner of her cousin Queen Elizabeth, The…