This young adult novel turned out to be quite a pleasant surprise! I don’t usually go for recommended books, especially on my local digital library, but the brief description I read for What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum seemed intriguing enough. That means I decided to give it a go!
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Book Review: Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
Several years ago I watched a movie called Geography Club, so imagine my surprise when I learned it was based off of a book! That’s right, and even more interesting, is that this novel is the first of four featuring the same characters written by Bren Hartinger! I definitely have some more reading to do!
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This weekend’s movie selections really got me out of my comfort zone! I started off watching something from a director I admire and then got led down a path of really interesting choices. But I wasn’t mad about it! Let’s review!
Read moreBook Review: Broken Things by Lauren Oliver
What can I say? I am on a Lauren Oliver kick ever since reading the excellence that was The Vanishing Girls! Yes, Panic didn’t quite live up to my expectations, but she’s redeemed herself with Broken Things! Another complex mystery that involves a five year old murder of a best friend. Lives have been ruined and a rag-tag group slaps themselves together to try and figure out who actually did it.
Read moreBook Review: Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer
It’s been a little while since I watched the movie Spontaneous, which is based off this novel of the same name by Aaron Starmer. This book was more than I expected and that’s because the film served it justice. Navigating a strange spontaneous combustion outbreak among a senior class, this book had sharp and witty dialogue, as well as keeping you on your toes.
Read moreBook Review: The Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver
Wow! The Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver might be one of the best books I’ve read this year! It had me guessing until the big reveal, but the drama had me hooked from the start.
Read moreBook Review: There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
Ever since I heard that Stephanie Perkins’ novel, There’s Someone Inside Your House, was getting adapted into a film at Netflix, I’ve been itching to get my hands on it. Despite it being a young adult novel, the premise (and the title, come on) sounded perfectly creepy and right up my alley! And it was! This delivered both the spooks and the gore and I hope they really commit in the adaptation.
Read moreBook Review: Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland
A couple days ago I finished reading the debut young adult novel Our Chemical Hearts written by Krystal Sutherland. Having watched the film adaptation a few weeks ago and being rather disappointed with how cringe-worthy it was, you’d think I’d be nervous about reading the source material, but I wasn’t! In fact, more than half way through the film both my friend and I agreed that this book was probably infinitely better, and it was!
Read moreBook Review: Words on Bathroom Walls by Julia Walton
It’s only been a few weeks since I first ventured out to theaters, and Words on Bathroom Walls was the first film I decided to see. This decision was made solely based on the trailer I randomly stumbled across on Youtube one day. With that being said, it came as a bit of a surprise to me when I saw this movie was an adaptation of the book of the same name written by Julia Walton. Naturally, when I got home I immediately ordered the book since I was so fond of the film. In my head, I assumed that not much had changed from text to screen, so I didn’t even give it second thought.
Read moreBook Review: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Look, if you read the title of this article and claim you have never heard of this book before, then I declare that you are a liar. Liar! Yes, Twilight was released 15 years ago, and it was a cultural phenomenon. Compounded by the movie series adaptation that was released several years later, and you could call this one of the most successful literary franchises that has ever existed. And for good reason! This young adult novel is so addictive from start to finish.
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