Date Read: April 17 Author: Matthew Cody Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Twelve-year-old Daniel is in a new town and at a new school, and he’s discovered that his new friends aren’t entirely normal. They’re superheroes, able to do everything from flying to controlling electricity. There’s just one downside: their powers, and memories of the powers,Continue reading “Powerless”
Monthly Archives: April 2020
Tooth and Claw
Date Read: April 16 Author: Jo Walton Genre: Fantasy Rating: 3/5 A world of dragons, with some changes from human society, but largely based off of and reflecting human society. Even the conflict between the “old” religion and the “accepted” religion is unclear, and largely based off of the practice of confession and absolution. Overall,Continue reading “Tooth and Claw”
Inferno
Date Read: April 15 Author: Dante Alighieri Genre: Classics In the English class I am taking, we are reading the entirety of the Divine Comedy. I hadn’t ever read Inferno before, and the poetry was more beautiful than I expected. Overall, the Inferno was better than I expected it to be, and I am lookingContinue reading “Inferno”
Girls Save the World in This One
Date Read: April 14 Author: Ash Parsons Genre: Horror Rating: 5/5 When June gets dropped off at ZombieCon, she’s planning on a day of photo ops and panels of her favorite actors. Instead, she finds herself in the middle of an actual zombie apocalypse. This book actually came out today, and it was so goodContinue reading “Girls Save the World in This One”
Harry Potter à L’école des Sorciers
Date Read: April 13 Author: J.K. Rowling Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 This is, of course, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, but I was rereading it and so I decided to read it in French. It was just how I imagined it, and it was funnier rereading it and looking at the French names ofContinue reading “Harry Potter à L’école des Sorciers”
This Is How You Lose the Time War
Date Read: April 12 Authors: Amal El-Muhtar and Max Gladstone Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 5/5 Red and Blue, agents on opposite sides of a war that spans all of time and space, find themselves exchanging letters. The letters and the narrative are beautiful, woven together just as carefully as the strands of time that RedContinue reading “This Is How You Lose the Time War”
Zone One
Date Read: April 10 Author: Colson Whitehead Genre: Post-apocalypic Horror Rating: 5/5 Zone One takes place months after the world falls to a zombie pandemic, and it follows a man trying to survive through the various stages of the zombie apocalypse. The book takes place over three days, but includes various flashbacks throughout. My onlyContinue reading “Zone One”
The Silent Patient
Date Read: April 8 Author: Alex Michaelides Genre: Mystery Rating: 4/5 Alicia Berenson has not spoken a word since she murdered her husband. Theo Faber, a psychotherapist, wants to be th one who gets her to speak again. The Silent Patient is told through Theo’s narration, presenting his view on Alicia and the mysterious eventsContinue reading “The Silent Patient”
Arabella the Traitor of Mars
Date Read: April 7 Author: David D. Levine Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 4/5 Arabella the Traitor of Mars is the conclusion to the Adventures of Arabella Ashby Trilogy, which begins with Arabella of Mars and Arabella and the Battle of Venus. If you enjoy the first book, then the conclusion will not disappoint. There areContinue reading “Arabella the Traitor of Mars”
Olivia Twist
Date Read: April 6 Author: Lorie Langdon Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 4/5 Olivia Twist, who lived most of her young life disguised as a young boy named Oliver, has been taken in by her wealthy uncle. Now a member of high society, her life is still full of danger. Olivia Twist is action-packed, and perfectContinue reading “Olivia Twist”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 