Date Read: February 24 Author: Blake Crouch Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 3/5 While I loved the multiverse-centered premise, I found it hard to enjoy the rest of the book due to the writing style. The sentences felt choppy, and so it was difficult to become immersed in the story for long. We all live dayContinue reading “Dark Matter”
Author Archives: Zoey Mik
The Near Witch
Date Read: February 23 Author: VE Schwab Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 I really enjoyed the Darker Shade of Magic trilogy, and I was not disappointed by VE Schwab’s debut novel. It was enjoyable to read, and the story is full of witches, magic, and secrets. Funny how when we start to tell a secret, weContinue reading “The Near Witch”
Into the Water
Date Read: February 21 Author: Paula Hawkins Genre: Mystery Rating: 3/5 I’d heard good things about this book, but something about it just fell flat for me. The characters were overdramatic, and the plot was lacking. The book seemed to rely on pulling out a dramatic twist at the end of each chapter, and theContinue reading “Into the Water”
Carve the Mark
Date Read: February 21 Author: Veronica Roth Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Carve the Mark takes place in a solar system of connected worlds, where everyone has a gift from the Current, an interstellar force. I found the worldbuilding interesting, and the characters complex enough to keep my attention throughout the plot. That was the problemContinue reading “Carve the Mark”
The Aeneid
Date Read: February 19 Author: Virgil This is another book for my English class. I enjoyed it more than reading philosophy, but I do not enjoy poetry very much, and so reading The Aeneid was too much poetry for my taste.
Americanah
Date Read: February 18 Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Genre: Fiction Rating: 5/5 A book that I enjoyed. It’s written mainly from the perspective of a young Nigerian woman who moves to America for school, and eventually returns to Nigeria. There are many different ways to be poor in the world but increasingly there seems toContinue reading “Americanah”
Eragon
Date Read: February 17 Author: Christopher Paolini Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 This was one of my favorite books when I was younger, and I still love the series. It’s amazing that a man who is dead can talk to people through these pages. As long as this book survives, his idea lives. – Eragon
Heir of Sea and Fire
Date Read: February 16 Author: Patricia A. McKillip Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 I enjoyed The Riddle-Master of Hed more, but it was still an enjoyable sequel, and I am looking forward to reading the final book of the trilogy. The light seemed to fashion the shadows, valleys, granite peaks that formed the Pass into theContinue reading “Heir of Sea and Fire”
All the Crooked Saints
Date Read: February 15 Author: Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 Three cousins in Bacho Raro, Colorado, all belong to a very special family: they perform miracles. While many seek their miracles, few are prepared for what it will take in order to achieve one. It is a good book, with a fast-paced plot andContinue reading “All the Crooked Saints”
Dracul
Date Read: February 14 Authors: Dacre Stoker and JD Barker Genre: Horror Rating: 5/5 Dracul is inspired by notes written by Bram Stoker, and written by his great-grandnephew. An absolutely gripping novel that had me on the edge of my seat throughout the whole story. I have to admit, I have never read Dracula, butContinue reading “Dracul”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 