★★★★★ Can you hear me screaming? As expected, the illustrations brought this book to a whole new level. I legitimately want to buy another copy, solely to take it apart and frame it. Each page is just bursting with new life. Honestly, how could you not love such beautiful images? Hogwarts, Hogwarts. Hoggy Hoggy warty warts. I think at this point,… Continue reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – JK Rowling
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Oh My Goth (redo) – Gena Showalter
★★ ½ My name is Jade Leighton, and this morning I staged my own death. Oh, hey. Didn't see you there. I was too busy staring apathetically at the middle distance. I'm seventeen-years-old now. Since the accident, I haven't shed a single tear or laughed. After witnessing the death of my mother, I decided to become… Continue reading Oh My Goth (redo) – Gena Showalter
Seven Questions on a Saturday – Shani Chen
Shani Chen, author of If Nuns Were Wives, began her writing career later in life. Why? because at first, she wanted to be a nun. Ever since becoming a teenager, Shani felt a calling towards religion and eventually to become a nun. However, sometimes, no matter how much we plan and want something, life takes… Continue reading Seven Questions on a Saturday – Shani Chen
Akata Witch – Nnedi Okorafor
★★ We embrace those things that make us unique or odd. For only in these things can we locate and then develop our most individual abilities. Sunny was born in New York, but recently moved back to her homeland (Aba, Nigeria) and that transition has not been easy. She's bullied for her "American-ness", her weirdness… Continue reading Akata Witch – Nnedi Okorafor
A Tale Dark & Grimm – Adam Gidwitz
★★★ ½ Once upon a time, fairy tales were AWESOME! Adam Gidwitz remembers the old tales - the ones with violence and blood - and truly regrets the watering down the modern times. And so he decides to tell the true tale of Hansel and Gretel. Their story is not all gingerbread and breadcrumbs - there's vampires, werewolves and monsters… Continue reading A Tale Dark & Grimm – Adam Gidwitz
The Suffering – Rin Chupeco
★★★★ Okiku, or better known as the Girl from the Well , has had quite the busy year. She may be over three hundred, but she's still getting around. In the last few months alone, she's killed child murderers, fought evil demons and even attached her spirit to a human, Tark. Tark narrowly survived a previous possession… Continue reading The Suffering – Rin Chupeco
The Witches: Salem, 1692 – Stacy Schiff
★★★★ When you predicted an apocalypse, you needed sooner or later to produce one. Stacy Schiff attempts to provide a coherent review of an incoherent time. IN 1692 THE Massachusetts Bay Colony executed fourteen women, five men, and two dogs for witchcraft. Salem, Massachusetts is infamous even today for being the location of the most publicized witch… Continue reading The Witches: Salem, 1692 – Stacy Schiff
Oh My Goth (original) – Gena Showalter
★★ NOTE: This review for for the original Oh My Goth edition She's committing total social suicide. Much like Kanye West and Taylor Swift, or like Anthony Bourdain and Paula Deen, Jade (a Goth) and Mercedes (a "Barbie") are mortal enemies. Mercedes commands an army of Barbies, who delight in kicking Jade when she's down. I'm not a bad… Continue reading Oh My Goth (original) – Gena Showalter
Seven Questions on a Saturday – Link Neal
Link Neal - half of the dynamic duo known as Rhett and Link - is best known for co-hosting Good Mythical Morning (GMM), a wildly popular YouTube show. Link has been best friends with Rhett ever since first grade. As legend goes, the two were held in from recess for using inappropriate language and had… Continue reading Seven Questions on a Saturday – Link Neal
Forest of Wonders – Linda Sue Park
★★ ½ He held the lantern higher, nerves tingling in anticipation. Raffa Santana is a young apothecary student, training under his father (Mohan) and his mother. Mohan, ever a cautious teacher, seems more intent on limiting Raffa's learningrather than encouraging it. "It's complicated," he said at last. "Perhaps when you're older." Raffa's always had a knack for knowing… Continue reading Forest of Wonders – Linda Sue Park
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