Book Review: Finding Home by Lauren K. McKellar

Now that I’m a full fledged school student, I don’t have as much time to read books. (Okay, I was always a student, but now I’m legitimately busy.) Consequently, the books I read are limited to the consistently lauded YA…

Read of the Week: Counting to D by Kate Scott

The kids at Sam’s school never knew if they should make fun of her for being too smart or too dumb. That’s what it means to be dyslexic, smart, and illiterate. Sam is sick of it. So when her mom…

Book Review: Witch Finder by Ruth Warburton

Today my friends got into an argument about whether or not criteria for a “good” English book are objective or not. Of course, I believe that while writing can be subjective, it is for the most part objective. Nonetheless, no…

Book Review: Manor of Secrets by Katherine Longshore

Although I’d like to pride myself as a seasoned, experienced book critic, unfortunately I’m too picky to be one. Don’t critics have to be picky? Yes, but in my case, I’m too picky to pick up anything other than contemporary…

Read of the Week: Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama

Fierce, seductive mermaid Syrenka falls in love with Ezra, a young naturalist. When she abandons her life underwater for a chance at happiness on land, she is unaware that this decision comes with horrific and deadly consequences. Almost one hundred…

Book Review: The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

Oh. My. God. The Sky is Everywhere has been one of my favorites for two years now, but I never had the courage to review it. Simply put, this novel is just too good to review. When every single word…

Gaby’s Movie Review: Vampire Academy

Note: I am a huge fan of the Vampire Academy book series. I went into a Thursday night screening of Vampire Academy with a mix of expectations. For one, I was excited to see one of my all-time favorite series…