Aboard Sanctuary – the maximum-security prison owned by the corporation Omnistellar Concepts, which hosts some of the most enhanced and dangerous teenagers as prisoners – Kenzie Cord is extremely proud of her corporate citizenship to Omnistellar, her loyalty to its…
Book Review: Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now by Dana L. Davis
Disclaimer: Certain plot details from Dana L. Davis’ Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now will be discussed in this article. Spoilers ahead. As indicated by the title, Davis’ novel tells the story of Tiffany Sly, a teenage girl from Chicago, who…
Book Review: A Cowboy’s Sweetheart by Crista McHugh
We’re heading to the country, folks, as we dive into one of this summer’s upcoming romances: Crista McHugh’s A Cowboy’s Sweetheart. McHugh’s novel throws us into the upper-class and highly accommodated world of Kensington “Kensi” Pope, a spoiled rich girl…
‘The Hate U Give’ Releases First Trailer
“Find your voice, change the world.” 20th Century Fox released the first official trailer for the film based on Angie Thomas’ break-through young-adult novel, The Hate U Give, during Sunday night’s BET Awards ceremony. Initially, there was a teaser for…
Book Review: Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
Meet Penny, a young, quiet, and firmly independent woman heading to college to begin paving the path towards her goal of becoming a writer, as well as escape the exhaustion of parenting her own mother. Meet Sam, a college dropout…
Pride Picks: Top LGBTQ+ Novels for Pride Month
Happy Pride Month, everyone! This marks a time dedicated to celebrating the voices, faces, contributions, and lives of anyone identifying as LGBTQ+. This month is the time to shine light on LGBTQ+ portrayal and representation, both in real life and…
Book Review: The Window by Amelia Brunskill
In my personal experience, reading mystery novels goes one of two ways: either the story focuses on an official crime case that the characters are working to solve, or the plot provides a take of the amateur sleuth, trying to…