Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is like Mary Poppins for creepy children. Or like an orphanage for superheroes but their powers aren't always useful. They are just peculiar, which I thought was a good name for them. The beginning starts out very eerie. I jumped a few times at loud noises when I was reading ... Read More »
Book Review: The Golden Spiral by Lisa Mangum
Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series. The best thing about The Golden Spiral was that it was realistic. Time travel had huge consequences in Abby's (the main character) life. But I think it crossed the line into being way too realistic. I felt like the plot focused on what ... Read More »
Book Review: The Hourglass Door by Lisa Mangum
My favorite thing about The Hourglass Door was exploring time in different ways. There's the predictability of time that I felt was represented by the main character Abby's boyfriend, Jason (who I also found annoyingly predictable). The constant flow of time can be comforting but it can also get boring. Then there's the unpredictability of ... Read More »
Book Review: Elizabeth Street by Laurie Fabiano
Elizabeth Street was one of those books where I had to know what happened. I was reading while I was making dinner, and eating dinner, and when I should have been sleeping. I couldn't put it down until I knew what happened. I mean, I knew what happened at the end because it's told in non-chronological ... Read More »
Book Review: Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series. Gathering Blue is about an orphan girl, Kira, with a gift of dyeing and weaving threads. The community and the characters are completely different from The Giver. The story feels nothing like The Giver until you get to the end, where Lois Lowry ... Read More »
My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.