I haven't read Ender's Game since high school. On re-reading it as an adult, I found it just as page-turning and thought provoking as I did the first time. The biggest thing that stood out to me were all the paradoxes. Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth. - Orson Scott Card Ender's Game pg 2 The ... Read More »
Book Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
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 Forgotten Locket by Lisa Mangum
Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first two books in this series. I think the best way to describe The Forgotten Locket was melodramatic. Meaning that it felt so dramatic that I was disconnected from it. It was more entertaining when I read it in my head with a super dramatic voice. I was honestly ... Read More »
Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
I'm so glad I read A Thousand Splendid Suns. It made me care so much for the Afghanistan people and their history. I learned about so many things I wasn't aware of before like the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan. I really connected with the women of this country and I empathized with them as ... 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 »
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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.