Lots of ranting and spoilers up ahead. You have been warned. In Mockingjay Katniss Everdeen and her family now live in District 13, after District 12 was destroyed and after Katniss was rescued from the area. Except Peeta remains a prisoner of the Capitol, and Katniss will do anything within her power- even sacrifice herself…
Review: Catching Fire
For those who haven’t read the first Hunger Games, do not read this review since it will probably contain spoilers. Instead, check out my review of The Hunger Games to know why you should read it. Catching Fire picks up right after Hunger Games left off. After discovering that Katniss’ interactions with him were a performance in the Games,…
Review: The Hunger Games
This is a review of the first book in the series, and not a review of the whole series. The first in a trilogy, The Hunger Games is a dystopian YA novel, set in an unknown future, where Panem exists in the ruins of North America. Panem consists of 12 (once 13) subdued districts, who are…
Muslim Fashionistas: My Amethyst’s Shea Rasol
When researching for my Muslim Fashionistas paper in my 3rd year Islam and Modernity class, I discovered Shea’s blog My Amethyst. Instead of feeling like I was doing homework, I researched happily, discovering the different ways that Muslim girls dressed, hijabis and non-hijabis alike, around the world. After stumbling upon Shea’s blog in…
Review: What Happened to Goodbye
This is another tough review for me. Not because this book is not memorable, but because I love Sarah Dessen and all her books, and sadly, this one was a disappointment. But I’m getting a little ahead of myself. What Happened to Goodbye tells the story of 17-year old Mclean, who moves from town to town…