In Darker Still, the year is 1880. Seventeen-year-old Natalie Stewart has just finished boarding school and has returned to her New York home, awaiting what her father will do with her next. She’s mute, and knows she doesn’t have many prospects in terms of marriage or a family. The best she can hope for is being…
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Review: The Night Circus
The Night Circus tells the story of a young girl and a young boy, who are bound together to participate in a challenge, which makes them use every bit of their wits to try and beat the other. But this is no ordinary challenge. It is a challenge of magical ability, and the Night Circus…
Review: Before I Fall
In Before I Fall, eighteen year old Samantha Kingston leads a perfect life. Sam has everything: a great boyfriend, a group of close girlfriends, and whatever she wants in life. She cruises through her days of senior year without a care in the world. Sam thinks the world revolves around her and she isn’t shy to…
Review: The Taker
Alma Katsu’s debut novel tells the story of a young girl, Lanny, who is brought into the hospital of St. Andrew, Maine and this is where she meets Dr. Luke. Dr. Luke is told to keep an eye on her, since she is suspect in a murder case and while Lanny admits to the crime,…
Review: Shatter Me
Shatter Me tells the tale of seventeen-year old Juliette, who hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days. That’s because when she does, bad things happen. Like death and destruction. She was given up by her parents about four years ago to The Reestablishment, after she accidentally killed a child in a grocery store. Deemed a threat…