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Even just thinking about To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before makes me smile. Now, let me be clear: this is no ground-breaking, world-changing story. It’s a simple, sweet, and romantic — nothing to crazy. And yet, in the realm of YA realistic fiction novels, it doesn’t get much better than To All The Boys.
Is it a more painful fate to lose all the people you once loved, or to live alone and not love at all? In Animal Farm, an allegory by George Orwell, the animals of Manor Farm overthrow their farmer in an attempt to create an equal community and honor an old friend’s belief that “all …
Three Dark Crowns has a fantastic premise: three sisters who must kill the others in order to become the queen, each with her own set of unique powers and interested king-consorts. Even before I began reading, I was excited. The plot promised drama, blood, romance, and darkness. Unfortunately, Three Dark Crowns fell short of my high …
As much as I hate to admit it, I have always had a tendency to find entertainment in things that so bad that they’re good. Whether it’s movies, books, or anything else, there’s something about these corny, awkward, or even dumb finds that is hilarious – I have watched the movie Mean Girls many times (and I …
Love conquers all. In the short story “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, Della and Jim live in abject poverty. Their lives are filled with bleak days in which their small sums of money come merely from making crude deals. Della and Jim show much love for one another, but as Christmas arrives …
For a few weeks, I was in a bit of a reading slump. A busy schedule had kept me from doing too much reading, but even in the small pockets of down time that I did have, I felt bored, unproductive, and restless. I was itching for action and a source of adrenaline. When I read Foundation, …