PS I Still Love You is the sequel to the funny, romantic, and sweet To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, so there’s no way that I could not love it. As an individual book, though, I did not enjoy P.S. I Still Love You as much as I did To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. Had it not been part …
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WARM, FUZZY FEELINGS IN A NUTSHELL: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
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.
THE PLOT (NEVER) THICKENS: Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
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 …
HOLDING ONTO LOVE DURING TRYING TIMES: An Essay on “The Gift of Magi” by O. Henry
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 …
LIKE WATCHING PAINT DRY: 1984 by George Orwell
I have been meaning to read 1984 for a while, so when summer rolled around and I finally had the time to do so, I was excited and ready to dive in. The beginning of the book quickly had me hooked. 1984’s dystopian future is fascinating and unique, presenting concepts that are both thrilling to …
