For me, this one was a classic case of English majors run amok. It has a lot of separate elements which are really interesting, but taken as a whole, the symbolism came across as very heavy-handed, and both characters and plot failed to convince me that they were worth taking seriously.
3.5 stars. I was really excited to read this book - I love the cover and the premise sounded intriguing. Of course, I got a copy and it then sat on my shelf for months! Luckily, it was voted as our book club read for "boarding school" reads. Overall, I liked the story, but there were some things I h...
At the Irving School, the Tragedy Paper is the big senior project, in which students are required to define tragedy and discuss it in terms of some literary work. At the Irving School, incoming seniors are greeted with treasures left by the previous occupants of their dorm room. At the Irving School...
Enter here to be and find a friend. The first quote we find in the book. And I love it. :) This is the complete review (it might be a bit chaotic though). Enjoy.Warning: might contain spoilers.We have 2 characters, Duncan (or our main character in the now) and Tim (or our second main character but h...
This review can also be found here.There was just something about this book that drew me in and kept me hooked. Maybe it was dual POV's or maybe it was the fact that we were hearing a story within the book. The book is in two different views: Duncan and Tim, and I found both boys to be wonderful cha...
OVERALL IMPRESSION: I was definitely interested from the moment I started reading. It was a very gripping story and I needed to keep reading. I actually got angry whenever Duncan (he is listening to Tim's story) took breaks from listening to take care of something in his world, but I was relieved be...
This review can also be found on My Fiction Nook."Enter here to be and find a friend."I wasn't quite sure what to expect when requesting this ARC on Netgalley, but the summary was intriguing, and I was hoping for a bit of YA fare that was different than most. And boy, did Elizabeth LaBan deliver. In...
I will start off by saying that I did enjoy this book. It had its ups and downs but overall, I enjoyed it.Likes: 1) Dual narrative- The narrative reminded me of 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher because one character recorded his story onto CDs and gave it to the other character so you heard the story fro...
Not knowing the who, the what, or the whatever of a novel and starting it, is not a rare thing for me. Doing things this way has yielded some pretty terrible reads for me, but this method has also led me to discover some pretty good ones too (Burning Blue and The Story Teller are among the latter.) ...
In the last few years, John Green has kind of become the king of contemporary “realistic” teen fiction. I mean, just look at the furor caused by The Fault In Our Stars. It’s so popular that anyone who dares post a negative review on this site is descended upon by hordes of angry fans who don’t get t...
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