Genre: Historical, fantasy fiction
12/05/2021
Circe was an odd character at the beginning of the book and then progressed into the beautiful, infamous woman from Greek mythology. Although Circe made many bad decisions they were entirely human, and it is for that reason that I always found myself agreeing with them. The author definitely took her time creating this inspirational goddess.
Genre: Romantic Memoir
The author writes about how he can't help but hurt innocent girls because he is hurting too. I would describe the author's tone as candid because he tells the story about how he destroys relationships with the utmost amount of honesty. This is seen when he paints a picture of how he gave Penelope, his first love, the keys to destroying his heart and called it love in disguise.
11/16-11/20
Genre: Speculative Fiction
The writer of this book loves to talk about the past and includes conversations that the protagonists had in the past. Foreshadowing is a technique that Margaret Atwood used in her writing all the time and she made sure to include a speculative sentence in every chapter. The most common use of figurative language in this story were similes, repetition, aphorism, and metaphors.
10/26-10/30
This book is a science fiction dystopian novel about a hierarchy based on whether a person was born first or second. The protagonist, Roselle, is secondborn and she taught me how to be resilient. Her mom and her brother are both trying to kill her, but despite that she still fights to live and loves them from afar. I chose this novel because I was able to relate to this character since I am the middle child too.
10/13-10/16
Genre: Speculative fiction
The author makes a great impression of a world that hasn't happened yet. Offred, the protagonist, makes you realize the disadvantages of her world and she teaches you to do better. Through dialogue and personal thought, the Handmaid's Tale teaches you to survive in a system not made for you. I was able to connect with this character through her struggles and I whole-heartedly recommend this novel.
pick09/28-10/1
Genre: Dystopian Young Adult Fiction
I decided on this book because I love dystopian novels. Seeing how the future could possibly look like has always interested me since Divergent. I can't make too many connections to the characters presently, but I love how Day, one of the characters, is breaking social norms. During its time of COVID-19, I can relate to wanting to give people who are close to me cures for the disease.
Start: 09/12/19
End: 14/12/19
Genre: Fantasy
I chose this book because had an attractive cover and I understand what it feels like to blame yourself for what happens around you.
About: A short description of the would-be that the main character Alice has bad luck which affects the lives around her. Her grandmother made stories and they were all set in Hinterland where the supernatural creature came from that stole her mother.
Start: 02/12/19
End: 08/12/19
Genre: Fantasy
I chose this novel because in had an attractive cover and many other people hyped it up.
About: The book is about a human girl try to have control over herself and in a way have more strength than fairie folk. When an opportunity she can't pass up on comes she feels more power than ever and starts to get to close to the enemy.
Start: 20/11/2019
End: 24/11/2019
Genre: Fantasy
I chose this book because its cover was beautifully illustrated.
About: This story is about the ugly stepsister Cinderella left behind Isabelle. She cut off piece after piece of herself to be whoever her mother wanted her to be for her own profit. Now her heart is filled with good intentions, the pavement to hell. We see her journey in understanding that beauty isn't always pretty.
Started: 08/11/2019
End: 19/11/2019
Genre: Drama and Crime fiction
I chose this book because I'm black and could relate to the subject the novel was on.
About: Monster is about a young black man on trial for a murder he did not commit. He writes in movie style script to keep his mind distracted from the injustices happening to him. This is a story through his eyes, and in which he hopes will become a movie.
Started: 20/10/2019
Ended: 28/10/2019
Genre: Fantasy
About: This story follows Celaena, a young assassin, in a castle full of corruption, tyranny, and ritualistic demons.
Why I chose this book: I chose this book because when I saw a young female assassin in the blurb it inspired me to read it. From those few words what I took from the book is a book filled with action and fantasy.
Started: 04/10/2019
Ended: 16/10/2019
Genre: Fantasy fiction
I chose this book because the female protagonist had a strong lead in an unprogressive society.
About: From my understanding, the book is about a girl from the middle east in a city that believes that women need husbands to be complete. She is trying to run away from the predicament even more so that her only loving family member, her mother, died with the dream.
Genre: Spy fiction and historical fiction
Started the book: 08/09/2019
Date ended: 19/09/2019
I chose this book because it had a strong female protagonist.
About the book:
After the Nazis killed Lucie Blaise's brother she made it her job to sabotage them. Through her mission, there are people that she trusts that die. The deeper she investigates the more danger she gets into. She might just end up with a grave near her brother's.
