Broadway musical meets contemporary novel in, “Once More with Feeling” by Elissa Sussman. At one time, Katee Rose was America’s number-one pop star. She was caught in a whirlwind of sold-out concerts, adoring fans and constant media coverage. Everyone wanted to know everything about her and her boyfriend, Ryan...
There is nothing quite like reading the perfect beach read during the summer. In “This Summer Will Be Different,” Carley Fortune delivers a stunning summer novel and makes readers fall in love with Prince Edward Island and a beautiful story. Lucy is a tourist on Prince Edward Island, where she meets Felix....
With the film adaptation of ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ by Suzanne Collins blowing up the box office since it premiered in theaters, it is only fair to go back and analyze the source material. Following the success of the original ‘The Hunger Games’ trilogy by Collins came four movies starring the likes of...
Look, he never wanted to be a high schooler. It’s been 14 years since our favorite son of Poseidon narrated a book, but he is back. “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods” is the first of a new trilogy by Rick Riordan in honor of the Disney+ show coming out in December. In this new series, the...
The hottest fantasy book in town is Rebecca Yarros’s, ‘Fourth Wing.’ The first book in The Empyrean series is well deserved of its hype on Booktok and should be your never-ending pile of book recommendations. Violet Sorgiell trains all of her life to be a part of the Scribe Quadrient. Just three months before she...
Whether you used to be a frequent attendee at the Scholastic Book Fair or you consumed all of the books in a 12-novel-long fantasy series in high school, sometimes, we avid readers grow up and reach a reading block. Never to fear, no matter how long it’s been since you were able to finish a book unrelated to your...
If ‘mirrorball’ by Taylor Swift were a person, it would be the character, Elise Hannaway from Ali Hazelwood’s latest novel, ‘Love, Theoretically.‘ There are many versions of theoretical physicist Elsie Hannaway. By day she is an adjunct professor, juggling her workload between three universities. By night, she...
On my latest murder mystery kick, I picked up “One of Us is Lying” by Karen M. McManus. This book went ninety miles an hour from start to finish, which led to me reading it all in one day. This story has many twists and turns that keep the reader guessing and wanting more. The book focuses on four teens from...
The first book in Lilith’s Brood trilogy, “Dawn” by Octavia E. Butler tells the story of Lilith Lyapo, an African American woman rescued by extraterrestrial species called the ‘Oankali’, who saved the remaining humans on Earth after a nuclear war. After centuries of suspended animation, Lilith wakes up on a spaceship...
In her second novel, Ali Hazelwood delivers a heartfelt romance filled with science, hate and love. “Love on Brain” brings out fresh, developed characters that shine in her writing. Bee Königswasser lives by one simple rule; what would Marie Curie do? She lands the opportunity of a lifetime when offered to lead a...
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