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The Language of Seabirds has a cover that’s pretty typical for the now-established LGBTQ genre in young adult fiction. There have been ones with similar covers (The Gravity of Us, Darkhearts) that have disappointed me in the past, and I'd just finished another two-male relationship book that was just okay, so I at first wasn’t... Continue Reading →
DNF @ 42%, and I’m as surprised as you are about that. Fair warning: I might come across as a sourpuss in this review, and I hate having to DNF a book before finishing. This review is based on all I managed to get through. When I heard Sabaa Tahir had a new fantasy series... Continue Reading →
This is my third read of the Avatar book series, and honestly? I’m glad these books exist. The world that Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Koneitzko made gets more and more beautiful with every new part of it we learn, from Aang to Korra to Kyoshi and now Yangchen. Avatar: The Last Airbender is my... Continue Reading →
I was hooked from the get-go on Defy The Night, the first book in a trilogy and the first I’ve read from Brigid Kemmerer. If books like these were assigned to high schools instead of the usual dinosaurs like The Great Gatsby or Wuthering Heights, more kids would definitely love to read. Imagine Robin Hood... Continue Reading →
The Da Vinci Code is one of my favourite books of all time. I read it about three years ago at the recommendation of my dad, and I sped through it so fast, it was like I was right there with Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu on that one long night the book takes place... Continue Reading →
While reading The Rebel’s Guide To Pride, I thought about the thousands of Palestine Action hostages in the UK, imprisoned just for speaking out against the biggest war crime in generations, and how they’ve been keeping up the fight and risking their entire lives. It’s just like here, down to the corrupt leaders bad-mouthing the... Continue Reading →
I’ve been a fan of Cale Dietrich ever since his Love Interest days. Can’t believe that was almost ten years ago! Four books in, I’ve noticed a pattern he has, of his protagonists being, well, probably a fair bit like him? I see a bit of myself in a lot of his heroes. They tend... Continue Reading →
I read this book knowing I would love it. And I waited ages for it to arrive, like my dad when he was a little kid waiting for Episodes 5 and 6 of Star Wars. Books like these will get children to actually like reading, because it does something that so many authors forget to... Continue Reading →
Born Scared might have the simplest main premise I’ve ever read in a full novel; a young boy trying to walk a few blocks to a house. But if that sounds like a complete snooze, you’d be surprised with all it takes - and all that goes wrong - in this nice little tale about... Continue Reading →
After the longest book I’d ever read and finishing a four-year project…I wasn’t in the mood to get into anything big. I figured, let’s pick something for my next read that was not gonna be a burden to get through. I found Instructions for Dancing at my library, and figured, I’ve never read a Nicola... Continue Reading →
William J. McGinn 