Book reviews
November 2012
1. "Thirteen Reasons Why", by Jay Asher. About... suicide tapes.
Yep. Ever heard of that one before? This girl had thirteen reasons why she
committed suicide and told all of her reasons, in her personal experience and
in detail with events from her life, and why those specific people she talked
about on the thirteen sides of the tapes were reasons why she killed herself.
And what else? She mailed the tapes to each of her "thirteen reasons"
so they could listen to her tell them why they were someone who pushed her over
the edge. Although not the most cheerful book ever written, each tape drew me
in further and further until I had completely finished the book in one sitting
and I realized it was two A.M., and I was so into the book that I'd forgotten
to do all of my homework. Jay has a way of making you part of the story and I
highly recommend it. This is my absolute favorite realistic fiction book.
2. "Firestarter", by Stephen
King. I very recently read this one, and this is one of my favorite Stephen
King books of all time. Running from the experimentalists who gave them their
abilities, eight year old Charlie and her dad, Andy must constantly be on a mad
escape in whatever way they can. Andy has abilities of mind control and other
mental powers, but Charlie... she is
a pyrokinetic. Do you know what that means? She can set things on fire... just
by thinking about it! The way Stephen King can so effortlessly get into the
head's of all of his characters of all different ages, walks of life, and
positions in the storyline, is simply phenomenal.
3. "City of Bones" by
Cassandra Clare. Shadowhunters. Those who have the ability to see what most
cannot: demons. And they are everywhere.
With angel blood in a shadowhunters veins, they learn to kill demons from a
very young age, but Clary's eyes aren't opened until... In an action-stuffed,
hyperventilating-inducing work of literary art, you'll see angels, demons,
vampires, werewolves, faeries, warlocks, and so many other creatures that I can
assure you; this is not your stereotypical teen book. The characters are so
real and so likeable and so witty and smart and strong in their own ways, you
never want the book to end (but luckily for you, there are five books out in a
series of six). This will make you smile, want to cry, want to throw the book
at a wall and then pick it back up and cuddle it, and even nervously giggle.
Oh, and one word: Jace. I bring you the first book in the series called
"The Mortal Instruments".
Other books to check out:
(sci-fi) "Jurassic Park" by
Michael Crichton
(sci-fi)" Numbers" by Rachel
Ward
(Horror) "Cujo" by Stephen
King
(Paranormal) "Radiance" by
Alyson Noel, first book in the "Riley Bloom" series.
(Paranormal Romance)
""Marked" by P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast, first book in the House
of Night series
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