By: Neal Shusterman Synopsis A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra andContinue reading “Scythe”
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The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
By: Stuart Turton Synopsis: The Rules of Blackheath: Evelyn Hardcastle will be murdered at 11:00 p.m. There are eight days, and eight witnesses for you to inhabit. We will only let you escape once you tell us the name of the killer. Understood? Then let’s begin… Evelyn Hardcastle will die. EveryContinue reading “The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle”
The Last Heir
By: Summer Sullivan Synopsis War lingers on the horizon for the former allies Orinth and Auntica. To the north stands the Shadow Wall; the unwavering border between the human realm and the realm of darkness. Nothing can open it, except the death of a single person… Princess Alida Goulding has only known life inside aContinue reading “The Last Heir”
Frankenstein
By: Mary Shelley Synopsis Frankenstein tells the story of gifted young scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who succeeds in giving life to a being of his own creation. However, this is not the perfect specimen he imagines that it will be, but rather a hideous creature who is rejected by Victor and mankind in general. My ThoughtsContinue reading “Frankenstein”
Perfect Little Children
By: Sophie Hannah Synopsis All Beth has to do is drive her son to his football game, watch him play, and then return home. Just because she knows her ex-best friend lives near the field doesn’t mean she has to drive past her house and try to catch a glimpse of her. Why would BethContinue reading “Perfect Little Children”
Bag of Bones
By: Stephen King Synopsis Set in the Maine territory King has made mythic, Bag of Bones recounts the plight of forty-year-old bestselling novelist Mike Noonan., who is unable to stop grieving even four years after the sudden death of his wife, Jo, and who can no longer bear to face the blank screen of hisContinue reading “Bag of Bones”
Fahrenheit 451
By: Ray Bradbury Synopsis Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag neverContinue reading “Fahrenheit 451”
Across the Universe
By: Beth Revis Synopsis Hundreds of years in the future, the spaceship Godspeed travels toward a distant, earth-like planet with 100 cryogenically frozen settlers on board. Seventeen year old Amy, frozen along with her parents, wakes early and only to find herself in the middle of a strange, regimented society made up ofContinue reading “Across the Universe”
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
By: Hiro Arikawa Synopsis With simple yet descriptive prose, this novel gives voice to Nana the cat and his owner, Satoru, as they take to the road on a journey with no other purpose than to visit three of Satoru’s longtime friends. Or so Nana is led to believe… With hisContinue reading “The Travelling Cat Chronicles”
Post-Mortem
By: Patricia Cornwell Synopsis With this novel, bestselling author Patricia Cornwell created one of crime fiction’s most compelling heroines: gusty medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. Cornwell’s gift for combining cutting edge criminology with nerve-shattering suspense makes this book a true modern classic. Under cover of night in Richmond, Virginia, a human monsterContinue reading “Post-Mortem”