Personal Rating: People might hate nor like this book. I picked it up with no expectations because of the reviews that I heard about it. I’m still intrigued even though people say it was a waste of time to read this book, but honestly, it is worth the hype. Serpent and Dove is the first […]
Life’s Missing Fragments and Finding the Other Pieces: Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
“I wonder if humans are the only living creatures that ever feel hollow inside.” -Colleen Hoover Personal Rating Humans are strong and intelligent yet vulnerable to pain and heartache. Besides, when we lose interest in what we used to love, we keep something new to replace it instead of uncovering the mystery behind its disappearance. […]
A Teacher to the Last: Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
“Study me in my slow and patient demise. Watch what happens to me. Learn with me.” Personal Rating: Overview Tuesdays with Morrie recounts the story of the author’s final lesson with his former professor, Morrie, who’s suffering from ALS. But, unbeknownst to him, their last thesis together will end up as life-changing teachings concerning […]
A 19th-century Imperial Russian High Fantasy Novel — Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Personal Rating: There are two types of north: true north and a mere cardinal north of the compass. If Shadow and Bone (2012) is a direction, then it is the true north of the fantasy genre. Written by Israeli-American author Leigh Bardugo — this New York Times bestselling first novel in the Grishaverse series is a high-fashioned fantasy adventure […]
The American Dream: Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
“I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.” EVANESCENT GREEN Overview Set in the Roaring 20s or the Jazz Age, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most acclaimed novel, The Great Gatsby, follows the story of a mysterious gentleman, Gatsby, whose name became well-known for arranging and organizing grandiose parties. The novel was […]
Life lessons you won’t forget: Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs
“In other words, being born with a certain ability does not mean we are obliged to use it, and in rare cases, we are obliged no to. All.” Personal Rating: Everyone with different abilities, maybe just a mundane possession or filled with peculiarity, could lead to different consequences. That’s why for every action we made, […]
Quest of a Life-time: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
BOOK VS FILM *This review contains spoilers.* INTRODUCTION Ready Player 1 is a dystopian science-fiction YA hybrid debut novel by author Ernest Cline, about an adventure quest for three keys leading to the game creator’s massive fortune hidden inside a worldwide virtual reality called OASIS. It was originally published in 2011 and was adapted to […]
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
Personal Rating: An Enthralling Tell-All Tale of Race to Victory From an iconic brand logo of a swoosh that conveys motion, designed with a cheap price of only thirty-five dollars to a multibillion-dollar company name that revealed itself from a midnight sleep, named after the Greek goddess of victory, Nike, comes an inspiring success business story […]
The Butterfly with the Broken Wing: Young Elites By Marie Lu
Personal Rating * Spoilers Alert * “A newborn babe takes its first breath, And creates storm that rains down death” Young Elites Trilogy is a popular YA fantasy novel written by Marie Lu. It is set in a Renaissance-like era after a deadly plague called blood fever ravaged the land and left a mass of […]
The Ultimate Virtual Reality Beyond Imagination: Warcross Duology by Marie Lu
Personal Rating Warning: it contains spoilers. The Warcross duology (Warcross and Wildcard) is a young adult fiction novel written by Marie Lu and nominated for several awards for Young Adult. It is reported that the book rights had been optioned for a TV adaptation by Made Up Stories and John Cameron. It is about the […]
