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REVIEW: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

REVIEW: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars, Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Pages: 323, Level: Easy Book Description: Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their … Continue reading

REVIEW: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

REVIEW: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars, Genre: Classic/ Dystopian Fiction, Pages: 158, Level: Easy/ Intermediate Book Description: The terrifyingly prophetic novel of a post-literate future. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord … Continue reading

REVIEW: The Darkness by W.J. Lundy

REVIEW: The Darkness by W.J. Lundy

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars, Genre: Science Fiction, Pages: 253, Level: Easy Book Description: The Darkness is a fast-paced story of survival that brings the apocalypse to Main Street USA. While the world falls apart, Jacob Anderson barricades his family behind locked doors. News reports tell of civil unrest in the streets, murders, and … Continue reading

REVIEW: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

REVIEW: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars, Genre: Apocalyptic Fiction, Pages: 333, Level: Intermediate Book Description: An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse, Station Eleven tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes … Continue reading

REVIEW: The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

REVIEW: The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars, Genre: Fiction, Pages: 403, Level: Easy/Intermediate Book Description: Melanie is a very special girl. Dr. Caldwell calls her “our little genius.” Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his … Continue reading

REVIEW: Beautiful You by Chuck Palahniuk

REVIEW: Beautiful You by Chuck Palahniuk

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars, Genre: Contemporary Fiction (WARNING), Pages: 225, Level: Easy Book Description: “A billion husbands are about to be replaced.” From the author of Fight Club, the classic portrait of the damaged contemporary male psyche, now comes this novel about the apocalyptic marketing possibilities of female pleasure. Sisters will be doing … Continue reading

REVIEW: Specials (Uglies #3) by Scott Westerfeld

REVIEW: Specials (Uglies #3) by Scott Westerfeld

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars, Genre: Dystopian Fiction, Pages: 372, Level: Easy Book Description: “Special Circumstances”: The words have sent chills down Tally’s spine since her days as a repellent, rebellious ugly. Back then Specials were a sinister rumor- frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly fast. Ordinary pretties might live their whole lives without meeting … Continue reading