Tag: feminism

Review of Written in Starlight by Isabel Ibanez

Name: Written in StarlightAuthor: Isabel IbanezGenre: YA, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama, MagicRating: 3.5/5 Review:Written in Starlight is story of a girl rediscovering herself after losing everything. It talks about seeing the bigger truth when one loses the sense of oneself. The fallen Condesa, Catalina has lost everything, the war, her people, her throne, and her best … Continue reading Review of Written in Starlight by Isabel Ibanez →

Review of Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.” Name: Hunger GamesAuthor: Suzanne CollinsGenre: YA, Dystopian, Adventure, Drama, Action, Thriller, ApocalypticRating: 4.1/5 Review:"MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOUR"Set in a dystopian world of Panem (post apocalyptic North America), where twelve districts surround the Capitol. Every year, a deadly tournament … Continue reading Review of Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins →

Kingdom of Back

//~All men are villains'. He was afraid, I realized, and I wonder now if it was because his proclamation made him a villain too…/// Name: Kingdom of BackAuthor: Marie LuGenre: Contemporary Fiction, Teens & YA, Fantasy, Magic, Music, WomenRating:4.4/5 Review:Kingdom of Back is a story of girl, who is scared to be forgotten. She makes … Continue reading Kingdom of Back →

Jo and Laurie by Melissa de la Cruz and Margaret Stohl

//~ Because, while life is not fair, it is logical…///  Name: Jo and LaurieAuthor: Melissa de la Cruz, Margaret StohlGenre: Classic Retelling, Romance, DramaRating: 3.8/5 Review:Jo and Laurie is a modern retelling of a beloved Classic, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. It tells the story of Josephine (Jo) March and Theodore Lawrence (Laurie). It is … Continue reading Jo and Laurie by Melissa de la Cruz and Margaret Stohl →

Feathertide by Beth Cartwright

Name: FeathertideAuthor: Beth CartwrightGenre: Adventure, Self-discovery, Love, Drama, Fantasy, MysteryRating: 3.5/5 Review:Mesmerizing, delightful and engaging read.Marea is a hybrid of bird and human. Born to Leman, Marea gives a first hand perspective of a child born in whorehouse. Because of her peculiarity, she was kept hidden from the outer world. But Marea was ever curious … Continue reading Feathertide by Beth Cartwright →

The Authenticity Project

Name: The Authenticity ProjectAuthor: Claire PooleyGenre: Drama, Friendship, Slice of LifeRating: 4/5 Review:Six Strangers, one notebook and how their lives changed.A notebook titled The Authenticity Project connects the life of six strangers; Julian, an old man, Monica, a middle-aged cafe owner, Hazard, a recovering alcoholic and addict, Riley, a free minded young man, Alice, a … Continue reading The Authenticity Project →

Before She Sleeps by Bina Shah

//~ Our mothers, aunts, grandmothers live only in representations of their lives as we, their daughters, try to re-create them…/// Name: Before She SleepsAuthor: Bina ShahGenre: Dystopian, Satire, Future,Rating: 4.9/5 Review:Before She Sleeps by Bina Shah is a satire on the present patriarchal society and the future it is heading towards.  She writes about a … Continue reading Before She Sleeps by Bina Shah →

How to Love The World

Name: How to love the worldAuthor: James CrewsGenre: Poetry, AnthologyRating: 4/5 Review:An anthology of poetries about hope, gratitude and forgiveness from well known poets. Each poetry is different from the other, unique in their own ways, in thoughts, in ideas, but they resonate to each other, like the different colour of light, so different, yet … Continue reading How to Love The World →

Furia

Name: FuriaAuthor: Yamile Saide MendezGenre: YA, Drama, Dreams, Sports, RomanceRating: 4.3/5 Review:Furia is a story set in Rosario, Argentina, where everyone is crazy about Soccer.Camila Hassan is a seventeen year old girl who is passionate to play soccer.Her dream to play football isn't easy, when her narrow-minded mother and strict father wouldn't allow her to … Continue reading Furia →