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To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Author: Jenny Han This week I am going to be reviewing a book that I just finished reading and that I really enjoyed. When To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before was published, it received positive reviews and was a New York Times bestseller; two more books followed in the series, making it a trilogy, and all three of the books were turned into Netflix Original movies, which were received positively by critics and fans of the book. I enjoyed this book so much that I plan to read the other two books in the series, and I also plan to see the movies, most especially since I’m signing back…
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Drama
Author: Raina Telgemeier This week I’m reviewing the first graphic novel I’ve ever reviewed on this blog. When this graphic novel, Drama, was released in 2012, it received positive reviews and was a bestseller immediately. However, this book was banned in some libraries/schools in the U.S. due to the fact that there were a couple of gay characters in the book. While I can count on one hand the number of graphic novels I’ve read, I really enjoyed this one, most especially since it has to do with theater; it also reminds me of some of the shows I’ve been watching recently (like the High School Musical TV show on…
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The Flame of Olympus (Pegasus)
Author: Kate O’Hearn This week I’m going to review a book that I think is highly underrated, The Flame of Olympus (the first book in the Pegasus series). This book was first published in the U.K. in 2011 but it took a couple of years for it to reach the U.S; and while it’s hard to really find any data about it from book critics, it has a small fanbase and a bestselling author, Rick Riordan, endorsed it. After the first book was published, five more books followed in the series. I was a little hesitate to read this book because I hadn’t been a huge fan of myth-based books…
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Stargirl
Author: Jerry Spinelli This week I’m reviewing another book that I enjoyed. When Stargirl was released back in 2000, it received positive reviews, especially for Stargirl’s character and for the message of nonconformity; and just last year, the book was made into a movie on Disney+. The movie did fairly well and a sequel to it is in development. For many reasons, I found this book fascinating and, just to avoid confusion with my fellow superhero fans, this book has no relation whatsoever to The CW show Stargirl which is based on DC Comics (and getting completely off track, the Stargirl TV show is one that I love and I…