Monthly Archives: June 2016

Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke

Wink Poppy MidnightI first saw this book on an instagram account I follow and was really excited to read it.  My friend read it next and didn’t like it but of course I had to read it still, I mean, look at the cover!  I know you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but this was a cover read for me.  I give this a 4 out of 5.  It keeps you on your toes, keeping track of who is who, who did what, and why.  It does get weird and kind of confusing at the end, which is why it’s not 5 out of 5.  Now for some info on the book!

A hero.  A villain.  A liar.  Who’s who?   A modern day fairy tale with monsters hiding in pretty things and heroes that don’t know they’re heroes.  But who can tell who is a hero and who is a villain?  No one in this book.   Continue reading Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Speak is oneSpeak of those great books that fifty different people can read and all of them get something different out of it.  Someone could say that it showed them they need to speak up.  Someone could say it showed them anyone can get through the ninth grade and end up okay on the other side.  And someone else could say that it’s a book about women’s rights and their places in society.  What did I get out of Speak though?   Continue reading Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson