The G's

     The first time I saw this book in the library, it immediately caught my eye. I loved the cover art and decided to look at the summary. I read it and was disappointed since it didn't seem to have a very interesting or entertaining plot. I put it back and forgot about it for a couple of weeks. While scrounging for my next read, I found this title again and decided to finally pick it up and just read it. To my surprise, I actually enjoyed the first couple of chapters. Although the author didn't have that spark of masterful writing, it actually is interesting so far.      The main character, Dylan, a chef in his family restaurant, aspires to win a mooncake contest in honor of his deceased mother. The restaurant is struggling financially, so Dylan has to deliver the food himself. He briefly meets a guy named Theo in a huge penthouse during one of his deliveries, when Theo’s friend is being a difficult customer. A couple of days later, Theo decides...

            "Prodigy" is the second novel in the Legend trilogy series and in my opinion, is the best. "Prodigy" was written by Marie Lu and published on January 8th, 2013, just a little over a year after "Legend" was published. Unlike "Legend," "Prodigy" is not based in Los Angeles, but instead is majorly based in Las Vegas. One of the most major events that occur in this book is that the Elector Primo, the Republic's president, dies and his son, Anden takes his place.          Similar to "Legend," "Prodigy" continues the character-by-character chapter between June and Day. I don't think that this style of writing is particularly the best because there is information said in one character's section and then moves on, but then is brought back to later in the next character. This is a bit annoying because I would be reading something completely random and then when the other character's chapter came, i...

 Piranesi is an overrated book by Linden Peters                              One of Giovanni Piranesi’s artworks, looks a lot like the house **Contains spoilers (in case you still want to read this book)**      I started reading Piranesi  by Susanne Clarke thinking it would be an amazing novel. It won the Women's Prize for Fiction 2021 Award and had countless 5 star reviews. However, upon reading this book, I had a "That's it?" reaction. (Note before the review: I did not get all the way through this book. Most of my information about the ending stretch is from my family who have completely read the book as well as wikipedia.)     The  story is set in a place called "The House," an infinite labyrinth full of infinite halls and vestibules, containing a large number of statues. The main character has lived here for longer than he can remember, and he can’t...

  Solo  by Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess was published on August 1, 2017. Unlike any other book I've read, each page is in poetry style, with each page using poems to explain the story. The book is about a seventeen year named Blade Morrison, who is a musician. His foster mother had died and his rock star father struggles with drugs and addiction with dreams of making a comeback into the music industry. In reality, the only thing Blade shares with his father, Rutherford Morrison, is his passion for music. Blade has a girlfriend named Chapel, but her parents forbidden their relationship with assumptions of Blade becoming just like his father. Eventually Blade is faced with the realizations that he may lose Chapel forever, and the long-held family secret that his sister, Storm, has kept for so long and leaves him questioning if everything is true. The only thing that could save Blade from these disastrous events happening was a letter and a ticket to Ghana; which could eit...

            The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is an amazing book. It makes the reader really feel for the characters. The descriptions of things are very detailed and have a lot of imagery even in places the reader may not want to hear all the details. This makes the reader feel like they are in the book because it gives you all the details that you would have if you were experiencing it. Throughout the book there are many places where I felt the same things that the narrator described. In my opinion, the best books always make you feel like you're a part of them and this book does this perfectly.           It also has an amazing plot with plenty of twists in the story line from the beginning to the end. Whenever it seems like the book might be going down a path that could lead to the end a whole new problem arises and it sends the book in a whole new direction. This comes at a price of being very long. It is 423 p...

            Class Act , the sequel to New Kid , gives the points of view of 8th grader Drew Ellis, and Jordan Banks trying to navigate their way through a prestigious school full of rich privileged kids. They are both there on financial aid, and are seen differently because of this through the multiple microaggressions that happen daily. The first book outlined the life of Jordan Banks, who was the new kid at the same school that Drew went to. On page 53, a line in Jordan’s notebook says, “Of all the people in the world, the one who’s most like me is my friend Drew. It’s the world that makes us different.” Drew is seen differently at the school because his skin is darker than Jordan’s, but at the same time, Jordan is seen differently in his neighborhood because he looks “whiter.” I have heard of this book series many times, but have never gotten around to reading it. When I saw these books, I knew I had to read them.  I love how the author makes t...

             Legend  was written by Marie Lu and it was published on November 29, 2011. The book is not structured as many other ordinary books are in the way that Legend 's   chapters are split up by characters. The chapters are either written in the perspective of Day or June, the two main characters. L egend  is set in Los Angeles, but the city is split up into sectors, some poor, some rich. Day is a 15-year-old boy from one of the poorer sectors of Los Angeles while June is a 15-year-old girl from one of the richest sectors whose parents and older brother all work for the government. This book really emphasizes the differences between these sections, talking about how people are treated and their overall life experiences.          The government is called The Republic, and one of their customs is that once kids turn 10 years old, they are sent to take a Trial, which is what we would consider as a state requir...