Books
This article contains spoilers from the “Six of Crows” Duology and the “Shadow and Bone” Trilogy Leigh Bardugo throws caution to the wind with King of Scars as she assumes that the book’s readers have read her other two series. I would say that you have to read the Shadow and Bone Trilogy before reading this book
As an avid reader, I always felt like I was missing something in the books I would read. I was tired of reading books that lacked diversity and that seemed unrelatable. As a child, I dreamed of myself in the situations of the protagonist, changing my skin color to a lighter pigment, imagining my hair
Spliced is changing the way we look at humanity (and is now available in paperback!). Set in Philadelphia in the near future, humans have the option to splice their DNA with animal genes, changing their outward appearance and becoming chimeras, people who have animal features. When Jimi, a sixteen-year-old girl, finds out her neighbor and best
The Young Adult realm can be a tumultuous area to venture into, and it usually is a hit-or-miss with the typical feisty heroines, brooding romances, chosen one prophecies and the occasional apocalypses that rest on the shoulders of a sixteen-year-old. These types of books can make for epic plotlines and evoke feelings of empowerment, especially in
Recently, Deadline exclusively revealed that Netflix has greenlighted an 8 episode first season of an adaption of Leigh Bardugo’s hugely successful Shadow and Bone trilogy and Six of Crows duology, which are set in the same world. The TV series, which is named Shadow and Bone, will be in the hands of showrunner Eric Heisserer, who has written many
To all the readers tired of generic representation and sloppy LGBT characters thrown into a storyline for some diversity, this is for you. The following is a list of fictional works with LGBT main characters whose plots don’t completely revolve around their coming out, their sex lives or struggles with being a part of the
Both of the books in the Six of Crows duology are truly incredible. The main fantasy element in this series comes in the form of Grisha. Grisha are people who have special abilities; these abilities mean they are indentured (enslaved) in some countries and persecuted in others. There are six different types of Grisha: Heartrenders can manipulate bodies
Worth a Thousand Words, a new young adult novel that has left me speechless. Left with a limp after a car accident, Tillie watches the world from behind her camera lens, tracking down misplaced items as her school’s “Lost and Found.” Her next missing case is a little different. Jake, the class clown, asks Tillie
What in the world is Wattpad? It’s a “community for readers and writers to publish new user-generated stories in different genres.” It’s similar to writing sites like Archive of Our Own and Fanfiction.net, except more streamlined in appearance. Moreover, the platform is gargantuan. Millions upon millions log onto Wattpad every day, whether to read or
Every year, on the last week of September, librarians, teachers, and students alike come together to celebrate Banned Book Week. Established in 1982, this week is dedicated to celebrating the freedom to read and the ability to appreciate what others think is “unacceptable” or “unorthodox.” Banned books are titles that parents have charged with being
Jandy Nelson’s award-winning sophomore novel, I’ll Give You the Sun, is renowned in the LGBT+ and art community. The brilliant story is told from the split perspective of polar-opposite twins—a quirky painter who is bad with words and crushing on the kid next door, and a daredevil surfer dealing with the loss of their mother.
If you’re anything like me, many of your weekends are punctuated by tissues, chocolate and the occasional hysterical call to one of your best friends as you hiccup your explanation for why this book just broke your heart. If you’re anything like me, you’re constantly on the hunt for those moving gems of literature that
