Wow! While I was reading this book, I was trying to figure out what exactly happened ten years ago. When I got to the end, I was surprised by what happened, yet it still made sense with the story. Definitely not what I was expecting! In “leaving time” we follow the story of Jenna. She is a thirteen year old girl living with her grandmother. She has a very good memory and her earliest memory is from when she is barely a year old. Jenna believes […]
Finding My Shine
“You can quit any time you want, but you can’t quit after a bad day. When you quit, quit after a good day.” -Finding My Shine. This quote was something that Nastia’s mother had told her and something that Nastia remembers and passes onto her readers. In Finding My Shine, Nastia Luikin details her life. She was born in Russia, and her parents immigrated to the United States shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Both her parents were gymnasts, with her father competing […]
Pretty Little Liars: Pretty Little Secrets
This book takes place between two other books in the Pretty Little Liars series, between Unbelievable and Wicked. Having bought the first half set together, this book was not included, so this book was written later. Hannah, Emily, Aria, and Spencer’s story is each told over Christmas is Rosewood, Pennsylvania. We begin with Hannah’s secret. Hannah’s father is moving in with his new wife Isabel, and her step-sister Kate. Hannah’s mother has taken a job overseas, allowing space for her father to move into the […]
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
One thing that I enjoyed about Me and Earl and the Dying Girl was the way the author is constantly talking to you. This made the book enjoyable for me as I felt that I was having a conversation with the narrator. The narrator is Greg, a high school senior. He has one goal in school, to be part of every group in school yet to be friends with no one; this is something that he is surprisingly able to do. He feels like he is […]