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The Prisoner of Cell 25

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  The Prisoner of Cell 25 By Richard Paul Evans The Prisoner of Cell 25 synopsis: My name is Michael Vey, and the story I’m about to tell you is strange. Very strange. It’s my story. To everyone at Meridian High School, Michael Vey is an ordinary fourteen-year-old. In fact, the only thing that seems to set him apart is the fact that he has Tourette’s syndrome. But Michael is anything but ordinary. Michael has special powers. Electric powers. Michael thinks he's unique until he discovers that a cheerleader named Taylor also has special powers. With the help of Michael’s friend, Ostin, the three of them set out to discover how Michael and Taylor ended up this way, but their investigation brings them to the attention of a powerful group who wants to control the electric children – and through them the world. Michael will have to rely on his wits, powers, and friends if he’s to survive. -From goodreads.com For fans of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, here is a perfect book for you! Wit...
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October Reads

 Hey, wonderful readers! Here is a list of all the books I read in October. The highlighted ones are the ones that stood out to me. Happy reading! The American Queen-Vanessa Miller Influence-Sara Shepard/Lilia Buckingham Local Girl Swept Away-Ellen Wittlinger Turtles All the Way Down-John Green Dead Voices-Katherine Arden I Am Margaret Moore-Hannah Capin It's Not Summer Without You-Jenny Han We'll Always Have Summer-Jenny Han Get Happy-Mary Amato Betting On You-Lynn Painter The Cousins-Karen M. McManus Little White Lies-Jennifer Lynn Barnes Shatter Me-Taherah Mafi One of Us is Back-Karen M. McManus Lightlark-Alex Aster In the After-Demitria Lunetta The Names-Florence Knapp Olivetti-Allie Millington Two Can Keep a Secret-Karen M. McManus Carrie Soto is Back-Taylor Jenkins Reid Lies Between Us-Jessica Goodman Come As You Are-Dahlia Adler
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Shatter Me

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Shatter Me By Taherah Mafi Shatter Me synopsis: Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal. As long as she doesn’t hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don’t fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color. The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war – and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she’s exactly what they need right now. Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior. -From goodreads.com I have no idea why I put off reading this book for so long! Reminiscent of The ...
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Get Happy

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  Get Happy By Mary Amato Get Happy synopsis: In this poignant, realistic, contemporary YA by a state master list star, perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Gayle Forman, a young songwriter builds a substitute family with her friends in place of the broken family she grew up with. A hip high school girl who loves music, writes songs, and is desperate for a ukelele, learns to her shock that her father did not abandon her years ago and has been trying to keep in touch. She begins to investigate him, only to discover that he has a new life with a new family, including the perfect stepdaughter, a girl who Minerva despises. -From goodreads.com This book was written straight from the heart, and it's evident in every word on each page. Equal parts uplifting and all too real, this book is just as musical as the songs the novel contains. Super sweet! Content Warnings: Not many warnings for this one, just some mild sexual innuendo and cyberbullying. I'd recommend this for ages 13+. Happy...
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The American Queen

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  The American Queen By Vanessa Miller The American Queen synopsis: In 1869 a kingdom rose in the South. And Louella was its queen. Over the twenty-four years she’s been enslaved on the Montgomery Plantation, Louella learned to feel one hate. Hate for the man who sold her mother. Hate for the overseer who left her daddy to hang from a noose. Hate so powerful there’s no room in her heart for love, not even for the honorable Reverend William, whom she likes and respects enough to marry.  But when William finally listens to Louella’s pleas and leads the formerly enslaved people out of their plantation, Louella begins to replace her hate with hope. Hope that they will find a place where they can live free from fear. Hope that despite her many unanswered prayers, she can learn to trust for new miracles. Soon, William and Louella become the appointed king and queen of their self-proclaimed Kingdom of the Happy Land. And though they are still surrounded by opposition, they continue t...
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September Reads

 Greetings, readers! Here is a list of all the books I read in September. The highlighted ones are the ones that stood out to me. Happy reading! Not Quite Dead Yet-Holly Jackson This Is Not a Test-Courtney Summers Coraline-Neil Gaiman Clown in a Cornfield-Adam Cesare The Glass Girl-Kathleen Glasgow The Wicked King-Holly Black The Graveyard Book-Neil Gaiman The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett-Chelsea Sedoti The Cheerleaders-Kara Thomas I Am Not Jessica Chen-Ann Liang The Champions-Kara Thomas Small Spaces-Katherine Arden Best of All Worlds-Kenneth Oppel See All the Stars-Kit Frick Five Survive-Holly Jackson The Guest List-Lucy Foley Guitar Notes-Mary Amato Malibu Rising-Taylor Jenkins Reid One of Us is Next-Karen M. McManus
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Guitar Notes

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  Guitar Notes By Mary Amato Guitar Notes synopsis: Tripp Broody, a solitary guitarist, and Lyla Marks, a perfectionist and cello player, don't seem to have anything in common when they both sign up to use the same practice room. But a series of heated notes quickly becomes an unlikely friendship in the making, and the creation of music unlike anything they'd ever dreamed they could make. But not everyone is happy with their budding friendship, and circumstances threaten to tear them apart. Can music be the very thing that holds them together? I first stumbled across this book at a local bookstore, and the premise seemed too sweet to pass up. I am going to tell you right now, this was one of my favorite book purchases I've ever made. Full of music and heart, this book is a balm for the soul and an essential for book lovers and music lovers alike. It's hard not to root for the enigmatic characters! Content Warnings: This is a pretty mild book, so there's not much out...
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