Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry

5 stars Wow, this is one of the best zombie novels I have ever read! This novel is great for readers 12 and up. There is the perfect balance of raw emotion and non-stop action.A book that runs in the same vein as Warm Bodies, Maberry dives in and shows what it is to be…

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Closed Hearts by Susan Kaye Quinn

3 stars I liked this book slightly better than the first, mostly because I felt more comfortable and knowledgeable about the reoccurring slang terms used. This series is a bit of a cross between Divergent, The Hunger Games, and X-Men, which is definitely not a bad thing. As with the first book, I thought the writing was…

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The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

5 stars This book is absolutely phenomenal.The descriptions are excellent. The character development is fantastic. The depth of each person in the text is truly amazing.While the book starts out a bit slow as it introduces the many, many characters that come alive in its pages, it picks up fairly quickly and will leave you…

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Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah

3 stars While this book is far from perfect, I appreciate what the author attempted to do. In the book, a teenager fights against ignorance and stereotypes regarding Islam and Muslim identity. Facing issues such as mistaken oppression, the freedom of choice, and flat-out racism, I think this was a good starting point to educate…

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Marvel: The Avengers Vault by Peter David

4 stars Really great incorporation of graphics and history of some of the original Avengers. David does an impressive job of summing up a rather confusing amount of changes made to each character throughout time. The text is humorous and at times a bit snarky (if he didn’t have such an impressive number of comics…

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The Sexual Compass by Michael Reed

4 stars A quick read that makes you laugh as much as it makes you think. The concept was a phenomenal one and while the language was simplistic, the change in narration and humorous characters still kept the text interesting. I really liked Susan and John as narrators and really enjoyed their humor and wit….

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