By Lisa Greenwald 4 Stars Eleven-year-old Remy Boltuck is ready for another memorable summer on Seagate Island. She cannot wait to be back with her friends, Bennett, Micayla, the twins, Calvin and Claire, and the dogs from their doggie day care business. But this summer won’t be quite as simple as usual. Remy’s friendship…
Book Review: Caraval
By lelsdon
By Stephanie Garber 3 Stars Caraval by Stephanie Garber is a very interesting novel and a good one for beginners to the romance-fantasy genre. The story follows Scarlet and her sister Donatella Dragna into the hyper-realistic theatre game called 'Caraval.' At every game, all participants have to look for a certain item using a series…
Book Review: 13 1/2
By lelsdon
By Nevada Barr 5 Stars This book is a psychological thriller that shifts between a lot of different things and follows a dark, suspenseful story. The story explores heavy themes like trauma, childhood fears, forgiveness, and whether people can ever truly escape their pasts. This adds a thrilling and psychological complexity that most thrillers lack…
Book Review: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
By lelsdon
By Kate DiCamillo 5 Stars The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is about a china rabbit named Edward who is owned by a girl named Abilene. Edward is proud and doesn't truly understand love. One day, he is separated from Abilene and encounters many different people. Through his experiences, Edward slowly learns the meaning of…
Movie Review: 10 Things I Hate About You
By lelsdon
Directed by Gil Junger 5 Stars Kat Stratford, Bianca Stratford, Cameron James and Patrick Verona are 4 unforgettable characters. I could not name 10 things I hate about this movie. Rather, I can say 10 things I love, adore and cherish…it is safe to say, I am in LOVE with this movie. We are introduced…
Book Review: Sirens and Muses
By lelsdon
By Antonia Angress 5 Stars The story of Sirens and Muses, written by Antonia Angress, is about post-secondary art students. It is meant to shed light on the difficulties of pursuing an art career and how expensive it can become when you’re only just a student. There are four perspectives, one being a teacher and…
Television Review: Cobra Kai
By lelsdon
Directed by John Hurwitz 5 Stars Cobra Kai is a TV series that is a sequel to the famous Karate Kid franchise. It follows Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), karate’s bad boy, and his life ever since the infamous kick by Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) that lost him the under-18 All-Valley tournament. Johnny is lost in…
Book Review: Amulet Book 1: The Stonekeeper
By lelsdon
By Kazu Kibuishi 4 Stars Amulet #1: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi is an exciting story set in Alledia, a magical yet dangerous world that contains mysterious creatures, like talking animals. This makes the reader very curious about this world, but honestly, curiosity kills the cat. The story starts with two siblings, Emily (the older…
Book Review: Powerless
By lelsdon
By Lauren Roberts 3 Stars I picked this book up because I had heard tons of good things about it, so, needless to say, my expectations were very high. I was disappointed. This review is by no means saying that this is a “bad book”, it is just telling you that this book is a…
Video Game Review: It Takes Two
By lelsdon
By: Hazelight Studios 4 Stars I had never played an action/adventure game before It Takes Two, or, really, any video game at all. I recently finished this game, and I instantly want to try more like it. You follow May and Cody, who have a young daughter named Rose. May and Cody are experiencing difficulties…
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