By Ali Benjamin 5 Stars The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin is a quiet, thoughtful book for middle schoolers. It’s about Suzy, a girl trying to make sense of a sudden loss by latching onto a scientific theory involving, yes, jellyfish. That’s about as much plot as I’ll give you, because this book works best when you experience Suzy’s emotional journey…
Book Review: To Kill a Mockingbird
By Harper Lee 4 Stars I recently read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and it’s one of those books that stays with you even after you finish it. It has a strong plot that pulls you in. Even the British said, “Every adult should read it at least once before they die.” Ain’t that crazy? That shows how…
Book Review: Neon Genesis Evangelion Volume 13
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto 5 Stars Evangelion Volume Thirteen is the final installment of the masterful Evangelion manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. Who finally finishes Evangelion with a beautiful and impactful conclusion. This volume, unlike the others, only covers Volume Thirteen and is much shorter than the rest of the collection, with this volume only covering the end…
Video Game Review: New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Created by Nintendo of America Inc 5 Stars New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe is a 2D side-scroller. It is a platformer for the Nintendo Switch developed by Nintendo. The game still has the same controllers as the original Mario games, meaning that your parents or young children could enjoy the simple controllers. The game was first released…
Book Review: The Apothecary Diaries
By Natsu Hyuuga 5 Stars The Apothecary Diaries is a story about a young lady named Maomao. She is a very intelligent and clever person who works with medicine and many kinds of poisons. In the story, Maomao gets kidnapped and is unwillingly sent to the emperor's palace to work and serve there as a maid. She starts off…
Book Review: Kismat Connection
By Ananya Devarajan 3 Stars Ananya Devarajan shares a story of two childhood best friends who fall in love in their last year of high school, as predicted by fate in Kismat Connection. Madhuri is a straight-A student who has big dreams. She doesn’t usually bother to listen to her mother predicting her fate, but when her mother…
Book Review: Spin of Fate
By A. A. Vora 5 Stars Spin of Fate, by A. A. Vora, is a compelling and breathtaking novel that takes place in a society ruled by Toranic law, which divides the human race based upon the purity of their souls. Thus, there are four realms: Paramos, for those who have the purest of souls, Mayana, for those whose…
Movie Review: I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
Directed by Dennis Dugan 5 Stars Adam Sandler and Kevin James star as Chuck Levine and Larry Valentine in the 2007 film I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. Playing as best friends and even better firefighters. Chuck owes Larry for saving his life. Larry finds a way that Chuck can repay him, but not in…
Book Review: Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
By Eoin Colfer 5 Stars The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer is the fifth book in the Artemis Fowl series. Throughout, Artemis and Butler race against time and a rival to capture a demon called N°1. As the demon island, Hybras, fails and begins to fall apart, Artemis's aim is, for once, to fix it all. He can't do…
Book Review: Romeo and Juliet [Graphic Novel]
By Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (Adapted by Crystal Silvermoon) 4 Stars I read Shakespeare’s original Romeo and Juliet last year in English class, but this manga version hit me in the soul. The illustrations made the emotions stand out in a way words alone sometimes can’t, and that’s something I really admired. I felt the story not just through the text but…
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