Book Review: Frankenstein

By Mary Shelley  4 Stars  Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a novel that follows Victor Frankenstein, an eager young man fascinated by nature and the possibility of artificially creating human life. He attempts to assemble a perfect being, carefully selecting a combination of the most favourable human traits. However, once his goal is achieved, he ends up abandoning his own…
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Book Review: One Brother Shy

By Terry Fallis  5 Stars  One Brother Shy, written by Terry Fallis, is a life-like story following Alex MacAskill, a chronically shy software engineer in his twenties, on a mission around the world to find and reunite with family he didn't even know existed after the unfortunate passing of his mother. Haunted by a traumatic high-school experience…
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Book Review: Don’t Tell the Enemy

By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch  4 Stars  The book Don't Tell the Enemy by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch is a book about Krystia, a teenager that lives in Ukraine when it was captured by the Soviets. This book is about how she survives without being spotted by the Soviets until one day the Soviets leave, and then come the Nazis. The Nazis looked nice and told them that…
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Book Review: 47 Ronin

By Mike Richardson  5 Stars 47 Ronin is a graphic novel created by authors Mike Richardson, Stan Sakai and Kazuo Koike. This story is based on real events that took place in early eighteenth-century Japan. The story begins with Lord Asano, a daimyo, leaving for the Shogun’s palace to partake in Sankin Kotai. As Asano arrives, he is taught proper…
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Book Review: The Housemaid

By Frieda McFadden  5 Stars  The Housemaid by Freida McFadden is a must-read for any teen who enjoys a fast-paced mystery book. The book follows Millie, a young woman who works as a live-in housemaid for the affluent Winchester family. At first, everything seemed perfect, a couple that loved each other devotedly. The husband, Andrew Winchester, is a…
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