OPL Blogs

By Jean Mills  4 Stars  Ever since his best friend scored on his own net during a game and has started to avoid his peers as well as his girlfriend, Max questions what's going on with his friend Trace as he is not acting like himself after just one bad moment on the ice. Max…

By Stephanie Garber  5 Stars  A Curse for True Love is the third book in the trilogy of Once Upon a Broken Heart, and the story follows the main character, Evangeline Fox, in this finale. She is in the Magnificent North and has no idea how she got there. She lives in a beautiful castle…

By Ransom Riggs  4 Stars  Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs begins with tales of Grandpa Portman and his wondrous secrets. His classmates, peculiar children with supernatural powers and fantastical abilities; his time in the military during World War Two in which he fought Nazis and kicked butt. But most importantly, his…

By Ellen Hopkins  4 stars  What about Will follows Trace and his relationship with his older brother, who is struggling with addiction after a horrifying accident that left him scarred. Seventeen months later, Will is depressed and begins to act differently than he normally does. Trace soon figures out that Will is using painkillers and…

By Victoria Aveyard  5 Stars  Red Queen is part of the Red Queen series, consisting of 7 books written by Victoria Aveyard. It follows the story of Mare Barrow as she navigates her world of Norta, where one's status depends on the colour of their blood - Reds and Silvers, commoners and royalty. Because of…

By Karen M. McManus  4 Stars  One Of Us  Is Next is the sequel to One Of Us Is Lying. 18 Months after the original book was set a new game is started and ready to play. With new plot twists that will make your head turn and new characters you'll want to discover. One…

By Susin Nielsen  4 Stars  The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen is a captivating and dark story that also has many hilarious aspects and lines in it. A very traumatic and heartbreaking event happens in the main character's life. It changes Henry's life and causes many challenges for him to overcome. The book is…

By Erin Hunter  3 stars  Wind is the 5th book in the 8th arc of the Warriors series. This book follows one of our main characters, Frostpaw, after returning home from a journey with Nightheart, another main character. She has returned to reveal the truth of Splashtail's villainy, but unluckily for her, nobody believes her…

By Rick Riordan  5 Stars  Percy Jackson discovers that Camp Half-Blood, which is a refuge for demigods, is in danger because the magical borders are failing drastically. To save the camp, Percy heads on a quest with his friends Annabeth, Tyson (his newfound Cyclops brother), and Clarisse. Their journey takes them into the Sea of…