The Wednesday Blog for Books

Quick View Review: Characters: ***** (5/5) Plot: ***** (5/5) Writing Quality: **** (4.5/5) Amazon Rating: **** (4.5/5) Full Review: Noah and his sister Jude are twins, living with their artistic mother and tough-guy, “surftard” father in Lost Cove. At thirteen, Noah is obsessed with drawing and the eccentric boy that moved in next door. Jude, on the other hand, has fallen in love with cliff-diving and popularity. When both plan to apply for CSA, the fine arts high school near

Quick View Review: Characters: **** (4.5/5) Plot: **** (4.5/5) Writing Quality: ***** (5/5) Amazon Rating: **** (4.5/5) Full Review: When Thomas wakes up in a dark box, the only thing he can remember is his name. Not his past, not his family, not any events that took place in his life. He finds himself surrounded by strangers, all boys with the same strange memory loss. They welcome him to their home: the Glade. The boys have created a working farm and a structured life for t

Quick View Review: Characters: ***** (5/5) Plot: ***** (5/5) Writing Quality: ***** (5/5) Amazon Rating: **** (4.5/5) Full Review: This book follows the freshman year of “wallflower” Charlie as he tells us his story of the world between adolescence and adulthood. Charlie has his first date, makes new friends, and is forced to deal with events at home. He is exposed to wild parties and the worlds of drugs, drinking, and smoking. He has to deal with a tragic loss, his first lov

Quick View Review: Characters: **** (4/5) Plot: ***** (5/5) Writing Quality: ***** (5/5) Amazon Rating: **** (4.5/5) Full Review: One day when he returns home from school, Clay Jensen discovers a mysterious box with no return address. Inside this box, he discovers 7 cassette tapes with recordings on each side, numbered 1-13. When he begins to listen to the tapes, he is shocked to find out that they contain the voice and stories of Hannah Baker, his crush who committed suicide