Review: The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book is both shocking and super powerful and tragically all too relevant today.

The story follows Starr through a really rough time in her life after she is witness to an officer shooting and killing her unarmed young black male friend. The story shows that Starr has already witnessed a lot of death in her life after having her other best friend shot down in a drive-by shooting when she was only 10. The book looks at racism and prejudice and the issues faced with being in an interracial relationship and what life is like living in a poor community where drugs and gangs and violence are sadly all too common.

The book doesn’t show Starr’s family as being perfect they have their own bias and history and there are many times in the story that you can completely disagree with how they are dealing with certain situations. Especially Starr’s treatment of her boyfriend for example.

The characters are so real and raw and relatable though that you care about them and you want their lives to be better. You want the community to band together and succeed. You want them to stand up to the gangs and you want them to speak out and get justice for Khalil. It’s an emotional journey but definitely worth the read. Brilliant story, couldn’t put it down.

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Review: The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book did a great job of shining a light of a truly horrific story. What the Radium company put it's workers through, especially when they realized what working with the radium was doing them was an absolute disgrace. They have the blood of so many innocent women on their hands and for what some extra profit it's disgusting.

This book had me in tears. The strength and the courage showed by these women who stood strong when not only was the company killing them but the legal system basically letting it happen. That's the sign of some tough women right there. How they handled being given a death sentence and still tried to make it better for future women is strength at it's finest.

A brilliant book and a truly amazing story.


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Review: You

You by Caroline Kepnes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book so much. It is terrifying how easy stalking someone is in this day and age with everyone posting their entire lives online. It was definitely very eye-opening. The way it was written from the stalkers POV was perfection it made it so much more dark and sinister. I read this book so quickly I literally couldn't put it down. A brilliant read for anyone that loves a good psychological thriller.

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Review: Adulthood Is a Myth

Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Andersen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book I spent most of my time taking pictures and sending it to my friends with comments like "oh my god this is so me!"Sarah got me and was hilarious in a very not offensive way. I loved the bit about the true horror when someone calls instead of doing the decent thing and putting it into a text or email instead. Surely everyone can relate to this? A brilliant read for everyone in their 20's or anyone trying and failing to adult.

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Review: The Enormous Crocodile

The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Cute, very short little story. Teaches that eating children will mostly be frowned upon by everyone you tell your plans too. Also, an important message to villains, don't tell people your evil plans before you do them.

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Review: The Magic Finger

The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

An important lesson about the dangers of hunting for fun and not food. You never know when someone might turn you into a duck. Short clever and brilliantly weird. Not the best read for kids that you don't want to be turned in to vegetarians though.

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Review: The Little Prince

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Pretty meaningful in a teaching what really matters in life kind of way. Very French in its whimsical very artsy style. Not for me.

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