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The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo

by Athena // August 31, 2020 // No Comments
This was so wholesome. It’s a bit cheesy and silly since there are some contrived plot devices like in a teen romcom. Still, I enjoyed reading it. When I was a teenager, I was skipping contemporary young adult fiction in... Continue reading →

The Toll by Neal Shusterman

by Athena // March 7, 2020 // No Comments
This is the final instalment to the Arc of the Scythe trilogy. I quite enjoyed this Young Adult trilogy. I feel like in some aspects it’s not that objectively good, but it was entertaining. I do not think I would... Continue reading →

This Was Our Pact by Ryan Andrews

by Athena // February 24, 2020 // No Comments
What a lovely graphic novel. It has beautiful art which is fantastical and perfectly fits the mood of night time adventures. I already liked the style from the cover. It vaguely reminds me of a close artist friend’s style. The... Continue reading →

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

by Athena // March 30, 2018 // No Comments
Honestly, this book is required reading. I wish I had read this book when I was younger. It covers so many complex issues of race, culture, activism, and socioeconomics in a nuanced yet candid and genuine way. Everything in the... Continue reading →

Looking for Alaska by John Green

by Athena // December 31, 2013 // No Comments
Yet another young adult novel set at boarding school! I’ve been attracting them this year. I’m starting to wish I could have gone to boarding school. Apparently, they make for interesting and intense upbringings. Of course, being a teenager is... Continue reading →

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

by Athena // June 5, 2012 // 7 Comments
This edition of The Jungle Book includes an introduction from Neil Gaiman, and stories from both the first and second books. It features all the stories about Mowgli and one not with him. I seemed to have missed out on... Continue reading →

Timeless by Gail Carriger

by Athena // April 8, 2012 // No Comments
Timeless is Parasol Protectorate No. 5 and the last of this series. I have been reading this series since late 2010 I think. I like it because it has comedy, supernatural elements, steam punk and urban fantasy, but it isn’t... Continue reading →

The Wizard’s Tale

by Athena // September 24, 2008 // No Comments
This young adult graphic novel was nominated for the Eisner Award for Graphic Album in 1998. It tells of a wizard who is descended from a long line of evil wizards except he’s quite bad at being evil. He reluctantly... Continue reading →

Once Upon a Time in the North

by Athena // June 20, 2008 // No Comments
A prequel novella to the His Dark Materials trilogy. The story features on a young Lee Scoresby and his daemon Hester on a trip to the north where they first meet Iorek Byrnison. It is set more than thirty years... Continue reading →

New Moon and Eclipse

by Athena // May 26, 2008 // 2 Comments
The second and third book in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga. So far, my favourite is still the first book though I did like Eclipse and the ending of New Moon. I read both of these on my laptop which is... Continue reading →

Twilight

by Athena // May 23, 2008 // No Comments
I was aware that this book was popular, but I did not know how so nor did I know what the series was about until my friend showed me the trailer for the movie slated for December 2008. The more... Continue reading →

His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass

by Athena // December 9, 2007 // 2 Comments
When I read this book the first time, I was a little older than the protagonist’s age. I’ve reread the books twice since, in audiobook form last year, and yesterday before I saw the movie. I love the HDM trilogy... Continue reading →

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