Book Reviews

*This Review Contains Spoilers* - Read More Book Reviews and Follow my Goodreads Account: Maggie Rhoads - Three out of Five Stars The Nightingale , by Kristin Hannah, was a book I had to read for summer reading, so this book was not a book that I picked out voluntarily. Anyway, this book was about Isabelle and Vianne, who are polar opposites and personalities I will dive into later. Anyway, these two sisters are supposedly ten years apart and were sent to live with this lady called Madame "Doom" after their alcoholic and traumatized by the war father dropped them off because their mother died in Carriveau, France. Vianne, before the war, met a man named Antonine who, after several failed miscarriages, was able to get pregnant and give birth to a daughter named Sophie. On the other hand, Isabelle has spent her time before the war going to different boarding schools and getting kicked out of them. Another note that should be taken is that the book begins and ends with Vianne go

*This Review Contains Spoilers* - Read More Book Reviews and Follow my Goodreads Account: Maggie Rhoads - One out of Five Stars Wilder Girls  by Rory Power takes place at Raxter Boarding School for Girls during a pandemic called the Tox. They are quarantining at the school as they have been for the past eighteen months. Many people, including students and staff, had died despite receiving food and other necessities from the government. However, the only way that they will be allowed to leave is when a cure distributed. The story centers on Hetty, Byatt, and some other girl (whose name I do not remember). Unfortunately, Byatt becomes very ill with the Tox and suddenly goes missing. Therefore, Hetty makes it her goal to find Byatt.  Honestly, this book ended in such confusion, so I have no idea what happened besides that they found Byatt who was either dead or very close to being dead. I felt what made this story so confusing was the many subplots diverted from the main plot of the story

*This Review Contains Spoilers* - Read More Book Reviews and Follow my Goodreads Account: Maggie Rhoads - Four out of Five Stars The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes , by Suzanne Collins, is a new prequel that was released on May 19th, 2020. It begins with an unwealthy President Snow, then Coriolanus Snow, who wants to win a scholarship to University the following year. The way Snow was to receive this scholarship was to be the best mentor in the 10th Hunger Games. Snow was selected to mentor a girl from District 12, Lucy Gray. Snow is not happy about his at first, but Lucy Gray's quirky personality and singing charms the Capitol, and after she is declared the 10th Victor of the Hunger Games, Snow seems to have his scholarship in the bag.  However, during the Hunger Games, Snow and Lucy Gray cheated together. Therefore, Lucy Gray is sent back to District 12, and Snow goes along as a Peacekeeper. There, he learns about Lucy Gray's "family." There are also subplots involv

*This Review Contains Spoilers* - Read More Book Reviews and Follow my Goodreads Account: Maggie Rhoads - Four out of Five Stars Mockingjay , but Suzanne Collins, is the third and final book in the Hunger Games series. After the disastrous 75th Hunger Games, which ended in Beetee, Finnick, and Katiness escaping to District 13, but Enboria, Johanna, and Peeta is captured by the Capitol in order to find out more information about the rebellion.  Although Katiness is an emotional wreck, she agrees to become the Mockingjay or the face of the rebellion, hence the title. Katiness, along with a team of people to protect her, such as Gale and Boggs, help her record her in action in order for people to make propos, or short videos to raise the morale of the districts.  While Katiness is doing this, District 13 manages to capture the remaining victors from the Capitol. However, Peeta has been brainwashed by the Capitol and now believes that Katiness is evil.  After District 13 has raised the mor

*This Review Contains Spoilers* - Read More Book Reviews and Follow my Goodreads Account: Maggie Rhoads - Four out of Five Stars Catching Fire is the second book in the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins. After the 74th Hunger Games, Katiness Everdeen has unintentionally sparked a rebellion within the districts. Therefore, President Snow makes a surprise visit warning Katiness if she does not shut down these rebellions during her Victory Tour or pay the price. Unfortunately, Katiness' visits only fueled the uprising, so President Snow gave her a price to pay: another round in the Hunger Games. President Snow was allowed to do this due to the upcoming Quarter Quell, saying only former tributes were permitted to participate in the games.  Katiness and Peeta become the tributes from District 12 for the 75th Hunger Games. When thrown into the arena, they become allies with Beetee, from District 3, Finnick, District 4, Johanna, District 7, Peeta, and Katiness. After a while in the a

*This Review Contains Spoilers* - Read More Book Reviews and Follow my Goodreads Account: Maggie Rhoads - Four out of Five Stars The Hunger Games , by Suzanne Collins, is a classic young adult novel of the 2010s. It tells about America, now called Panem, in the far future. In Panem, there are twelve districts that work to make goods for the Capitol. The districts do not have the wealth and luxuries as the Capitol due to a rebellion they caused seventy-four years prior. In remembrance of this rebellion, once a year, there is a reality television show called the Hunger Games. In these Hunger Games, a male and female from each district are chosen to fight to the death. In the seventy-fourth Hunger Games, Katiness Everdeen's sister, Primrose, has been selected from a bowl of thousands of slips to fight to the death. Katiness decides to nominate herself as a tribute to the Hunger Games in order to protect her sister. After she volunteers, a boy she recognizes, Peeta Mellark, is