February '20 Reviews

Deeplight by Frances Hardinge, Review by Wei Li

The story starts just after all the gods have died. In this world gods are real, not creatures of myth made up to enslave people- although this theme is explored in the book. Hark is fifteen and he and his best friend are orphans who scavenge around the islands to survive. Then they find a god object that completely changes their lives.

It explores themes of friendship, Hark realizes that people aren't always as nice as they seem and themes of religion, like how gods can be worshiped as deities or feared as monsters.

It's got really cool bits of science in it too, although at the beginning of the book the author apologizes for bending the laws of physics.

The coolest thing is how Frances describes the ocean and its depths, because this world isn’t like the world we know now -the ocean is a different realm.

Rated: 5/5 God Hearts "I recommend this book very strongly –I didn’t think I would like it this much, I thought with all the awards plastered on it that it would be just another deep sea diving thing, but I could not stop reading it."

Mondays not coming, by Tiffany D. Jackson, Review by Maria

The book is about this girl Claudia and her best friend Monday, who goes missing. Usually they’re so close because they would send each other letters and cards whenever they are away from each other during the holidays. But this time Claudia hears nothing back, and when she returns to school, Monday is missing. The whole plot revolves around Claudia figuring out what has happened.

Rated: 5/5 Tragic Twists


The Dark Between Stars by Atticus Poetry, Review by Bella

I got it for my birthday and it’s really, really good. My favourite poem is one about rain. It’s the kind of book you would read by the windowsill with a cup of tea.

Rated: 5/5 Stars





The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, Review by Sasha
It’s about two gangs, the Socials and the Greasers. The main characters are Pony Boy, his brother Soda Pop and older Darrel. One night Pony Boy and his friend Johnny are hanging out in the park because Johnny got beaten up by his parents and Pony Boy gets attacked by the Socials, who try to draw him into a fountain. Johnny stabs one of them and accidentally kills them…
Rated 5/5 Jayden Smiths





The Perks of Being a wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, Review by Eva

I loved it so much. It’s about this guy called Charlie. He comes back to school and finds that his friend has committed suicide. So he’s really sad, He’s a sophomore and he loves English literature. He becomes friends with his English teacher. He’s in a carpentry class with Patrick, the class clown who he hates. When they get to know each other at a football game they become friends and he also befriends Patrick’s step sibling, Sam, who he develops feelings for.

Rated: 5/5 bottles

The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett, Review by Penny

This is the first book in the Discworld series. Discworld is a planet with a giant turtle that swims through the cosmos with four elephants and flat earth on top of it. Ankh Morpork is on fire. Rincewind and Twoflower run away from the city to meet warriors Bravd and Weasel.

Rated: 4/5 “Full of adventure, easy to read but very detailed”




The Umbrella Academy Graphic novel Series by Gerard Way, illustrated by Gabriel Ba, Review by Ciena

It’s about six kids –well, seven, but one died. They were all born on the same day but to different women who weren’t pregnant. They all get adopted by Richard Hargrave, and are raised to be super heroes. They have to go back in time to stop the apocalypse.

Rated 4.5/5 Umbrellas “It’s pretty good”



When courage comes to call by L.M. Fuge, eview by Harper

It’s about two brothers. There is a war going on in their neighborhood. It’s about survival, betrayal and death. They meet and form alliances along the way. Some people take on leadership roles against the others. Both sides want to win at any price…

Rated: 4.5/5 Camels “thrilling, lots of action”