The Book Shire

2016 book reviews

With Malice by Eileen Cook

Synopsis: A read about a teenage girl who wakes up in a hospital bed and cannot remember the last six weeks of her life, including the accident that [...]

Wild Swans by Jessica Spotswood

Synopsis: The summer before Ivy’s senior year is going to be golden; all bonfires, barbeques, and spending time with her best friends. For once, she will [...]

The Crown by Kiera Cass

 Synopsis: When Eadlyn became the first princess of Illéa to hold her own Selection, she didn’t think she would fall in love with any of her thirty-five [...]

Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke

Every story needs a hero. Every story needs a villain. Every story needs a secret. What really happened? Someone knows. Someone is lying. Well. Just to [...]

Two Summers by Aimee Friedman

Have you ever wondered how your life might have been different if only you’d fill-in-the-blank? I know I have, and that’s exactly what Aimee Friedman [...]

I Woke Up Dead at the Mall by Judy Sheehan

Synopsis: When Sarah wakes up  dead at the Mall of America, she learns that not only was she murdered,  her killer is still on the loose.   When [...]

The Last Boy and Girl in the World by Siobhan Vivian

What would you do if your town was flooding and no one was going to do anything to save it? That’s pretty much the premise behind The Last Boy and Girl in [...]

Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter

“I AM NOT THROWING AWAY MY SHOT!” is probably what Jeremy McCarter was thinking when Lin-Manuel Miranda asked him to write this one-of-a-kind book. And [...]

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

OH MY GOODNESS. ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME???? HOW AM I EVER GOING TO MAKE IT UNTIL THE RAVEN KING COMES OUT????!?!? These were just a few of my thoughts [...]