The Book Shire

4 stars

Dream Things True by Marie Marquardt

There are so many people I know who need to read this book. Seriously, if you’ve never given a second thought to immigration laws or reform, if you’ve [...]

Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen

When I started this book, I was less than impressed. It wasn't that it was a bad book... on the contrary, it was well-written and mildly engaging. But after a [...]

The Real Boy by Anne Ursu

Unfortunately, this review is going to have to be short and sweet because I'm behind on posting and the New Year is almost upon us. Forgive me. Here's [...]

Stolen Songbird by Danielle L. Jensen

Once I could read, especially, it seemed the world grew in leaps and bounds with every passing day. I've always loved books about other worlds, and Stolen [...]

The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind by Meg Medina

Sonia Ocampo was born during the worst storm her village had ever seen. When the winds finally stopped the entire village gathered to see the girl who silenced [...]

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

“We took away your art because we thought it would reveal your souls. Or to put it more finely, we did it to prove you had souls at all.” If you think [...]

Divergent by Veronica Roth

When I was a kid I refused to read The Series of Unfortunate Events. My mom would point them out to me at the bookstore, or circle them in my book orders, [...]