Tag: Young Adult

Review: Whatever Happened to Janie?

December 2, 2011 Whitney Review 1 Comment
Review: Whatever Happened to Janie?

The Springs, are decent people who had the worst luck fall upon them, obviously after hearing their daughter is alive and well welcome her back with open arms.  Unfortunately, Janie is unwilling to accept these changes and chooses to live in her seemingly perfect past. Most of the story revolves around Janie’s adjustment, and whenever […]

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Book Review: The Face on the Milk Carton

November 17, 2011 Whitney Review 5 Comments
Book Review: The Face on the Milk Carton

Like all books or movies that have a tragic ending the story begins with Janie Johnson having a perfect life, loving friends and family, good grades and a crush on the boy next door.  All around Janie comes off as the average “girl next door”.  But her world comes crashing down when lactose intolerant Janie […]

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Review: The Giver

September 25, 2011 Whitney Review 8 Comments
Review: The Giver

Jonas lives in a world of Sameness. There is nothing to differentiate one person by the other, everything is seen in black and white with each year relinquishing a little of the individuality you possessed, following like a group of Lemmings. At your 12th year, you are given your assignment, and begin your training to […]

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Review: Bright Young Things

July 23, 2011 Whitney Review 1 Comment
Review: Bright Young Things

What was the first thing I thought of while starting this book, prohibition, flappers, the bob?  No, no and no, the first thing that came to mind was Micheal Jackson’s PYT Pretty Young Thing — and I’m not even a fan! Cordelia starts off as a runaway bride from a small town in Ohio who […]

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Review: Splendor

July 20, 2011 Whitney Review 1 Comment
Review: Splendor

Overall, I enjoyed The Luxe series but even after a week to reflect on the conclusion I’m still unsure how I feel about it. But one thing I have agreed upon is the universal theme of unrequited love. No matter how you spin it the ending of the Diana/Henry romance will satisfy a very small […]

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Book Review: The Wide Window

July 17, 2011 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Book Review: The Wide Window

After their uncle’s death the Baudelaires are moved to their Aunt Josephine’s who lives on the top of a cliff looking down on the sea.  She is scared of everything including the water below her home.  Soon after being intrusted to Josephine’s care she becomes infatuated with a pirate by the name of Captain Sham.  […]

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Book Review: The Reptile Room

July 16, 2011 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Book Review: The Reptile Room

After an adult finally realizes what an unsuitable guardian Count Olaf is (but only after he attempted to marry Violet).  The children go to stay with Uncle Monty herpetologist, but guess who’s coming to dinner? and it’s not Sidney Poitier.  Count Olaf returns hunting the children as Stephano, Uncle Monty’s new assistant with another attempt […]

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The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

July 15, 2011 Whitney Review 1 Comment
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

A Series of Unfortunate Events is like a Pixar movie, entertaining for the kids but enough adult humor for the parents. On both ends it is very imaginative.  The Baudelaire siblings are suddenly orphaned after their parents are killed in a house fire.  Instead of going to the next of kin they are shuttled off […]

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Reveiw: Envy

July 14, 2011 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Reveiw: Envy

Truthfully, this book pissed me off.  I’ve never been “and they lived happily ever after” reader, in fact, I prefer they don’t as it can sometimes be too cutesy.  In Envy, evil triumphs over good and it annoyed me that the two main characters I love to hate, Penelope and Carolina somehow always manage to […]

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Review: Rumors

July 9, 2011 Whitney Review 1 Comment
Review: Rumors

I thought for this review I’d do a rundown on all the characters. Elizabeth, it appears has been inducted into Sainthood after her untimely death and because of such, keeps creeping back into dark corners. Diana is looked upon as the poor younger sister to the deceased Elizabeth Holland and has tossed in her lap […]

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