An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Reviewed by Emily Terasa (Library Staff) An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir is the first book in a new series that follows two characters, one a slave and one a soldier, and their intertwined...
View ArticleHook (1991)
Reviewed by Zach S (Library Staff) A lot of people seem to forget that the now legendary Steven Spielberg directed this 1991 epic, but upon re-watching it’s clear to see the director’s signature grand...
View ArticleSnow White by Matt Phelan
Reviewed by Jane Oliver-Purton (Library Staff) This Snow White is a beautifully executed graphic novel of the traditional Snow White story, modernized to the 1920’s. Samantha White, nicknamed Snow, has...
View ArticleA Monster Calls (2016)
Reviewed by Melissa Beck (Library Staff) It’s not easy to bring a story as beautifully written and emotionally wrought as A Monster Calls to the big screen with any justice, but this film was a...
View ArticleStar Wars: Darth Vader, Volume 1 by Kieron Gillen
Reviewed by Zach S (Library Staff) Finding a fresh take on a character that has been around for 40 years is never an easy task, especially if that character has become a beloved pop culture icon. But...
View ArticleMagicians Impossible by Brad Abraham
Reviewed by Judy (Library Patron) Fast paced debut science fiction/fantasy novel that will delight fans of Jim Butcher’s Dreseden Files series and Mission Impossible movies. Filled with magic, complex...
View ArticleAn Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
Reviewed by Melissa Beck (Library Staff) Isobel is a portrait artist often in the service of the fair folk, gorgeous immortal beings who crave human Craft of any type–cooking, writing, sewing, visual...
View ArticleIf you liked Ready Player One by Ernest Cline…
…then try one of these other books! Feed / M.T. Anderson In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious...
View ArticleChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Reviewed by Stephanie Ramirez (Library Staff) “Perhaps you think you’ve heard it all from the “Young Adult fantasy fiction” genre. Between the Twilight, Hunger Games, Divergent, etc. You would be...
View ArticleThe Last Gargoyle by Paul Durham
Reviewed by Amanda K (Library Staff) Penhallow is a gargoyle living in Boston who defends those who live in his area. When two other gargoyles are attacked, he begins to wonder if something more...
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Pan’s Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun by Guillermo del Toro & Cornelia...
Reviewed by Melissa Beck (Library Staff) Much, much more than a novelization, Cornelia Funke’s illustrated adaptation of Guillermo del Toro’s 2006 award-winning Spanish film is spellbinding. Set in...
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