American Gods by Neil Gaiman

So this is another book on my "popular fiction" list of things that I had to read. One of those books whose reputation was so big that I knew that if I didn't read it, I would be wondering what the book was really like for too long. That being said, I knew nothing substantial about this…

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao follows a family that has been cursed by the fukú, and details some of their history, as well as the life of a boy named Oscar. Told from the perspective of Yunior, a friend of the family's, the book narrates events happening in America, as well as in…

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

Last year, a mercedes drove into a crowd of people, killing eight and injuring many more. There were no suspects, and the killer was never apprehended. Now, the Mercedes Killer has sent a letter to Det-Ret Hodges in an attempt to force the man's hand toward suicide. But this could be just the thing Hodges…

The Martian by Andy Weir

(Warning for language.) Log Entry: Sol 6 I'm pretty much fucked. That's my considered opinion. Fucked. Six days into what should be the greatest month of my life, and it's turned into a nightmare. I don't even know who'll read this. I guess someone will find it eventually. Maybe a hundred years from now. For…

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

This book is essentially about a girl named Feyre, who is out hunting one day in order to provide for her family, when she kills a wolf. As punishment, she must go to Prythian (the land of the fey), where she will live out the remainder of her days or die. However, something much darker…

The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay

The Sea of Tranquility is about Nastya, a girl who survived something awful (no spoilers!), and Josh, a boy whose name is synonymous with death. Their story is about love, and forgiveness, and about salvation; not saving others, but about saving yourself. Okay, okay. That summary was really cryptic. I'm trying not to spoil anything, and…

I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

Summary: It started with the bank robbery. And then Ed got the first card in the mail. Three addresses. Three messages. And that was only the beginning. Okay, that was a little cheesy. This book is about this guy named Ed, who, after helping to stop a bank robbery, receives a card in the mail,…

More Than This by Jay McLean

This book is about a girl named Mikayla, who catches her boyfriend cheating on her with her best friend. Then she met Jake. Jake, who saw everything, the whole spectacle, and decided that she needed cheering up. Only, that's not the end to their night, which only ends in tragedy. I loved this book. Well,…

The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story by Vivek Tiwary (writer), Andrew C. Robinson (artist), and Kyle Baker (cartoonist)

This book (graphic novel) was absolutely amazing. I loved it. It follows the story of Brian Epstein (as you can tell from the title), who managed the Beatles and who Paul McCartney called, "The Fifth Beatle". I have nothing bad to say about this, and so I will keep it very brief: the art was…

Written in Blood by Anne Bishop

This is not the book that inspired the movie with the detective. It is, in fact, a purely fantasy novel, with some supernatural mixed in. This book is basically about a girl named Meg who ran away from the Compound (at the risk of spoiling the book, I must leave what the Compound is out…