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(SPOILERS) Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury - Review
Book Synopsis: Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in...
Lyra Thompson
Mar 213 min read
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Counted Worthy by Leah E. Good - Review
Book Synopsis: Heather Stone lives in fear of repeating the past, yet she continues doing the one thing that could trigger another...
Lyra Thompson
Jan 102 min read
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Revolutionary (Anomaly #3) by Krista McGee - Review
Book Synopsis: Back in the underground State against her will, Thalli is no longer the anomaly she was before. She has proven herself to...
Lyra Thompson
Nov 14, 20243 min read
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Luminary (Anomaly #2) by Krista McGee - Review
Book Synopsis: She was an anomaly with a death sentence. Now she's free. Thalli was scheduled for annihilation. She was considered an...
Lyra Thompson
Oct 26, 20243 min read
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Graduation Day (The Testing #3) by Joelle Charbonneau - Review
Book Synopsis: In a scarred and brutal future, The United Commonwealth teeters on the brink of all-out civil war. The rebel resistance...
Lyra Thompson
Aug 24, 20242 min read
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The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau - Review
Book Synopsis: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Isn't that what they say? But how close is too close when they may be one...
Lyra Thompson
Aug 5, 20243 min read
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Hunger Games #0) by Suzanne Collins - Review
Book Synopsis: It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capital, eighteen-year-old...
Lyra Thompson
Jan 30, 20244 min read
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The People of Sparks (Book of Ember #2) by Jeanne DuPrau - Review
Book Synopsis: The sequel to the critically acclaimed The City of Ember continues the story of Lina and Doon, who have emerged from the...
Lyra Thompson
Jan 19, 20243 min read
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(SPOILDERS) Son (The Giver #4) by Lois Lowry - Review
Book Synopsis: They called her Water Claire. When she washed up on their shore, no one knew that she came from a society where emotions...
Lyra Thompson
Dec 19, 20234 min read
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(SPOILERS) Messenger (The Giver #3) by Lois Lowry - Review
Book Synopsis: Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man known for his special sight. Village...
Lyra Thompson
Dec 7, 20234 min read
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Anomaly by Krista McGee - Review
Book Synopsis: Thalli has fifteen minutes and twenty-three seconds left to live. The toxic gas that will complete her annihilation is...
Lyra Thompson
Jan 11, 20233 min read
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The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau - Review
Book Synopsis: Many hundreds of years ago, the city of Ember was created by the Builders to contain everything needed for human survival....
Lyra Thompson
Sep 22, 20223 min read
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Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - Review (SPOILERS)
Book Synopsis: Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss's family...
Lyra Thompson
Mar 28, 20213 min read
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(SPOILERS) Matched by Ally Condie - Review
Book Synopsis: In the Society, officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die. Cassia has always trusted their choices....
Lyra Thompson
Jan 1, 20213 min read
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Catching Fire Movie Review
I watched the movie a couple days ago but I’m just now getting around to reviewing it on here. I liked the movie and thought it was a...
Lyra Thompson
Nov 8, 20201 min read
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(SPOILERS) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - Review
Book Synopsis: SPARKS ARE IGNITING. FLAMES ARE SPREADING. AND THE CAPITAL WANTS REVENGE. Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived...
Lyra Thompson
Nov 7, 20202 min read
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The Hunger Games #1 Movie Review
As far as movie adaptations of books go, this one was surprisingly really good. I’m just gonna quickly share a few of my thoughts. I...
Lyra Thompson
Sep 27, 20201 min read
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The Hunger Games #1 - Review
Book Synopsis: In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve...
Lyra Thompson
Sep 27, 20202 min read
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(SPOILERS) Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry - Review
Book Synopsis: Lois Lowry once again creates a mysterious but plausible future world. It is a society ruled by savagery and deceit that...
Lyra Thompson
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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