The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes provides the evolution of the Hunger Games, from why it was created, to the persons behind it.
Category: Not so geeky books (NGSB)
Geek Book Review: We Are Totally Normal
Fluid identity, power dynamics in high school, and an ugly and awkward but real side of a relationship.
Geek Book Review: A Heart in a Body in the World
“I must use my voice, because it’s the only thing you have when someone is larger and more powerful than you.”
Geek Book Review: A Very Large Expanse of Sea
Tahereh Mafi’s “A Very Large Expanse of Sea” is one of the most perceptive stories in YA fiction.
Geek Book Review: Rain Falls on Everyone
This is a country of questions or maybe just one question. Why?
Geek Book Review: Patron Saints of Nothing
“I drift off to sleep thinking of my cousin and me, of humanity and its problems, of oceans and islands. I imagine both of us, patron saints of nothing.”
Geek Book Review: The Color of Lies by C.J. Lyons
The best lies always begin in the truth. Ella Cleary has a rare ability: she could see colors that reveal people’s true emotions. Her world is set on taking care of her grandmother who has the same rare medical condition. Her dream of traveling around the world just a fantasy. But when a young journalist…
Geek Book Review: I’d Walk with My Friends If I Could Find Them
From redwood forests to open desert roads to the streets of Kabul Jesse Goolsby casts backward and forward in time to track three soldiers’ life.
Geek Book Review: Dear Evan Hansen
“Dear Evan Hansen, Today’s going to be an amazing day and here’s why.”
Geek Book Review: The Last Word by Hanif Kureishi
“What is the desire for death the desire for?”
