⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5 stars “The circus arrives without warning.” The first sentence is bordering on iconic, it sets the mood instantly, raises your expectations and lets you know that you’re in for a treat. The Night Circus is written in present tense, set in the past and plays out over a span of 30 years. It took me a couple of chapters to get used to the writing, but I soon grew to love it. It fits the story because it creates a sense of urgency, which made me as a reader more engaged in the story. The characters were interesting, but I wanted to get to know them and I never felt I quite got there. The person I cared about most and felt closest to was Bailey. His journey of finding his … [Read more...]
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13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5 stars I read 13 Reasons Why in basically one sitting and I have mixed feelings about it. I personally really enjoyed it. I am myself no stranger to depression, but unlike Hannah Baker I was never bullied in school. I enjoyed the format and the mystery of how it got to the point where Hannah decided to end her life. The fact that Clay commented on Hannah's story was very enlightening, because you get to see how her decisions affected someone else as well as hearing how other people's actions affected Hannah and drove her over the edge. It also shows how people usually aren't able to look beyond their own problems and notice the struggles of people around them. Clay as well … [Read more...]
