A Clayburn Series by Deborah Raney by Cassie (Cassado) The Clayburn Series by Deborah Raney consists of three books: Remember to Forget, Leaving November, and Yesterday's Embers. Each book focuses on a journey of a main character in Clayburn, a small town in Kansas. These books can stand alone or be read as a series. The topics of these books include abuse, alcoholism, and grieving. Religion is also a common theme in this series. I picked up Remember to Forget at a secondhand shop and I...

The Promise: A review By Jenna (~Abibliophobe~) The Promise is a movie that is set during the Armenian Genocide. It deals with all the atrocities that took place during the Armenian Genocide but it also centers around the love triangle of the three main characters. Mikael is an Armenian who has dreamed of becoming a doctor but he has never been able to afford it. He ends up agreeing to marry a woman and the dowry that he gets ends up allowing him to pay for medical...

A Monster Calls: a movie and book comparison By Jenna (~Abibliophobe~) Spoiler warning: This article contains a number of spoilers. In December 2016 the movie A Monster Calls came out in theaters. After doing some research I found out that the movie is based on a book by Patrick Ness. As someone who likes comparing and contrasting movies based on books, I decided that I would read the book and then watch the movie. I was expecting the movie and the book ...

The Hate U Give: A review By Jenna (~Abibliophobe~) The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas, was recently published and has been hyped up on a lot of platforms such as YouTube, Instagram and Twitter. This book deals with a controversial subject and was inspired by Black Lives Matter which is a movement that originated in the African American community and campaigns against violence and systematic racism against African Americans. The story centers on a girl named Starr and her life...

How to start a book club By Jenna (~Abibliophobe~) If you are someone who likes to read, getting involved in a book club might be something that interests you. However, depending on where you live, there might not be any book clubs available for you to join. This article is going to outline the things you can do to start a book club. The first thing you need to decide is if you want to start a book club online or in person. This will help you to determine how you...

A List of Cages: A review By Jenna ( ~Abibliophobe~) A List of Cages by Robin Roe is a book about two boys and the power of their friendship. The story focuses on Julian and Adam. Adam is a senior and he is an aide for the school counselor. The counselor assigns Adam to pick Julian up for an appointment since he has been skipping out on them. Adam and Julian used to be foster brothers until Julian’s uncle took him in. After picking Julian up from his class and...

Caraval: A review by Jenna (~Abibliophobe~) Caraval, by Stephanie Garber, has been really hyped up on Booktube so I thought I would give it a read. It came out January 31st and it is already a bestseller on Amazon. The book has strong themes and is probably better suited for older teens. There is some triggering content such as abuse, grieving and suicide. The book centers around two sisters, Scarlett and Donatella, who get tickets to a magical carnival. Scarlett is reluctant...

An Unquiet Mind: A review By Jenna (~Abibliophobe~) An Unquiet Mind, by Kay Redfield Jamison, is a memoir about one woman’s struggle with Bipolar disorder. The book definitely needs a trigger warning for suicide and grieving but if you get past that it was an extremely informative book about what it’s like to suffer from Bipolar disorder. I think anyone who has Bipolar could relate quite a bit to it and should consider reading it. The book focuses on Kay Jamison who...

The Family Man: A review By Jenna (~Abibliophobe~) The Family Man stars Nicholas Cage and Tea Leoni. It is a movie that focuses on the characters Jack Campbell and Kate. The movie starts with Jack and Kate, who are college sweethearts, saying goodbye because Jack got an internship in London. As Jack is leaving, Kate asks him not to go; Jack promises her that his year in London will not break them up. The scene ends; it is thirteen years later and it is obvious that ...

Insidious: A review By Jenna (~Abibliophobe~) Insidious is a ghost story that centers on the Lambert family. The movie starts out with the family having just moved to a new house and there are a few strange occurrences that take place such as a missing box, the furnace in the attic going on without anyone touching it and the family hearing noises. Their oldest son, Dalton, goes up to the attic after the door mysteriously opens. He ends up falling off a ladder and hitting his head and...

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah By Jenna (~Abibliophobe~) The Nightingale is a fictional story about loss, redemption and forgiveness. It focuses on two sisters, Vianne and Isabelle, during World War II. At the heart of this novel is a story about love, in particular what people will do to save those they love. The sisters are described as being exceptionally different but through the course of the book you come to realize that there are a number of similarities between them. It is...

Still Alice by Lisa Genova By Jenna (~Abibliophobe~) Still Alice is a novel about a woman (Alice) who is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Over the course of the novel we see the character's memory and self awareness deteriorate due to the disease. The story is told from Alice’s point of view and it clearly depicts the deterioration that occurs due to Alzheimer’s disease. In the beginning of the novel we learn about how accomplished Alice is in her...

Quick Review - Witchfinder: Dawn of the Demontide By Nat (Natsumi) Since the second in what is set to be a thrilling trilogy was released recently I thought everyone should get their teeth into the first of these amazing books; Witchfinder: Dawn of the Demontide. Jake Harker is a relatively normal teenage boy who knows everything there is to know about horror. You name it, he's memorised it; vampires, witches, werewolves, zombies, ghouls, everything. But what happens when his obsession...

Quick Review - 10 O'clock Live By Rob In late January 2011 the UK's Channel 4 launched a weekly news show based on the format of its widely popular "Alternative Election Night Live" (circa May 2010). The basic premise is to combine comedy with genuine current events, enabling it to be both entertaining and educational. Aimed predominantly at younger viewers, 10 O'Clock Live successfully makes news far more accessible to its target audience. Despite its value in this regard, it is concerning...

The Tour de France By Brittany (.Brittany.) The Tour de France is an annual bike race that attracts bikers from all over the world. The race covers approximately 3,600 kilometres (2,200 miles), over the course of twenty-one days. For the past ninety-seven years the race has been held, but the course changes each year. Regardless of the course, though, it always ends in Paris. The race is broken down into day long stages, or segments. In the twenty-onedays of the race, there are usually two...