BOOK REVIEW : GOING UP! BY SHERRY J. LEE
TITLE : Going Up! AUTHOR : Sherry J. Lee ILLUSTRATED BY : Charlene Chua GENRE : Children’s Fiction, Graphic Novel, Picture Books FBRC RATING : 5 stars BLURB : An elevator ride to a birthday party turns into a shared experience bursting with joy in this multicultural story about community, togetherness and the special feeling of belonging. Today is Olive’s birthday party, and Sophie and her dad have baked cookies. Sophie’s dad holds the platter so Sophie can push the elevator button for the tenth floor. But on the way up, the elevator stops to let the Santucci brothers get on. Then on the next floor, Vicky, Babs and their…
BOOK REVIEW : WICKED FOX BY KAT CHO
“Maybe it’s wrong for us to hold any one person as our whole world. Maybe…” Jihoon trailed off with an odd expression. “Maybe it’s wrong of us to owe all of our happiness or sadness to one person. – KAT CHO (WICKED FOX) TITLE : Wicked fox AUTHOR : Kat Cho GENRE : YA, Fantasy, Mythology, Romance FBRC RATING : 4 stars BLURB: A fresh and addictive fantasy-romance set in modern-day Seoul. Eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung has a secret–she’s a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy of men in order to survive. Because so few believe in the old tales anymore, and with so many evil men no…
BOOK REVIEW : LOCK EVERY DOOR BY RILEY SAGER
Never take anything you haven’t earned, my father used to say. You always end up paying for it one way or another. -RILEY SAGER (LOCK EVERY DOOR) TITLE : Lock every door AUTHOR : Riley Sager GENRE : Adult Fiction/ Thriller/ Mystery/ Suspense/ Horror FBRC RATING : 5 stars BLURB : No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents, all of whom are rich or famous or both. These are the only rules for Jules Larsen’s new job as an apartment sitter at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan’s most high-profile and mysterious buildings. Recently heartbroken and just plain broke, Jules is taken in by…
