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Title: Wuthering Heights
Author: Charlotte Brontë
Genre: Classics, romance, gothic
Date Finished: May 21, 2021
Notes: *contains spoilers* Everywhere I see, it seems as though people view Heathcliff and Cathy's romance as the central theme of this book, and push off the entire second half of the story, which I don't understand. I feel like Cathy is a bit of a whiny baby, and I didn't connect with her at all. The second half of the book was far more compelling to me, as it showed the character neither as completely awful, nor flawless. I found myself loving and hating everyone in turn, in a way that I didn't during the first half. Catherine the second was sweet, passionate to a fault, and, while she made thousands of mistakes, she also did her best to patch them up and saw where she went wrong. Heathcliff's love for Cathy seemed, if anything, more apparent during the second half as he falls into delusions, and I enjoyed seeing what he would do. And, throughout the book, the passion that both Cathy and Catherine the second have for the moors is stunning, and not something that stops after Cathy dies. This book is viewed as, like, the most important romance novel ever, but I feel like there is so much more to it that compels me far more than the romance: the setting, the slight touches of horror, the ruthless way that it depicts humanity. It was definitely a great book and I can easily tell why it's a classic, but not just for Cathy and Heathcliff's romance.
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I just finished a really good book called The Cruel Prince! Probably also 12+ for some romance and violence. It has a lot of elements of classic fairytales, but with a lot of darker takes on it, and it's about a human growing up in a Faerie kingdom. It's definetly worth the read (I read it in a few hours hehe) and there's still a few more books to go in the series!
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That sounds cool!
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OKAY so I just finished another book called Six of Crows, which was really, really, awesome. It's kind of a coninuation of the Shadow and Bone trilogy that I mentioned earlier, so you might want to read those first. Anyway, I can't wait to read the second book tomorrow!
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I just finished a book called, the remarkable journey of Coyote Sunrise . It's realistic fiction and it's really good. This girl has traveled around in a bus for five years with her dad, Rodeo. One saturday, she's talking to her grandma and gets some terrrible news. Then she's off on a journey to recover a box of memories. I'd say it's 12-17? I think?-
Ooh that book is so good!! I just reread it recently. I'd say ages 8 or 9 could probably read it.
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I read it in about 2 days! It was a page turner. It was pretty hard stuff though.
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Another book I finished recently is called, Eigth Cousins. It's by Louisa May Alcott and it's pretty good. The kids seem a little younger than they really are, but it's still good. I've started the sequel, Rose in Bloom. -
Echo Mountain by Luaren Wolk. Such a beautiful book.
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Oh yeah that is a good book! I got squeamish at all the descriptions the medical stuff though. Have you read any of her other books?
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Yeah, I had to skim the injury parts. Reading about the treatments weren't so bad. I have read two other books by this author. Beyond the Bright Sea and Wolf Hollow. Both are really good. The first is about a girl who washes up on an island in a boat as a baby and is taken in by the island's lone occupant; and her journey to find the truth about her birth and why the people on the mainland shun her. The second is about the power of truth and lies during post World War II.
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Yes both of those are really good! I just reread Wolf Hollow.
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So far this summer I have finished…
Aru Shah and the City of Gold by Roshani Chokshi. 4th book in the Aru Shah series. Ages 8-15, funny, quick paced. Fantasy based on Hindu gods.
Merci Suarez Can't Dance by Meg Medina. Sequel to Newbery winning Merci Suarez Changes Gears. Ages 10/11+. Realistic fiction.
Wink by Rob Harrell. Ages 8+ probably. Personally I didn't like it much, the characters & plot weren't really engaging. It's about a boy with eye cancer.
The Last Rabbit by Shelley Moore Thomas. Ages 8-12. Illustrated. It's about girls who get turned into rabbits.
Gina: the Girl Who Broke the World by Judd Winick. 7th book in the Hilo series; graphic novel; fantasy/sci fi about a girl who has magic and her friends.
Those reviews all sounded very robotic xD. Out of all of those my favorite was probably Merci Suarez but you should read the other one first.
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The Hostage Prince by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple. Fantasy.
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Seaward by Susan Cooper, fantasy. 4 stars.
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I am currently reading:
Title: The Ruby in the Smoke
Author: Philip Pullman
Genre: Mystery
Excerpt: "Her name was Sally Lockhart; and within fifteen minutes, she would kill a man."
Age range: 12 and up, I think. The way it's written may be difficult for someone of a younget age to undetstand.