A breathtaking story about Tituba’s daughter, and her path through anger and darkness and towards forgiveness and peace. Continue reading Review of ‘Only the Stars Know Her Name: Salem’s Lost Story of Tituba’s Daughter’
Can’t decide what to read next? Check out these titles and see if they tickle your fancy. Continue reading Weekly Reading List #193
A strange and unique novel that highlights representation for the LGBTQ community with magic, a thoughtful narrative, and beautiful language. Continue reading Review of ‘The Lost Coast’
Can’t decide how to use that Barnes and Noble coupon this 4th of July weekend? Well check out these titles and see if they tickle your fancy. Continue reading Weekly Reading List #188
By: Cynthia Ayala
A novel that takes two timelines to bring to life the Salem Witch Trials in a modern age as young girls begin to suffer a mysterious illness. Conversion has a brilliant execution and presents a very good plot line. The only downside is the sacrifice Howe makes in regards to character dynamics. Continue reading “A Tricky Novel | Review of ‘Conversion’ – 954 Nation”
By: Cynthia Ayala
A novel that takes two timelines to bring to life the Salem Witch Trials in a modern age as young girls begin to suffer a mysterious illness. Conversion has a brilliant execution and presents a very good plot line. The only downside is the sacrifice Howe makes in regards to character dynamics. Continue reading “A Tricky Novel | Review of ‘Conversion’”
By: Cynthia Ayala ’16 / Emertainment Monthly Staff Writer
‘Conversion’ is a young adult novel that ties in genres such as contemporary fiction, historical fiction, mystery and the paranormal to weave two interlocking stories. Continue reading “A Tricky Novel | Review of ‘Conversion’ – Emertainment Monthly”
By: Cynthia A. By: Melissa de la Crux Published: June 21, 2011 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Series: The Beauchamp Family Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, (Young) Adult The three Beauchamp women–Joanna and her daughters Freya and Ingrid–live in North Hampton, out on the tip of Long Island. Their beautiful, mist-shrouded town seems almost stuck in time, and all three women lead seemingly quiet, uneventful existences. But they … Continue reading Something wicked this way comes | Cyn’s Book Review of Witches of East End (The Beauchamp Family, #1)
An absolutely amazing novel. The concept of witches has been done again and again since the days of Charmed and has progressed to so many realms. But what this novel does is reinterpret the not just the story, but also the mythology of the witches themselves. Even, the name Casters is a new take on the story and supernatural aspect of the story. The internal … Continue reading Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles: Book 1)
