By Cynthia Ayala ’17 / Emertainment Monthly Staff Writer
No one stays on the island once the sun leaves, but for Marin, Kana, and Line, they didn’t have a choice and they were forgotten […]
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By Cynthia Ayala
The sun doesn’t set for twenty-four years, and when it does, the darkness rises, bringing the nightmares and monsters of the night alongside it. No one stays on the island once the sun leaves, but for Marin, Kana and Line, they didn’t have a choice and they were forgotten. Now the trio need to not only survive the night, but make it off the island and swim south towards the desert lands. But it may be to late for them to save themselves…
Nightfall by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski is a post-apocalyptic young adult thriller, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers on September 22, 2015. It follows three young teenagers as they traverse their home island Bliss, seeing it in ways they never had before. Continue reading “‘Nightfall’s Thrilling Concept is Dulled by Uncharacteristic Writing | Review of ‘Nightfall””
By: Cynthia Ayala
Every year, it is the same. In October, bones break, skin scrapes and danger haunts every step. Every year Cara and her family become inexplicably accident-prone, and with each passing year, the season becomes one of obsession and fear. However, Cara has a haunting feeling that something else is connected, something that may connect to a missing friend. Are they connected or is the family obsession driving her mad?
Published August 18, 2015 by Corgi Childrens, The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle is a contemporary young adult paranormal mystery that follows young Cara as she and her family navigates growing up while surviving the curse that plagues their family every October.
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By: Cynthia Ayala
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly is an amazing novel that will touch the readers and grab them by their emotional heartstrings. Based loosely on the Grimm fairy tale The Handless Maiden, this novel will embed the reader with strong emotions within the unforgettable imagery[…]
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By: Cynthia Ayala
Stephanie Oakes’s debut novel The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly is a tale loosely based on the Grimm Fairy Tale The Handless Maiden. Published June 9, 2015 by Dial/Penguin, the novel follows one Minnow Bly, as she escapes from the cult her family dragged her to only to be thrown into a murder investigation of the man who took her hands: the so-called Prophet of the religious commune.
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By: Cynthia Ayala
Unbelievable brings the first story arc of the Pretty Little Liars series to an unbelievable turn with amazing suspense and thrill to reveal just who is stalking these four girls. A solid premise that has evolved to an extraordinary series. Read on for the full review.
