... curious as to why they werent talking like they used to. I snatched the textbook from one of my classmates playfully, appalled that there was another book within. It was a romance novel in Chinese. I stared at the novel and wondered what it was about. Shethen offered another novel she had in her bag to me. ... I fell in love with the author then. I found bother characters and stories written by the author were fascinated. From that time, books became my best friend. ... I asked permission from my parents every weekend to go to the library; of course, ther would say yes, without realizin...

• Word Count: 647
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Warm Bodies is a post-apocalyptic fiction and paranormal romance novel, written by Isaac Marion. The novel incorporates various aspects of black humour within the futuristic setting, which thematically sets ... about music, eat food (other than human flesh), smile, and laugh. However, to R smiling is "an unfamiliar but pleasant sensation" (page 39). M is R's best friend, "he is hundreds of pounds of muscle and fat draped onto a six-foot-five frame. Bearded, bald, bruised and rotten" (page 5). He lives in ... captivates how we interpret and display empathy towards the characters. The narrat...

• Word Count: 1193
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Should Jude Deveraux be considered one of America's best authors? If you were to answer this question after reading The Blessing by Jude Deveraux, the answer would be yes. Deveraux creates a very amusing story with her realistic characters, corkscrew- ... on the other hand, thinks he is in love with Amy before even truly getting to know her. Without these clever characters the story would be very dull. The best part of the book would have to be the corkscrew-like plot. The plot opens up with David, the town doctor and his older brother Jason, a millionaire, drinking coffee. David wants Jason ...

• Word Count: 692
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School