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Manga Review: Beastars Vol. 01

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Manga Review: Beastars Vol. 01 By Isa BACK COVER BLURB One night at Cherryton Academy, an herbivore student is brutally murdered. Among the members of the Drama Club, the herbivores’ suspicions naturally turn to their carnivore classmates… The prime suspect? Wolf Legoshi. But he wouldn’t hurt a fly. Or would he? Will dwarf rabbit Haru bring out the beast in him? Or are his feelings for her something else? THE REVIEW Cherrystone Academy is a school where herbivore and carnivore animals attend class side-by-side in peace. At least, until alpaca student and drama club star Tem is found murdered on campus. Herbivores immediately suspect their carnivore classmates, and the one who draws the most suspicion is drama club stagehand Legoshi the wolf. But even though Legoshi’s big, he’s far from bad; he’s a law-abiding citizen if there ever was one. Unfortunately, as the drama club struggles to prepare their next performance in the wake of Tem’s death, Legoshi gets dragged into one conflict afte...

A Book Review of Renegades by Marissa Meyer

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  A Book Review on Renegades By Felix Lee               Renegades by Marissa Meyer takes place in a society of prodigies, people with extraordinary superpowers and abilities. The story is presented years after the conclusion of an all-out war between the Anarchists, portrayed as the villains, and the Renegades, shown as the heroes. The Renegades won over the Anarchists, defeating the leader of the villains and putting an end to the previous era of chaos. With the ending of the war, the Renegades acted as the new government for control and peace, now not only stopping crime and conflict but also managing all kinds of government duties, such as technology, research, education, city infrastructure etc. Unlike a majority of superhero themed stories, however, the novel follows both the perspective of Nova, the niece of the villain leader, and the perspective of Adrian, the adopted son of Captain Chromium, the leader o...
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 Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone: A Review by: Luke Fahnestock For this blog post, I have chosen to review one of my old favorite books. As you can probably already tell, I will be revisiting the wildly popular Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone . Now before you click away because of She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, hear me out. This report is in no way an endorsement of the author, it is simply a way for me to take a trip down memory lane. I first began reading this book all the way back in 4th grade, and rereading it triggers so many nostalgic memories.      Harry Potter is a completely ordinary 11-year-old boy. Well almost completely ordinary. His parents died in a “car crash” when he was young and the only mementos from his past are blurred memories and a strange lightning-shaped scar on his forehead. He lives with his extremely ordinary aunt and uncle who severely mistreat him. But then one day his life starts to become very extraordinary. Harry receives...

The Bones of Ruin, and my issues with love triangles

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 by, Gabby Mongwa Recently I started the book The Bones of Ruin  by Sarah Raughley, the cover was interestingly illustrated, and the author had similar interests as myself, so I thought I would enjoy it. The intro to the plot had me interested too: Iris, an African tightrope dancer in Victorian London, has secret of her strange power of being unable to die. After meeting a man named Adam and getting chased out of the circus she used to work at, Iris has to work for Adam as his "champion" for a tournament in exchange for getting details about her past. At first, I was really interested in this book! With there being a black main character with a cool power that hasn't been explained yet, I had bargained on really enjoying it. And I have been enjoying most of it so far, with the fight scenes being fun to read and the slow reveal of Iris's past, but there is a small bit of it that I just haven't really been able to vibe with at all: the love triangle (square?? pentag...