Helena Christodoulo

“Always and Forever, Lara Jean” is the final novel in the trilogy written by Jenny Han. Within this novel, Lara Jean is still in a relationship with Peter, and now she is trying to organise her father's wedding to Ms. Rothschild, while she is applying to colleges and completing high school.

I really enjoyed this novel due to the college problems that Lara Jean faced within the novel, as I related to these exact problems that she faced. This novel was very relatable. I quite enjoyed the romance within this novel, and the discussion on whether Lara Jean and Peter should breakup before college. I also liked the family relationships within this novel. This novel was a pretty good conclusion for the trilogy, so I gave this novel a 4.5/5 stars.

“Daughter of the Siren Queen” is the last in a duology written by Tricia Levenseller. The novel follows Alosa, the captain of a pirate ship. Alosa has now recovered all three pieces of the map that leads to a legendary hidden treasure. She now has prisoners on her ship including Riden, the attractive and unexpectedly loyal, first mate, who is a constant distraction for her, is now under her orders. When Alosa discovers a secret that her father has kept from her, she and her crew go on the run, to discover the treasure first.

Alosa finally meets her mother, and learns more about her people, the Siren's. The romance between Riden and Alosa grow and blossom. The novel was just as enjoyable, as the first novel, I gave the novel a 4/5 Stars. I enjoyed the romance throughout both novels.

“Beneath the Sugar Sky” is the third novella in a series written by Seanan McGuire. The novella continues the story after “Every Heart a Doorway” after Sumi was killed in the first novella. The novella follows Rini, Sumi's daughter, but Rini is now fading after her mother died, before giving birth to her daughter. Now Rini needs to go on an adventure to try to bring, her mother back to life to keep the future from changing.

I really liked learning about the multiple worlds that we see throughout the novella, all the worlds were very interesting and cool, so I gave the novella a 4/5 Stars.

“The Cruel Prince” is the first novel in a trilogy written by Holly Black. The novel is set in a fae world. The novel follows Jude, one of three sisters, and out of those three sister she is one of two human's and the third sister is half-fae. Jude wants a place within the fae world and would do anything to be a part of it.

The characters were weird, the world wasn't fully developed, but there was interesting politics within the novel. Through out the novel we were told that Jude was trained, by her kidnapper to fight, but sometimes it really did not feel or seem like she knew what she was doing. The romance was just weird. Didn't like it, but the book was just okay to me, I don't really care, I gave it a 3/5 stars.

“Invictus” is a standalone novel written by Ryan Graudin. The novel follows, Farway Gaius McCarthy who was born outside of time, he is the son of a time-traveling Recorder from 2354 AD and a gladiator living in Rome in 95 AD, and his birth defies the laws of nature. Farway wants to explore history himself, but after failing his final time-traveling exam, he takes a position commanding an illegal ship, to steal valuables from the past and sell them on the black market. During a heist on the Titanic, Farway meets a mysterious girl who is armed with knowledge that will bring Farway's existence into question, she will lead Far and his team on a race through time to discover a frightening truth which is that History is not as steady as it seems.

I found this interesting, but not the best. I had gotten confused at parts of the story. I gave the novel a 3/5 Stars.