Room

                          Room

                         by: Emma Donoghue

Synopsis: Room is written in a 5 year old's perspective, Jack, who is being held captive in a room with his mother, Ma. He was conceived, born, and lived in this room for his whole 5 year old life. He has never been outside and he doesn't even know that the outside is real. His mother was kidnapped by a man, Old Nick, and has been in the room since. Then one day Jack's Ma decides she can't take it anymore and that she needs to get them out. 

Review: I read Room a couple of years ago but it has stuck with me because it is such a great book. I recently saw the movie that just came out and it was amazing, which is why I decided to do this review. Room is captivating and intense and overall amazing. It's so interesting how Donoghue successfully wrote in a 5 year old perspective. It was like I was listening to one of my younger cousins tell a story, which made it even more emotional and intense. The thoughts and descriptions Jack gives are so child-like it's surreal, yet you feel his confusion and understand him like you would an adult. It's amazing because since he's a child he doesn't hold anything back yet he is so naive he doesn't realize how bad his situation is. The only downside is he sometimes is hard to understand, because he is a child and talks like one, with weird sentences but this emphasizes the fact that he is a child. But overall this book is amazing and everyone should read it then go see the movie, it's out in theaters now.

The Paris Architect

The Paris Architect 

by: Charles Belfoure

Synopsis: The Paris Architect is about a man, named Lucien Bernard, living in Paris during the Nazi Occupation in World War 2. He is an architect and he is faced with a very hard decision when offered a large amount of money and other designing opportunities, to design hiding spaces for Jews. He has to decide weather to risk his life for some jobs and money. Eventually he decides to design the hiding space because he couldn't resist the challenge. But when one of his hiding places fails, he is forced to look beyond the fun challenge he believes it is. 

Review: This book is wonderful and full of emotion. The characterization is intense and it's easy to imagine each character and interaction. Some parts were a little too much for me, as in they were a little gruesome. It also gives the reader a good idea of what it was like to live during the Occupation in Paris. It also has a lot of architectural knowledge and references, which can be a good or bad thing depending on the person. It was a little frustrating not knowing where some of the characters ended up, but personally I enjoyed the ending. Overall this book was informal and interesting and fun to read. 


Favorite Quote: "Before I give you information about the project, let me ask you a personal question, Manet said. "How do you feel about Jews?" - Manet to Lucien. I enjoy this quote because it's basically the beginning of the book, if Lucien had answered differently the book wouldn't have happened and he wouldn't have changed and  become a better person. 

The Infinite Sea

The Infinite Sea

By: Rick Yancey

Review: This book is great and lives up to the expectations of the first book in the Trilogy, The Fifth Wave. This book is somehow slower, even though there's only half of the amount of pages of The Fifth Wave. It's also not as exciting. It's sort of annoying that as soon as something exciting and crazy happens, the book ends. The whole book is a lead to the big ending but then the ending sort of falls short because it ends very suddenly. But overall it's necessary to read if you liked The Fifth Wave and if you want to see the story continue after the big escape.

Favorite Quote: "That's the cost. That's the price. Get ready, because when you crush the humanity out of humans, you're left with humans with no humanity." -Ringer to Vosch

  

The Fifth Wave

The Fifth Wave 

by: Rick Yancey 

Review:  It was a little slow at the beginning and kind of hard to get into but after the first 100 pages or so it was like I was watching the story in my head rather than reading it. It' pretty long, it's 530ish pages but it's worth it. I loved this book! It was adventurous, fun, exciting, sad, and funny. It had all of these emotions flowing through the story and t made you feel. The characters were interesting and all had different personalities and stories that you yearned to learn. In general the book was amazing. It also is coming out in theaters on January 22, 2016. 

 Favorite Character: My favorite character is Zombie, aka Ben Parish. He was Cassie's (the main girl character) old crush. They used to go to school together and he ends up being in charge of her little brother, Sammy. He's my favorite character because he is the comic relief and he always has something funny to say, most of the time anyway. 

Favorite Quote: "I had it all wrong. Before I found you, I thought the only way to hold on was to find something to live for. It isn't. To hold on, you have to find something you're willing to die for." - Evan to Cassie