Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein Part 2

This is part two of Rose Under Fire. It basically was about Rose trying to escape the concentration camp she was in called Ravensbruck. She meets these prisoners who were experimented on, and tortured. There are many different, important events, but I won't spoil the book. I really liked this part, although it is confusing sometimes. Once again, I really liked this book, although it is a pretty tough read. It has some mature topics, but I really liked it. I would highly recommend it.
"I stared at the high concrete walls and miles of electric barbed wire, and I clung to my flight bag with its official Luftwaffe letter in it." This doesn't necessarily have a ton of detail, but you can get a hint of where she is. The author did a great job of making me imagine what was going on, because from that, I knew it was not a great place to be. If you haven't already, I would totally read this book.


TBR:
The Diary of Anne Frank
This One Summer
Unbroken
The Running Dream
Speak
Wintergirls

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Weir Part 1

The first part of this book is about a pilot named Rose Justice, who is flying from Paris to England, and gets caught by the Nazis and is sent to a women concentration camp. So far the story is about her getting tortured and beat up by the Germans, and then meeting new people who have basically been experimented on. There are many strong characters in this book but one of them is Rose Justice. She was brave, and made a big impact to the story. No matter what, she always helped. She also wrote poems, which were really powerful. So far, I have really enjoyed this book, and it is a pretty tough read because some parts are really intense, but I definitely recommend it. I am looking forward to read the second part of this book. There are many mature topics and some language, but that is basically what this book is about. Even though I really enjoy this book, I feel like it just goes on. When I feel like I am at the end of the book, I am actually only half way through. But otherwise, this is a great book so far.

TBR;
The Diary of Anne Frank
This One Summer
Unbroken
The Running Dream
Speak
Wintergirls
Where She Went

Monday, September 7, 2015

Tell Me by Joan Bauer

Last week I read a book called Tell me by Joan Bauer. This is a book about a girl named Anna, who goes to her grandma's house for a little while while her parents are sorting out their relationship. Her grandma lives in Rosemont, where everyone is getting for the famous Flower Festival. The whole town seems to be safe, according to the unofficial motto, "Nothing bad happens here" until she sees a girl whom she thinks is in trouble. She tries to figure out what is going on, which leads to a huge background story. The first few introduction sentences were, 'I am in the mall dressed like a cranberry, feeling the emotion of the moment. What do I want to leave them with?' I think this was an interesting introduction, because it makes you want to know why she is in a cranberry suit and what it has to do with any part of the book, from reading description. I really liked this book because it was full of emotions, and it made me want to read more. It doesn't have any mature topics, and some parts are touching. Overall, I recommend this book for anyone, and it was really interesting.

TBR-
Diary of Anne Frank
This One Summer
Unbroken
The Running Dream
Speak
Where She Went