The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe review: found family, a devastating lion, and the wardrobe that started portal fantasy as we know it.
The Lord of the Rings review: an honest look at the found family, the pacing struggles, and why this quest still shapes every fantasy book on the shelf.
A review of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck: still one of the most devastating short novels about dreams, loneliness, and found family ever written.
Brave New World review: the 1932 dystopia that quietly built the DNA of every YA dystopian you love, and it's still terrifyingly sharp.
A honest review of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury: thin worldbuilding, no romance, and ideas that still land like a gut punch. 4 hearts.
1984 review: an honest look at Orwell's dystopian classic, its bleak worldbuilding, sagging middle, and why it's still terrifyingly relevant.
Lord of the Flies review: an honest look at Golding's island classic, why it's more brilliant as a choice than a school assignment, and where it sags.
The Great Gatsby review: an honest look at Fitzgerald's cold, gorgeous classic about longing, class, and one very doomed green light.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn review: an honest look at Betty Smith's classic coming-of-age novel, Francie Nolan, and why it still guts readers today.
Code Name Verity review: a WWII spy thriller about friendship, survival, and an unreliable narrator that will wreck you in the best way.

