Month: January 2018

{Wonder: R.J. Palacio}

{Wonder: R.J. Palacio}

{Synopsis} – I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse. August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his […]

Posted January 17, 2018 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{The Memory of Light: Francisco X. Stork}

{The Memory of Light: Francisco X. Stork}

{Synopsis} – 16-year-old Vicky Cruz wakes up in a hospital’s mental ward after a failed suicide attempt. Now she must find a path to recovery – and perhaps rescue some others along the way. When Vicky Cruz wakes up in the Lakeview Hospital Mental Disorders ward, she knows one thing: After her suicide attempt, she […]

Posted January 11, 2018 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{The Big Book of Serial Killers: 150 Serial Killer Files of the World’s Worst Murderers: Jack Rosewood & Rebecca Lo}

{The Big Book of Serial Killers: 150 Serial Killer Files of the World’s Worst Murderers: Jack Rosewood & Rebecca Lo}

{Synopsis} – There is little more terrifying than those who hunt, stalk and snatch their prey under the cloak of darkness. These hunters search not for animals, but for the touch, taste, and empowerment of human flesh. They are cannibals, vampires and monsters, and they walk among us. These serial killers are not mythical beasts […]

Posted January 3, 2018 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments