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I created this blog to be able to help other teens find great book and to discover the joys of reading! Yeah, really cliche right? Honestly, I created this blog so I could tell someone about this awesome book that I read and then ask them to go read it. Unfortunately, I have not met anybody that I can talk to about the books that I have read without them getting bored. Maybe as I begin to trust you, I'll bounce ideas that I have had and ask you to keep them a secret. Thanks and I hope you enjoy the books!

Pride and Prejudice

Okay readers. I have decided to review my first classic, and of course, what is better than Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen?

This book, set in England during the early 19th century, features the headstrong Elizabeth Bennett as she goes through challenges that every woman in the 1800s face. She goes through love, friendship and learns the importance of family, witnessing both tragic and memorable events. She meets the illusive Darcy, who is too proud, too arrogant and too rude, but finds herself falling in love nonetheless.

The first time I checked out this book from the library, I couldn't go through with it, getting frustrated at the formal and sophisticated old English. A few weeks ago, I checked it out again, determined to finish it. Within a few chapters though, I fell in love and noticed that it wasn't much different from the YA fiction I read now, only with petticoats and corsets. I absolutely loved Elizabeth's witty attitude and her openness, not conforming to the expectations of young women at that time. Her preference to her father definitely appealed to all us 'daddy's girls' and the way she fell for the least likely person.

If readers can forge through the language, then this is a great book for everyone.

Happy reading!

The Clockwork Scarab

The Clockwork Scarab, written by Colleen Gleason is a perfect book for both middle and high schoolers. It combines the descendants of Sherlock Holmes and Bram Stoker to create a thrilling mystery. When a boy from the future arrives in 19th century steampunk London, Alvermina Holmes and Evaline Stoker aren't sure what to expect. The two girls are as different as they can be, but when they are called upon to solve the mystery of dead and missing girls, can the two work together?

Reading this book was, for me, very interesting. It was really cool to see the relatives of two characters portrayed in such an interesting way. In Sherlock Holmes, Holmes does mention having a brother but never a niece, and it was really clever how the author used this tiny piece of information to basically create a story. Describing Bram Stoker through the eye of his niece as he was writing Dracula was also fascinating, how the characters 'accidentally' changed the book just by making a sarcastic comment. Just these little details that the author added really made this book memorable. She even managed to fit some Egyptian mythology into the plot as well!

If any of you reading this are from Maryland, this is also a high school Black Eyed Susan book, one of the ten handpicked books of the year.

Happy Reading!