3 of My Favorite Books Ever

 The Red Queen is a dystopian novel written by Victoria Aveyard in a world where class is determined by the color of your blood. People with silver blood are the elites of this world, and have powers such as controlling electricity or plants, while people with red blood are the lower class and have no such powers. The plot follows Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old girl, born with red blood, as she discovers that she has powers like the elites, and how she changes her country forever.

This book is so good. I loved everything about this book, and it was a super interesting read. There is a lot of good character development, it features a strong protagonist, and you can tell that the plot and all the characters were well thought out. I would rate The Red Queen a 8/10 and would read it again.


A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is a mystery novel following Pip as she tries to uncover the truth behind the death of a girl named Andie Bell. Everyone believes that she was killed by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself out of guilt, but Pip believes there is more to the story.

I really enjoyed this book, and the other three in the trilogy. The A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series was actually what got me into mystery novels, with how gripping the plot was, and the suspect changing a lot throughout the book. I’m not usually able to read a book in one day, but I couldn’t put this one down. If you’re looking for a good book that you can spend a day reading, I would definitely recommend A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. I would rate this book a 9/10


The final book of this blog post is The Fault in our Stars (yes, I realize I literally just did a book review on this, but I recently finished it now is one of my favorite books). Basically, to summarize the plot, it is a book written by John Green and is about a sixteen-year-old girl, Hazel, who has lung cancer. One day at her support group she meets Augustus, who she becomes quick friends with and who eventually falls in love with.

This is a really bitter-sweet love story and is really well written. The characters are well thought out and it handles both the main characters having cancer amazingly. It doesn’t over exaggerate anything, and the characters go about regular lives with their cancers (if you want a more in-depth summary/review you can click here). I would rate this book a 9/10.


Thanks for reading!

-Sophia

Comments

  1. SofiaDecember 9, 2024 at 7:39 AM

    I love a Good Girl's Guide to Murder! I finished the first 2 so quickly but I didn't know there was a third! I'm going to have to read it because the first two were so amazing.

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  2. Sarah T.December 9, 2024 at 1:07 PM

    The Good Girl's Guide to Murder was also the book that got me into the mystery genre! I also read the Fault in our Stars, and I really enjoyed it! Good work on your post!

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  3. Max B-M.December 9, 2024 at 1:12 PM

    I've read both A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and The Fault is In Our Stars and I love both of them. I'll have to check out the Red Queen!

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  4. IsabellaDecember 9, 2024 at 1:19 PM

    Hi Sophia! In middle school, we started to read The Fault In Our Stars in Spanish but never finished it but I'd like to one day. A Good Girls Guide to Murder I really really want to read as I've heard a lot of good things about it and am a fan of mystery novels. Nice blogpost!

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  5. JuliaDecember 9, 2024 at 1:23 PM

    I've also read and enjoyed A Good Girl Guide To Murder and The Fault In Our Stars. I totally relate to your statement about not being able to put AGGGTM down, I read it in one sitting on the airplane and it was so good. The Red Queen sounds super interesting too. I will definitely add that to my TBR. Dystopian is probably one of my favorite genres so thanks for the recommendation!

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  6. Chloe🦆December 9, 2024 at 5:45 PM

    Hi Sophia!! I've heard a lot of good things about A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, I actually own a copy but just haven't gotten around to reading it. Your simple but informational paragraph added onto the positive things I've seen about this book and I'll have to read it soon!

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  7. YelinaDecember 9, 2024 at 8:24 PM

    I agree with Red Queen! It is one of my favorite dystopian books and I really liked it because of the strong protagonist and interesting plot.

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