The Book Thief is a novel set in Hitler Germany that details the life of a young girl named Liesel, recently left to the care of a foster father and mother. It talks about the relationship she has with a young Jew, who seeks refugee in their home. Written by Markus Zusak, and narrated by death, the Book Thief is a wonderful novel, stuffed to the brim with gorgeous prose.

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is a wonderfully strange first novel that is wonderfully crafted by Ransom Riggs. I definitely recommend it!

The Catcher in the Rye is a novel whose story follows the thoughts and journeys of the cynical, slightly sardonic Holden Caulfield after he was kicked out of Pencey Academy. Holden is completely fed up by the “phoniness” of the human condition, the lies and the pretenses that we tell to feel accepted by society. Holden has a distinctly cynical output towards the world that is strangely refreshing. His strangely childish yet cynical personality is masterfully woven, and makes the story all that much better to read. The narrative is masterful, the story is clever, and altogether it was an awesome read. I totally recommend it.