Reviews

Books

Sabriel

By: Paige McDonald

Sabriel is the first book in the Abhorsen Chronicles, a series by Garth Nix and is in the fantasy genre. The story follows a girl named Sabriel who goes to a boarding school in Ancelstierre. When her father, the Abhorsen, goes missing, she realizes she has to cross into the Old Kingdom, where magic exists, or maybe even farther, into Death itself, to save her father. This book is very interesting and draws you in from the first page. I would recommend it to anybody who enjoys fantasy and books with necromancy in it.

Movies/ TV Shows

The Post

The Post is an educational drama about the whistleblowing near the end of the Vietnam War. Meryl Streep stars as a wealthy newspaper owner who is, near the beginning, constantly put down for being a woman in a male dominated workplace despite being the owner of said workplace. Throughout the film you see a semi accurate dramatization of the struggles for journalists wanting to print classified government documents and the fight for the First Amendment against the corrupt Nixon Administration. I personally adore this movie for its accuracy in handling a highly controversial topic for its time and helping educate movie goers in peaceful yet effective protests against corruption in governmental roles both back then and maybe even now. The Post is definitely for drama lovers and history buffs but you may want to avoid it if you prefer a lot of action or comedy in your ideal movie.

By: Dalton Schwarck

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han illustrates the struggles of a girl trying to make up her mind, and sort through her feelings. As she develops crushes or “falls in love”, she writes a letter, never to be sent, to the object of her affection. The main character, Lara Jean, the middle child of three girls, is pretty reserved, and tends to stay to herself. However when her letters get sent out, she begins to come out of her shell. Her five subjects, Josh Ambrose Mcclaren (from the Model UN), Lucas Krapf (Lucas from homecoming), Kenny Donati (Kenny from camp), Josh Sanderson (her older sister Margot’s boyfriend), and the infamous Peter Kavinsky (her ex bestfriend Genevieve’s boyfriend). Lara Jean has to navigate her way through her feelings while trying to survive her junior year of high school. This book is an amazing read, and the movie on Netflix compliments it perfectly. I highly recommend reading this entire series.

-Heaven Block

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