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About Jaz

CBR15 Participant

Jaz's Reviews:

The Very Thin Line Between Friendship and Love

Dante and Aristotle Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

January 25, 2024 by Jaz Leave a Comment

I don’t think I would have ever notice the tiny book just lying there. Not until my bookworm friend grabbed me, shoved the book in my hands and said: Read it. And so I did. Spoilers ahead! To summarize, this story is about two boys who are both kinda confused with their life. Although it appears, on the surface level, that they’re polar opposites with distinct personalities, after reading the entire book you can see they’re similar in ways. They endure hardships and eventually falls […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: benjamin alire saenz

Jaz's CBR16 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: benjamin alire saenz ·
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Harry Potter But It’s Elves and Stegosauruses

Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger

January 7, 2024 by Jaz Leave a Comment

This book is something that’s basically taken my school by storm. Although it blew up with popularity in epic proportions, there are (I’m sorry – is it just my taste?) way better books out there deserving attention. Also take in mind that I wrote this review after only reading the first book. Spoilers ahead~ TL;DR (it is 500 pages…), this story is about an elf that doesn’t know she’s an elf. Sophie is 12 and she lives amongst humans but she has a secret: she’s […]

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Jaz's CBR16 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Shannon Messenger ·
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Inside A Serial Killer’s Fantastically Disturbing Life

Blood on Snow by Jo Nesbo

January 3, 2024 by Jaz Leave a Comment

I saw the person with a gun first and I felt obligated to read the blurb. As expected, forbidden fantasies between the hire-to-kill Olav and his boss’s wife, Corina, who – WTF? – Olav has been sent to kill for having an intimate affair with her stepson. This story was translated by Neil Smith from Norwegian to English. Buckle up because this plot is wild! SPOILERS AHEAD Olav Johansen is our philosophical main character. He’s a bit of an odd duck, with layers of personality […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction Tagged With: Jo Nesbo

Jaz's CBR16 Review No:1 · Genres: Featured, Fiction · Tags: Jo Nesbo ·
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Two Girls And A Hella Lot Of Corruption

Parachutes by Kelly Yang

December 31, 2023 by Jaz Leave a Comment

You’re in for the hottest and angriest day of your life. Spoiler alert! Quick maturity check on the topics included in the book: rape, pedophilia, misogyny, sexual harassment, racism, and discrimination. Don’t read the book if these themes are sensitive to you and remember always call for help if your facing any of these problems. To summarize, the story is about two girls living in completely different worlds. Dani De La Cruz is the poor, struggling Southeast Asian with a mom that can barely support […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Kelly Yang

Jaz's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Kelly Yang ·
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Keep Your Friends Close And Your Enemies Closer

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

December 30, 2023 by Jaz Leave a Comment

In a world that’s clearly divided by humans and prodigies, people with unique superpowers. Prodigies split, creating heroes and villains, where good meets evil (alright, maybe not that one-sided). It’s only right when – classic Meyer – a hero who believes in justice and a misunderstood undercover villain falls in love. Spoiler alert 😀 If you haven’t read this and want a summary, go ahead. I’ve included the skeleton of the plot. To provide some background, prodigies were tormented for hundreds of years until telekinetic […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Marissa Meyer

Jaz's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Marissa Meyer ·
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An Enigma Appears in My Life… Now What?

Heartless by Marissa Meyer

December 30, 2023 by Jaz 1 Comment

The backstory written by a Wonderland fan on how the Queen of Hearts came to be. Although this book instantly drew me in with its fancy cover and tempting blurb, the contents did not appease my (maybe too high?) standards. Spoilers ahead! To summarize the entire story, this book is about a girl from royalty that tries to escape with her lover because she doesn’t have enough backbone to stand up against her parents, who want her to marry the King of Hearts. A blood-thirsty […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Marissa Meyer

Jaz's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Marissa Meyer ·
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