Review: Like Ashes We Scatter - Bradon Nave - June 2017 One fateful night, Bishop Holloway received a phone call from his brother Nathan. Nathan was away at college, and the phone call seemed out of it. Bishop was worried something was up as Nathan didn't sound like his cheery self. Next thing we know, Nathan has committed suicide. Touching on the edgy topics is something that Bradon Nave is quite known for in all of his books and one thing that I love about his books is that the majority of perspectives are in the male POV rather than the females, which is nice for a change.  The other main character is Alex Ayers, her brother Tyson has cystic fibrosis and needs a lung transplant. He has been on the list for a while and isn't getting any better. Just as they think they don't have much time left, Tyson receives a new pair of lungs in a transplant. The lungs have come from Nathan Holloway.  Months later, Alex watches a documentary about S...

      Review: The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone - Adele Griffin - August 2014 When I opened the pages of this book, I didn't know what to expect as I thought I was just in for a new teen novel . What I got though was a story based on an actual life person , a seventeen-year old girl named Addison Stone who had come to New York to be an amazing artist, wherever Addison Stone went she left an amazing and unforgettable impression on those around her. She was rising on her way to become one of New York's best Street Artists until her life was tragically cut short and soon became a murder trial and investigation inquest as some believed that she had been murdered by one of her two boyfriends/ friends she had dated. This book is written in the format of almost what I would call a "statement collection" as it follows through the accounts of what Addison's whole life was like in first hand accounts from family, friends , boyfriends, teachers, art...