book reviews red city October 8, 2025 / October 8, 2025 by Andrew Phillips | Leave a Comment by Marie Lu in Red City we see Marie Lu writing in an adult vein, but also putting more of her own life into a character than she has done before. The start of the book is gorgeously written as it introduces Sam, an effortlessly brilliant girl who makes herself invisible to those around her, […] Read more »
book reviews Review: After Life by Gayle Forman December 14, 2024 / August 7, 2025 by Andrew Phillips | Leave a Comment AFTER LIFE, Gayle Forman, Quill Tree Books (Harper Collins), ISBN 978-0-0633-4614-7, January 2025, $19.99, 272pp. After Life is a fine example of my long-held belief that one is never too old for a “Young Adult” book. The story begins with a lyrical description of a young woman riding her bicycle home, and expressing the pleasures […] Read more » death YA
