Jolene's Cozy Corner

  Spoilers of Divergent and Insurgent Tris is placed on trial with the truth serum after she revealed that there was something more outside their world. She resists the serum enough to free herself, Christina, and Cara. They face the struggles of Evelyn’s strict hand controlling all the factioned people, and the fighting that goes on among the groups Eventually, a rebelling group called the Allegiants contact Tris and her friends, and they form a plan to send a group outside to help them. Tris’ group discovers the truth about their city, and that the world is not as small as they had once thought it was. They learn about the history that resulted in these experiments, as well as the belief that non-divergents are inferior.  Tobias struggles especially with this discovery, but Tris doesn’t believe so at all. They form plans of revolution against these ideas, though independently at first, causing some strong disagreements between the two. Eventually they work it out and create...

Spoilers of Divergent Tris and Four escaped Dauntless headquarters and are on the run from Jeanine Mathews, head of the Erudites, and the brain-washed Dauntless. They take refuge among the factionless, Amity and Candor, along with other allies, but face problems with both groups because of the danger Jeanine holds and the clashes of beliefs. One of the challenges faced among Candors was the truth serum they were forced to take and a secret Tris had kept from her friends. As she’s confronted by this, Tris becomes a bit suicidal, but is able to stop herself from going through with it. But, during the course of Insurgent, Tris continues to struggle with the worth and importance she places on her life. Their group faces many losses in their journey as they finally return to Dauntless headquarters. Tris and her friends continue to face many dangerous challenges, in efforts to fight back against Jeanine Mathews. The novel is filled with danger, betrayal, humor, and romance, along with huge d...

  Beatrice Prior lives in a (dystopian) society people have been separated into five factions based on what they blame is the cause of suffering in the world: Abnegation, the selfless, blame selfishness; Amity, the kind, blame aggression; Candor, the honest, blame duplicity; Dauntless, the brave, blame cowardice; Erudite, the intelligent, blame ignorance. The jobs these people take are based off of which faction they choose, Erudites may become teachers, scientists, librarians; Dauntless become guards who patrol the border between the town and the wilderness, or they take on jobs where they could protect civilians; Abnegation work in charities; they are also the only faction allowed to work in the government because they are so selfless (makes a lot of sense, but some think it’s a problem).  At the age of sixteen, everyone must take an aptitude test to find which faction they’re best fit for, to make their decision easier. Once they’ve chosen, they must go through an initiatio...

I normally wouldn’t read romances, but my friend really likes them and this was a book swap.  Better Than the Movies is about a highschool girl named Liz in her senior year. The book is mainly about Liz trying to convince a boy she’s had a crush on since primary school, along with the struggles of moving on from her late mother. Liz's mom died when she was young, and controls much of her life. Liz was really close to her mom and is constantly thinking about what her mom would’ve wanted her to do. Her love of music, vintage, and most importantly: perfect romance.  When a boy she’d always had a crush on moves back to town, she believes he is perfect for her. But it appears he’s been getting close to another girl. Liz teams up with her annoying next door neighbor by making a deal with him.  Throughout this adventure, readers learn just how much her late mother affects her life. Readers learn about the attachments that could still be held onto and the process of grief. The to...

I have been a KotLC fan for three years, and this book release I actually made a lot of the food from the series! (Also, I’m not a shipper if anything seems off compared to normal opinions) It was a bit disappointing getting another 0.5 book instead of the anticipated book 10, but Shannon Messenger made up for it with the explanation page, as well as the new information! Readers explore Keefe’s journey in discovering his new ability, “Humanland,” and his search for answers about Ethan Benedict Wright II and his daughter, Eleanor Olivia Wright. He makes similar discoveries as Sophie does in Stellarlune about “rocks.” Keefe meets someone familiar who assists in his journey and discovers a secret about a person he’d known for a really long time. He has secrets he doesn’t plan on sharing, promises he’s made.  If I write any more I might spoil it! Though I really want to share more, I’ll spare you. Just so you know, Shannon did rewrite Chapter 42 in Keefe’s perspective, though none of ...

Robert Langdon, a symbologist who teaches at Harvard, goes to France to give out a lecture. While in France, Langdon plans to meet with a famous curator named Jacques Sauniere. But in the middle of the night, Langdon is called to the Louvre museum, where he finds Sauniere murdered. The police captain, Bezu Fache, questions Langdon about his relations with Sauniere and if he knew what the messages that were written on and around Sauniere’s corpse meant. As Langdon continued to tell Fache what he knew, the cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, took a risk in order to warn Langdon about Fache’s suspicions. He believed Langdon was the murderer. But as they attempted to escape the museum, Langdon realized there was something bigger that was happening. Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu travel from place to place in search of the Holy Grail while on the run from not only the police, but also a religious society who will even kill so that the Grail would be destroyed. This book has many components which a...

     Ning wakes up in a horse carriage after saving her sister, Shu’s life. Ning, Shu, Zhen, and Ruyi continue on the journey to save Jia. Along the way, Ning faces failure, is separated from her friends, a serpent once-a-god follows Ning through her magic, she is kidnapped and sent to find the “Hermit” to find an ancient relic. Can Ning and her friends save Jia from the serpent, god of nightmares,  who has risen from his previous defeat?      Kang is kept in the dark by both his father and the Chancellor. But someone else is willing to speak. Kang finds notes written in his food which lead him to discover that there is some other force at play. When he is sent on a mission with the Chancellor to find the missing relic, his men find Ning, Shu, and their guide who are led to the prison tent. Chancellor Zhou sends Ning on a mission to find the relic and is accompanied by Kang and two guards. Ning opens his eyes to the mental torcher his father’s poison h...