Leigh-Ann Brodber
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Leigh-Ann Brodber is an upcoming enthusiastic journalist. She’s written book reviews, film, stage production and food articles for various websites, and she’s also a born and bred animal rights activist, although she doesn’t think she’ll ever give up her rights to eat chicken. She has helped out at her local hospital many-a-time by indulging in weekly chit-chat with patients under a program called Candy Stripers. She also recently started getting help for her long term Facebook addiction, she swears.

Book Review: What We Buried by Kate A. Boorman

You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of words; a journey into a literary land whose boundaries are that of well-developed characters and an eerie story line. As a big fan of The Twilight…

Book Review: Spy Runner by Eugene Yelchin

Spy Runner by Eugene Yelchin does an amazing job at introducing young readers to what life was like during the Cold War in America. Through Jake, a 12-year-old boy, readers are exposed to the propaganda, close-minded perspectives and prejudice against…

Book Review: The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox

The Witch of Willow Hall follows the story of the Montrose family as they flee to their vacation home in the quiet town of New Oldbury after finding themselves deep in scandal. In Boston, the biggest threat to the family…

Book Review: The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart

There’s something about road trips that change people. It might be the places that you see along the way that leave you in awe or the curious people that you come across. Despite the specifics, anyone who decides to leave…

For Your Consideration: The Dragon Prince

Great animated series seem to be few and far between these days. With disappointing sequels and poorly written plots, only a few animated shows are worth spending the little free time you have on watching them. Occasionally, you find gems…

Banned Books Week: Life without Variety

Try to imagine it. You enter a library looking for a new book to mentally devour after that last YA novel left you hungry for another good read. As you enter the library, you see this cardboard cut-out of the…

Top 10 Best Book Covers of 2018 (So Far)

We’ve all been found guilty of picking up a book based on the cover. While some might think that it’s unfair to judge a book because of its cover, designing a book cover goes beyond just trying to capture the reader’s eye.

In honour of this year’s great YA book covers, I’ve put together a compiled list of books that have amazing covers. The books have been selected based on their colours, fonts and relation to the story.