Gisselle Lopez
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Gisselle is a twenty-something year old from the south suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. When she isn’t running herself ragged with everyday adult responsibilities, she can be found catching up and obsessing over her favorite television series, perusing a genre-rich stack of novels, or writing fictional works – both original and fan fiction. The rest of her time is dominated by her two dogs, Laika and Luna, and her ragdoll kitten named Cincinatti. An aspiring writer, she hopes to one day create well-received YA novels of her own.

Book Review: Sanctuary by Caryn Lix

Aboard Sanctuary – the maximum-security prison owned by the corporation Omnistellar Concepts, which hosts some of the most enhanced and dangerous teenagers as prisoners –  Kenzie Cord is extremely proud of her corporate citizenship to Omnistellar, her loyalty to its…

Book Review: Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now by Dana L. Davis

Disclaimer: Certain plot details from Dana L. Davis’ Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now will be discussed in this article. Spoilers ahead.  As indicated by the title, Davis’ novel tells the story of Tiffany Sly, a teenage girl from Chicago, who…

Book Review: A Cowboy’s Sweetheart by Crista McHugh

We’re heading to the country, folks, as we dive into one of this summer’s upcoming romances: Crista McHugh’s A Cowboy’s Sweetheart. McHugh’s novel throws us into the upper-class and highly accommodated world of Kensington “Kensi” Pope, a spoiled rich girl…

‘The Hate U Give’ Releases First Trailer

“Find your voice, change the world.” 20th Century Fox released the first official trailer for the film based on Angie Thomas’ break-through young-adult novel, The Hate U Give, during Sunday night’s BET Awards ceremony. Initially, there was a teaser for…

Book Review: Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi

Meet Penny, a young, quiet, and firmly independent woman heading to college to begin paving the path towards her goal of becoming a writer, as well as escape the exhaustion of parenting her own mother. Meet Sam, a college dropout…

Pride Picks: Top LGBTQ+ Novels for Pride Month

Happy Pride Month, everyone! This marks a time dedicated to celebrating the voices, faces, contributions, and lives of anyone identifying as LGBTQ+. This month is the time to shine light on LGBTQ+ portrayal and representation, both in real life and…

Book Review: The Window by Amelia Brunskill

In my personal experience, reading mystery novels goes one of two ways: either the story focuses on an official crime case that the characters are working to solve, or the plot provides a take of the amateur sleuth, trying to…