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Books for You

What book and/or book genre should you read? Let your answers tell you!

Which of these genres is your favorite?

  1. Horror
  2. Mythology
  3. Mystery

 

What’s your zodiac sign? 

  1. Aries, Leo, Scorpio, or Virgo
  2. Sagittarius, Pisces, Libra, or Aquarius
  3. Cancer, Taurus, Gemini, or Capricorn 

 

What do you enjoy the most in a book’s cast? 

  1. Multiple, diverse main characters with equal impact on the story
  2. Characters you can get into the mind of and get to know through their struggles  
  3. Characters that are strong and powerful, and manage to overcome adversity

 

What kind of common scene do you like the most? 

    1. The reveal of a crazy plot twist that makes you think back to what you’ve read over the length of the book
    2. A tense and scary moment that makes you nervous to turn the page
    3. An intense fight scene

 

If you answered mostly A, you should read “Hollow Fires” by Samira Ahmed! This story follows a 17-year-old Indian American journalist named Safiya Mirza who embarks on a journey to find out who killed 14-year-old Jawad Ali, a local Iraqi boy.

 

If you answered mostly B, you should check out “The Shining” by Stephen King! “The Shining” follows a family that decides to go to a hotel for the winter when a sinister presence influences the father to commit violent acts.

 

If you answered mostly C, try reading “The Norse Myths” by Kevin Crossley-Holland who tells a story about the end of the world. After a huge battle between the Giants, a new, more peaceful world is created as opposed to the former world called Ragnarok.

 

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