Welcome to Functionally Fictional! If you like books, this is the place to be! A small team puts together book reviews, recommendations, lists, and more! ~ Cait Marie
By: Hayley Green “Frat Girl by Kiley Roache is a chick-lit book about a rebel. Cassie Miller is a girl who has aspirations to go off to her dream college in California. In order to do that, she needs to get a scholarship. The one she’s applied for needs her to propose a research project… Continue reading Hayley’s Review of “Frat Girl” By Kiley Roache
By: Cait Marie Hello, hello! This is obviously not a Monday book review, but given that this is my website, I'll make an exception. I'm only about a third of the way through Kingdom of Ash, so reviews will be begin again next week because it has consumed all of my reading attention. In the… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2018
By: Hayley Green Vicious Depths by Madeline Stanford is a wonderful YA dystopian fantasy novel. The ideas of heaven, hell, and purgatory are uniquely turned on their heads in the world Stanford created. Everyone is given a red-test score when they die, doled out by the rulers of the Azure. These rulers are called the… Continue reading Hayley’s Review of “Vicious Depths” by Madeline Stanford
By: Cait Marie Hello, hello! Wow, so this is super late! October has been so incredibly busy that I haven't had much time to write for Functionally Fictional. That doesn't mean the reading has ceased, though! In fact, I read seven books in September. Here's what I read: Sea Witch by Sarah Henning - This… Continue reading Cait’s October Book Haul
By: Cait Marie *I received an ARC of this book from the author for my honest review. “I don’t want to be dramatic and say I found the next The Hunger Games or Divergent, but I totally found the next The Hunger Games or Divergent.” -- an actual text I sent to my sister while… Continue reading Cait’s Review of “Reactive” by Becky Moynihan
By: Cait Marie *I received an ARC of this book from the author for my honest review. In 2030, Ari attends an institute that holds an exchange program… for time travelers. Ari is constantly getting in trouble due to her hate of the program. To save her father’s job after another incident, she unwillingly agrees… Continue reading Cait’s Review of “The Exchange” by M.F. Lorson
By: Cait Marie Guess what… another pirate book! I told you it was a common theme lately. And this was another great one. These Rebel Waves follows three main characters. Adeluna (Lu), who grew up as a child rebel and spy. Benat (Ben), the crown prince who happens to be a heretic in their very… Continue reading Cait’s Review of “These Rebel Waves” by Sara Raasch
By: Manuela Soares Someone is always watching... Do you cover your webcam with a sticky note? What about switching your phone off when you don't need it? In today's age, with in-home security cameras, things like Alexa and Google Home, and other various technologies that can be used track our every move, how safe, how… Continue reading Manuela’s Review of “Stalker” by Lisa Stone
By: Cait Marie (Forgive any misspellings of names. I listened to the audiobook and am going off the spellings from Goodreads reviews.) A Touch of Gold is definitely one of my favorite books of the year so far. I absolutely loved it! It is a retelling of the King Midas story, which I didn’t know… Continue reading Cait’s Review of “A Touch of Gold” by Annie Sullivan
By: Cait Marie Sea Witch is a retelling of The Little Mermaid, told in a very new way from a different point of view than the mermaid. If you know me, you know that I was obsessed with the Disney movie growing up, and to this day it remains my favorite. This story is about… Continue reading Cait’s Review of “Sea Witch” by Sarah Henning
