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Sophie Scholl and the White Rose

Annette Dumbach and Jud Newborn

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This is the gripping story of the five Munich university students who set up an underground...

David McK (3623 KP) rated Ptolemy's Gate (Bartimaeus, #3) in Books

Oct 19, 2025

The final part in Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus trilogy, all set in an alternative modern-day-ish London where magic is a real thing and with those able to wield it (or, more accurately, able to summon various magical creatures including Djinni to carry out their orders) in power, again following (roughly chapter about) the main three characters of the magician John Mandrake, his Djinni Bartimaeus and the commoner Kitty Jones who has magical resistance.

Which, as the ages-old Djinni Bartimaeus points out, is something he has seen time and time again throughout the ages: those able to perform magic rise to the top until magical resistance starts growing amongst the downtrodden commoners, who then over-through their rulers.

The trilogy, as a whole, I felt is enjoyable enough but does need to be read in order, with this perhaps the best.

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I.N.S.P.I.R.E.

Khwaja Moinuddin

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Are you tired of change initiatives falling flat? Frustrated by resistance and lackluster results?...

Erika (17789 KP) rated Spark of the Resistance (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) in Books

Nov 4, 2019

This middle-grade novel is the first released as part of the 'Journey to the Rise of Skywalker' series of books.
The story features Poe, BB-8, Rey, and Rose. Rose, by far, was the worst part IMO, but, I can't stand her useless character at ALL. I wish the character would have been Finn instead.
This crew is gathering supplies for the fledgling Resistance, when they receive a distress call from a remote planet. They have short adventure, thwarting the First Order, and, of course, recruiting more people to the Resistance. Time will tell if this was a necessary read after seeing the film.
The best part of the book was how thirsty the First Order is for Poe. At one point, a First Order officer remarks that they'd know that magnificent Poe Dameron hair anywhere. It was hilarious, and my favorite part of the entire book.