The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 24, 2024

Gabrielle Kroeger

New Trish Doller romance ‘Off the Map’ more adventurous than emotional

Rating: 3/5 stars “Off the Map” by Trish Doller (“The Float Plan”) is the third book in her “Beck Sisters” series. This book follows the story of Carla Black who is an honorary Beck sister. Carla lands in Ireland for…

Abby Jimenez’s ‘Yours Truly:’ Breathtakingly profound story that will leave a mark

Rating: 5/5 stars “Yours Truly” by Abby Jimenez (“Life’s Too Short”) is the second book in her “Part of Your World” series. This book follows Briana, whose life seems to be spiraling out of control. Her divorce is days away…

‘Not Here To Stay Friends’ channels suspense of game shows in romantic novel

Rating: 4/5 stars “Not Here to Stay Friends” by Kaitlyn Hill (“Love From Scratch”) is the perfect book if you want to know the inner workings of a reality TV show. Liam’s dad is the executive producer on a new…

Potential TikTok ban could affect students

The United States is trying to ban the popular app, TikTok, claiming they are concerned over user data being stolen by China.  The nation’s main concern with China is that TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, could be taking data such as…

Books are not killing children, guns are 

The fact that lawmakers are more concerned with banning drag shows and books than they are with gun control proves there is a serious problem in our country.  If the 130 mass shootings in three months does not concern you,…

Golf Sports

Golf competes for first time in spring season

The Oswego State golf team competed at the Hershey Cup in Hershey, Pennsylvania on April 2 and April 3. The Hershey Cup is hosted by the University of Rochester, who finished the first round tied for fourth place. This is…

Singer-songwriter Paris Paloma embodies feminine rage on “Labour”

Rating: 5/5 stars Paris Paloma (“the fruits”) teased the ending of her new song titled “Labour” on TikTok and it went viral. Women everywhere began making videos about their experiences relating to the song. Paloma ended up releasing the song…

Upcoming book releases: 2023 anticipates thrilling new reading material

2023 is set to be an exciting year for readers with many authors continuing or wrapping up their current series. Here is a guide for what to expect through November of 2023. April Kaitlyn Hill released her debut novel “Love…

Lynn Painter releases perfect book for rom-com fans with ‘The Love Wager’

Rating: 5/5 stars “The Love Wager” by Lynn Painter (“Mr. Wrong Number”) follows the characters Hallie and Jack who are both determined to find “the one.” They first meet at Jack’s sister’s wedding, where Hallie is bartending. Jack thinks he…

Chloe Gong offers exciting, satisfying endings in ‘Last Violent Call’ set

“Last Violent Call” by Chloe Gong (“These Violent Delights”) is a two novella book set that takes place between her novels “Foul Lady Fortune” and “Foul Heart Huntsman,” which comes out on Sept. 26. The two novellas included in this…