A Thousand Pieces of You Firebird #1 by Claudia Gray Fantasy Mystery Science Fiction Thriller Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) A Thousand Pieces of You is about 17-year-old Marguerite who ventures into other dimensions in order to avenge her father’s death. It starts off rough. It is boring to read, but after the first few chapters it gets better. It is different from other books I’ve read as it involves traveling through … Read more
The Once and Future Geek The Camelot Code #1 by Mari Mancusi Adventure Fantasy Historical Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) “The Once and Future Geek” is about a 14-year-old gamer girl named Sophie. Sophie accidentally gets sent back in time to the Medieval Ages and meets King Arthur himself. Except, Arthur is not a king yet, and does not know what the future has in store for him. When Arthur … Read more
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Best book EVER! “Dorothy Must Die” is about a teenage girl named Amy Gumm who winds up in Oz. However, it’s not the same one as the one you and I think of. After Dorothy returns to Kansas she realizes she wants to go back to Oz, so she does. The citizens of Oz crown Dorothy Queen of … Read more
A Court of Thorns and Roses #1 by Sarah J. Maas Adventure Fantasy Romance Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book is by far one of my favorite fantasy books about faeries. Now, usually when people think about faeries, they think about Tinker Bell and things like that, but boy would they be wrong with this book. Basically, this book is about a girl who accidentally violates a treaty that has … Read more
A Wizard of Earthsea Earthsea Cycle #1 by Ursula K. Le Guin Fantasy Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) Overall, I enjoyed reading this book. It is a fantasy novel that includes magic and dragons in a tale about a boy evolving and making things right. In summary, this book takes you on a journey about a boy who makes an awful mistake, and is faced with many fears along the way of … Read more
Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer Adventure Fantasy Mystery Romance Science Fiction Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Get lost in the Lunar Chronicles, it’s a fun-filled and exciting adventure kind of book series. You’ll meet many new people who you’ll fall in love with. The book starts out with showing the main problem, then as the series goes on it shows how this problem came to be. Queen Levana and … Read more
The Wishing Spell Land of Stories #1 by Chris Colfer Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) I like Land of Stories because it gives the characters hope and brings them closer. When they work together they realize that they need each other so that’s how they became close and that’s how I became close to my sister – from learning that you better appreciate the stuff you have before it’s gone.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Miss Peregrine series #1 by Ransom Riggs Adventure Fantasy Mystery Romance Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is one of the best books that I have ever read. If you are looking for a good mystery, this book is for you. This book is about a boy named Jacob, who hears strange stories from his grandpa. When he gets older, though, he thinks his … Read more
A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L’Engle Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book is about Meg Murray, her little brother Charles Wallace Murray, and Calvin. In this book Charles Wallace is sick and might die. Meg and Calvin face lots of challenges ahead. Meg has to find goodness in an old principal she hates. Her last task is to go into Charles Wallace’s phadora and save it with … Read more
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Adventure Classic Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Bilbo Baggins is a simple, unassuming, non-adventurous hobbit. His life is unexpectedly changed when he is whisked away by thirteen dwarves and a wizard called Gandalf. They run into many curious situations along the way, such as a quarrel with goblins, a gold-obsessed dragon, and a strange creature galled Gollum. In this event, Bilbo sets a precedent for … Read more