Grimm’s Fairy Tales by the Grimm Brothers Adventure Classic Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Grimm’s Fairy Tales has many different fairy tales that are exciting and really fun. It has fairy tales like Cinderella and Rapunzel. I liked these fairy tales because there was a lot of action and the fairy tales were really exciting and different. The stories were adventurous and they were really fun to read.
The Chocolate Chase by Geronimo Stilton Geronimo Stilton #67 Fantasy Review #1 * Star (A waste of time!) Geronimo Stilton has to find a stolen egg in time for the spring festival. He needs to catch the thief before it’s too late. I disliked this book because it was kind of boring and it was not really that fun to read as well.
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Adventure Fantasy Mystery Romance Science Fiction Thriller Review #1 * * * * .5 Stars (Great!) An Ember in the Ashes is a great book that I would definitely recommend to anyone. No matter what genre you prefer, you will enjoy this book. This book has the crazy imagination of science fiction books. It has the emotion found in romance books. It has the mystery that keeps … Read more
An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson Fantasy Fair Folk Romance * * * * Stars (Great!) Isobel, a human girl living in Whimsy, a human settlement within the bounds of the Fair Folk, is only seventeen, but she is a master of her Craft – painting – and fair folk are always seeking her out to paint their portraits. When she learns that the autumn prince, Rook, is returning, specifically to commission a painting … Read more
Dream On Whatever After #4 by Sarah Mlynowski Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Abby and Jonah once again fall into their mirror and this time they fall into the story of Sleeping Beauty, but accidentally bring Abby’s friend Robin. When Robin pricks her finger on the spinning wheel, the whole story changes (again!). When they meet Rose (Sleeping Beauty), and her annoying little brother, Rose helps them find a fairy … Read more
Tales from a Not-S0-Happily Ever After Dork Diaries #8 by Renee Russell Fantasy Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) When Nikki gets hit in the face by Mackenzie during a gym class dodgeball game, she passes out because she got hit so hard. When she “wakes up” she realizes that odd little kids with candy in their hair are standing around her rejoicing because she fell out of the sky and … Read more
The Serpent’s Secret Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond #1 by Sayantani Dasgupta Adventure Fantasy Mythology Tween * * * Stars (Pretty good) Kiranmala thinks she’s just an ordinary Jersey kid, but on her 12th birthday, she finds out she’s really a princess from another dimension. Before she can even really wrap her mind around that her guardians (people she’s thought were her parents all these years) are kidnapped, her house gets ransacked by a rakkhosh … Read more
The Hidden Oracle The Trials of Apollo #1 by Rick Riordan Audio Edition Adventure Fantasy Mythology Mystery * * * * Stars (Great!) The Greek god, Apollo, has been transformed into a teenage boy named Lester – complete with acne and flab! He’s not sure why he’s being punished (or what for), but he quickly discovers he’s in danger. He’s lost most of his godly powers and those that remain are hampered by his mortal … Read more
La Belle Sauvage Book of Dust #1 by Philip Pullman Adventure Fantasy Suspense Thriller * * * * Stars (Great!) In this first book of a series that takes place prior The Golden Compass, Malcolm (12 years old) learns of the existence of baby Lyra (said to be the child of Lord Asrael and Mrs. Coulter) who comes to be looked after by the nuns at a nearby convent where Malcolm helps out. He becomes … Read more
Sink or Swim Whatever After #3 by Sarah Mlynowski Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Abby and Jonah go through the mirror again! This time they fall into the story of the Little Mermaid and it starts out in the water. When they finally swim to shore, they are in the Kingdom of Mustard (Prince Eric’s). When they try to find Ariel they take a painting of the prince and it … Read more