The Dark Hills Divide Land of Elyon series #1 by Patrick Carman Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Alexa Daley always wanted to get outside the walls that surround her city. She would be the first, other than Warvold, that is. Warvold is Alexa’s friend and he built her city. When he suddenly dies, Alexa finds a note from him and sets out on an adventure. Will she make it, and what … Read more
Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This is an awesome book – full of magic, suspense, and secrets. A boy, a dragon, and a brownie must set out in search of a new home for the dragon’s clan, because humans are pushing them out. Unfortunately, another dragon is looking for them, and he is evil. Will they make it to the place they are looking for, and … Read more
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This is a really great read! It has really great characters. Prosper and Bo have run away from their aunt’s house after their mother died to Venice, Italy. There they meet a gang of street children with their mysterious leader, The Thief Lord. Who is the Thief Lord and how does he get the things he says he steals? Find … Read more
Taggerung Redwall series #14 by Brian Jacques Fantasy * * * * Stars (Great!) This was one of Brian Jacques’ best creations. This tale tells about a young otter separated from his family because of a seer’s omen. In this book you will hear about dancing hares, fighting otters, a nasty stoat, and hordes of filthy vermin. This book is full of adventure, fun, and lots of riddles, not to mention tons of hot root … Read more
The Tail of Emily Windsnap Emily Windsnap series #1 by Liz Kessler Adventure Fantasy Romance Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is a great book. Everybody has a secret, right? Well, Emily’s is a little different. She didn’t even know it until her first day of swimming class in 7th grade. She has never been allowed to go in water before (she showers, but not in a pool or ocean), which … Read more
Big Fish by Daniel Wallace Fantasy Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) After reading this it became my favorite book. I think anybody will enjoy this book, and I’m sure they can relate to William, the main character, who realizes his father’s a complete stranger to him. Like many people, William sees that he might not miss his dad when he’s gone because he really has nothing to miss.
Eragon Inheritance cycle #1 by Christopher Paolini Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) (Best book of all time!) Eragon is a magnificent story written by the presently 19 year old Christopher Paolini. It is an epic tale of dragons, elves, men, an evil ruler, and a boy on the verge of becoming a man. No book is better than this one! Review #2 * * * * * Stars (Amazing) … Read more
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt Adventure Fantasy Review # 1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Tuck and his family captured a girl named Winnie. They wish she was theirs because they haven’t seen change in almost 80 years. When the man takes Tuck’s horse and tells Winnie’s parents where she is, the man and the constable go looking for her. Will they ever find Winnie? Review # 2 * * * * Stars (Great!) … Read more
Watership Down by Richard Adams Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) It’s about a group of rabbits escaping from their warren for fear that something bad was going to happen. This is their adventures of how they survive. It’s a whole lot more than it sounds like, because trust me, there are a whole lot of things that they go through.
The Dark Is Rising Dark Is Rising sequence #2 by Susan Cooper Fantasy Review # 1 * Star (A waste of time!) This is a horrible book. If you don’t like to die of boredom, don’t read it! This is the worst book I’ve ever read. It is about stupid cross-like things with a circle around them. Don’t read it! It makes no sense!