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The Secret Hour The Midnighters series #1 by Scott Westerfeld Horror Supernatural Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) The characters in this book are Dess, Jessica, Jonathan, and Melissa. Everyone but Jessica, the new girl, is very special. They found out that at 12 o’clock, the whole world stops for an hour, but they don’t. So, now they have to help Jessica discover this hidden power, too.
Everlost by Neal Shusterman Adventure Horror Mystery Supernatural Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book, Everlost, is a great book for teens who want to be surprised at what happens chapter after chapter. It unfolds many surprises as you turn the page. When you think you know what’s going to happen, you turn out to be wrong every time. A great book for teens with an explosive imagination.
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason sequel to Bridget Jones’ Diary by Helen Fielding Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This is a great book for girl teenagers. It tells a story of a girl whose life is not going the way she wants it to, but she still enjoys living life to the best it can be lived. this book is in diary form, which is pretty cool because … Read more
Avielle of Rhia by Dia Calhoun Adventure Fantasy Romance Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) I recommend this book to everyone out there reading this! It is about a princess named Arielle who is shunned by the people of her kingdom. After a devastating whirlwind, her family is dead and she lives with the villagers. She soon learns that everyone loves and then she saves the kingdom of Rhia from all evil. … Read more
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment Maximum Ride series #1 by James Patterson Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction Supernatural Thriller Review # 1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book was awesome! It is about these kids, Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman (you don’t even want to know why he’s called that), and Angel. They’ve been experimented on by the scientists at the school. This isn’t any ordinary school, though. The mad scientists graft … Read more
Inkheart Inkheart trilogy #1 by Cornelia Funke Adventure Fantasy Review # 1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is a really good book! It’s about these people: Meggie, her dad, Mo, and a lot of other characters from a book. Ok, so Meggie and Mo can read characters out of a book and write characters back into a book, and real people, too! Mo accidentally reads out Dustfinger, Basta, and Capricorn! Basta and … Read more
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This was a great book! It’s about these kids, Ben, Tom, and Lindy. They meet a professor that can go into a different world called “Whangdoodle World” and he takes the kids with him after he trains them for a couple weeks. They each have a thinking cap that they need to get … Read more
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Classic Fantasy Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) A horse named Black Beauty meets new friends and is being traded between good owners and bad owners. The characters are Black Beauty and Merrylegs, and Ginger.
The Battle of the Labyrinth Percy Jackson and the Olympians #4 by Rick Riordan Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Percy Jackson stumbles onto an entrance to an ancient labyrinth and finds out his camp’s enemies can sneak that way. So, he and his friends go down there to try and stop the monsters from invading. Then they escape and get into an all-out battle – the camp versus the monsters. … Read more
You Know You Love Me Gossip Girl series #2 by Cecily von Ziegesar Realistic Fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) Blaire’s mother is getting remarried on Blaire’s birthday with a guy she doesn’t like too much. And Blaire screwed up her college interview along with Serena and Dan, while Nate did really well. And at the reception party, there are a lot of break-ups and relationships start. I liked this whole book.