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One Crazy Summer Gaither Sisters #1 by Rita Williams-Garcia Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) “One Crazy Summer” is about three girls who go to see their mother and they have to go through all this work to take care of each other. The mother doesn’t turn out to be like they thought and they strive to get to know her.
Out of Sight, Out of Time Gallagher Girls #5 by Ally Carter Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) The main character of this book is Cammie Morgan. Cammie is a spy who goes to a spy school. Cammie runs away and nobody knows where she is. When they find her she does not remember anything. So Cammie goes on a trip with her roommates to figure out some secrets. The Circle (bad guys) are trying to get Cammie. … Read more
Matched Matched #1 by Ally Condie Dystopian Romance Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Set in a dystopian society, the main character lives in a world where nothing is left up to chance. Everything is chosen for her and people live under the illusion that all is perfect. When the main character is “matched” at the age of 18, she finds that she is actually matched with 2 people! One she knows … Read more
Revelations Blue Bloods #3 by Melissa de la Cruz Fantasy Supernatural Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) The book “Revelations” includes blue, red, and silver bloods. The red bloods are the humans, the blue bloods are vampires, and the silver bloods are vampires that used to be blue bloods, but their minds got corrupted by the devil and hurt the blue bloods and the devil got released from hell by a girl … Read more
Tales from the Not-So-Smart Miss Know It All Dork Diaries #5 by Rachel Renee Russell Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) In order to thwart Mackenzie’s evil plans (and in order to spend more time with her secret crush), Nikki takes a job at the Lacklester school newspaper. Sometimes Nikki makes bad decisions (like sneaking out of the house on New Year’s Eve), but like a real kid she is trying to … Read more
Breaking Dawn Twilight #4 by Stephenie Meyer Fantasy Romance Supernatural Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Bella and Edward get married. On their honeymoon she finds out she is pregnant with a half-vampire child. It makes her weak and is slowly killing her. She ends up living through the delivery and is changed into a vampire. But the baby is not like others, and the Volturi gets involved.
Maximum Ride: Forever Maximum Ride #9 by James Patterson Adventure Romance Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) The Maximum Ride book “Forever” is the 9th book in the series. This book is about what happens after someone releases a virus and destroys the world with a bunch of “natural disasters.” Maximum and her flock (Fang, Angel, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy, Dylan) try to find survivors and defeat the doctor that started … Read more
Lake House by James Patterson Adventure Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) The main plot of “The Lake House” stems off from the Maximum Ride series. A few of the characters names and roles have changed, but the overall image has not. Max and her flock are now residing with Kit and Frannie in a secluded lake house, far from any intruders. Until 1 day, all that changes. I enjoyed … Read more
Fablehaven Fablehaven #1 by Brandon Mull Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) “Fablehaven” is about two kids named Kendra and Seth who are visiting their grandparents while their parents go on vacation. Halfway into the visit they find out they are visiting a magical preserve. It is an epic tale that you should read! I loved it because I couldn’t put it down, it was so good!
Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Puck Connelly lives in a world that might seem unreal to another’s eye, but is part of Puck’s normal life. She lives on an island far off the shore of America that hosts an infamous horse race every November called the Scorpio Races. These races seem like any other normal race except…for the fact that the horses they race on seem … Read more