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.
The Last Days: A Sequel to Peeps sequel to “Peeps” by Scott Westerfeld Science Fiction Supernatural Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) In New York City, the summer brings strange things, but Pearl, Moz, Zahler, Min, and Alana Ray are just interested in their band. But, their lead singer in the band is affected with the disease that causes the strange things. And their songs might bring on the end of the … Read more
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld Science Fiction Supernatural Review # 1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Cal was more interested in meeting girls than attending freshman biology, but after spending a night with Morgan, biology had become his life. He was infected by a parasite that has a horrifying effect on the host. But Cal isn’t a full blown “Peep,” he just has some of the effects. But, he can’t ever be with a … Read more
Dylan: A Clique Novel Clique Summer Collection series #2 by Lisi Harrison Realistic Fiction * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Dylan and her famous mom go to Hawaii and she meets Svetlana, a tennis star. Svetlana’s nickname “Tennis the Menace” refers to her temper. Svetlana gets into lots of fights and starts to attack Dylan. But Svetlana doesn’t know that Dylan taped the whole thing and would use it to get what she wants. … Read more
Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix Fantasy * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) A Cinderella tale with a twist. Prince Charming is charming, but has no personality and Ella is sick of all the ladylike rules, so she runs away. What will happen to Ella? I liked the ending of this book.
Last Known Victim by Erica Spindler Mystery Suspense Thriller * * * * Stars (Great!) A cop, Captain Patti O’Shay, is put on a case where the serial killer murdered six women before Hurricane Katrina while dealing with her husband, another cop’s death. After Katrina, they find a corpse that they know the murderer killed along with Patti’s husband’s police badge. Patti works extra hard on the case, or else she could become the last … Read more
Gossip Girl Gossip Girl series #1 by Cecily von Ziegesar Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Blaire’s ex-bestfriend Serena shows up, but Serena doesn’t know that Blaire hates her. Blaire was always jealous of Serena, so when she went to boarding school, Blaire was the most popular. Now, Blaire’s boyfriend (who always loved Serena) doesn’t love Blaire as much. But, Serena’s life is not as great as it used to … Read more
Bratfest at Tiffany’s Clique series #9 by Lisi Harrison Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Massie, Claire, Alicia, Dylan, and Kristen were the most popular girls in school until the boys’ school flooded. Now the Jocks are the post popular, which would be great, except that the girls used to date them, so now they hate eachother. Also, one of them ditches them for a boy, even though they’re on … Read more
Locked Inside by Nancy Werlin Realistic Fiction Suspense Thriller * * * * Stars (Great!) Marnie Skydottir is the daughter of a famous person. She spends most of her time on the computer where she talks with a person called “The Elf” on the game. She went on too much, so they took her computer away. She then finds herself kidnapped and thrown in a locked cell in a basement. The only person who can … Read more