Lord of the Flies by William Golding Adventure Classic Mystery Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) A bunch of boys get stranded on an island. They start turning on one another, losing their sense of civilization and becoming savage. Review #2 * Star (A waste of time!) A group of boys get stuck on an island and have to try to survive and maintain what keeps them away from savagery. I didn’t … Read more
The Reptile Room A Series of Unfortunate Events #2 by Lemony Snicket Adventure Review # 1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) When Mr. Poe finds out that Count Olaf is after the Baudelaire fortunes, he finds another relative for Violet, Klaus, and Sunny to live with. This new guardian is a herpetologist – a scientist that studies snakes. His name is Montgomery Montgomery. The same day the children arrive, Uncle Monty says that … Read more
The Ersatz Elevator A Series of Unfortunate Events #6 by Lemony Snicket Adventure Review # 1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) In this book, the Baudelaires new guardians are rich. Jerome’s wife is mean and selfish. She works along with Count Olaf to get her hands on the Baudelaire fortune. In the last book, Count Olaf stole the Quagmires and hid them in the “Broken Down Elevator.” The day before the auction, the … Read more
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter series #4 by J.K. Rowling Fantasy Review # 1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is the fourth Harry Potter book. It has a lot of charm and magic. Harry is in his fourth year and there is a huge contest going on. When Harry accidentally gets entered, he starts a journey that will change his life forever. Review # 2 * * * … Read more
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Adventure Classic Historical Fiction Realistic Fiction Review # 1 * Star (A waste of time!) I hated this book because it was the most boring thing I have ever read in my life. It is about a young boy that likes to get in trouble. He does an array of bad things, from faking his own death to uncovering a scandal. Review # 2 * * Stars … Read more
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.
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