The Anatomical Shape of a Heart by Jenn Bennett Mystery Realistic Fiction Romance Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) I thought that this book was REALLY GOOD! First of all I usually can’t find really great romance novels, but this one definitely made the cut. So the first thing I really liked about this book is that the characters are really unique, and add a certain element to the story. The main character … Read more
The 100 Year Old Secret The Sherlock Files #1 by Tracy Barrett Mystery Realistic Fiction Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book is about a sister and her brother who are asked to join a detective agency because their great-great-great-great grandfather was Sherlock Holmes. They were given his notebook full of mysteries – some not solved. Xena and Xander set off to find a missing painting called “The Girl in the Purple Hat.”
Looking for Alaska by John Green Mystery Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) I thought that this book was okay, but definitely not the best book I have read in the past month. But first let’s focus on the positives. I really enjoyed the way that the Green had the labyrinth tied into it. The labyrinth is basically this metaphor that Alaska made up to describe life. I thought it … Read more
These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly Adventure Historical Fiction Mystery Romance Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book is like the 21st century Nancy Drew. It is an amazing murder mystery novel that has many twists and turns at the end. It is soooo good, because the characters have very good personalities and are very intricate. Also, you never see the ending coming. Well, you sort of do if you’re … Read more
Schizo by Nic Sheff Mystery Realistic Fiction Review #1 A boy named Miles has schizophrenia. The day he had his first episode, his brother goes missing. Miles tries to find him, and searches for every clue. He later finds out that he didn’t have a brother, that his condition made him believe that he did. I liked the twist ending and didn’t like the ongoing search for clues.
Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer Adventure Fantasy Mystery Romance Science Fiction Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Get lost in the Lunar Chronicles, it’s a fun-filled and exciting adventure kind of book series. You’ll meet many new people who you’ll fall in love with. The book starts out with showing the main problem, then as the series goes on it shows how this problem came to be. Queen Levana and … Read more
Paper Towns by John Green Mystery Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Paper Towns by John Green is a book about a boy named Quentin Jacobsen and his best friends, Ben Starling, Radar, and Lacey, as they search for missing Margo Roth Spiegelman, who Q both lives next to and loves. After sneaking into his house, Margo and Q go out for a night of pranking her friends and ex-boyfriend, … Read more
The Conspiracy of Us The Conspiracy of Us #1 by Maggie Hall Adventure Mystery Romance Review #1 * * Stars (Just ok) The book seemed interesting from the cover and back, but in between is a dull story. Half the book is great, the other half is horrible. The book is dull and predictable. The “mystery” is not solved by the end of the book, and honestly, there’s no reason for readers to read book 2 … Read more
The Clue of the Leaning Chimney Nancy Drew Mysteries #26 by Carolyn Keene Mystery Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) The story starts out when Nancy Drew, a pretty teenage girl, is driving down the road with her friend, Bess Marvin, when they see a strange man who threatens them to leave at once. Nancy becomes suspicious. Soon she finds out that her friend’s cousin was robbed of precious Chinese vases and … Read more
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Miss Peregrine series #1 by Ransom Riggs Adventure Fantasy Mystery Romance Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This is one of the best books that I have ever read. If you are looking for a good mystery, this book is for you. This book is about a boy named Jacob, who hears strange stories from his grandpa. When he gets older, though, he thinks his … Read more