The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon by Grace Lin Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Jin is a lion. He is also one of the Gongshi, stone spirits. His father, the Lion, is the guardian of the Sacred Sphere. Jin is not quite excited about his heritage. His father is stern; so stern, in fact, it seems that having fun is never a good thing. One should always been … Read more
Long Live the Pumpkin Queen by Shea Enshaw Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) It was about Sally’s life after marrying Jack (Nightmare Before Christmas) and how stressed she was after becoming Pumpkin Queen. When the entire village fell into deep, deep slumber. It had great descriptive language. It was great at painting a picture in your head, too.
Our Violent Ends These Violent Delights duet #2 by Chloe Gong Adventure Fantasy Historical Fiction Romance Supernatural Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) “Our Violent Ends” is the end to the duology that began with “These Violent Delights”. “Our Violent Ends” is set in 1920s Shanghai, and it picks off where it left off with Roma Montagov and Juliette Cai. They are both heirs to rival gangs—the Scarlet Gang and … Read more
These Violent Delights These Violent Delights duet #1 by Chloe Gong Adventure Fantasy Historical Fiction Mystery Romance Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Based on Shakespeare’s classic, “Romeo and Juliette,” “These Violent Delights” by Chloe Gong is set in Shanghai during the 1920s. The story follows Juliette Cai and Roma Montagov, heirs to rival gangs, the Scarlet Gang and the White Flowers. When they were fifteen, they were deeply in … Read more
Skyward Skyward #1 by Brandon Sanderson Adventure Dystopian Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) All her life, Spensa has dreamed of joining the Defiant Flight School. After all, her father was a pilot, and he was one of the best. There’s just one minor problem—as her father was on a mission for the DDF, he supposedly turned coward. In response, his own flight mates shot him down. Her whole life, … Read more
Virtual Reality Madness Spy Ninjas series by Vannotes Adventure Graphic Novel Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) A group of kid spies who have to stop a bad guy named Dr. Disaster from taking over the internet with a virtual reality game. They use their spy skills and teamwork to beat the game and save the day. For upper elementary and middle school readers.
Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra Charlie Thorne #3 by Stuart Gibbs Adventure Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Charlie Thorne is on the run. Yet again. And this time, she has to avoid her step-brother, his girlfriend, their agency, and the other foreign governmental agencies. She is determined to find her way through a series of clues that Cleopatra has left behind—and these clues lead to a great treasure. … Read more
That Devil Ambition by Linsey Miller Dark Academia Fantasy Supernatural Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) For students Fabian, Credence, and Euphemia, their sixth and final year at the magic school of Stellarium comes with great risk- but great reward. They and ten other students have been chosen to take the school’s honors class, which is taught by the devil they summon on the first day. Their only goal is to kill it … Read more
The Secret Astronomers by Jessica Walker Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) At Green Bank High School, a new student is led to an ancient astrophysics textbook by a note from her late mother as a high school student, After finding nothing in the book, disliking her new school, and being bored, the student begins to write and draw in the book. Eventually, another student confronts her through sticky notes … Read more
Powerless Powerless trilogy #1 by Lauren Roberts Dystopian Fantasy Romance Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) The kingdom is split into two groups, the Elites and the Ordinaries. The Elites have special powers and the Ordinaries don’t. The King ordered all the Ordinaries to be killed. There are two main characters, Paedyn is kind of hiding in plain sight because she is an Ordinary. She is forced to participate in an trial, … Read more