Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) “Before I Fall” is about a girl named Sam. She is the most popular girl in high school and everyone knows it. She and her friends go to a party and get drunk and go to leave. As they are driving home they get in a bad car wreck and Sam dies. The next morning Sam wakes up in … Read more
The Iron Knight Iron Fey #4 by Julie Kagawa Fantasy Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) This book is all about Ash and his quest to find a way to be mortal. He traveled up the river of dreams with Puck, Wolf, Ariella, and Grimlin the cat. No one knows how long they were on the river because in Fairy, time does not exist. It could have been a century in the mortal … Read more
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne, J.K. Rowling, and John Tiffany Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) This book is about Harry Potter and his children – Lily, James, and Albus. Albus proves to be the most difficult to raise because he thinks his dad doesn’t love him. He soon finds out differently because he and his friend Scorpius get pulled back in time and they find Albus’ … Read more
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Dimple Shah and Rishi Patel are having an unknown arranged marriage to Dimple. They meet at Insomnia Con and Dimple wants nothing to do with Rishi. Over the span of 6 weeks they fall in love and after Insomnia Con they part ways. Stanford brought both of them together in the end and they went on dating, … Read more
Appleblossom the Possum by Holly Goldberg Sloan Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) The book “Appleblossom the Possum” is an amazing book written by Holly Sloan. It starts out when Appleblossom practices acting class (because that is what possums do). After a couple days, their mother leaves them to see how they will survive in the wild after all of the lecturing. Will everyone survive? Read the book to find out!
Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella Fantasy Review #1 * Star (A waste of time!) Ray Kinsella owns a farm in Iowa with his wife Annie and daughter Karin. Ray believes he hears a voice telling him to build a baseball field in his cornfield. Will he listen to the voice? Who will show up if he does? Find out in “Shoeless Joe!”
Witch and Wizard #1 by James Patterson Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) This is the first novel in the Witch and Wizard series. Two siblings named Whit and Wisty are horrified when they are accused of having powers. They protest, but they end up being arrested. What will happen to the brother and sister? Will they discover they have powers? Review #2 * * * * * Stars … Read more
Gregor the Overlander Underland Chronicles #1 by Suzanne Collins Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Gregor and his little sister fall into a land below New York City. They find a strange land of giant animals and pale humans. They embark on a quest to fulfill a prophecy and save Gregor’s dad. I liked the book because it was nice and exciting. Review #2 * * * * Stars (Great!) Gregor’s … Read more
The Long Winter Little House #6 by Laura Ingalls Wilder Historical Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) “The Long Winter” is about how Laura and her family survive the extra long winter without any trains because of the blizzards that occur almost without stopping. I liked this book because it was pretty interesting.
Anonymous Noise #1 by Ryoko Fukuyama Manga Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Nino Arisugawa is a girl who loves to sing. Her childhood friend “Momo” moves away. Soon she meets a new person, Yuzu, a music composer. Nino experiences another sad parting. Both Momo and Yuzu have promised Nino that her singing would bring them back to her. Now she is in high school where she reunites with Yuzu. She … Read more