Book Review: Angelfire by Hanna Peach (Book One of the Dark Angel series)

February 21, 2016 Priyanka

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Supernatural Fiction Age Recommendation: 13 and up This book was very fast paced and I loved it. The characters were very well-developed and new characters were slowly introduced into the mix. ———————————————– Alyx has a special gift that must be kept a secret. Lately, she has been seeing visions of a mortal, hunting down the Darkened, some of the most evil creatures to roam the Earth. Moreover, Alyx feels a tie to the mortal and also a need to save his life. One time, she has a vision that the mortal is about to … Continue reading Book Review: Angelfire by Hanna Peach (Book One of the Dark Angel series)

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Book Review: Matched by Ally Condie (Book one of the Matched series)

February 18, 2016 Priyanka

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 13 and up I’d heard many rave reviews about this series and I am happy to say that the first book did not disappoint. The author had a very unique idea and theme, and her writing flowed really well. ——————————————— Cassia is a young girl who is about to get matched. She is really excited, but also apprehensive about meeting the person that she will spend the rest of her life with, as chosen by her superiors. When Cassie is matched, she is thrilled to learn that she has been matched … Continue reading Book Review: Matched by Ally Condie (Book one of the Matched series)

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Book Review: Angel Fire by Valmore Daniels (Book one of the Fallen Angels series)

February 15, 2016 Priyanka

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Supernatural Fiction Age Recommended: 13 and up This book was really fast-paced and I enjoyed it a lot. There were some gory scenes here and there but they didn’t seem out of place. —————————————– Darcy Anderson can play with fire. From a young age, she had the ability to control fire, but her power didn’t affect her life until she accidentally burned down her house and killed her parents. Now, she’s back from jail on parole after ten years and wants nothing more than to start over. However, her childhood sweetheart, who later … Continue reading Book Review: Angel Fire by Valmore Daniels (Book one of the Fallen Angels series)

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Book Review: Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (Book one of the Princess Academy series)

January 26, 2016 Priyanka

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommendation: 12 and up This book was great and I loved how the characters developed throughout the book. Many characters seemed to be placeholders in the beginning, but their importance became clearer as the story progressed. ——————————————— Miri is a mountain girl. For her whole life, she has lived on the mountains with her friends and family, taking care of livestock without a care in the world. She hangs out with her friends and enjoys her life. One day, people from the city, lowlanders, come to visit with a message from the … Continue reading Book Review: Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (Book one of the Princess Academy series)

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Book Review: Aquarius Rising by Christopher John Chater

January 22, 2016 Priyanka

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up I received this book courtesy of BookRature. I loved this book because the author found a way to tie the past to the future, while putting the entire story in a new perspective. Moreover, the characters were very well-developed but the author didn’t spend half the book developing them, as was the case for some of the other books I have read recently. I found some of the parts confusing because of new character introductions but most of the book was fast-paced and fun to read given the various plot … Continue reading Book Review: Aquarius Rising by Christopher John Chater

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Book Review: The Oddfits by Tiffany Tsao (Book one of the Oddfits series)

January 21, 2016 Priyanka

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 11 and up I felt that this book was very drawn-out and I kept waiting for something exciting to happen, only to find the book end abruptly. Also, the author introduced a random character in the middle of the book, only to kill him off later, and I didn’t really see the point of that because the author didn’t really build the character and the character had close to no relevance to the book. —————————————– Murgatroyd Floyd, has never really exceeded expectations, or even met him. To those around him, he … Continue reading Book Review: The Oddfits by Tiffany Tsao (Book one of the Oddfits series)

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Book Review: The Short Drop by Matthew FitzSimmons

January 9, 2016January 9, 2016 Priyanka

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 13 and up This book was incredible. Normally, books like this where one can predict the events aren’t very much fun to read, but the seemingly endless plot twists in this book kept me engaged and guessing. —————————————- Suzanne Lombard went missing at age fourteen. Her mysterious disappearance created a nationwide panic. Moreover, her father was running for senator at the time of her disappearance and the event shook her family up. It’s ten years later and Suzanne’s whereabouts are still a mystery. Her father is now vice president, running for … Continue reading Book Review: The Short Drop by Matthew FitzSimmons

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Book Review: The Money Tree by Helen Yeomans

December 31, 2015 Priyanka

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 12 and up I received this book courtesy of BookRature I didn’t like this book very much because it is very drawn out and really has no clear direction. There are many confusing, run-on sentences and some of the content was redundant too. I also feel that several of the characters could have been developed better. —————————————— The Frisby’s are a family living in Canada. They grow money trees. Also known as the Juniperus Lucre, the money tree is grown in many countries. However, there can only be one cultivator of this tree per country and they … Continue reading Book Review: The Money Tree by Helen Yeomans

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Book Review: Perilous by Cidney Swanson (Book seven of the Ripple series)

December 25, 2015December 25, 2015 Priyanka

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Supernatural Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up This book was exceptionally well written but I found that it was the hardest to follow in terms of plot because there were many characters and they were all in different parts of the world. ——————————————- George is planning to save the world. The rest of the people think that they are safe, but they’re now. Not until George’s plan succeeds. George is planning to give every person in the world the power to turn invisible. He believes that after this occurs, people will never go … Continue reading Book Review: Perilous by Cidney Swanson (Book seven of the Ripple series)

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Book Review: Knavery by Cidney Swanson (Book six of the Ripple series)

December 22, 2015 Priyanka

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Supernatural Fiction Age Recommended: 15 and up This was my favorite book by far in the whole series because all of the characters from the entire series were brought together to form one truly exciting, amazing plot. ——————————————– George has joined his uncle Fritz- it is the only thing keeping him alive. Fritz gave him two choices: either live painfully as his prisoner or work alongside him with great benefits. It wasn’t a difficult choice. Until one day, Fritz asks for George’s help in threatening and killing a girl. George complies until he … Continue reading Book Review: Knavery by Cidney Swanson (Book six of the Ripple series)