Here is a recap of all of the books I reviewed in August… Sorry I wasn’t able to review many books as I was away for summer vacation for two weeks! My personal faves were: Every Breath by Ellie Marney and Impact by Steven Whibley. Continue reading August Recap
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 11 and up This is my third book review for the Countdown… and book three of The Heroes Of Olympus series. I hope to have reviewed the entire Lost Heroes series before The Blood Of Olympus comes out! ——————————————— Leo flies the Argo II into Camp Jupiter where the Greek and Roman demigods start discussing ways to stop the giants. Annabeth receives a message from her mother that tells her to find the Mark Of Athena and to avenge her. While she and Reyna are talking, Leo gets possessed by … Continue reading Countdown to The Blood Of Olympus- The Mark Of Athena by Rick Riordan
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Mythological Fiction Age Recommended: 10 and up This is my second of the four reviews of The Heroes of Olympus series that I plan to do as part of the countdown to The Blood Of Olympus… Only two more weeks left!! 😛 ————————————————– Percy Jackson has been running from gorgons for almost three days… No matter what he does, he can’t kill them. They keep reappearing in the weirdest ways. Right when Percy’s about to collapse, an old lady named June asks him to take her to a tunnel entrance. He does so … Continue reading Countdown to The Blood Of Olympus- The Son Of Neptune by Rick Riordan
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Mythological Fiction Age Recommended: 10 and up The Blood of Olympus, being released on Oct 7th. 2014, is the last book in the Heroes of Olympus series. I read the fourth book on the day it came out, October 7th, 2013 and have been waiting ever since (one whole year) for the next one. Since I’ve already read the first four books in the series, I’ve decided to do a book review countdown to the Blood of Olympus. I’ll publish a book review of the first four books, one a week… and then…The Blood of … Continue reading Countdown to The Blood Of Olympus- The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (Book One in The Heroes Of Olympus series)
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Romance / Fiction Age Recommended: 13 and up Finally!!!! I’d been waiting so long to read and review this book! As expected, it was an amazing book… I just watched the movie too!! ———————————- Hazel Grace has cancer. She walks around with a breathing machine that keeps her alive but she doesn’t see the point in living anymore. Everything she does, every extra day she lives, she lives for her parents. Hazel goes to a support group every week but sees no point in going. Until she meets Augustus. Augustus is a boy who … Continue reading Book Review: The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 13 and up I liked this book a little more than Whisper, the sequel, because Whisper was a ghost story and I am, in fact, a scaredy-cat. This book was also an ARC, courtesy of NetGalley. ————————————————— Blakely Henry is a country girl. She attends Lakeview school and when she finds British student, Max, staring at her, she doesn’t know why. Max Ryder has come all of this way for a history assignment. Max had stumbled upon something big a while ago and he has flown halfway around the world … Continue reading Book Review: Hush by Stacy R. Campbell
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommendation: 10 and up This book appealed to me because it was about dogs. I love dogs of any kind and think I would like any book about dogs. This book was also an ARC, courtesy of NetGalley. —————————————————– Benny is a teenager who goes to a therapeutic school. He has autism but it isn’t that noticeable. Benny has always wanted a dog. When his father marries another woman who is really rich, Benny thinks that he will finally be able to get a dog. But turns out that Benny was wrong. … Continue reading Book Review: Almost Perfect by Diane Daniels Manning
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Age Recommended: 12 and up Genre: Fiction This book is an ARC, courtesy of NetGalley. ————————- Chirp is a normal eleven year old who loves bird-watching. Chirp’s mother has just been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and her once happy family is now crumbling apart. Even Chirp’s birds don’t give her solace anymore. Chirp’s father feels that he can’t take care of his wife and has her sent to the “nut house,” resulting in an even more fractured family. Chirp’s older sister is also trying to act like their mother which irritates Chirp. This, coupled with her mother’s sudden … Continue reading Book review: Nest by Esther Ehrlich
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Age Recommended: 13 and up Genre: Supernatural Fiction This was an okay book; I felt that the part of the book describing the grandfather’s teenage years was really drawn out. The author could have focused more on developing other aspects of the book – for example, how did the grandfather make himself younger? This book was an ARC, courtesy of NetGalley. ————————————————— Ellie’s not used to change. Middle school is quite stressful and she has almost no friends. Just when Ellie thinks that things couldn’t get worse, a pimply boy turns up on their … Continue reading Book Review: The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Thriller Age Recommended: 13 and up This book was very fast-paced and I loved it. This book is also an ARC, courtesy of NetGalley ———————————————————- James Mycroft and Rachel Watts are best friends. Rachel has moved to the city from her farm and hates it. James has no parents and is neglected. In a way, they both have their share of problems. When a homeless guy who they both knew is found dead, Rachel and James swear to find out who killed him. Rachel and James both start investigating but as they are just … Continue reading Book Review: Every Breath by Ellie Marney
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