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Book Review: Unfurl by Cidney Swanson (Book Three of the Ripple series)

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Supernatural Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up This book was a little more violent than the previous ones but I found this one to be the best in terms of the story and character development. ——————————————— Sam and Will have conquered their enemies but the worst is yet to come. They believe that they are safe but one day, Sam is kidnapped from her home and taken to a lab where people attempt to take an egg from her in order to reproduce superhumans who contain Sam’s DNA. Some superhumans resembling these have … Continue reading Book Review: Unfurl by Cidney Swanson (Book Three of the Ripple series)

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Book Review: Chameleon by Cidney Swanson (Book Two of the Ripple Series)

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Supernatural Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up I just recently discovered that there are seven books in this series, not four! I am thrilled and hope to read them all soon! I felt that this book was a little more confusing than the first; mainly because some of the newly introduced characters have similar names. However, this book is definitely more action-packed which I enjoyed. —————————————– Sam and Will have now broken into a university to steal a book that could solve all of their problems. However, one of the henchmen of the evil … Continue reading Book Review: Chameleon by Cidney Swanson (Book Two of the Ripple Series)

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Book Review: The Rippler by Cidney Swanson (Book One of the Ripple series)

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Supernatural Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up I find books like this one that have themes related to humans with supernatural abilities very interesting. I feel that I have read several books recently where the lead characters has some supernatural ability and then they have to run from the bad guys who are trying to capture them to test their genes and make a superhuman race. —————————– Samantha is on a trip with her friends when she turns invisible. Nobody notices that occurrence but after a few seconds, people believe that she’s fallen overboard as they cannot find … Continue reading Book Review: The Rippler by Cidney Swanson (Book One of the Ripple series)

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Book Review: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Dystopian Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up This book was my first choice for a lit circle in my school about dystopian fiction. We researched the author before reading the book and learned some very interesting things about him. I actually wouldn’t recommend this book to people who are easily offended. The book had explicit content from the beginning and also encouraged use of drugs in a dystopian society. However, the overall theme of the book was educational as it centered around identity and individuality. —————————– The book begins about 35 years in the … Continue reading Book Review: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

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Book Review: I Am Sleepless: Sim 299 by Johan Twiss (Book One of the I Am Sleepless series)

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommendation: 12 and up I received this book courtesy of Bookrature. This book was very thrilling and I loved the action and suspense. The beginning was confusing as there were a lot of characters with no background but as the book evolved, the characters were developed and I enjoyed it a lot. Also, this was a pretty long book, in contrast to some of the other ARCs I’ve read recently, which made it all the more enjoyable. ———————————————— Aidan and his two best friends are part of a military organization in … Continue reading Book Review: I Am Sleepless: Sim 299 by Johan Twiss (Book One of the I Am Sleepless series)

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Book Review: Amelia’s Story by D. G. Torrens

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Realistic Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up This book was quite disturbing yet very well-written. The author had obviously put a lot of thought into how this story would develop which I appreciated. I wish some of the characters in the book had more intrigue. From the get-go, there were good characters and bad characters, and you could tell who was what from the outset. Some readers would appreciate this, but I personally, would like a little more suspense. —————————————- Amelia and her brother Jake live with their abusive mother. She beats them daily … Continue reading Book Review: Amelia’s Story by D. G. Torrens

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Book Review: Jack by Gary Dorion (Book One of a trilogy)

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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Genre: Historical Fiction Age recommended: 10 and up I didn’t really like this book until about halfway through where the historical aspect of the book came in. Until then, I felt that the book was extremely redundant and that the first 50 or so pages were completely unnecessary. —————————– Jack Stone is an extremely mischievous boy living in Charleston, Georgia during the pre-Civil War era (1860). He almost never attends school and enjoys pranking his teacher, whom he is supposed to refer to as Master. Master is a white man whose views of the … Continue reading Book Review: Jack by Gary Dorion (Book One of a trilogy)

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Book Review: Pleased to Meet You by Annaluisa Socher

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I was recently invited to review books for Bookrature. This is a new platform that allows authors to publish and sell their books online directly to readers. I’m excited about the opportunity this presents to discover new authors, read their books and share my reviews with all of you. ======= Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Genre: Supernatural Fiction Age Recommended: 10 and up This story was extremely short and action-packed. I feel that the author could have further developed some of the supporting characters further. However, the storyline was fascinating and I feel that a lot of people are likely … Continue reading Book Review: Pleased to Meet You by Annaluisa Socher

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Book Review: The Dog Master by W. Bruce Cameron

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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Genre: Historical fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up The reason for the low rating of this book was that the book constantly switched between three stories and it was necessary to pay close attention to detail in order to not be at a loss. The book itself, however, was well written and I enjoyed it. I’ve previously read and reviewed two other books by the same author, both of which I enjoyed very much: A Dog’s Purpose and A Dog’s Journey. I highly recommend them, if you haven’t read them yet. ——————————————– The story begins … Continue reading Book Review: The Dog Master by W. Bruce Cameron

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Book Review: All Fall Down by Ally Carter (Book 1 of the Embassy Row series)

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre; Fiction Age Recommendation: 13 and up I came across this book on the list of top young adult books in 2015 on seventeen.com: http://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/g1333/best-ya-novels-coming-out-2015/. This book was very well written but I felt that it was a bit redundant at times. Moreover, the descriptors in this book weren’t very accurate and a lot was left up to one’s imagination. However, the author did clarify a few things later in the book, which oddly made things more confusing. Overall, this book was captivating and I enjoyed it immensely. (pic creds to Amazon.com) ———————————————– Grace … Continue reading Book Review: All Fall Down by Ally Carter (Book 1 of the Embassy Row series)