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Book Review: The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Genre: Non-fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up This was a very thought-provoking read. Some parts of it were a bit gory and others too repetitive. However, the responses of people in the second half of the book were very interesting to read and I loved seeing the different points of view. ———————————————— Simon Wiesenthal is a former concentration camp prisoner of WWII who shares his story in this book. ———————————————– Normally, Simon and his fellow prisoners are taken to a town to slave away as they are monitored by SS (Nazi) soldiers. One day, Simon … Continue reading Book Review: The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal

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Book Review: These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (Book one of the Starbound Trilogy)

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommendation: 14 and up This book is based on an exceptional idea, and the author did just as good of a job executing it. The book was slightly disturbing but the well-written story made up for that. ——————————————— Major Tarsen is one of the youngest ever war-decorated heroes. At the age of eighteen, he is aboard the spaceship Icarus to meet other veterans and travel back home. However, a chance meeting with a lovely girl leaves him breathless, until she haughtily introduces herself as the daughter of the most powerful man in the universe, … Continue reading Book Review: These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (Book one of the Starbound Trilogy)

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Book Review: Angelsong by Hanna Peach (Book three of the Dark Angel series)

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Supernatural Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up I loved this book a lot because of the endless plot twists and the fact that the characters were very-well developed. ——————————————— Israel is dying from a poisoned knife wound and nobody knows the cure. Alyx is panicking because the demons are planning to take over the Earth soon. Moreover, people are being killed all over by the Darkened, and Alyx and Jordan must find a way to save them. When Alyx and Jordan go on a quest to find a cure for the poison that is … Continue reading Book Review: Angelsong by Hanna Peach (Book three of the Dark Angel series)

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Book Review: Angelstone by Hanna Peach (Book Two of the Dark Angels series)

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Supernatural Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up I really enjoyed the character development in this book and how well thought-out the plot is. ———————————————- Alyx, Israel, and the other Rogues are still fighting their battle against the Darkened who are now attempting to take over the world by killing Alyx’s people with weapons that they cannot recover from. Alyx and the others must think of a plan, and soon, but all their plans involve other people and demons that they don’t wish to seek help from. Moreover, Israel finds out that he is half-demon and … Continue reading Book Review: Angelstone by Hanna Peach (Book Two of the Dark Angels series)

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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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)

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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)