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

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)

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

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)

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

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)

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

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)

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

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)

Book Review: Aquarius Rising by Christopher John Chater

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

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

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)

Book Review: The Short Drop by Matthew FitzSimmons

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

Book Review: The Money Tree by Helen Yeomans

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

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

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)