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Book Review: The Queen by Kiera Cass (A Selection Novella)

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up I felt that this book wasn’t really relevant to the whole series besides adding some background to the story of the current queen. However, I still enjoyed the book! The story was very well written and I loved all the characters. I wouldn’t recommend reading this book before reading the series but it’s definitely fun reading after! ———————————————– Amberly is one of the contestants of the Selection. She has loved the prince for as long as she can remember and getting selected was a dream come true. When … Continue reading Book Review: The Queen by Kiera Cass (A Selection Novella)

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Book Review: Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction (although I wish it wasn’t) Age Recommendation: EVERYONE I cannot believe that I forgot about this book. A very nice family friend gave me this book as a gift and another one: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them for my birthday! For those of you who don’t know (tsk tsk), these books are mentioned in the Harry Potter series and I am elated that J.K Rowling decided to actually write them! I hope she publishes The Monster Book of Monsters next.    😉 All in all, this was a great book and I found it … Continue reading Book Review: Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling

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Book Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling

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Rating: 5 out of  stars Genre: Fiction (if only it wasn’t) Age Recommendation: Everyone (I cannot stress this enough) Another one of the amazing books mentioned in the Harry Potter series has come to life in J.K. Rowling’s hands. I found this book especially funny because it is Harry’s property and he has written his own funny notes all over the book. To be honest, I found his notes more interesting than the actual text of the book (which I am sure was the author’s intention). Also, I just realized- they’re making a movie on this book!!! It will be released next … Continue reading Book Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling

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Sisterhood Of the Worlds Bloggers

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Hey everyone! I recently got nominated by The Outsidehook (thank you!) for the Sisterhood of the Worlds which is basically a tag where you answer questions about yourself and then nominate other bloggers for it. The rules are: 1. Thank the blogger who nominated you and link to their blog. 2. Answer the questions that the blogger who nominated you has provided. 3. Nominate ten other bloggers (I am choosing only four-can’t think of many) 4. Create ten questions for your nominees and notify them of their nomination. Questions from the outsidehook:  What’s your favorite TV show? I’m going to say Psych … Continue reading Sisterhood Of the Worlds Bloggers

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Book Review: Paint Me A Monster by Janie Baskin

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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommendation: 14 and up This book was very unnerving because it was centered around child abuse. When I first picked up the book, that was not what I imagined it would be about. Also, I found the book was confusing because the first hundred or so pages spanned six years (but there was no chronology) so I found it difficult to keep up with the story. ——————————————– Margo and her older sister Liz are surprised to see another being enter their house- a baby boy named Evan. Evan is a chubby boy and their … Continue reading Book Review: Paint Me A Monster by Janie Baskin

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Book Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up This book was similar to the Hunger Games and Divergent series in that the story takes place after a huge war that causes wide scale destruction in The United States of America. However, I found this book to be more appealing since it doesn’t have as much gore and violence. —————————————– When the United States of America is destroyed, a new world called Illea is created. A world with new rules, new rulers, and no democracy. The people of this nation are divided into castes- there are Ones, which are … Continue reading Book Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass

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Book Review: Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Genre: Realistic Fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up This book was very fast-paced in the beginning and started to slow down halfway through. ———————————————- Olivia and Zoe are best friends and always will be. Even when they get kicked out of their dance school where they’ve been performing for ten years, they find a way to bounce back to normal. Or as normal as it gets without dance in one’s life. However, Olivia goes to the hospital sick one day and doctors figure out that she has leukemia. When Zoe finds out, her world is … Continue reading Book Review: Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor

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March Recap

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I’m really sorry. I know that I made a promise to publish at least two a week but I got caught up in school work and SOL’s. My favorite book this month was The Program by Suzanne Young and I am on the wait-list in the library to read The Remedy and The Treatment, which are the next two in the trilogy. Don’t forget! You can find my other reviews by looking for books in the search tab!   Continue reading March Recap

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Book Review: The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Non-fiction Age Recommended: 14 and up This book was recommended to me by my dad’s colleague. She said it was an extraordinary book and after reading it, I must say I agree. —————————————————- Niamh has been separated from her family. She is being taken west on the Orphan Train – a train that transports orphans from the East Coast to the Midwest. She makes new friends but they are all eventually adopted. However, nobody wants a skinny, Irish, nine year-old girl. Niamh is finally adopted by a woman who is looking for a … Continue reading Book Review: The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline