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Book review: The Iliad by Homer

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Non-Fiction Age Recommended: 13 and up This book is quite long, dense, and a compilation of 24 books. This book was gifted to me by a close family friend. The book is really interesting, but since it is an old translation, there are some arcane terms. I read it with a dictionary by my side! ——————————————————– Nine years after the start of the Trojan War, the Greek (Achaean) army attacks Chryse, a town allied with Troy. During the battle, the Achaeans capture a pair of beautiful maidens, Chryseis and Briseis. Agamemnon, the leader of the … Continue reading Book review: The Iliad by Homer

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Book Review: All the Broken Pieces by Anne E. Burg

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Realistic Fiction Age Recommended: 11 and up This book was a Virginia Reader’s Choice the year I was in sixth grade- my teacher had our class do a project on all ten of the books in the middle school category and they were all amazing. ——————————————————- Two years after being rescued from Vietnam, Matt Pin is haunted: by bombs that fell like dead crows, by his family that died when it should have been him with them, and the terrible secret that he left behind. Now, inside a caring adoptive home in the United States, … Continue reading Book Review: All the Broken Pieces by Anne E. Burg

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November Recap

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November was a little slow… I think it was because of all of my school preparations I was doing. But I should still have time to write a few reviews… Got to get the blog up to speed…       🙂 My favorite book in November was the Red Magician, mainly because of the suspense and fantasy. I hope all of you get a chance to read it because it is truly an incredible book. Continue reading November Recap

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Book Review: Every Word by Ellie Marney

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Age Recommended: 14 and up Genre: Fiction (Mystery) I can’t believe it!!! Mrs. Ellie Marley just sent me an advance copy of her newest book, Every Word… it’s the sequel to Every breath… Along with a handwritten note and a pack of Tim tams! For those of you who don’t know what those are, they are amazing Canadian chocolate biscuits with chocolate cream filling and the whole thing is coated in chocolate! I received a package in mail on Friday – it was addressed to me! As you can imagine, as an 8th grader, … Continue reading Book Review: Every Word by Ellie Marney

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Book Review: The Daughters Break the Rules by Joanna Philbin (book two in the Daughters series)

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 13 and up Daughters Rule Number Six: Never talk to the press about your parents. If you haven’t read my review of the first book in this series, here’s the link: http://wp.me/p4bGHr-hR Carina is sick and tired of her father; he always restricts her activities with her friends and is very nosy about her personal business. Carina is already very upset and when her dad blames her for something she didn’t do, she just loses it. Carina seeks revenge by leaking a story about her father to the press, and in … Continue reading Book Review: The Daughters Break the Rules by Joanna Philbin (book two in the Daughters series)

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Book Review: The Daughters by Joanna Philbin (Book one of the Daughters series)

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 13 and up This was a very funny and witty book about the life of a supermodel’s daughter. Lizzie Summers is the only daughter of supermodel Katia Summers. Everywhere she goes, she is known as Katia’s daughter and she is sick of that. Lizzie is the exact opposite of her mom- her mother is beautiful, Lizzie is not, her mother loves the spotlight, Lizzie does not. Whatever her mothers likes, Lizzie doesn’t. Lizzie’s best friends are Carina Jurgensen and Hudson Jones. Carina’s father is a multi-millionaire and Hudson’s mother is … Continue reading Book Review: The Daughters by Joanna Philbin (Book one of the Daughters series)

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Book Review and Interview with Author: The Red Magician by Lisa Goldstein

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction with a little fantasy Age Recommended: 12 and up This story was a little creepy at times but overall it was great. It was set in the time of WWII and I really liked that the author combined the idea of witchcraft with WWII, making it seem as if they were related. Read below to see my interview of the author, Lisa Goldstein. — WWII has begun. Kicsi is a young girl who lives in a rural village. One night, a man named Voros comes to her village, and speaks of death and … Continue reading Book Review and Interview with Author: The Red Magician by Lisa Goldstein

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Book Review: Torment by Lauren Kate (Book two of the Fallen series)

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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 13 and up “Love was supposed to be easy, wasn’t it?” I think that Fallen’s plot was a little better than Torment’s. This book had too many new characters and the story became hard to follow. Also, if you haven’t read the book review of Fallen (book one of the Fallen series), you can check it out here: https://priyankareads.com/2014/10/20/book-review-fallen-by-lauren-kate/   —————————————————— Luce is now at a new school. This one looks rather friendly and the students there seem decent too. Daniel visits Luce, breaking the rules, and tells her that her two … Continue reading Book Review: Torment by Lauren Kate (Book two of the Fallen series)

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Blog Tour: Every Breath by Ellie Marney

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Hi! I recently joined the Every Breath blog tour and along with receiving a hardcover copy of the book (courtesy of Tundra Books),  I also got to interview Ellie Marney! These are my questions for her, along with her answers: Q: What inspired you to start writing? A: Just the normal thing, I guess, and a very overactive imagination. I was always one of those kids who was genuinely convinced that teddy bears came alive at night when everyone else was asleep, and that fairies lived at the bottom of the garden. My paternal grandmother had a store of Irish folk tales … Continue reading Blog Tour: Every Breath by Ellie Marney