Category: Young Adult
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The Great and Terrible, Vol. 3: The Second Sun
4/5 stars The Great and Terrible, Vol. 3: The Second Sun by Chris Stewart Whoa . . . Shocking and completely frightening how plausible this story is. Excellent. I’m anxious to get to the end. I’ll review the series then.
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Where Angels Fall: The Great and Terrible, Vol. 2
4/5 stars Where Angels Fall: The Great and Terrible, Vol. 2 by Chris Stewart Now this series is really moving . . . I’ll review the series when I’m through.
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Prologue: The Brothers (The Great and Terrible, Vol. 1)
2/5 stars Prologue: The Brothers (The Great and Terrible, Vol. 1) by Chris Stewart LDS fiction at its…worst? cheesiest? Yup. If it weren’t for the numerous recommendations and the promise of an awesome story to come, I’d be done with this series.
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The Rithmatist (Rithmatist, #1)
4/5 stars The Rithmatist (Rithmatist, #1) by Brandon Sanderson By now it’s obvious that anything from the pen of Brandon Sanderson is going to be great. The Rithmatist is no exception. Once again, this story is fun, smart, VERY original, and left me wanting more.
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Monsters of Men (Chaos Walking, #3)
5/5 stars Monsters of Men (Chaos Walking, #3) by Patrick Ness Patrick Ness must hate Suzanne Collins. Why? Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard of The Hunger Games Trilogy. Now raise your hand if you’ve ever heard of Chaos Walking Trilogy? That’s why. But I can’t figure out why. Both are series about dystopian […]
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The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, #2)
5/5 stars The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, #2) by Patrick Ness Patrick Ness must hate Suzanne Collins. Why? Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard of The Hunger Games Trilogy. Now raise your hand if you’ve ever heard of Chaos Walking Trilogy? That’s why. But I can’t figure out why. Both are series […]
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The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1)
5/5 stars The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) by Patrick Ness Patrick Ness must hate Suzanne Collins. Why? Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard of The Hunger Games Trilogy. Now raise your hand if you’ve ever heard of Chaos Walking Trilogy? That’s why. But I can’t figure out why. Both are […]
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The Enchantress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #6)
3/5 stars The Enchantress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #6) by Michael Scott A review of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel books 1-6 Oh the frustration! What do I do now? I loved the series! Through 5 and ¾ books I was thrilled. Everything was pointing to a new addition to […]
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The Warlock (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #5)
5/5 stars The Warlock (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #5) by Michael Scott Awesome! I can’t wait to finish and review the series. One book left! ****** All done! Here’s the series review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/434781684
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The Necromancer (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #4)
5/5 stars The Necromancer (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #4) by Michael Scott Awesome! Two more left! ****** All done! Here’s the series review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/434781684
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The Sorceress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #3)
5/5 stars The Sorceress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #3) by Michael Scott They are getting better and better! Series review to come once I’ve read them all . . . ****** All done! Here’s the series review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/434781684
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The Magician (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #2)
5/5 stars The Magician (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #2) by Michael Scott The story is heating up . . . I’ll review the series when I finish the last book. ****** All done! Here’s the series review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/434781684
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The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1)
4/5 stars The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1) by Michael Scott This was a fun story! I’ll withhold final judgment until I’ve finished the series. But for now I’ll say that I’m plesently surprised and happy to have found The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel! ****** All done! Here’s the […]
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The Outsiders
4/5 stars The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Somehow I made it through junior high and high school without ever being asked to read The Outsiders. It’s too bad; I think I would have liked it even more then. It’s a great story….it lives up to the hype. The lessons are simple to grasp, and I […]
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Molly Fyde and the Fight for Peace (The Bern Saga, #4)
5/5 stars Molly Fyde and the Fight for Peace (The Bern Saga, #4) by Hugh Howey Yea for Molly Fyde! Yea for Hugh Howey! This concludes my Hugh Howey reading marathon. Since I discovered the endlessly amazing Wool (YOU MUST READ IT!!! NOW!!!) I’ve read nothing except Hugh Howey books. 6 Silo stories (Now on […]
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Molly Fyde and the Blood of Billions (The Bern Saga #3)
5/5 stars Molly Fyde and the Blood of Billions (The Bern Saga #3) by Hugh Howey Molly Fyde and the Blood of Billions is just as good as the first two! It’s a bit more confusing and science-fictiony, and the ending seemed to forshadow an end to the series that makes me cringe. But it […]
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Molly Fyde and the Land of Light (The Bern Saga #2)
5/5 stars Molly Fyde and the Land of Light (The Bern Saga #2) by Hugh Howey Absolutely fantastic. You got mystery, adventure, bravery, sacrifice, love, betrayal, a great cliffhanger ending…. but none of that is the best part. The best part is the imagination that went in to telling this story! It’s so unique–nothing I […]
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Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue (The Bern Saga #1)
5/5 stars Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue (The Bern Saga #1) by Hugh Howey Hugh Howey has struck again! As I usually like to do when reviewing books that are part of a series, I’ll withhold detailed comments until I’m done with the last book. But will briefly say that I loved this first […]
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Underdogs (Wolfe Brothers, #1-3)
4/5 stars Underdogs (Wolfe Brothers, #1-3) by Markus Zusak Markus Zusak has earned a place at the top of my list of favorite authors. If you haven’t read The Book Thief, do. Read my review of it first though–I think you should know some things before you start. Read I am the Messenger too. Once […]
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#IAmtheMessenger: Oh, the words!
I Am the Messenger By: Markus Zusak My Rating: FIVE out of FIVE Stars If you read what I thought of The Book Thief, you know I am a pretty big fan. Markus Zusak wrote a book unlike any I had ever read before. I wondered if his other books could be just as good, […]
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Shadow of the Giant (Shadow, #4)
4/5 stars Shadow of the Giant (Shadow, #4) by Orson Scott Card It’s hard to write a review for a book like Shadow of the Giant, because it’s really just the last chapter of a much larger story. I give 5 stars on this review not only because Giant was a great book by itself, […]
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Shadow Puppets (Shadow Series, #3)
4/5 stars Shadow Puppets (Shadow Series, #3) by Orson Scott Card Great book! I’ve about exhausted by Enderverse commentary in reviews of the previous books, so not much left to say about Shadow Puppets except that it fits well with the rest of the series.
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Shadow of the Hegemon (Shadow, #2)
4/5 stars Shadow of the Hegemon (Shadow, #2) by Orson Scott Card So, a bit of an a round-about way of getting to a review of Shadow of the Hegemon . . . Ender’s Game and Enders Shawdow–two exciting books about the same exact same thing, but told from the perspectives of two different characters […]
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Ender’s Shadow (Shadow, #1)
Ender’s Shadow By: Orson Scott Card My Rating: FIVE out of FIVE stars A quick primer on Ender . . . In the future, Earth has been attacked once by the Buggers, an alien race of insect like creatures, and Earth’s unified military expects another attack. To prepare for the impending invasion, the best and […]
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Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children, #1)
4/5 stars Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs Miss Peregrines turned out to be NOTHING like I thought it would be–and that’s just fine with me because the story was great! One of the coolest parts of the story are the photographs the author weaves […]
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The Book Thief
The Book ThiefBy: Marcus ZusakMy Rating: FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARSBest for: 14 and up I’m trying to decide if it’s too much to say The Book Thief is the greatest book I have ever read. I think I need a few days to say for sure. (See below for an update) I can say […]
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#ThePrincessBride: Is this a kissing book?
The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure By (Abridged by): William Goldman My Rating: Four out of Five stars Best for: 12 and up (see content note below) Who doesn’t love The Princess Bride? I now firmly believe two things: 1) Authors of books should always be the script […]
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins
4 out of 5 stars Great book, deserves the hype. Unfortunately it found its way to Middle Schools everywhere. Unless you want your kids reading about kids forced by grown ups to commit grown up violence against other kids, I suggest you keep The Hunger Games and it’s sequals on the shelf until they are […]
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins
4 out of 5 stars Great book, deserves the hype. Unfortunately it found its way to Middle Schools everywhere. Unless you want your kids reading about kids forced by grown ups to commit grown up violence against other kids, I suggest you keep The Hunger Games on the shelf until they are 14. Of interest […]
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
3/5 stars Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins Ooooh how I wish the series ended differently! I don’t care how “real” the ending was. I want to be uplifted and inspired when I read, not depressed because of reality! I can get that on the news every day!
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Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Break Dawn by Stephenie Meyer: Series Review
Sparkling vampires. Moody girls. Obsessive love. The YA that defined YA. Did I love it? Not really. Will you love it? Maybe. Should you read it? Probably. Can your kids read it? If their 14 and mature enough to tell the difference between an unrealistic romantic relationship vs a fantasy, then go for it. Under […]
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Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith
5 out of 5 stars This was the first book I ever re-read. Not sure how it will hold up today, it might be time for me to read it again.
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