Showing posts with label book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Book Reviews

I've really got the reading bug! I have lots and lots of books checked out from the library. I hope I can finish them all before they're due. Here is a new series called Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare that Chris and I started reading. Chris said it reminded him of Harry Potter, and he finished both these books (close to 1000 pages) in 5 days. It is definitely for an older group than Harry Potter, and I don't see much resemblence to the Harry Potter series (except that kids are the heros of the book, as they are in most kids books). There are demons, vampires, werewolves, and shadow hunters... great for the lovers of the fantasy genre.



More books that I have finished in the last couple months...

Kids books:


Oy, Joy by Lucy Frank

The Game by Diana Wynne Jones

The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer

Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale

Peeps by Scott Westerfeld

By These Ten Bones by Clare B. Dunkle

Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan



Teen books:
These are still kids books, but may not be appropriate for young kids.


The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman by Louise Plummer

Marked by PC Cast

Betrayed by PC Cast



...And continuing with my vampire romance obession...


Crimson City by Liz Maverick

Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks

Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris

Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole

Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Summer Book Review

It's been months and months since I did a book post, but that doesn't mean I haven't been reading! I've read way to many to put together a review of all of them, so here is a list of the books I read over the summer, with a few highlighted:

We've been looking forward to "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer since "Eclipse" was released. Will Bella marry Edward? Will Bella end up a vampire? I won't give anything away, but I do want to caution parents that this is not as middle school friendly as the first two books (if you can call the first two books, middle school friendly). I can't say more without spoiling the story. You will have to read it to find out!

"Here Be Monsters!" by Alan Snow was a wonderful surprise! box trolls, cabbage heads, sea cows, rabbit women, pirate rats and an young boy band together to thwart the cheese hunters. This book is fun and will delight everyone. This book would make a great read aload bedtime story. The next book in the series is called "Man in the Iron Socks." I'll be picking that one up too as soon as it hits the library.

I was prepared to like "Moloka'i" by Alan Brennert. It started off sad, and got sadder. I skipped to the end, figuring if it had a happy ending I would keep reading. The ending was sad too.... I like my books with happy endings. I guess that's why I like reading kids' books so much. I never finished reading "Moloka'i." The characters were interesting and "real." The story was well written... just be sure to have a box of tissues handy.


This is a delightful series about a young London girl, Mary. She was orphaned by the plague and taken in by a street gang. When the gang's leader is murdered, she decides to set off on her own and see the world as a boy named, Jack. The adventure starts on the high seas in "Bloody Jack," and continues in the "Curse of the Blue Tattoo." There are several more books in this series that I'll pick up and read one of these days.


Other Kids books:
This is still my favorite genre. I split the kids books I've read into kids and teens catagories.



Flora Segunda by Ysabeau S. Wilce

The Castle Corona by Sharon Creech

The Stone Fey by Robin McKinley

Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon

Horns and Wrinkles by Joseph Helgerson and Nicoletta Ceccoli

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart and Carson Ellis

Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale

Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis and Pauline Baynes

The Revenge Of The Shadow King by Derek Benz and J. S. Lewis

House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones

The Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle



Teen books:
These are still kids books, but may not be appropriate for young kids.


Two-way Street by Lauren Barnholdt

Austenland: A Novel by Shannon Hale

Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams

Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin Mckinley

Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley

Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier



Other adult books:
I took some reading time this summer to checkout some adult authors who I've heard a lot about, but have never read...


Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie

Smoke in Mirrors by Jayne Ann Krentz

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon

All Night Long by Jayne Ann Krentz

Strange Candy by Laurell K. Hamilton

Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts

The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Dark Possession by Christine Feehan

Taken by Storm by Tami Hoag

Ghost Hunter by Jayne Castle


Vampire romance:
After finishing Breaking Dawn, I went into vampire romance withdrawl. As a result, I ended up reading all the vampire romance that I could find at the library.


How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks

Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks

Be Still My Vampire Heart by Kerrelyn Sparks

The Undead Next Door by Kerrelyn Sparks

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

Sugarplums and Scandal by Kerrelyn Sparks

Sunshine by Robin McKinley

A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole

No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole