A new student review of Teardrop

Juggles1414 posted a new student review of Teardrop . See the full review.

I enjoyed this book, but it was not a page turner. I found I put it down often and came back to it. However, it was a very imaginative and creative story. I was pleasantly surprised because it was a new take on fiction and romance. The author did a great job creating the legend that the story is centered around. I did find the story was a little slow in the beginning. There weren't many conflicts that the character had to face besides emotional instability. Once the plot thickened there was more action. Even though there wasn't a lot of action, there were many emotional ups and downs that the author portrayed very well, especially since she had to do this without making the charactrer cry. Overall, it was a good read.

A new student review of Willow

dancechicka posted a new student review of Willow . See the full review.

This book was a disappointment for me, personally.  I feel like Hegamin can and has capitalized on the potential to become a great author before, but this book was a novice work of hers for sure.  Awkward sentences, underdeveloped characters, below-par vocabulary.  I felt like most of the book was exposition and building tension toward the climax, which turned out to be utterly predictable and rushed.  You knew within the first ten pages what was going to happen in the end—the other 350 pages were just pomp and circumstance, some parts completely irrelevant to the story.  And once the climax came, it was resolved in 5 pages or less—plotlines either tied off or severed within a sentence.  The characters were hard to connect with—I could barely stand Willow at all!  She seems self-centered and horribly wishy-washy and immature.  And her whirlwind romance with the elusive Cato—bah.  They fall in love within a couple of one-line sentences betwixt each other in a hidden journal, and when they finally meet, they are willing to give up anything to be with each other, no matter whose head they have to step on.  Revolting, really.   All in all, an unsatisfactory and dispassionate book that I felt could have been better.

“The man shook Cato’s hand; it took the rest of Cato’s strength before his vision was once again consumed with darkness.”

I would recommend this book for ages seven and up, as it is a clean read and only has a very mild expletive or two.  The vocab, as I said above, is very easy to understand, also.

When Cato begs Willow’s help and offers her freedom, she is faced with a choice—will she accept his offer, or stay rooted to her home in Knotwild, always wondering what could have been?  Tonya Cherie Hegamin has the answers in her new novel, Willow!

A new student review of OUT

cmason178 posted a new student review of OUT . See the full review.

Out is a thrilling novel that leads the reader through a harrowing, heart-pounding tale. Interesting and mind provoking, I enjoyed this tale; however, I do wish that the author had let us get to know the characters and their lives more before he started chunking conflicts.  At the end of the story, I really wasn’t emotionally bound to any of the characters.  Frankly, I didn’t care who died or who lived. I enjoyed the book because I chose to.  I would recommend this book to any reader who needs a book to read out of boredom, but not a book I would rush to my library to grab.

A new student review of Firebolt (The Dragonian Series) by Adrienne Woods

DJ_RESH_RESH posted a new student review of Firebolt (The Dragonian Series) by Adrienne Woods. See the full review.

I honestly could not have loved this book more. It was like a breath of fresh air after being crushed by dystopian novel after dystopian novel. My favorite character has to be Blake Leaf! I mean he might have attitude problems and his priorities aren't really in the right place, however I think that just makes him more realistic. I don't know if I’m the only one, but: GO TEAM BLAKE! I don't even know if thats a thing....Anyways, I find Elena really relatable and I think most people will too. She was the shy quiet girl who had her world turned upside down. I really want to hug the author right now and thank her for coming up with this brilliant novel, and am sad I cannot. I’m also impatient because there is absolutely no news on the next book and I don't even know if I can wait a week for it....

A new student review of Pendulum by Ciara Knight

mail4chase@yahoo.com posted a new student review of Pendulum by Ciara Knight. See the full review.

Pendulum, was an okay book. I felt that there was too much romance and too little action. Overall, the characters were well-developed and the storyline was well-executed. The action-packed scenes were well-written and exciting, but too few, leaving the entirety of the story drowned in romance. To love-sick girls, this is a good book, but to a teenage boy like me, it is boring and uneventful. I also wish that the characters spent less time in a submarine and more time fighting the queen. In total, the book didn’t meet my expectations and there were many areas where there could be more action and excitement.

A new student review of The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

hg2008 posted a new student review of The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender . See the full review.

This was a very good book! I think it's a book everybody should read and it might become a classic, even! I say this for many reasons. The writing of the book is very good, lyric with beautiful prose. It also reminds me of a classic or normal book, what I mean by this is that it reminds me of the books that used to come out, and not all this vampire, pop culture stuff we see now a days (not that anything's wrong with those kind of books). For me this kind of book was refreshing. I really appriciated how the author mixed classic story telling, history, and then a bit of magic or mystery (which the whole aspect of the main character having wings). 

The characters in this book were very good and well-developed. Ava of course was my favorite and I liked how she was the narrator of the story. I also really loved the characters names because they were different and very pretty. The settings were good; they were actual places so there was no doubt that these places exist. I also loved the cover of the book I thought is was very beautiful and attractive. I would highly recommend this book. It's a great read. I also would consider it a must read as well! 

 

A new student review of Sliding Beneath the Surface:St. Augustine Trilogy,Book I by Doug Dillon

dbasilio posted a new student review of Sliding Beneath the Surface:St. Augustine Trilogy,Book I by Doug Dillon. See the full review.

I wasn't a huge fan of this book. Although there were events where the book did catch my attention, it didn't quite keep me interrested for the entire book. I would recomend this book for people who like a book with small events leading up to one big event, with that pattern repeated throughout the whole book. I personaly am very picky when it comes to books. I need a book that will interrest me the entire time. Sliding Beneath the Surface was not the book for me.

A new student review of Enders

tlang posted a new student review of Enders . See the full review.

I believe this is a rather good book, I haven't read the first book yet, so it was kind of confusing, but the book explains enough for me to get an idea. The characters are well-developed, and the details are amazing.  Callie is a strong-willed girl whom everyone will love. She thinks of everyone besides herself, especially her little brother. 

A new student review of Charis: Journey to Pandora's Jar by Nicole Y. Walters

lldoherty posted a new student review of Charis: Journey to Pandora's Jar by Nicole Y. Walters. See the full review.

 This story is very good and the only complaint I have about it is that Charis says "what tha" too much.

  If you liked Percy Jackson, you'll probably like this book. This book gives you the feeling the world isn't going to end any time soon.

A new student review of Sky Raiders (Five Kingdoms) by Brandon Mull

TheOnlyOreoParadox posted a new student review of Sky Raiders (Five Kingdoms) by Brandon Mull. See the full review.

In my opinion, this book is very heart warming and exciting. I loved the part when Cole became determined to save his friends from the evil clutches of the king. This story is full of suspense and a small bit of gore, but other than that the story is perfect. In the story, Cole has become a bandit and must raid villagers of their most prized possessions. I like the fact that he is accepting this job so he can manage to save his friends. This proves how much he cares. Cole goes through pain just to make sure his friends are safe.That’s what I call true friendship. This book is very motivating, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is looking for a book to read. I hope everyone gets a chance to embrace the wonders of this great book.