A new student review of The School for Good and Evil #2: A World without Princes by Soman Chainani

tlang posted a new student review of The School for Good and Evil #2: A World without Princes by Soman Chainani. See the full review.

This series is so amazing from the beginning to the last page. I could not put it down-- I immediately fell in love with the School for Good and Evil, A World Without Princes, like I did with the first book. It's funny, sad, adventurous, and has good ol' friendship.  

A new student review of Blind Curve by Elizabeth Karre

sisto8 posted a new student review of Blind Curve by Elizabeth Karre. See the full review.

This book was okay.  It was kind of disappointing because it was short.  Reading a short book is kind of boring because the reader can’t really get into the book and its characters before it is over.  The characters weren’t very strong.  They weren’t people that somebody would want to care too much about.  The story wasn’t written in a good way.  It seemed very predictable by appearing like step 1, step 2, etc.  The writing was very good, just not the story.  I don’t recommend this book for anyone under 13.

A new student review of CINDERELLA: The Classic Version of the Popular Fairy Tale by Michael Jason McElroy

Nixie Wind posted a new student review of CINDERELLA: The Classic Version of the Popular Fairy Tale by Michael Jason McElroy. See the full review.

I liked this book because it described the plot very well. It was written in a creative, rhyming, poetic fashion that I enjoyed. I don’t think it was quite good enough for five stars because the beginning was not as “attention-grabbing.” I would recommend this book to other people because they would like this variation of the way the book was originally written.

A new student review of Shadowlark by Meagan Spooner

featherwhisker posted a new student review of Shadowlark by Meagan Spooner. See the full review.

I couldn't make it through this entire book without forcing myself to read it. If you look at most narratives, they follow Aristole's plot triangle, which begins with backround information. This book gives you basically no backround information. I can see what the author was going for, which was where the characters develop throughout the story, but it's not done right. It's like starting a movie halfway through, you have no idea what's going on or who anyone is. 

It's also very hard to understand what the main character is like. She'll be brave and strong one chapter, and the next be afraid to do anything. This makes it hard to like her, and having likeable characters is an important part of a good book. 

The story also moves very slowly, but speeds through the exciting parts. She spends a few chapters talking about walking through some woods, a city, and talking to some people, but only a short amount of time talking about being attacked.

A new student review of The Land of Dragor: The Gift of Charms (Book One) by Julia Suzuki

mr.mikle posted a new student review of The Land of Dragor: The Gift of Charms (Book One) by Julia Suzuki. See the full review.

What I love about this story is how it brings you into the world of Dragor. The author just creates a beautiful image in your head, when you read this fabulous tale. As you read along, you could imagine these giant and colorful dragons flying around their homeland. It's almost like you're there in a land full of dragons, and each dragon has their own personality. In general, I think this story is wonderful.

                As much as I love this story, there are things that I don’t like about it. Most characters here are bland, and one dimensional. Not only that, the story introduces random characters. Then a couple pages later, we don’t see them again for the rest of the story. We barely see the friends that Yoshiko hangs out with. In fact if this story was focused on Yoshiko and his friends, then it would be a little bit more interesting. There are some things that are still unexplained, which is very confusing. For example, why exactly does Yoshiko change color? Overall this story has its flaws, but it is still an enjoyable reading experience

A new student review of Rapture (Rapture Trilogy) by Phillip W. Simpson

alivyah posted a new student review of Rapture (Rapture Trilogy) by Phillip W. Simpson. See the full review.

Rapture is a very intense book. What I didn't like about the book is that there were a few typos (Ebook copy). There also wasn't enough romance. Another thing is that the book didn't captivate me enough in the beginning.

What I did like about Rapture is that it told about the past as well as the present.

This book is a great read because it has: action, adventure, surprises, and a touch of romance. I would give this book 3 out of 5 stars and would recommend this book to ages 12 and up. Have a great time reading!!!

A new student review of Magic in the Park by Ruth Chew

Boomer123 posted a new student review of Magic in the Park by Ruth Chew. See the full review.

I really liked Jennifer because she was nice and generous to everyone in the book.  Mike is Jennifer’s best friend who goes on adventures with her. The book has slow adventures that you can enjoy for many pages. This book is not scary.   

I would give this book five stars because I liked the adventures the characters went on.     

 

 

A new student review of Short Circus by Stephen V. Masse

nictaf posted a new student review of Short Circus by Stephen V. Masse. See the full review.

I loved this book and hope there will be a book two.  This is a funny, thrilling, imaginative book.  It caught my attention immediately when Jem broke his arm and kept my attention until the very last page.  My favorite characters are Jem, who is there for everyone and willing to help others; Jesse, who is very kind-hearted and funny; and Chris, who is friendly and good at stunts with his dirt bike.  I would recommend this book to kids ages 9 and up because there is some strong language and a little violence.  Stephen V. Masse did an excellent job on this book.  I hope kids find this book as appealing as I did.

A new student review of Happily Never After by Missy Fleming

jenny3940 posted a new student review of Happily Never After by Missy Fleming. See the full review.

I really enjoyed this book because I was entertained and kept in suspense from beginning to end. The characters were all great in keeping character and I never knew what would happen next to any of them. Missy Fleming did a great job in keeping the story intresting by adding new twists and turns throughout the book. I loved that I was able to follow along and learn about the southern history with the characters in first-person form.  I highly recommend this book for supernatural romance/mystery book addicts!

A new student review of Elegy by Amanda Hocking

Eowyn7 posted a new student review of Elegy by Amanda Hocking. See the full review.

I am sorry to say that this was a truly disappointing book. While Amanda Hocking has created an amazing world, her characters fall a bit short. At the beginning of the series, her characters were great. However, they never changed throughout the series, and by the time you hit the fourth book, you're completely bored with them. For example, when you first meet Penn, she seems like a control freak who uses people to get what she wants. For an introduction to an antagonist, that's fine. At the end of the series she is still like that. She never really gets much deeper. The only reason the readers get for her actions is that she's a spoiled brat. Well, we knew that from book one. It isn't just Penn. None of the characters really grow. The plot was amazing, but it took up the entire book. There was no room for things like character development. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, honestly.