Review:Bronx Masquerade

The Bronx Masquerade is a very realistic book on the life of teenagers living in the "hood" which is a very poor community. The "hood" is a place of feeling uncomfortable, unsafe, and dirty surroundings. The Bronx Masquerade is a journal of the life's of different teens in a high school. Each one describes their life, their problems, and what they want in life. Their english teacher gives the students an assignment to do for homework and didn't expect the shock of wh... Read more

Review:If you're okay with a severely disappointing ending, go ahead and check out Allegedly.
A good story with a lot of wasted potential. (Spoilers)

This book had a lot of potential, rich with complex relationships that mimic the darker side of reality. As you read, you become more and more sympathetic for Mary and the constant line of struggles she suffers trying to keep her baby. Eventually you begin to wonder where her break is as her court case against her mother takes off, but she loses... Read more

Review:This is for a younger reader and addresses many issues that I still deal with when struggling with boys and I read this while 22 years old. Enjoyable at most any age I believe. Read her other book first! Read more

Review:To say Vlad Tod is different would be an understatement. For one thing he's half human, half vampire. And for another Vlad doesn't face the same kind of problems his fellow eighth grade peers face.

Sure he can barely form words when he's in close proximity to girl-of-his-dreams Meredith. Sure he gets picked on, shoved around, and bullied ... relentlessly. Sure he doesn't quite fit in, but let's be honest, what eight grader does?

No, those superficial "human" problems pale in compar... Read more

Review:This whole trilogy was such an amazing thing to get captured in.
Everything about it keeps you stuck until its finished.
It grabs ahold of your heart and just makes you.... feel.
Ahhh, it was truly amazing to read. Read more

Review:Sophronia is a strong heroine in a vivid world. I enjoyed the pacing and characterization of this whole book. There are many cute devices such as Mechanimals and robotic butlers that make me smile. At times, the tone is definitely YA, and as a person who found Gail Carriger's work through her adult work, I found that distracting. But, E&E is a good book and I would recommend it to a friend and I am planning to read the sequel. Read more

Review:Without merit

Without merit was uniquely different. I had no idea where it was going to take me. I was really like “come on give me a clue.” I was told my many keep reading, and I was so glad I did. The Voss family is strange but what family isn’t.

I really felt for Merit. Her character was one I could relate to. She was struggling with everything in her day to day life. It took an outsider to have her really take a good look at herself. To help her see the bigger picture so to sp... Read more

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Callie doesn't talk about what she does. In fact, Callie doesn't talk at all. At Sea Pines she is expected to reveal all about what she does. What she does should be obvious to you! The book title says it all.

So this is yet another angsty teen novel I have read lately. And sadly, I found it lacking in a couple of ways. The stor... Read more

Review:Daelyn has suffered major psychological damage from years of being bullied. The torment and embarrassment she received because of her weight started her downhill slide into despair. She has lost her desire to live and failed at several attempts to end her life. Her latest failure has left her unable to talk and on 24-hour suicide watch. Her parents barely trust her to go to school.

Daelyn is biding her time. She only has 23 days until her Date of Determination. She discovers the Thr... Read more

Review:Warning: Here there be spoilers (semi-mild)!

I'm usually a calm reader when I read books. I might weep a little or laugh aloud on occasion, but I rarely wind up acting like I did when I finished The Dragon Heir. My chest was so constricted I could hardly breathe. I was grateful my parents didn't wake up because I was breathing so loudly. The last battle had me shaking like a leaf.

Cinda Chima's latest novel is a jewel rivaling the Dragonheart itself. From start to finish I treasure... Read more