Review:I am a big fan of Charlie Holmberg. I was so excited to revisit this world from a different perspective. The novel did not disappoint. I am really hoping to hear more about this intelligent and engaging character. Read more

Review:Not sure why such a small and straight forward book needs a summary. This is about 15 pages long and only a few dollars less than the actual book. Hence my error in ordering 3 of these for my book club not realizing they were the summary and not the actual book. Fine, my mistake. I returned it but was only given half my money back. I realize it was my error but they took $10 out for shipping. I could have shipped it back at my own cost for about 2.00 since they are tiny and weigh nothing. So it ... Read more

Review:"Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you." -- Matthew 7:1-2 (NKJV)

Daisy Miller is the essence of a well-written novella: deep characterizations developed through a variety of interactions, minimal prose to capture a point, carefully balanced action that rounds out a message, plenty of exhibition of internal thoughts and feelings, and stark contrasts in personal philosophies. Whi... Read more

Review:This was a great book. If I could give it more stars, I would. That said, this deals with very heavy, serious topics. This book was different from Graceling and Fire. I think the main difference is that this was much more adult then the previous novels. In Graceling and Fire, you knew that Leck was a bad guy, but in Bitterblue you realize that Leck was a Bad. Guy.
The character development was amazing. I felt like I was growing with Bitterblue, and felt her struggles. I feel a bit speechless ... Read more

Review:Although the plot was interesting, so many facts didn't add up. Why was Larken a destitute orphan when her parents were well to do. Someone should have been an advocate for her. Brandon was unbelievably rude and changes quickly. I guess the writing lacked depth. The author used a word that was not even a word until the 1960's in England. Found myself skimming as it was so predictable at the end. Read more

Review:I'm glad I waited a bit before I decided to write this review because, otherwise, I would have ranked this a lot lower than I did.

First, I knew that she was going to focus on something a little less Graceling but I wasn't expecting it to be this different. I was taken aback by how little she touches on the Gracelings in this book. In fact, that was the reason why I was so determined to give this book a lower score because of my belief that all books in a series should be in the same worl... Read more

Review:3.5 Stars, but rounding down because the story wound down the further it went.

It's the story of an orphan boy who gets selected to replace the missing heir of a kingdom's royal family. The scope of the story covers the boys training and competition with two other boys, also selected as possible princes.

The writing was excellent. I really liked Sage, he had a very engaging voice. The secondary characters were also interesting and well developed.

I thought the author did ... Read more

Review:The Good: Not a word can be said about this book before I mention how glorious the illustrations are. These pieces of art don’t simply illustrate, but they help tell the story, building in the margins with progressive and chilling detail as each story unfolds. I know that I’ll regularly be finding new details in the art as I reread in the future. But with that said, I can now rave about how wonderful the stories were as well! I have been excited about this project since it was announced, since o... Read more

Review:So is this the last one in this series? if so I am totally going to miss nadia and jack. One of my favorite authors and if you have not read any of Ms. Armstrong's book, you don't know what you are missing. Read more

Review:Simply put, I liked it.

I felt that the plot progressed slower in this book. I wanted to learn more about all the different species, have the kids learn more about themselves and others. In some ways, the book seemed static.

However, I will probably read it again. Read more