https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18 Here are the books I've read in the 2016-17 school year. en-us 2016-08-25 15:51:24 UTC 2024-07-24 16:54:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png leahm2021 https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/119849571 Over the summer, I was browsing Goodreads and came across Novice. I really liked how the description sounded and decided to buy it. I was not disappointed. Novice was full of action and mystery and I enjoyed it thoroughly. ]]> 2016-08-25 15:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/119849571 leahm2021 https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/119851280 For my summer reading project, I chose to read Fever 1793. This book was A LOT better than I expected. It was historically accurate but also engaging. Not only did it include suspense, but it had a slight amount of action as well. ]]> 2016-08-25 16:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/119851280 leahm2021 https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/119854401 I had originally read Marie Lu's Legend series, so when I heard there was a graphic novel of it out, I had to read it. I did not enjoy it as much as the original series, but still thought the drawings were well done and the plot was just like the book. ]]> 2016-08-25 16:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/119854401 leahm2021 https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/120139746 My mom had recommended this book after reading my summer book review. She said it was a creative and funny way of putting the rules of grammar into a book. At first I was reluctant, I mean who wants to read about grammar? But in the end, I had a couple of good laughs and was able to realize how much mistakes I was making when not only writing but TALKING!]]> 2016-08-27 04:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/120139746 leahm2021 https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/120139811 I have read ALL of Sarah J. Maas's books and she is probably my most favorite author in the universe. Not only do I love that her writing features female heroines, but that they are strong and independent. So of course I was excited when A Court of Thorns and Roses book two came out. I was eager to read it and was not let down, but unfortunately I was left on a cliffhanger. I would recommend this book for all Sarah J. Maas lovers and just mature readers in general. ]]> 2016-08-27 04:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/120139811 leahm2021 https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/125115998 A Life Too Short is a biography written about a German goalkeeper who decided to take his own life. His friend, and author, Ronald Reng goes into depth about the darkness that plagued Robert and what ultimately made him decide to leave his wife and child. I would recommend this book to all soccer lovers. Not only does it explain the pressures put on a goalkeeper, but it helps others to get inside the mind of a depressive and what they may be going through. ]]> 2016-09-20 15:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/125115998 leahm2021 https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/130191591 Before going into this book, I expected The Crown's Game to be just an "ok" read. It turned out I was mistaken. This book was full of twists, turns, and a great plot. I love all of the characters and their development throughout the story is unbelievable. I can not wait till the second book comes out. ]]> 2016-10-12 16:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/130191591 leahm2021 https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/137963255 For my book project, I decided to choose a novel written by the same author as Fever 1793 (since I enjoyed it so much). Chains was a very good read and taught me more about the Revolutionary War through a slave's eyes. I was able to learn the hardships Isabel and her sister suffered as well as being able to read just a good novel. I really liked the characters and how they grew and developed throughout the story.]]> 2016-11-16 03:23:50 UTC https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/137963255 leahm2021 https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/149405410 Beauty Queens was the perfect combination of humor, action, and mystery. Libba Bray makes you become more and more attached to the characters as the story continues on. They are all uniquely different and that is what makes it so interesting when they have to survive on the island together. I mean, a plane load of beauty queens crashed on an island? How much more interesting can it get?]]> 2017-01-25 17:48:43 UTC https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/149405410 leahm2021 https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/149407838 After reading a sample of Uglies in class, I was really interested in the book. It definitely has a different take on the dystopian genre, but in a good way that really engages the reader. The characters development throughout the story really adds onto the plot and definitely made me more attached to them. ]]> 2017-01-25 17:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/149407838 leahm2021 https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/152189281 After hearing about the Lunar Chronicles series, that my sister had read, I was really interested in checking out another one of Marissa Meyer's books. I really liked how it was a twist off of the Alice in Wonderland kind of story. What was even more enjoyable was that I was able to get a new perspective from another big character, the Queen of Hearts. This story takes place before and is able to give me a good insight to what could have really turned her into who she was. ]]> 2017-02-07 16:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/152189281 leahm2021 https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/164462420 When I was an 5th grader, my teacher had read the class and I this book. I was able to understand then that it was a classic and very famous, but after again reading it myself and having many discussions and projects on it, I was able to gain a new sort of appreciation. This book is not only a classic, but a piece of literature that will be treasured for years to come. ]]> 2017-04-03 19:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/164462420 leahm2021 https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/164463095 I had read this book around last year sometime and had really enjoyed it. After finding out that there was a second book recently released, I had to reread it. I especially enjoy how the author took parts from ancient Rome and infused them with fantasy elements as well (considering I really like fantasy in the first place).]]> 2017-04-03 19:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/164463095 leahm2021 https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/170041684 This is the second book in the An Ember in the Ashes series. I really enjoyed the character development throughout the books and how it ended in a different way then the average book. Having Elias be trapped in the Forest, helping the dead move on but still being able to see Laia, makes me happy yet sad at the same time. Sometimes, that is the key to a good book.]]> 2017-05-04 19:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/170041684 leahm2021 https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/170041764 After the first and second book in this series, I had to wait a while till the third one came out. Most of my memory from the series was lost, so I had to make up for it by reading summaries. However, I think this book was one of the better in the series. The character developments and twists were woven into the book really well. ]]> 2017-05-04 19:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/170041764 leahm2021 https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/173506182 Pretties was the second book in the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld. I wouldn't say that the first was one of the best books I had read before, but it ended on a cliff hanger which really prompted me to read the second. The twist with this book transitions smoothly into the third (Specials). Tally really changes in many ways, mentally and physically and the constant adventure gets me engaged. ]]> 2017-05-23 23:00:24 UTC https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/173506182 leahm2021 https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/173506257 The most upsetting thing I could say I had with this book was the ending. It was definitely NOT how I expected it nor did it prompt me to read the spin off fourth novel. Tally and her friends had this real constant back and forth thing (we're friends and now we are not) going on throughout the series that was never really solved and this kind of upset me (along with the death of my favorite character. ]]> 2017-05-23 23:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/173506257 leahm2021 https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/174992490 Sarah J. Maas is my all time favorite author and I had been waiting for this book to come out for around a year. It was everything I had hoped for. Sarah really knows how to hook her authors on her characters and really almost destroy you, but to make it all ok in the end. Her writing is full of twists and the plot is extremely well developed. I can't wait for the next book to come out in 2018.]]> 2017-06-02 15:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/leahm2021/book_log_18/wish/174992490