to fight kronos.I rated this a 4/5 because there is not enough fast moving scenes.

     This book gets 5 out 5 stars. Aven is a character that made me laugh out loud. She spins wild tales about how she has come to be armless. People’s reactions to these stories along with the stories themselves made me want to meet Aven.  I also fell in love with her because she never “judged a book by its cover”. Every person she meets in the story is showered in kindness and a true optimism that I feel could change our world if more people subscribed to it. I know it seems most YA books are about not bullying and not prejudging others, this book does not fall into that overused category and is worth your time.  It is a quick read that warmed my heart and made me see how living life with disabilities of any sort is tough but attitude is everything. Plus the title, right? How can one resist such an interesting title?

    

 I liked this book because the adventure of Alex and Connor trying to stop The Masked Man

Kept me on the edge of my seat.I also loved the humor in the book which never left me bored and kept a smile on my face throughout the book.The funniest person in the book was Connor,he always found a way to crack a joke no matter what situation they were in.I rate this book a 5/5 and recommend it to anyone that’s into Fairy Tale and Mystery.

I loved this graphic novel because there is so much detail put into the pictures  and the way character talks and the way the picturers connect to each other make the story come together. I also like the plot of the story on how when you sell your soul to the devil or if you sell anything to the devil there's always something unexpected that happens. There's also a lot of action in this graphic novel on how he has the idea of selling his soul to the devil and how he meets the man that takes him to the wealthy family  and that makes it really interesting .The graphic novel also makes you see the pictures moving well that's at least how I saw it, it kind of makes a movie in your mind because the pictures are so detailed and to big and understanding and that's a big part on why I liked the graphic novel so much.I think graphic novel readers would love this book and so would people who like mysterious books and I definitely think if people like the first one they'll read the second one.   

This is a funny book that is not realistic.What makes this book funny is the way Captain Underpants acts. The way he acts is goofy, and that’s funny because “Goofy” reminds me of Goofy in Mickey Mouse. I like this book and I recommend it and I would rate it 5/5 because I love to read funny books and especially this one. This book connects with the other books that I read in the past because I read one of these Captain Underpants books. 

This book was very interesting and kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the book. I felt this because the author would always add a close call whenever I relaxed and I was like “whoa dude” and it surprised me. Like when the group arrived at a motel and they started to relax they all of sudden they were being attacked and had to run away. I never lost attention or felt bored, it was fast paced and had a good mystery in it, I rate it 4.5/5. I highly recommend this book

by-C.C. Hunter

***** 5/5

  This book is about a 16-year old girl named Kylie Galen who is attending Shadow Falls boarding school for supernaturals(Vampires,Werewolves,Shapeshifters,Chameleon, Witch, Fairy,Elf), this book is full of mystery, action, romance, drama, and fantasy. In this book Kylie is attending shadow falls boarding school which was just recently change into the boarding school from Shadow Falls Camp for troubled teens. In this book Kylie has to face her biggest challenge yet between her family, romance problems and a ghost saying that she is going to have to kill someone.

 

 I gave this story  five stars because it moves at a reasonable pace, the story line keeps you hooked by keeping constant action or suspense  and because it ties a little bit of every book genre into the book. The book also has lovable characters like Della Tsang, Perry Gomez, and good old Burnett James each character is loveable because they all have some little quirkiness to them. Each character teaches you something different like Miranda who teaches you to just keep trying to do your best and eventually it will pay off or Della who teaches stand up for yourself and others. I also gave it a 5 because once some mystery is solved some new mystery starts. I would recommend the whole series this is the last book.

I personally loved the book and think you will to! The book gets a little long at times like when louis is on the boat but the author hooks you right back in with another crazy occurrence! The author goes into great detail most of the time and made me feel like I was actually there at times which really helped me stay into reading the book on the plane and on vocation. I would give the book a 4.5 out of 5 because at times the book would get a little long at times when they were on the boat. The overall story was very emotional and crazy. I never knew what the human body was capable of. Louis’s incredible story will get you off your seat and biting your nails to see what happens next. 

 This book gets a 5/5 stars because it showed me that anyone could be anyone. Katniss was an irrelevant person in an irrelevant district but she showed the districts there was hope for a revolution, by being brave and volunteering for her sister, making a fool out of the Capital with the berries and escaping the arena. She showed the rebels that the Capital was terrible people and they needed to stop them to protect their future generations. She roused hundreds of rebels and all she was was an irrelevant hunter.

I think this book is one of a kind because there are no other books out there like this one. I say that because the author Gucci Mane takes you into his culture and tells what he went through and how hard it was growing up . For example he tells the story of  when he was five his father teaches him a lesson. The lesson involves turning in 10 dollars and getting 20 dollars back tricking the cashier . Clearly with a father that has these types of influences on him it was tough growing up in Gucci’s shoes. I think that him sharing  that  takes you into his personal life and after the reading this you will get to know Gucci Mane. Also overall it made me like his music more. I am giving this book a 5/5. And for anyone who enjoys hip hop music like me I would recommend this book to you.

I give it 5 stars because I only read half of it and I loved it so much so much adventure so much thrill lots of moments that if I was watching the movie Id jump in my chair and be like ow my god this is amazing. I won't force you to read the book but you should. I know you might be like wow why should I read this book if you gave up halfway through well i'm going to be watching the movie Divergent with a special person and I want to read the book and find the differences between the movie and the book because movie and book are very different. And that's really why if anyone else said something Id be like ow well I like this book more and pretty much push away Divergent. But back to making you want to read this book. I won't lie when I was reading Scorch Trials I never wanted it to end it was so fun when I got to half of the book I got really angry that it was ending. So unless someone important to you says read a different book you should just stick with the book.

I really enjoyed this book. For one reason, it’s very different and out of place from other romance/mystery novels out there. Meyer also gives you every minuscule detail that helps you overall with the big picture by rephrasing sentences to get the most detail into them. For example, she turned “It was a sunny day in a gloomy town” into “The sun was shining down, in a place of utmost darkness.” This gives more detail and really paints a picture of  what she’s trying to say. Another reason I like this book is because it’s very easy to follow, which makes the books a shorter read. Meyer makes sure it’s hard to get lost, by recapping mostly everything, but not in an annoying way, in a way that makes it seem like I’m recalling memories. It’s really cool that she does this, because for me, she always knew where I got lost. If I was confused, Meyer would explain the situation better in the next paragraph, and sometimes in the next sentence. That made me set on on any thoughts I had, knowing the facts. All of those factors are why I give The Twilight Saga: Eclipse a 5 out of 5.

5/5

I read The Hate You Give by Angle Thomas. This book is about a girl who best friend was killed by a cop while coming from a party. The cop claims that he saw her best friend pulling out a gun when in actuality he wasn't in the cop shot and killed him for nothing. Now the police officer who killed her best friend is going around saying that he tried to pull a gun on him so he fired. Which has people  saying that her best friend was a thug and he deserved what he got. So, now she is trying to get the truth out about what actually happened that night  while leading two lives. She went to a private school with few minorities. So when she went she would put up a shield so she wouldn’t be considered the “angry black girl.” But at home she would act how she wanted to act and do whatever she wanted to do with now questions asked because she was around people who wouldn’t judge her. Her home was her safe place.

 I’d give this book a 5/5 because I like that it is realistic. And The Hate You Give really tied in to what I was looking for. The hate you give is a Young Adult Fiction. This book really made me feel like I was involved in the story. And like I was really in the story. Like when Star witnessed the cop shot Khalil and the dept that the author put in the surrounding details really made me I was witnessing him get shot.  Reading The Hate You Give really gave me chills. Like today when I scanned over it, It really made me want to cry because it’s so detailed and real. I would very likely recommended this book if you like thing that could happen in real life. 

                                                                                                                                      

The author has a very keen eye for detail while writing and will give you twists that you would have never seen coming if you haven't paid attention to the details given to you throughout. Michael also has a very unique skill when it comes to detail which will come in handy since his parents are actually spies. He perfects this skill with a downed British pilot his family is harboring. Michael befriends a kid and you can learn a lot about his personality through the details Gratz leaves you with. The book will leave you with many questions as to this mysterious “science project” that all the boys in Michaels division of the Hitler’s Youth want in on but it will all come together when you read the book. The book made me realize that paying attention to details matter and it had useful information on children during WWII.

 As Brandon Sanderson is the authority on hard magic systems, this book is no different from previous. It features a system that is easy to understand and can get characters out of tough situations and still feel satisfying. He uses this as a tool for characters instead of the bog standard “a wizard did it”. He also builds the world as the book progresses and paints a picture of a depressing ash covered landscape dominated by a crowded capitol. I would suggest this book to anyone that like some degree of difficulty in their books. People that don’t like fantasy might not enjoy this. If you like it this is the first in a trilogy of books. The sequels progress in scope and build seamlessly on the previous entries. I would give Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson a 4.5 out of 5.

Legend is a mix of The Neptune Project by Polly Holyoke and The Hunger Games Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins because they’re all about going against the government in a dystopian kind of era. This book is very well written and unique in the perspectives. Marie Lu chose to write the book from two peoples perspectives but she pulled it off by changing the color of text to tell whos perspective it is. This really adds to the depth of the story because it shows more than one opinion on something. The storyline is very easy to follow even though it’s complex and the characters are so well built I felt like I knew them personally. I was surprised by how attached I became with the two main characters so early on in the story. I rate this book a 5/5 stars. There are no boring parts but it’s also not chaotic. It’s one of my new favorite books and I can’t wait to read it again.

4.5/5 stars

Graceling by Kristin Cashore was one of the best fictional books I have read, even though it is very similar to most if not all young adult sci-fi novels. Graceling is based in a world of seven kingdoms where some children can be born with a special power or skill, called a “Grace”. The book follows a girl Katsa who was graced with fighting and combat, and what she goes through after making an enemy of her uncle who is one of the seven kings. It also shows her journey, the new people she meets, and what happens when she learns one of the kings deadly secrets.

 I really liked this book for many reasons. I liked it because it was very suspenseful and exciting. Most fictional books are suspenseful so that is something you would expect everyone to say but mine was suspenseful and different. It was different because I found myself asking many questions which always kept me immersed in the book because I wanted to find the answers. Cashore really does a good job of explaining everything with detail, but she also is able to write while adding a sense of question or confusion in the reader's mind. 

Overall I would give this book four and a half stars because it was a fun read and I don’t remember a time while reading that I didn’t like it. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys action, adventure, or sci-fi books because Graceling is all three. I would also recommend this to anyone who enjoys being somewhat confused but not to the point where you will never understand or find the answers. 

 Because this book is the best in the series, I give it a 5/5 stars. I greatly enjoyed this book while reading it. Everything about this book was phenomenal. From the characters to the storyline, there were barely ever any dull moments in the book. The author does an amazing job at bringing all the characters together and intertwining their backgrounds. For example, the author brought back a character from one of the first books, and made certain characters more important. Aelin has been my favorite character in almost all of the books. This is because Aelin is a fighter. Every time she is put down or has a problem, she goes through it with ease. I just really enjoy Aelin’s character for how inspiring she is. It was great reading the book and just learning all this new information about the main characters. The author did such a great job at this too. The storyline is very easy to follow, even though this book has the most perspectives in one book, than I have ever read. I just want to say, this book is so unique from all other fairytale stories. It crosses lines that other fairytale stories won’t cross. There is violence then romance and action then mourning. Overall, this is probably the best book I have ever read, and the author did an amazing job at bringing the main characters together and just writing a fantastic story.

This book is 5/5 stars Tiger’s Dream is a book I  quite enjoyed. This book in particular was a real page turner. In the book Colleen Houck  focused in on  and tackled some dark issues by bringing the said issues into light, instead of keeping them in the dark like so many have. The author took a different route in this book compared to the others in the series. She focuses on  characters that were not never in the spotlight . This novel was written in a way that would make you sit and think about the plot for hours. This book had a overall message and what I think that message is:  Try,try again. It doesn't matter how many times you are thrown off the symbolic horse. You should always keep trying because that is the most important part. To never give up and to not lose hope even when things are bleak. There is always light in the darkness. There is always hope.

 This is something that 451 perfectly excels at; character. It captures the dystopian future while maintaining a hold on the characters that live within it seamlessly. I also found the way the book captures the implications that come with a dystopian future through the many set pieces and the characters that interact with Montag to be fascinating; though it also lets the characters who support the system seen in the book express why they think it works. One last thing I found Ray Bradbury did was the fact that Montag is not a perfect-character, he has flaws that’ll maybe the reader disagree with his decisions, especially during the climax when Montag commits an action that seems completely out of left field that readers will agree to be unnecessary. 

It’s been said before that Ray Bradbury with 451 wanted readers to understand the importance of reading, which is a point he tries to hammer home in the story. This leads into another topic; 451 is a very heavy dialogue story, it's a slow book most definitely. This never really hindered my experience with the story, but I do realize that might be a turn off to some. It’s a book that takes its time, and that's not a necessarily a bad thing. It reminds me other fiction books that have dealt with this idea of a “perfect” utopia such as The Giver, and 1984. So would I recommend 451? Yeah, It’s part of a genre I do feel like is unappreciated at best as of recent, and it’s quite a shame. 451 is great example of a story predicting what might become of us, and addressing the problems that come, or may come with a society where we surrender our freedom. Yeah If u scfi and politics good 4 u.

     

     Overall this book is great, and so is the series. The author includes a lot of detail, suspence, and techniques into the book. He’s is especially good with creating suspense. Almost every page is filled with it, he packs it all in. Another thing I like, is that these books aren,t all about alex being a spy, but about his life aswell. I do have one problem with it though, its repetitive. That’s why i gave it a 4 / 5, every book, in this series, is based around the same concept and they are all the same book with different words explaining some sort of mission. 

Tim Green

5/5

My book review is on Unstoppable by Tim Green. Unstoppable is a fiction novel about a foster child named Harrison. Harrison has had a very rough childhood because he hasn't gotten the best foster families, but that changed when he got taken in by a football coach and his wife. Harrison had watched football on TV but never thought he would get to play.  At first Harrison wasn’t making it out so good with fitting into a new school, but when he got on the field he showed that he had a lot of potential. But something happened to Harrison that would change his football dreams forever. Unstoppable is similar to most of the Tim Green books I’ve read because it is about football but this is a story that could happen to a lot people and there are events in this book that happen to people in the real world. 

I give Unstoppable by Tim Green a 5 out of 5 star rating. It gets a 5 because I really liked this book. One thing that made me like this novel is I liked Harrison’s story in the way that he didn’t get everything handed to him and he came up from the ground hit some rocks along the way but he got past them and got to achieve his dream even if it wasn't the way he planned. Something that I learned from this book is that there are setbacks in life some are big and some are small but if you stick to your original goal you can make it.

 It’s all around suspenseful (now I’m talking about the book) if I were to rate the book it would be a 4.7 out of 5 stars, the only reason it’s missing .3 stars is because at a couple of spots it dragged on and remember only a couple of spots. I really loved this book though because of the way everything intertwines within the book. At one point the Reverend leaves and you think he will never ever come back, but when the main character was addicted to drugs, then boom the Reverend was back to “heal” him. All in all this was very intricate way to write a book and I thought the King of horror did a very good job with it. I loved this book even though it had its slow spots and it made me think sometimes someone can seem a certain way all nice and giddy while really on the inside they are rotten and crazy. Not everything always seems the way it’s supposed to. I recommend this book one hundred percent. It will keep you guessing the entire time.

I personally really enjoyed reading this book because I was kept on the edge of my seat knowing something bad would happen throughout the whole book. Seeing World War ll through the eyes of Bruno brought a more personal and realistic side to the story of World War ll. Doing this the author also built suspense and an ongoing fear that something bad was going to happen to Bruno and his friend. The author really built up  the relationships in the book well so that the ending was more impactful. However due to the fact that the author didn’t build up Bruno and Shmuel’s relationship until later on in the book the beginning portion of the book was quite slow moving and boring. After I got past the boring bits of the book however Bruno’s character was really built and you end up growing to love Bruno’s innocence and humor. 

We Were Liars would receive a 5/5 for me because this book kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time reading this because it always had suspense and the book was never boring. It had me on the edge of my seat because there was always action or drama and that made the book way more interesting. Like when the author was describing the accident in the book as a reader that was stressful and made me really wonder if everything was going to be alright. But in the beginning it was kind of slow in the beginning it picked up slowly. I would definitely recommend this book to people who don’t like really long books because the book only has 227 pages which is an easy read. I also recommend this book to someone who kind if likes drama and romance because this book has a lot of drama between the family members. It also has some romance throughout the book with Cadence and her “boyfriend”. This book was very good and it taught an easy lesson that you should never take anything for granted because Cadence thought that this would never happen and it did. 

The main reason I think The Name of the Wind is so great is there is always something interesting happening. Weather it’s conflict or a slow conversation that would is otherwise be boring, Rothfuss always found a way to build suspense and keep me on the edge of my seat. This makes the book really hard to put down once you’ve started. It annoys me that less people have read this book, let alone heard of it, because it’s really good. But I can understand why. It is a thick book. In summary I gave The Name of the Wind a 4.5 out of 5 stars. If you are a fan of the Harry Potter or Throne of Glass series I strongly recommend you give this book a try. It’s a must read if you like magic, action or adventure.

The reason I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars is because In the Heart of the Sea is a well written book but can be slow at times. The book goes from very thrilling and exciting to very dull in a few pages a few times throughout the book. The book can be in the action of chasing a whale a and then take a side story that is very boring to explain something. These side stories help explain what i going on better but can sometimes be very boring. This book explains everything you need to know to understand this book like who lives where on Nantucket. I suggest this book to anyone who is looking for a historical book about survival. 

The genres that Maze Runner is a part of is science fiction,young adult fiction and post apocalyptic fiction. My opinion of this book is that it's pretty good and I'd recommend it. The book is suspenseful but still sometimes it’s slow but not a lot so it's mostly not boring. Something you can learn from a character is that you should trust new people instead of jumping to conclusions and accusations before you know the full story . Also you really do grow to like the characters in the book. but yeah the reason you grow on the characters is that since you have been through stuff with them you start to learn how they think and with that you start to really like the characters personality.I personally rate Maze Runner a ⅘ the reason i give it a ⅘ is because sometimes the story can be boring and feel lengthy when it shouldn't be.

I give this 5 out of 5 stars.Imogen is a character that really scared me because I always thought she was going to do something bad again. When she went to Mexico I was really happy,I thought she was going to  be a different person and maybe the police will never find her. 

The author kept me into the book.By this I mean there was nothing that would let me know what was going to happen to Imogen and or if something will happen. Like for example in the book One of Us is lying By Karen McManus you always have an idea of who might it be but in this book I did not know what was going to happen until I got all the way to the end. I really wish she writes another book.In my opinion I think it would be a great series. 

This novel reminded me of some of John Green’s books, like Paper Towns, and Looking For Alaska. Both John Green and Rainbow Rowell have similar writing styles, and their books are also the same genre, YA fiction. Both authors write similarly to how teenagers and young adults talk today. I think this is one reason why their novels are so popular, they relate to the audience that Rowell and Green are trying to appeal to.

I very much enjoyed this novel, and definitely recommend it to others! On a scale of 1-5, where 1 is horrible, and 5 is magical, I would give Eleanor & Park a 5/5. It was interesting for me to read a book that takes place during the 80s, I’ve never really read a book like this, it showed me what life was like being in high school during the 80s. I also loved Rowell’s writing style, I think she did an excellent job with expressing the thoughts and emotions of countless teenagers, no matter what year it is. The storyline was also very unique. Eleanor & Park might sound like a basic, pointless love story, but Rowell incorporated multiple themes, and conflicts into her novel, spicing up the novel.

In the beginning of the book it was kind of boring it was like watching paint dry but near the middle of the book it started to get fast moving like the movie of this book. While reading this book I found a couple of lessons like sometimes secrets should not be kept and that in dark situations there can still be hope. In my opinion I wish the beginning was more exciting but once you get to the exciting part you realize that the author might have done that on purpose and then all the events fall into place. In the end I really liked this book and I would give it 4.5 out of 5 stars and I would totally suggest this book to anyone but you do have to be able to wait a little bit.

I would give this book a ⅘ stars  because out of all the mystery etc. It was really good book but at some parts it got boring and it made me lose interest in the book and want to stop reading. Because it was just a few pages of them doing the same thing like for instance they would just have conversation for a few pages and talk about what's going on and never actually do anything. But than the sudden change in the book happens creating more  suspense etc. and if you’re a person that likes that. It's  a very good pace too not to fast or slow but overall it's a  good book and I do recommend.

Throughout the book I was left very confused, and I would often have to stop and take time to figure out what was going on. I had a hard time figuring out many things, and I am even still unsure about many things. There were lot’s of flashbacks, and it was very difficult to figure out if it was a flashback, or something that was actually happening. But, there were some good messages that I found out, like when you love someone, you should put them over yourself, and that you always have to be optimistic no matter what situation you’re in. I also found myself relating to the younger sister, because we had lots of things in common, like our sense of humor, and our love for family. I feel like the story line was interesting, and there was good details, but since I never knew what was going on, I would have to give this book a 2.5/5 stars. I would recommend this book to people who like fast moving, syfy books. 

I liked this book but it moves slowly. There is not action in every chapter but you do get to see what the main character is thinking about which adds an opinion to what is happening. I liked how most of the action happens mentally but it doesn’t say what it is exactly until the end leaving the reader to figure it out on their own.I would recommend this book to a person who has the focus to keep reading through the boring parts but still understand what is happening. There are symbols used throughout the book that you have to think about to understand what they are representing. I think this book is kind of like The Hunger Games by having a group of kids and teenagers surviving alone and Chaos Walking by knowing all the main character’s thoughts and feelings. The genre of this book is fiction. I would give it a 4 out of 5 stars because I was a little bored at some parts. 

5/7/18

     The Crossover by Kwame Alexander is a fiction book that I would recommend to readers that like more poetry than actual books but it was a very good book in my opinion (4.5 stars out of 5). This is a book about a boy named Joshua Bell and his struggles of being a 15 year old teen with a dying father and a family issues and his road to the hall of fame,of becoming one of the most famous basketball players ever like his dad .(this is a fiction book).

       

     I gave this book a 4.5 out of 5 because this book was a true attention grabber in the way the author formatted it to be like a giant poem. I mean this because the author uses this image of a struggling teen with family problems, many of the people he meet he can read them like a book and this is why he has problems at school because he is so brutally anost the nobody really likes him until a new girl comes to his school and really understands him and from that point on she changed his life at home and at school and gave him a new sense of hope. This book is a pretty easy read for people that like and don't like poetry this book at some points can be very touching and very exiting. This is a book that i would recommend to people of all types especially for poem lovers .

I would give this book five stars. I thought that this was a great read since Reeve included lots of detail, which made you feel like you were standing right there on the deck of London, with the rumbling tracks underfoot. I liked that Reeve didn’t explain everything to you right off the bat, like backstories or what happened, it created a sense of mystery in the book. I also like the new idea of having cities moving around on the earth, it made me imagine that, who knows, maybe we will do that too in the future. Reeve did an excellent job developing your feelings for the different characters in the book, he was always toying with your emotions from page to page. I think that maybe this book was written so that we can be shown what the possible end result of us polluting our planet’s air and destroying its forests. The barren landscape of the desolate world that the book is placed in. 

       I would rate this book 5/5 for sure. I truly enjoy the way Lois Lowry. I loved when Jonas starts to realize the world is different and when he grows up. This book is a must read if you want to look in to a dystopia and how it works. I think this book is so interesting because Lois Lowry wrote like a utopia and a dystopia at the same time so it really makes you think about and also wants you read it again and again. 

I give this book a total of 5 out of 5 stars because of the lovable Characters and the humor and how Holling always gets in trouble and has to get himself out of it. I also like how it is staged during the Vietnam War so I can relate to the book. What I took away from this book is that if you persevere and stride toward your goals good things will happen. I suggest this book for anybody who doesn’t like fantasy or sci-fi. I also suggest reading the sequel, Okay for Now.

This book reminded me a lot of Paper Towns, also by John Green. They have a very similar plot, but the styles are pretty different. If you like John Green’s books, I'm sure you’ll enjoy this one. One thing I really liked was how the characters in this book are unique in the way that they aren’t. They seem like people you’d know in real life, and I thought that made the story so much better. The author does a really great job describing the feelings of the main character, Pudge. It leaves the reader with one hundred percent certainty about what’s going on and makes you feel much closer to him. The only reason I didn’t give Looking for Alaska five stars is because up until the “incident” the book moved a little slow. But I guess in a way, that also builds a lot of suspense. There was also some pretty explicit language and imagery. This book will leave you pondering the true meaning of life, but also give you a new appreciation of it.

    Nowhere Near You written by Leah Thomas is a book that was not very good in my opinion and I would rate it a 1 out of 5 stars. This is a slow paced and a very hard to understand novel. Nowhere Near You is a young adult fiction with hints of sci-fi in its characters. In this novel, I had surprisingly noticed a few cheesy aspects of romance here and there, for example the infamous phrase, “I love you.” This clearly was not in my expectations and I was disappointed, being that I was just looking for a fiction and a science fiction novel. The reason that I had also described this book as hard to understand was because the author had written the perspectives of the characters through letters, so it was hard to relate to and made me feel like I was not truly “in" the story. Sometimes the two main characters, Ollie and Moritz, would choose to forgo important details in their lives so as to lead the other on, but through this I was also led into the dark. Leah Thomas might have also done this with her complicated words and lengthy sentences which did not seem like what you would find on a letter. I felt like the author had kept on repeating and adding in unnecessary details into the characters’ lives, which is why I had thought that the story was slow. While I was reading the novel, I had found that I did not like most of the characters. Ollie and Moritz had often put on a happy “mask” in order to hide their feelings from the other person and I had thought that these were bad choices. Nowhere Near You had showed me that even though you may be different from everybody else, you can still be happy. Overall, I did not enjoy Nowhere Near You and would not recommend it to my fellow peers.

     I enjoyed this book because it had a different look on what happens after you die and was creative, I also enjoyed the fact that it has the main character guessing what she believed in was wrong or not, although cliche, it’s that way for a reason. I suppose this book can also be classified as a mystery, so if you like those this is also a good book. Some things I did not like about the book was that it did build up some things and was anticlimactic/ slow going sometimes. Some could argue that I only read it because it was on my bookshelf, but I would still recommend it with 3 out of 5 stars. 

Read this book to find out who killed Sydney, why she was killed, and how Hartley plans to investigate this story for the paper. I would give this look 5/5 stars.The suspense is what kept me drawn in, just not knowing who did what and trying to piece all the evidence together on my own, it was fun and kinda frustrating. Anyone looking for a good quick read would enjoy this book, you definitely don’t have to worry about being bored because this book will keep you on your toes.

This book is sort of like Divergent or The Hunger Games, with a strong female protagonist overcoming adversity and defying the governments wishes to subdue them. However, I liked this book much more than the previously mentioned novels. This one may seem exactly like the others, but to me, this book is better. Ruby is a compelling character struggling to find, hide and control herself in the dire circumstances she is placed in time and time again. Although there is a bit of romance, there wasn’t enough to distract me from the storyline or make me want to put the book down, even though I don’t like romance novels. This book is mostly a futuristic-dystopian coming of age story, with Ruby learning more about herself and having a dangerous adventure to escape the life she wants to leave behind. Along the way, she learns the value of friendship and family, and how important it is to cherish the people around you for as long as you can. This book was definitely one of my new all-time favourites and will go back to read time and time again. I would give this book 5/5 stars, from the moment I opened it I was immediately hooked and couldn’t put it down and would recommend this to anyone.

By Nicola Yoon.

5 stars 

The book Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon is a drama filled book about a girl named Madiline who cannot leave her house because she gets really sick and could possibly die if she leaves. But one day someone moves next door, and she instantly falls in love. This book takes place inside of Maddie’s house.

I genuinely really liked this book because it was from her perspective and it really shows the reader what she is feeling and what she has to go through day to day. I also really liked how the author makes you think something and then totally change the perspective, this really kept me on the edge of my seat.

One of Us is Lying is in the genre mystery/fiction. I really enjoyed reading this book because of its suspenseful ending that kept leaving me wanting to find out more and more about what truly happened to Simon. Also, some characters were really easy to get attached to, and it made me want to see if they would finally get justice, or if they were the killer. It was extremely easy to get attached to the characters because of their stories and back stories. For Nate, it made me sad for him because everyone thought that he was a complete rundown of a person. The overall theme of this book is to not judge a book by its cover. In my opinion this book is 4 out of 5 stars. I give it this rating because it was also kind of slow to get into action in the middle of the book and I wished it went a little faster. This book is good for you if you like dramatic endings that will leave you shook.

    I feel that this book has a lot of adventure.I have felt like i was in an adventure when i read the book. The reason why i think it shows adventure is,because in the book people have a lot of things to accomplish to survive the holocaust that happened.I also feel that in life i go through an adventure everyday. The reason why i say this is,because i have struggles in my life.I connect with the people that are in the book of how they go through an adventure in there lives. This is why i think you will like this book.

I give this book 4/5 stars because you really don't know what going to happen on the next page. It like a baseball game you don't know when the game is on your side it could flip at any moment. It's the same with the wood mother nature could be on your side on one day and not the next. Like when Brain faces a bear when he is going down the river. And the next moment he side on the side of the river eating food with a men in the woods your never know what going to happen the next day. He like living everyday like its his last. 

I rated this book a 3/5 because the author takes a really long time to explain things. For example they talk about the doll for a long time. They don’t know what happened to the doll or where it could have gone. The author also used “scary” words to build suspense. Other than that i liked the book. The part I like the most is when they find the doll. The brother was so thankful that they found the doll because he would have to   buy her a new one.

     I really like this book, I would rate this 5 out of 5 stars. Billy is a really easy character to relate to. Like most kids, as he grew up he really wanted dogs. I always really dreamed of having a dog as I became the age to understand how to take care of one. Billy is very determined. Before you were to get an animal you would do anything to be able to have one. Even though his parents were in a tough bump in the road he managed to do whatever was possible to get the money to buy his two dogs. He always took care of his dogs the best he could and would never let them down. As this book gets further in you really learn to understand Billy as a person. If I would want anyone to be my friend I would always choose someone with a personality like his. He makes it easy to understand that you can do whatever you put your mind too. No matter how difficult it is. 

I would give this book a 5/5 stars because there was always one conflict after another which made the book different from other books. It made it different because most books have only one main conflict but this book had multiple. Those multiple conflicts made the book unpredictable which is so fun to be able to read. I also loved it because this series (if you read it all) gives you a connection with each character which makes you feel like you are actually in the story and part of the crew. This really helps this story because there is so much nervousness, excitement, and sorrow between each person so you can feel what is going on with real emotions. I really love the genre of this book too, fantasy and adventure, which is a good mix because fantasy heightens the adventure part by using it in creative ways. I also love how this entire series is in the same time period as the Ranger’s Apprentice series. That really helps this story because it helps give a really good picture of what this world looks like. This book is good for anyone to read and it will show you that you should never give up and always know that your friends are there for you. It will pull you in and leave you hanging, but you might want to read the other books in the series before this one.

I can’t give this book 4 or 5 stars because it moves quite slowly and I feel like the first and second books in the series could’ve been shortened into 1 book. However I really like the story line and think its a very clever idea. I’ve read the second and third books in the series as well and I think that the second one is the best by far, it’s also nice that you don't have to read the first book to understand the other ones, though it helps the understanding a little the author does a pretty good job of explaining things from the other books, but that does contribute to the books being slow moving. With this book it's really hard as a reader to trust any new characters as the main characters were backstabbed and deceived so many times. There's also a slight hint of romance as Chip and Katherine start to fall for eachother. I wouldn’t say it’s a must read but it’s still an enjoyable book. 

 I rate this book a 5/5.