Recent Reads

Recent Reads

The Aristobrats by Jennifer Solow

   Parker and her three best friends are so excited for eighth 

grade. They are finally the most popular and fashionable girls 

in school - but will that all change when they are assigned to 

do the school's super boring webcast?

Rating: B- Recommended to: Girls 11-14

   I felt that this book lacked a lot of the heart and feeling of 

other friendship novels. The characters were well developed 

but not easy to relate to, and the book seemed very shallow. An 

okay read.

The Selection by Kiera Cass

America doesn't want to be part of the Selection, an event

where 35 girls are picked from the kingdom of Illea to try to

 win the heart of Prince Maxon, and be the next queen. The 

odds are with her, but somehow she still gets chosen. Will this 

change everything?

Rating: A Recommended to: Girls 12+

This book is a great read. The writing style, characters, and plot

 are all amazing and it should definitley be read by everyone who enjoys

dresses, romance, and royalty.

Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George

   Princess Rose loved to dance. But now, after years of being 

forced to dance for the evil King Under Stone after a bargain 

made by their mother, Rose and her 11 younger sisters hate dancing. 

Will humble Galen be able to figure out the tie that keeps the sisters 

dancing, or will he be discouraged and sent away like the gallant princes 

who tried before him? 

Rating: A  Recommended to: Girls 10-14

   I loved this book. The sisters are so different and fun to read about, Galen

is everything a noble peasant should be, and the evil King is wonderfully

described. This book is truly exceptional.

 Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell

Scarlett O'Hara is quite the Southern Belle. When

a burst of jealousy implants the idea to marry Charles

Hamilton, Scarlett doesn't think; she just acts. This

attitude carries her through the rest of her life, effecting

in many mistakes, through many twists and turns.

Rating: A  Recommended to: Ages 12+

Gone With the Wind is an amazing tale. Filled with

crude manipulative decisions, heartbreaking romance, and 

terrible tragedy, it is a must-read for everyone.

 

There's No Place Like Home By Jen Calonita

   Kaitlin Burke returns to LA to star in the hit show Small Fries

with Sky. She doesn't like being constantly followed by paparazzi,

and just wants a normal life. After a bad car crash, things are about

to go really weird. Maybe Kaitlin actually does like her crazy life?

Rating: C  Recommended to: Girls 11-13 

   The finale to Secrets of My Hollywood Life was much

less than expected. I felt that the series had been going downhill since

Paparazzi Princess, and this confirmed it. There was no character development besides Kaitlin's, the middle 200 pages were so boring, and it just dragged on and on. I wouldn't recommend this book.

Starters by Lissa Price

Callie doesn't want anything to do with the body bank, a creepy place 

where you can rent out your young body to 100-200 year old Enders, so 

they can be young again. The only thing that keeps her there is her 
younger brother, Ty. Ever since the spores wiped out every human 
between the ages of 20 and 60, she is all he has left. But when being 
rented, an odd event occurs, and Callie must survive countless events
 thrown at her.

Rating: A  Recommended to: Ages 11+

This book is a terrific novel full of suspence, creepy ideas, and 
futuristic things. Callie is a total kickbutt, spunky, character, and will 
stop at nothing to put to an end what she believes is wrong. A must-read.