Brisingr

Brisingr
By: Christopher Paolini
Reviewed by: Megan T., 18
Rating:  Really liked it.



Yes, another book in the Eragon series. Eragon, Saphira, and Roran's trials have only begun. Now they track the Ra'zac who have stolen Katrina. After that grisly adventure the group head back to the Varden for a much needed celebration. But of course, it doesn't last long and Eragon is back in training. Then Saphira reveals to him a message from old Brom. A message that reveals one heck of a surprise and a bit of hope.

This book is practically an action movie, moving from one battle to the next, though not all are bloody. Keep reading this series!

I would recommend this to: 13+

Eldest

Eldest
By: Christopher Paolini
Reviewed by: Megan T., 18
Rating:  Really liked it.



Eragon and Saphira have been through quite a bit. Dear friends have been lost. Traitors have been revealed. Eragon is now Shadeslayer. But they are about to discover something amazing.  Something that brings them hope.

Meanwhile the reader also follows the story of Eragon's cousin, Roran, in Carvahall for he is about to embark on an adventure of his own. I wish I could tell you more but there are so many interlocking twists in this tale that all I can do is implore you to read it!

If you read Eragon then please continue, I promise you it only gets better!


I would recommend this to: 13+

Eragon

Eragon
By: Christopher Paolini
Reviewed by: Megan T., 18
Rating:  Really liked it.



Eragon. Where do I begin? Chris Paolini has not created a world on the level of Middle Earth but he came quite close. The story begins with an unlikey hero (how else?); Eragon. Eragon is just a farm boy, but one day he finds a blue stone at the foot of the Spine, a long mountain range that has kept his village from the tyranny of the King. There's just one problem. That stone isn't a stone. It's an egg.

Eragon has just become Alagaesia's first Dragon Rider in a long, long time. And by doing so he has opened up a BIG can o' worms. Now weird creatures are trying to kill him, by order of King Galbotorix, his dragon is growing way to big, and a crotchety old man is telling him what to do.

Read it!


I would recommend this to: 13+

Dear Cassie

Dear Cassie
By: Lisa Burstein
Reviewed by: Jackie C., 17
Rating:  Hated it!



Dear Cassie is about a girl who is arrested and is sent to boot camp... it's her diary while she's there and everything that happens.... the reason why i hated this book is that in the first two pages, there was so much profanity i stopped reading it.

I would recommend this to: The grave.

Tiger's Curse

Tiger's Curse
By: Colleen Houck
Reviewed by: Jackie C., 17
Rating:  It was amazing!



The last thing Kelsey Hayes thought she'd be doing this summer was trying to break a 300-year-old Indian curse, with a mysterious whiter tiger named Ren, halfway around the world.

But that's exactly what happened.

Face-to-face with dark forces, spellbinding magic, and mystical worlds where nothing is what it seems; Kelsey risks everything to piece together an ancient prophecy that could break the curse forever.

This is a book you'll want to read over and over again.


I would recommend this to: 15 and up

Magic Under Glass

Magic Under Glass
By: Jaclyn Dolamore
Reviewed by: Aisha L., 15
Rating:  It was amazing!



This is the first book of the two part series. It expresses a girl who would like to get away from the regular life of dancing. This is a book of dreams and romance with the most unlikely of things.

I would recommend this to: Preteens and teens.

Witch World

Witch World
By: Christopher Pike
Reviewed by: Megan T., 18
Rating:  Really liked it



Christopher Pike certainly has a gift for making the impossible seem plausible. Main character Jessie Ralle is completely relatable as the fresh out of high school girl, as well as her first relationship, on her way to the destination of a lifetime, Sin City. But things get weird, fast. She finds herself in Witch World. I definitely had trouble putting this book down and I absolutely recommend it to anyone who enjoys a surprise with virtually every turn of the page.
I would recommend this to: Teens 15+

 

Days of Blood and Starlight

Days of Blood and Starlight
By: Laini Taylor
Reviewed by: Megan T., 18
Rating:  It was amazing!




This was a book I couldn't put down if I tried. We know now who Karou is and what she needs to do. Brimstone is gone. Akiva has betrayed her. She is alone. Now, with her people on the brink of extinction Karou must become the new resurrectionist. And the war is about to start again, with a vengeance. Does Akiva and Karou's broken and battered dream of a different life stand a chance? Does their love? An amazing read, one I encourage you to pick up.
Sequel to Daughter of Smoke and Bone (see review here)

I would recommend this to: Teens 15+

Daughter of Smoke and Bone

Daughter of Smoke and Bone
By: Laini Taylor
Reviewed by: Megan T., 18
Rating:  Really liked it




Laini Taylor is a great author. Karou seems to come to life on these pages, as vibrantly as her blue hair and surrounded by mystery to boot. A mystery she wants to unveil. Under the watchful and loving eyes of her family of monsters she lives a normal life. If being sent out on dangerous missions all over the world to collect teeth, of all things, at a moments notice can be called normal. But Karou is happy. Then he shows up. Burning eyes and wings and an attraction that she can't deny. Who is Karou? Why does she collect teeth?  You and she will find out. Together.
I would recommend this to: Teens 15+


 

The Hobbit

The Hobbit
By: J.R.R. Tolkien
Reviewed by: Megan T., 18
Rating:  It was amazing!




For any of you who want to get into the amazing world of Middle Earth I certainly suggest that you read The Hobbit. Not only does it help to know the story before The Lord of the Rings, it gets one into the mindset I might say is required in order to read Tolkien. But once you're in, hold on. Middle Earth is a vast and wondrous place, casting a spell that has completely ensnared me and will likely ensnare you. It doesn't hurt that poor Bilbo's confusion and complaints make him entirely adorable.

I would recommend this to: Anyone