Mission Impossible -- Ghost Protocol

Mission Impossible -- Ghost Protocol

By: Brad Bird (director)
Reviewed by: Jerry, 16
Rating: It was amazing!

It had been a long time since I saw Tom Cruise in pure and real action. Tom's previous movies, Knight and Day and Valkyrie, are no match when compare to this movie in terms of action, plot, and acting. This films definitely reminded me of why Tom Cruise was considered a great actor. It left me with the same impression I had of Tom Cruise after I watched Rain Man. What makes this film good, in my opinion, is its plot. The various irony in this film really made it breathtaking to watch. Failing gadgets during an important mission, polices chasing the wrong enemy, Ethan(Tom),while Ethan is chasing the real enemy, and much more. This film also came out in IMAX. Even though I didn't watch it in IMAX myself, I will encourage anyone to do so because an action-pack and breathtaking movie like this will definitely look incredible in 3D.

Recommended to: Everyone!

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Reviewed by: awesomeVia, 17
Rating: Really liked it



This is a common book read in twelfth grade English classes. I thought I wouldn't like it but turned out, I did. I love the tension between Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester. I love how Hawthorne portrays Hester as a strong woman and how the scarlet letter in turn makes her stronger.

I found the diction in the novel confusing at times but the overall story is still good. The ending is kinda sad though.

Recommended to: People who love classic American Literature

If I Stay

If I Stay

By: Gayle Forman
Reviewed by: maxiemuas, 16

Rating: It was amazing!



This book is based on music. The plot includes a cellist named Mia and a rock star named Adam, who are crazily in love with each other. Mia gets into a car accident with her whole family one day and the accident wiped out her whole family except for her. This book is really good because of how the author placed the character in her problem. I don't want to ruin the rest because everything inclines after the accident! There is a sequel to it too, and it is Where She Went.


Recommended to: People who like to read music/drama/romance

Vampire Knight (series)

Vampire Knight (series)

By: Matsuri Hino
Reviewed by: IchiruFanGurrl, 15

Rating: It was amazing!



I've never really been into to manga series before, I read a couple (Sailor Moon, Tokyo Mew Mew to name a few) but I've never been able to read one obsessively with only eating, sleeping while reading that until I came across Vampire Knight. Matsuri Hino's manga series is hands down the best manga series I've ever read. It starts out ten years ago when a young girl is almost eaten by a vampire but is save by a beautiful stranger. Ten years later its starts at a private boarding school called Cross Academy, where two classes co-exist with one another the Day Class and the Night Class but the beautiful Night Class have a secret, they are all vampires. The young girl who life was saved that day was adopted by the Headmaster and given the name 'Yuki' she and her childhood friend Zero guard the Day Class from finding out the Night Class secret but soon Yuki discovers Zero's dark secret that he's been keeping for four years.

The plot is very suspenseful and every chapter you just turn the pages keep wondering what will happen next, there a lot of romantic tension in throughout the series especially between Yuki, Zero and Kaname (the vampire who saved Yuki.) But there are a lot of other romantic triangles throughout it that keep you guessing and wondering who will end up with you. There's a lot of drama, shocks and revelations that keep you guessing and things you won't except. Its a very dark and bloody story that can be rather sad at some point which you can really sympathetic with the characters especially Zero, Kaname, Ruka, Shizuka and others to name a few but it really makes them humane and realitisc seeing these 'perfect' vampires dealing with problems and emotions we go though everyday. Jealously, Power, Drama, Revenge, Love, Family, Betrayal, Greed. Though some parts are actually funny in especially The Headmaster and Aido but really are the characters have their quirks. Its a plot-driven drama-horror story.
 
I especially like Matsuri Hino's characters, Yuki is probably one of my favorite heroines, she very strong willed and caring toward others, she has a strong heart and you really watch her grow throughout the series. Kaname is a character that defiantly keeps you going throughout each volume. His mysterious vibe and shocking revelations makes you wonder what is his true motive is and keeps you until the last the volume. I don't really know about Zero but he's a very twisted, mysterious character who you can sympathetic with him making him surprisingly human (which is kinda ironic.) The side characters really shine with their different personalities and developed past. The villains are evil but Matsuri Hino always back up the story to kinda explain why they are evil and it makes you sad but that one one of the great things about her manga is that you can love all her characters without feeling remorse for them.

The art is so beautiful and very detail, I am really amazed at her artwork and the clothes are just as beautiful the characters are all very design beautifully and the school, the town, just beautiful.

I really would recommend this to anyone who love vampires or Gothic tales, actually I would recommend this to anyone! Its really amazing and just pulls you in.

Just Read It!!!


Recommended to: Any Manga Fan, Vampire Fans, Gohtic Fans, really anyone :)

Love, Inc.

Love, Inc.

By: Yvonne Collins and Sandy Rideout
Reviewed by: Kenley, 13
Rating: It was amazing!



I loved this book! I like to read light-hearted stories that relate with what I'm going through! I loved every second of this book! it had 3 girls who go through friend problems family problems and LOVE problems! All in all I think there should be a movie:)

Recommended to: Teens who like love light-hearted books

Ouran High School Host Club

Ouran High School Host Club

By:Bisco Hatori
Reviewed by: JNoto, 13

Rating: It was amazing!



Meet the Host Club of the rich and prestigious Ouran Academy, a place where girls with too much time on their hands can mingle and be entertained (don't worry, it's nothing bad) by guys who also have too much time on their hands. When Haruhi Fujioka, a middle-class scholarship student, accidently breaks a vase worth ¥8,000,000, she finds herself at the mercy of the Host Club. Can she cope with keeping her identity secret while being a host and entertaining guests? And who knows, maybe Cupid will throw in some romance along the way...

Oh my goodness, I love this manga/anime/drama series. My sister and I could NOT stop laughing while we watched the anime. Seriously, if you are an otaku and for some reason have NEVER watched/read this before, DO IT NOW!!

I would recommend this to:EVERYONE, but mostly to those who enjoy manga or anime or both.

Confessions (Kokuhaku)

Confessions (Kokuhaku)

By:Tetsuya Nakashima
Reviewed by: JNoto, 13

Rating: It was amazing!



This startling dramatic thriller chronicles a teacher's revenge over the death of her young daughter. She subtly and gradually tortures her students, whom she believes to have murdered her daughter, despite police saying that she drowned after falling into the school pool. Will justice prevail? Will she get her redemption?

Oh. My. Freaking. Goodness. I love this movie! I can barely find the words to express how good it was. I rarely get emotionaly during movies or stories, and even if I do I can only spare a tear or two. But THIS movie-oh, man- I was silently bawling at the end. Their so many twists and subplots and lies and-it's just SO AMAZING. It MUST be watched.

I would recommend this to: EVERYONE!! It's too good of a movie to NOT be watched!

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

By: Lewis Carroll
Reviewed by: JNoto, 13

Rating: It was amazing!



Oh, my! After a very late rabbit goes scampering by, Alice suddenly finds herself in the most curious land ever! Babies turning into pigs, mushrooms that make you grow or shrink, and, most absurdly, a dodo bird! Whatever has happened? Will Alice find that talking rabbit-or more importantly, find the way back home again?

A classic story, Alice in Wonderland is a very lively book. NO ONE should NOT read it!

The Reaction

Animorphs: The Reaction

By: K.A. Applegate
Reviewed by: JNoto, 13

Rating: Really liked it



Rachel and the gang have pretty much gotten the hang of morphing from an animal and back into their normal bodies. But, Rachel suddenly finds herself unable to control her morphing-one moment she's human, the next an elephant, and then she morphs directly into a grizzly bear! What on earth is happening?

This book posed an intriguing scenario in the world of morphing. It wasn't too shabby, either.

The Invasion

Animorphs: The Invasion

By: K.A. Applegate
Reviewed by: JNoto, 13

Rating: Really liked it



Jake, Marco, Cassie, Tobias, and Rachel are five normal kids-your average American teenagers, right?

Wrong.

Once they're given the power to morph into any animal they touch by an Alien shipwrecked on Earth, the five are in a race against time to save the human population from being turned into Controllers-slaves controlled by an alien enemy, the Yeerks. Can they stop the Yeerks from taking control of the earth? Or even worse, the galaxy?
The first book in the Animorphs series was actually a lot better than I anticipated. It's more complicated than meets the eye, with subplots within the main plot to keep things interesting.