Alex Rider is an orphan who lives with his uncle, so he is shocked when his uncle who was always a very careful driver is killed in a car accident. At the funeral some shady people come, and Alex becomes even more suspicious about how his uncle died. When he goes to the junkyard to …
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Review (Oz #1)
Almost everyone knows the story of the Wizard of Oz. A farm girl from Kansas gets swept up in a cyclone and is transported to a magical world, where she is hailed hero for killing a wicked witch accidentally with her house when she landed. She wants to be able to go home, but she …
Shadow and Bone Review (The Shadow And Bone Trilogy #1)
Alina Starkov is an orphan who grew up with her best friend Mal, and now they are in a kind of camp/army that takes care of them yet moves around a lot. During one particular move, they are attacked by gigantic bird monsters called Volcra, one of their friends is killed, and as Alina is …
The Valiant Review (The Valiant #1)
Fallon is in love with her best friend and hopes to be able to marry him after her father allows her to fight in the army like her sister. However, her father calls her on her 17th birthday not to tell her that she is in the army, but to tell her that she has …
Thieves of Ostia Review (Roman Mysteries #1)
Flavia lives in ancient Rome, and she is thriving in her world. One day when she is running from the neighborhood dogs, she befriends a boy named Jonathan who is asthmatic. Soon after, she sees a girl her age that is being sold as a slave, and after her father buys the girl she befriends …
The White Aura Review (White Aura, #1)
Scott Tabors is 20 years old, a college student, and a sorcerer. Sorcerers are known to be able to find their soulmate, and then they will be happy with that person for the rest of their life. Basically, Twilight imprinting. But his specific sorcerer family has been cursed that if they come into direct physical …
Linger Review (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #2)
Grace and Sam are back together, but Grace has been stricken with a strange illness that feels sometimes as if she has a fever, but sometimes as if she has an extreme flu. She doesn’t know what the illness means, maybe she has a a severe flu, but she is worried that it means that …
Carve The Mark Review (Carve The Mark #1)
Cyra grew up with her older brother, her tyrant father, and her loving mother. When she is young, she gets the power to cause people pain. When her brother comes into power, he uses her power to torture and gain information out of people. She hates that she is exploited like this, but there is …
Me Before You Review (Me Before You #1)
Louisa is the only member of her family who has a stable job. Her mother takes care of her deteriorating grandfather, her father is in danger of being laid off of his job, and her sister has a child and is going to school. When Louisa’s current place of work is shut down, she knows …
Fierce Winds Rising Review (Tales of the Ersellian Winds #1)
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. This epic fantasy story takes place through the eyes of several different characters. Artem Harrold wants to reclaim his kingdom’s lands, and compromises with Seralynd’s kingdom by marrying her. Orphaned Seralynd tries to bring her dying kingdom back into happiness and …