Category: Young Adult

Review: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 51 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting and believable. Percy Jackson and the gang are back again.  Well, Percy is back again – but the gang is a new one. … Continue Reading “Review: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan”

Review: Every You, Every Me by David Levithan

Every You, Every Me by David Levithan Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 48 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) I can say it now: I hate David Levithan, unequivocally.  Why do I hate him?  Because he continues… Continue Reading “Review: Every You, Every Me by David Levithan”

Review: House of Stairs by William Sleator

 House of Stairs by William Sleator Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 45 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) William Sleator’s House of Stairs is a fascinating psychological thriller about five orphans who are kidnapped, brought to an enormous… Continue Reading “Review: House of Stairs by William Sleator”

Review: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 33 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful. In book two of Collins’s Hunger Games trilogy, Katniss, Peeta, Haymitch, Gale, and the gang are back – and better than ever.  In… Continue Reading “Review: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins”

Review: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare Final Verdict: 3.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 31 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. City of Bones is the first book in a series of six (originally planned to be three) by author Cassandra Clare.  The… Continue Reading “Review: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare”