Category: Young Adult

Review: The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan

The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 26 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Rick Riordan’s The Throne of Fire is an incredibly fantastic follow-up to Book 1 of his Egyptian mythology series, The Kane… Continue Reading “Review: The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan”

Review: The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens

The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 24 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. The Emerald Atlas is Book One in a new and exciting series by John Stephens, called The Books of Beginning.  This is… Continue Reading “Review: The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens”

Review: Stick by Andrew Smith

Stick by Andrew Smith Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 23 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful Andrew Smith’s Stick is a powerful story about love and brotherhood.  Not since Brothers by Ted van Lieshout has there been such a touching, personal,… Continue Reading “Review: Stick by Andrew Smith”

Review: So You Want to be a Wizard by Diane Duane

So You Want to be a Wizard by Diane Duane Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 21 Plot/Story:3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. So You Want to be a Wizard is the first book in Diane Duane’s Young Wizards series.  The story tells… Continue Reading “Review: So You Want to be a Wizard by Diane Duane”

Review: It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 2 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting and believable  15-year-old Craig is having problems.  He sees a psycho-pharmacologist and psychologist regularly, he takes Zoloft, smokes pot, can’t eat,… Continue Reading “Review: It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini”