Category: Young Adult

Review: Mirrorscape by Mike Wilks

Mirrorscape by Mike Wilks Final Verdict: 2.0 out of 4.0 Plot/Story: 2 – Plot/Story could work with better development. Mike Wilks’ Mirrorscape is a young-adult fantasy novel with a promising premise: what would the world be like if artists could actually travel into their paintings?… Continue Reading “Review: Mirrorscape by Mike Wilks”

Review: Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 Plot/Story (3 of 4): “3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable.” In the second book of the series, Harry and his friends – Ron and Hermione- find themselves again involved in… Continue Reading “Review: Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets”

Review: Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 Plot/Story (3 of 4): “3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is the first in the Harry Potter septology by J.K. Rowling. While the novel is… Continue Reading “Review: Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling”

Review: Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

Topic: Book Review Date: 06/03/2010 Summary: With The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1), Rick Riordan takes his readers along on another fantastic journey through ancient myth; though, unlike his Greek mythology series, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, this series (The Kane Chronicles)… Continue Reading “Review: Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan”

Review: The Wings of Merlin by T.A. Barron

The Wings of Merlin is the fifth and final book in T.A. Barron’s “Lost Years of Merlin” series. While I found this last of the series more concentrated with cliches – moments reminiscent of The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and The Chronicles… Continue Reading “Review: The Wings of Merlin by T.A. Barron”