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Review: Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
I think Angeline Boulley has installed herself as one of my favorite authors. I’ve now read two books by her, and both of them were phenomenal. How does she do it? Today I have a review for the book I most recently finished, Warrior Girl Unearthed. I’m very happy that I started my year off with this book (well, technically I started it last year, but I only just finished it). It was a fantastic read and it sets a promising feel for the rest of this year’s reading. Title: Warrior Girl UnearthedAuthor: Angeline BoulleyGenre: YA MysterySeries: None (It would be helpful to read Firekeeper’s Daughter before WGU, but it…
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Review: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
I have found a favorite mystery book–series, to be exact. Thank you very much, Holly Jackson. Seriously though, this book was amazing. (I’m really running out of words to describe books I love.) The hype it has is truly deserved. Title: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Author: Holly Jackson Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult Series: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #1 Page Count: 387 (paperback) The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. But having grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the murder,…
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Review: The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd
The Key to Extraordinary Author: Natalie Lloyd Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Middle Grade Series: None Synopsis: “Everyone in Emma’s family is special. Her ancestors include Revolutionary War spies, brilliant scientists, and famous musicians–every single one of which learned of their extraordinary destiny through a dream. For Emma, her own dream can’t come soon enough. Right before her mother died, Emma promised that she’d do whatever it took to fulfill her destiny, and she doesn’t want to let her mother down. But when Emma’s dream finally arrives, it points her toward an impossible task–finding a legendary treasure hidden in her town’s cemetery. If Emma fails, she’ll let down generations of extraordinary ancestors…
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Review: The Missing Piece of Charlie O’Reilly by Rebecca K.S. Ansari
The Missing Piece of Charlie O’Reilly Author: Rebecca K.S. AnsariGenre: Fantasy, Mystery, Middle GradeSeries: None Synopsis: “Charlie O’Reilly is an only child. Which is why it makes everyone uncomfortable when he talks about his brother. Liam, his eight-year-old kid brother, who, up until a year ago, slept in the bunk above Charlie, took pride in being as annoying as possible, and was the only person who could make Charlie laugh until it hurt. Then came the morning when the bunk, and Liam, disappeared forever. No one even remembers him—not Charlie’s mother, who has been lost in her own troubles; and not Charlie’s father, who is gone frequently on business trips.…
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Review: The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh
Book: The Crowfield Curse Author: Pat Walsh Genre: Action, Fantasy, Mystery, Middle Grade Series? Crowfield Abbey #1 Summary (from Goodreads): “An angel is buried behind the abbey! It’s 1347, and Will, an orphan boy, lives and works as an apprentice of the Crowfield monks. Sent into the forest to gather firewood, he stumbles across a trapped, wounded creature no bigger than a cat.The little goblin shares a terrible secret: Buried deep in the snow behind the monastery is an angel. But, Will wonders, how can an angel die? And what does this angel have to do with the history of Crowfield? When two cloaked strangers show up and start asking…
