Category: Teen
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Today’s book is, sadly, the end of a series, but not necessarily the end of the story. Naturally, I am talking about The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan, the final book in The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. With it being the final book we also get to see the culmination of the war…
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It is time for me to return to one of the few series that I consider to be a favorite that is not fantasy. Skeleton Key is the third book in the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz and this book sets up an interesting precedent for young Alex. It opens with Alex at school…
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Another story has come to an end. Tears of a Dragon is the final book in the Dragons In Our Midst series by Bryan Davis and it tells of the final confrontation between Billy and Morgan. Having returned from England after their trials with the seven circles in the previous book, Billy, Bonnie and their…
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Revenge of the Witch is the first book in The Last Apprentice series by Joseph Delaney. It starts the story of young Thomas Ward, a seventh son of a seventh son, who is just about the right age to be apprenticed. His parents reach out to Old Gregory, more commonly known as the spook, who…
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Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer is the teen series by noted author John Grisham. It starts with young Theo looking forward to the start of a new trial in his town, a murder trial that has been big in the press. Theo is excited about the trial as he wishes to be a lawyer when he…
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We return to the world of The Great Library with book two, Paper and Fire, Rachel Caine. It picks up several months after the events of Ink and Bone, where Jess is working on completing his guarda training alongside his friend Glain. It is here that Jess gains new skills and becomes more wary of…
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Time for a little dimension hopping. In Circles of Seven, book three of the Dragons In Our Midst series by Bryan Davis, Billy and Bonnie do just that. The book opens with them traveling to England where they meet up with some contacts of Professor Hamilton in order to continue working on fulfilling Merlin’s prophecies.…
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I must admit I am a little sad about today’s book as it is the final book in a series that I have been working on. Finishing a series is always a little sad, at least until I remember that I can always reread the books if I want to. The Desolations of Devil’s Acre…
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Today we are going back to the mystical world of Greek Mythology with The Battle of the Labyrinth, book four of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. It opens on Percy attending orientation at his soon to be new school only to be chased and attacked by a group of Empousa.…