Category: Teen

  • Review of “The Son of Neptune”

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    The Son of Neptune is book two of The Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan and it circles back to Percy Jackson. In the previous book we had learned that Percy had mysteriously disappeared and no one knew what had happened. This book opens by revealing that Percy had also lost his memory and was…

  • Review of “Night of the Soul Stealer”

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    Night of the Soul Stealer is the third book in The Last Apprentice series by Joseph Delaney and continues the adventures of young Thomas Ward during his apprenticeship with the Spook. Winter is coming and with it their move to Anglezarke and the Spook’s winter home. Shortly before their move the Spook receives a letter…

  • Review of “The Accused”

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    The Accused is book three of the Theodore Boone series by John Grisham and continues the adventures of young Theo. As the city of Strattenburg prepares for the retrial of the murder case from the first book Theo seems to be having a run of bad luck. Every time he turns around the tire on…

  • Review of “Smoke and Iron”

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    Smoke and Iron is the fourth book in the Great Library series by Rachel Caine and with it we see the continuation of the open rebellion. Jess is posing as his brother Brendan in Alexandria in an attempt to gain intel from the Archivist Magister and the library in general. Meanwhile, Morgan is back in…

  • Review of “Thirteenth Child”

    Thirteenth Child is the first book in Patricia C. Wrede’s Frontier Magic trilogy and opens the story of young Eff Rothmer. Eff is in a bit of a peculiar pickle as her younger twin brother, Lan, is a seventh son of a seventh son while Eff is the seventh daughter. This might not mean much…

  • Review of “Terminal”

    You know I am always sad to finish a series and this particular series was pretty good with the final book having the perfect title. Terminal by Kathy Reichs and Brendan Reichs is the final book in the Virals series. Having found out at the end of the previous book, Exposure, that Chance Claybourne is…

  • Review of “The Alchemyst”

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    The Alchemyst is the first book in Michael Scott’s series, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. Sophie Newman is a young teenager staying in California for the summer and working in a small coffee shop. Her twin brother Josh works across the street in a small bookshop. When Dr. Dee and his golems attack…

  • Review of “The Lost Hero”

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    The Lost Hero is the first book in the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan, the sequel series to Percy Jackson and the Olympians. It opens with Jason, a young man on a school field trip to the Grand Canyon with his friends Piper and Leo. The problem is that Jason seems to have…

  • Review of “Eagle Strike”

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    Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz is the fourth book in the Alex Rider series. It starts with Alex on a vacation to the south of France with his new friend Sabina Pleasure and her family. While on the beach one day he manages to accidentally catch a glimpse of Yassen Gregorovich and decides to tail…

  • Review of “Curse of the Bane”

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    Curse of the Bane is the second book in The Last Apprentice series by Joseph Delaney. It continues the story of Thomas Ward as he apprentices under the Spook. The story opens with Thomas working on capturing a boggart without the aid of the Spook since he is sick. In the process the local priest…