Review: Winterborne Home Series
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Winterborne Home for Mayhem and Mystery by Ally CarterMy rating: 5 of 5 for #1 3 of 5 stars for #2
4th Graders! This is for you - Mystery, intrigue, murder, orphans, swords… a shipwreck and a city legend.
If you start the first, be prepared to have the 2nd one ready when you finish.
I liked the first one better because of the way that the characters were described and the story unfolding. The second one took me a little more focus to follow the fast moving story. Enjoy!
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Review: The Exact Location of Home
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The Exact Location of Home by Kate MessnerMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
The ending: chefs kiss.
A book to humanize kids and families in a homeless shelter with a story that keeps you reading all the way through.
Should appeal to both boys and girls as the main character is a boy who loves gadgets and science- but there's also so much heart.
It's set in Middle School, but the story and reading level feels nice for many levels of readers 5-8th grade. 4th graders and mature voratious 3rd graders could be ok, IMO can read it too- but they might not really connect with the story or characters just yet.
Adults, parents, and teachers- definitely! This is a good one!
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Review: Part of Your World
Part of Your World by Abby JimenezMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Well this was just fun. So fun. I laughed. I cried. I wanted everything to work out.
Having grown up in a town that straddled not the city, but not far from the city. And having been guests in similar resort MN towns all my life, I can see this.
All of this. And it was just a delightful escape from own life. And I LOVE the tie in fun the former series!! Whoo!
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Review: Starling House
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Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This book is meant for adults, It could definitely be in a high school. I don’t think middle schoolers will be interested. I was captivated about this house and the story the entire time, the writing was exquisite and I could follow the complex story the entire time seamlessly. I was invested in the characters and wanted to solve the mystery right along with them. I loved the complexity of the family dynamics of the brother and sister relationship. However, at our neighborhood book club, the ending left us all wanting more. Almost like the book needed to wrap up before the author had completed her thoughts? Maybe there should have been a more abrupt ending and a sequel? We couldn’t put our finger on it.
It’s worth a cozy afternoon with coffee and a fire, but isn’t on the top of the pile of recommendations.
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Review: Fourth Wing
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Fourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Not for kids ya’ll!
This book reminds me why I teach kids to love reading and try genres they may not love. Fantasy is not my favorite. Usually I step away from it, however - this dragon filled story leans toward sci-fi & dystopian with serious Hunger Games vibes. My friends also compare it to Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones. The adult scenes in here are steamy and I (mostly) race through them to see if our lead dragon heroine team is going to make it in this twisted world of power, violence, and secrets.
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