Tag: YA
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Book Review: If We Survive
by Andrew Klavan Will Peterson came to South America on a mission trip to build a wall. He did not intend to get caught in the middle of a terrorist revolution. And with the revolutionaries winning, they don’t have to be afraid of killing Americans and the possible repercussions. Which means that Will and his…
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Book Review: Not If I Save You First
by Ally Carter Maddie and Logan were best friends. Logan’s dad was the president and Maddie’s dad was the head of his Secret Service. Of course they were best friends. Or they were until Maddie’s dad resigned after the first lady was nearly kidnapped and Logan was harmed in the crossfire. Next thing Maddie knew,…
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Book Review: Wrath of the Storm
by Jennifer A. Nielsen Nic Calva has two of the three magical amulets of the Roman gods, and he knows where the stone that can become the Jupiter Stone, the last and most powerful of the amulets, is hidden. And that means that Rome, the Praetors, and the gods aren’t done with him yet. Nic…
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Book Review: The Shadow Cipher
by Laura Ruby The Morningstarr twins shaped New York into what it is through their numerous inventions. And then, one day, they suddenly disappeared. The only thing they left behind was the Old York cipher, a puzzle tied to the city that promised treasure at the end. For years, people have tried and failed to…
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Book Review: Spindle
by Shonna Slayton Briar Rose works in a New England mill, trying to support her siblings and figure out her life. Her plans for caring for her siblings have been dashed, and she only has so much time until she turns seventeen and Nanny will stop looking after them. Briar’s life is then turned further…
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Book Review: Rise of the Wolf
by Jennifer A. Nielsen The Praetor War, a battle between both humans and gods for Rome, is happening and Nic Calva is at the center of it. The Praetors believe that Nic holds the key to the Malice of Mars, the next of the amulets of the gods after Caesar’s bulla. The Praetors are desperate…
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Book Review: A Touch of Gold
by Annie Sullivan King Midas may have been the one cursed with the Touch to turn things to gold. But he isn’t the only one the Touch affected. The king turned his daughter, Princess Kora, to gold. And even though she is back to normal, the curse hasn’t left her alone. Kora has been left…
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Book Review: Mark of the Thief
by Jennifer A. Nielsen Nic Calva is a slave in the Roman mines. He lives his life mining away and following the rules, except for the ones that he thinks are stupid. Which means that he refuses to enter a haunted cave to look for a bulla, an amulet, that once belonged to Julius Caesar.…
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Book Review: The Silence Between Us
by Alison Gervais publisher’s synopsis Maya could only imagine one thing worse than moving halfway across the country to Colorado right before the start of her senior year in high school: leaving behind Pratt School for the Deaf, where she’s been a student for years, to attend Engelmann, a hearing school. And then there’s Beau…
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