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Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce

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Summary

Scarlett March lives to hunt the Fenris – the werewolves that took her eye when she was defending her sister, Rosie, from a brutal attack. Armed with a razor-sharp hatchet and a blood-red cloak, Scarlett is an expert at luring and slaying the wolves. She’s determined to protect other young girls from a grisly death, and her raging heart will not rest until every single wolf is dead.
Rosie March once felt that her bond with her sister was unbreakable. Owing Scarlett her life, Rosie hunts ferociously alongside her. But even as more girls’ bodies pile up in the city and the Fenris seem to be gaining power, Rosie dreams of a life beyond the wolves. She finds herself drawn to Scarlett’s only friends, Silas, a young woodsman who is deadly with an ax. But does loving him mean betraying her sister and all that they’ve worked for?

*From inside flap of the book.

Review

I never finished this book. I got to page 211 out of 321 pages. The book was ok until there. Throughout the book there were a lot of bloody fights between the girls and the boy and the werewolves. They were really violent and bloody. But when it got to about page 200, the book too a different turn. It had talked about girls being killed, but then it went into detail about one of the girls being eaten and what was left of her. This just completely turned me off this book. I was just managing before with all of the blood and everything, but when it got to the part with the mangled girls body, and what was left, I just could not read any more. This book is for Older Young Adults. Maybe 15 or something. This is not a read again for me at all. If you have a queasy stomach, then do not read this book. It is utterly disturbing. But if you want to give it a try, be my guest. This is just what I thought of it.

SilverFin

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A James Bond Adventure
YOUNG BOND Book 1
by Charlie Higson

Summary

SilverFin is an idea.
SliverFin is dangerous.
SilverFin is soon.

Lord Hellbore is hungry for power and he will stop at nothing to get it. He will kill, he will lie, and he will cheat. He does not care for his wife, son or brother. So much so that Lord Hellbore…

Does some gruesome tests on his own brother.
Divorces his wife and will not let his son see her.
And tries to kill his own son.

If this man is not stopped, the world will be under his command. But is there anything anyone can do?????

But unfortunately for him there is one boy who is getting in his way. Bond, James Bond.

Review

OK. This book was pretty good. There are a couple of complaints that I have about it though. It was really gruesome. Somethings that were talked about were done so in great detail. The book was good in a sense of the story line but it was inappropriate.  The reading was easy enough but I would say the content was for either a mature teenager or an adult. This book was definitely not suitable for younger readers – or the squeamish. I would recommend this book for people over the age of 15.  I will not say some of the things described but all I will tell you is that this book was gory, violent, disturbing, and inappropriate. Also if you know the regular James Bond, this is not like it at all. There is nothing about 007, and he does not drive fast cars. He is just a school boy who is trying to stop some mean man and nearly gets killed along the way. The only resemblance that I see with this book to Ian Flemming books was that he was trying to save the world, and he nearly got killed. Otherwise it was just a story with a boy named Bond, James Bond.

WOULD I READ IT AGAIN?    No.

The Silent Boy by Lois Lowry

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Summary

Katy always knew she wanted to be a doctor just like her father. She likes the feeling of helping others. But she is interested in Jacob, the boy who does not talk, the silent boy. While Jacob does not really do anything but sit there and imitate sounds, Katy and Jacob seem to have a odd relationship, one that is there but not there.

When Jacob does something he shouldn’t have done, Katy has to try and help him. But will it work?

Review

I hate saying this about books but, I really did not like this book. Lois Lowry is a great author but this was one of her ‘not so good books.’ The writing is really good but the story base line is very depressing. You (readers) might like it if you are a person who likes depressing books but I am not one of those people. I like books that make you cry but when they make you feel really down and upset and depressed, I just cannot handle those books. They seem like nothing can go right in the world, and that is not me. Lois Lowry wrote the story very well but I did not like the story base line. These types of books I can just put my opinion out, you kind of just have to decide for yourself. But personally this is not my type of book. What do you think?

Pandora Gets Jealous by Carolyn Hennesy

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pandora-jealousSummary

All the evils of the world were in the box. The box that Zeus trusted with Pandoras father Prometheus who was immortal. But since her father had told her about it and showed her where it was kept, Pandora decided to take it to school for a presentation. And when she said “All of the evils are in this box.” Nobody believed her. The things that were in the box were Jealousy, Vanity and five other horrible plagues including Fear. But there is one that is good. Hope. That was placed in the box by Athena. But when Pandora lets two popular girls open the box, everything is let out. Everything but Hope. The world is in disarray and there is no hope. And when Zeus trusts Pandora can get all the plagues back, her journey begins. If she does not succeed. All of the plagues will be with the earth for eternity. And she only has 6 moons. What will she do?

Review

This book was good in the beginning and the middle, but the end was a disaster. It just suddenly stopped. It was like the author rushed the end.  She had only gotten one or two of the plagues. I do not think that I would read it again. What do                                                                                                         you think?????                                             Happy Reading!!!!!!

Acceleration by Graham McNamee

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Review

I did not read this book. I was supposed to read it but when we discovered the subject matter I did not read it.. THIS LINK IS FOR YOUR PARENTS ONLY. The link only takes you to Amazon, but the summary is disturbing. Pay attention to the editorial reviews. To see the link click here. This book is going on my not to read list. The subject material is for much older readers.