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Review: The Undertakers: Rise of the Corpses by TY Drago

PirateYarr — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:59:56 +0000

by Isabel G., guest reviewer

Title: The Undertakers: Rise of the Corpses
Author: TY Drago
Format: Paperback
Page Count: 465 pages
Grade Reading Level: Ages 13+

Summary: Twelve year old Will Ritter is just an average boy...well, that’s how he was at the beginning of this story anyway. His life was only boring until he began seeing walking, talking corpses that are trying to kill him. Fortunately, it turns out he’s not crazy but the only other ones that believe him are also kids. A special group of kids who not only see the Corpses, but are also building a resistance against them. This group goes by the name of the Undertakers. Will reluctantly joins this movement but soon realizes he’s an important piece in a war that’s about to begin.

Why I started this book:
I was given a review copy.

Review: The story is very reminiscent of a movie I saw in my youth. It’s as though the author blended the idea of the film and changed the main characters to children. The idea worked beautifully and really helps the reader sympathize with the characters because they miss their families and are forced into growing up sooner than others kids their age.

The author peaks the reader’s curiosity and keeps them wanting more. He gives information as the plot develops instead of spoon feeding it to the reader all at once. This is the main reason it’s a great book for kids and adults to read because it keeps us guessing what comes next. Also, although there’s violence in this story, it’s still fiction. The fact that the author uses Corpses as bad guys makes it easier for young readers to learn about the horrible things happening and still keep them somewhat emotionally detached. In other words, kids who read the book might deal with the harsh realities in the story without feeling negatively impacted.

A word of caution: Once you begin reading you won’t want to put this book down! I recommend it to teen readers who like horror and sci-fi novels.

Buy: The Undertakers: Rise of the Corpses

Rating: 4 Corpses

Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-1-4022-4785-9
Copyright: 2011
Genre: Juvenile Fiction/Independent Reader

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Review: Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse by Kaleb Nation

First Mate Keira — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:12:16 +0000

by First Mate Keira

Title: Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse
Author: Kaleb Nation
Page Count: 464 pages
Format: Hardback
Grade Reading Level: Ages 9-12

Summary: Bran Hambric is different from other boys and doesn’t even know the true extent of it. He was found as impossible as it might sound in a locked bank vault. Sewey Wilomas, the man who found him takes him home as he must under the Finders Keepers law. Eight years have passed and Bran still doesn’t know who his mother is or how he came to be in the city of Dunce’s third bank. All he has for a clue is a scrap of paper with his name on it directing him “To Clarence.”

Why I Started This Book:

I began this book for a number of reasons. The first is that I have been off and on watching Kaleb on YouTube and Twitter because of his Twilight involvement and he's just plain fun, his novel was sure to be too. Second, he’s approximately my age and wrote a fantasy story with a very interesting concept, how could I not support that by picking up the book? Third – who doesn’t crave a Harry Potter fix? Bran Hambric promised to be one and fulfilled it.

Note: While receiving this book early as a reader copy from the publisher, it is the final consumer version of the book.

Likes:

Bran Hambric is set in the city of Dunce, a place that outlawed mages and gnomes and all things etcetera. Who couldn’t like something as silly sounding as that? Plus it’s the perfect setup to include all three!
Sewey’s cursing: “Great Rot!” and “Great Moby!” Sewey is excellent for humor and spouting off the town’s ideology. He blames everything bad on gnomes.
Polland the gnome. He’s a good character. I hope to see more of him in future Bran Hambric novels.
The five kinds of magic: mental, physical, mortal, illusions, and natural.
Shambles. Guessed his importance right off the bat and then doubted it until I got to the ending of the story.
The bad guy #1 and in particular the Farfield curse. Very spooky.
The cover! It's gorgeous! The illustrator was obviously influenced by Harry Potter but it still reads as it's own universe. Love.

Dislikes:

The first 20-100 pages are really tough. Mainly because of the grammar issues that cropped up repeatedly. Most particularly the improper use of ‘and’ and ‘but’ in several long sentences. The author should have reversed the choice or gone with a smaller two letter transition word instead. Another issue was the occasional switching mid sentences between characters. For instance – Shambles would do something then the second part would be about Joris' actions however the subjective personal pronouns would still be reflecting back on Shambles.
Mabel’s hypochondria. For some, I see this being humorous and fun, for me not so much. I was over it by the third time it was mentioned and she went crazy trying to ingest her body weight in them. Figuratively of course.
The #1 bad guy didn’t seem to understand how to convince Bran to join the dark side as it were. He had 'compelling' arguments but they weren’t really tailored to what Bran truly desired which the bad guy should have known having been in Bran’s head.

Last minute thoughts: There are quite a few parallels to Harry Potter. I will be listing some in bullet format below, so for those not wishing to be spoiled I expect you to click away immediately.

Harry and Bran are in the care of families who don’t acknowledge them and both take the place as a sort of house elf. Bran however is treated much better by the Wilomas family than Harry by the Dursley’s.
Harry and Bran were vessels for the bad guy’s soul.
Their mothers were instrumental in saving them once from the baddies.
The major bad guys, Voldemort and Baslyn, do what they can to control the magical world and to defy death. Baslyn’s main magical power is concentrated on mortal magics.
Shambles while more similar to Golem than Dobby is of equal importance to Bran Hambric as they were to their stories.

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Book Rating: 3.5 Treasure Chests

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Review: Witch’s Brew by Heidi R. Kling

SusanSurgeon — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:15:03 +0000

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by Susan the Surgeon, guest reviewer

Title: Witch’s Brew
Author: Heidi R. Kling
Format: Active digital fiction for Kindle (It’s brand new!)
Grade Reading Level: Grades 10-12/Ages 15+

Summary:

The Curse

One tragic battle led to a 100 year old curse. Now the witches (Daughters of Light) and warlocks (Sons of Darkness) must find a way to break the curse or forfeit their powers forever.

The Struggle

Lily and Logan are sworn enemies. To be in each other’s company is strictly forbidden. This passionate pull shouldn’t be happening. Their connection shouldn’t exist. Do they break the rules to save all the spellspinners, or deny the emotions brewing between them? As they struggle, fate spins and time slips. Retreating is no longer an option. They’re breaking the rules!!!

Why I Started This Book:

I’m a huge fan of literary witches; hence my keen interest. The new active digital fiction for Kindle also spoke to my curious nature. Glad I listened when it spoke.

Likes:

I loved the choice points in the story, and that I chose what happened next.
Finally! An author who explored the warlock origin.
Logan has a tattoo that only appears when his body heat rises. (Grin).
Lily and Logan share telepathic powers and can have mental conversations. I thought that was cool!
The author knows how to express the sense of urgency in the story, and her vivid descriptions are really great.
It has a powerful cliffhanger ending that will leave you craving more.

Dislikes:

I wanted more! (See cliffhanger in likes). Yes, I’m contradicting myself, but it really is a pro and a con.

Last Minute Thoughts: In a battle I managed to snatch powers off a warlock, and can now wield his powers of prediction. I’m predicting you’ll be powerless to resist this new series. The Spellspinners of Melas County will blow you away. Be forewarned, there’s a new group of magic users in the literary world. And they’re not like the others!

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Book Rating: 5 Treasure Chests

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Audio Review: Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code (Book 3) by Eoin Colfer

First Mate Keira — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:35:31 +0000

by First Mate Keira, guest reviewer

Title: Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code, Book 3
Author: Eoin Colfer
Narrator: Nathaniel Parker
# CDs / Minutes: 6 CDs (6 hours, 54 minutes)
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
Grade Reading Level: 6.2; Ages 10-17

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Summary: Thirteen year old Artemis is in need of fairy help! His big plan to increase the Fowl’s finances with stolen fairy technology backfires in a really bad way. Bulter is (mostly) dead and Artemis has to find a way to save him, recover the twice stolen technology and the only way to do it is get fairy help. Their help comes at a very steep price; Artemis and his crew must sacrifice all knowledge of fairies and anything related to fairies that might trigger their memory later.

Why I Started This Book:

I finished listening to book two at three in the morning. The next day I went out to the library as soon as it opened to get the next in the series. I tried to get four at the same time but had to put it on hold as it was unavailable at the time.

Likes:

Foaly, Artemis, and Jon Spiro are all very smart and are presented as thinking individuals. Granted, Spiro has to make mistakes; all bad guys do and he is eventually caught due to increasing surety and arrogance of his position as top dog.
Mulch Diggums returns again! He’s really growing on me, farting and all. I loved his Oscar stealing crime spree, very funny.
The ending. Artemis proves once again just how clever a sucker he really is by outsmarting the fairies once more.

Dislikes:

What happened to Bulter, poor dutiful Butler! I wonder if that’ll get fixed somehow in the next book.

Buy: The Eternity Code (audio book), The Eternity Code (paperback), Artemis Fowl Boxed Set

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Book Rating: 4 Treasure Chests

Keira runs a book review blog for readers by readers on romance novels entitled Love Romance Passion. She’s been reading romance since she was in her teens and began blogging about romance so she could share her passion for her favorite genre. She loves reading paranormal, Regency, historical America, and highlander most of all and completely adores blind and wounded heroes.

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Review: The Atlantis Complex (Artemis Fowl Book 7) by Eoin Colfer

Audio Review: Artemis Fowl (Book 1) by Eoin Colfer

First Mate Keira — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:15:22 +0000

by First Mate Keira, guest reviewer.

Title: Artemis Fowl (Book 1)
Author: Eoin Colfer
Narrator: Nathaniel Parker
# CDs / Minutes: 5 CDs (approximately 72 min. each)
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
Grade Reading Level: 6.2; Ages 10-17

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Summary: Artemis Fowl is a criminal mastermind with a few parental issues. His father is missing and presumed dead. His mother has reverted to a childlike state to cope and never leaves her room in Fowl Manor. Artemis Fowl is determined to bring the Fowl Estate back to its former glory and he’s going to do that by doing what no other human has ever succeeded at doing… he’s going to extort the fairy people!

Why I Started This Book:

I began this book series because I heard an awful lot about it. One friend described it as getting a Harry Potter fix and since I was in desperate need of that I went to the library’s young adult section to find it. I decided on the audio format because I had an opportunity to listen for several hours on a road trip.

Likes:

Eoin Colfer is extremely clever when it comes to world building. I quite liked his use of current myths like a leprechaun and turning it into Lower Elements Police reconnaissance or more commonly LEP-recon, the fairy police force.
Nathaniel Parker is an amazing reader. He is so good with voices and acting that the story fairly leaps out of the speakers and starts materializing in front of you. He is as good as Jim Dale in my opinion.

Dislikes:

I don’t know if I’d call it an out and out dislike but there’s a lot of body humor in the book. Girls will probably find the flatulence-emitting dwarf a bit over the top as I did. However in Mulch Diggums’ defense he does bring a lot of humor to the story.

Last minute thoughts: Artemis Fowl is similar to Harry Potter in its setup. The first book places young Artemis at age eleven. In the next he’s age twelve and so on.

Buy: Artemis Fowl (Audio Book), Artemis Fowl (paperback), or Artemis Fowl Boxed Set

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Book Rating: 4 Treasure Chests

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Audio Review: Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony (Book 5) by Eoin Colfer

First Mate Keira — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:10:35 +0000

by First Mate Keira, guest reviewer

Title: Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony, Book 5
Author: Eoin Colfer
Narrator: Nathaniel Parker
# CDs (Minutes): 7 CDs (8 hours, 24 minutes)
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
Grade Reading Level: 6.2; Ages 10-17

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Summary: The aliens are returning… well they’re demons now, but that’s beside the point. The magic that held them apart from the world for 10,000 years is deteriorating and the time/dimension jumping demons are starting to make their presence known and Level 8 is going to fix it. Level 8 is the fairy’s version of MI6 and Foaly is their new ‘Quartermaster.’ Recruiting Holly Short, Mulch Diggums, and Artemis Fowl to help, they’re in a race against time itself to save the world.

Why I Started This Book:

By this point it should be pretty obvious that I like the Artemis Fowl series and listening to Nathaniel Parker. I got this audio book from the library and listened to it instead of radio while working. My likes and dislikes are going to include some biggish spoilers so beware.

Likes:

Artemis gets fairy magic in this book. Now he’s like Superhuman and it’s pretty cool when and how he got it in the time travel tunnel.
I’m a huge fan of Artemis/Holly as a potential love interest so when the time and dimensional travel ended and they each had one eye switched with out with the other I was going “Woohoo!”
Nathaniel’s voice for #1 the mage imp is very well done. He comes across like a kid but he isn’t squeaky or weird sounding.

Dislikes:

Minerva, who is the young female version of Artemis. I can’t really explain why I dislike her. Maybe it’s because she represents potential trouble to my hoped for Arty/Holly pairing. Maybe it’s because she’s so cold or maybe because I don’t like thinking that a 12 year old girl can be that creepy. I was not a fan of her.
It’s amazing how many different things were going on in this book. It’s not really a bad thing, just some of it is hard to follow when listening. You really have to pay attention in this one and perhaps even skip back a track or two to listen again.

Buy: The Lost Colony (Audio Book), The Lost Colony (paperback), Artemis Fowl Boxed Set

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Book Rating: 4 Treasure Chests

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Review: Best Friends and Drama Queens (Allie Finkle’s Rules For Girls: Book 3) by Meg Cabot

Second Mate Embry — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:23:54 +0000

by Second Mate Embry, guest reviewer

Title: Best Friends and Drama Queens (Allie Finkle's Rules For Girls: Book 3)
Author: Meg Cabot
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 240
Grade Reading Level: Ages 9-12

Summary: Allie gets excited when she learns that that they are getting a new student from Canada! Mostly because that means she won’t be the new girl anymore. But when she finally meets Cheyenne, she finds out how incredibly BOSSY she is! Allie thinks her life is over when Cheyenne’s rules make Allie fight with her best friends. What could she do to solve Cheyenne’s attitude? Will she get her best friends back? Will she lose them forever?

Why I Read This Book:

I read this book because it’s the third book in the series Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls. I can’t wait for the fourth book!

Likes:

Cheyenne is the perfect 4th grade bully. She threatens people to make them do what she wants. She’s the perfect “villain” for this setting better than Rosemary from earlier in the series.
I like how Allie doesn’t give into Cheyenne. She stays strong and doesn’t let her get her cruel ways.

Dislikes:

I didn’t like how Erica, Caroline, and Sophie give into Cheyenne so easily! I mean, I think if Allie can stand up for herself than they can. Or at least make it harder on her to peer pressure them.

Buy: Best Friends And Drama Queens (Allie Finkle's Rules For Girls #3)

Rating: 3.5 Treasure Chests!

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Review: Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison by Lois Lenski

Second Mate Embry — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:10:43 +0000

by Second Mate Embry, guest reviewer

Title: Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
Author: Lois Lenski
Format: Paperback
Page Count: 320
Grade Reading Level: Ages 9-12

Summary: Mary Jemison is living a normal life in the past during the years of British colonization of America until one day a man comes running by saying that the Indians are going to attack. Her dad ignores the warning and continues to plant his corn. They attack and she is separated from her family and kept captive amongst the Indians. They call her Corn Tassel for her hair. She’s tried to runaway to get back to her family but the Indians keep bringing her back. She is to become like them, but Mary doesn't want to be an Indian. It’s based on a true story.

Why I started reading this book:

It was a literacy book in my class and I read it for school as an assignment.

Likes:

Most books I’ve read about historical America usually have the European population capturing the Indians and I liked that this was the reverse of that scenario.
I enjoyed the different Indian names (Shining Star, Squirrel Woman, Red Bird, Little Turtle, Running Deer, etc.) and I thought that it was cool that their names sort of reflected the character and their personality.
The Indians only captured Europeans to replace dead members of their tribe.
The most interesting part of the book was when one of the captured Europeans was running the gauntlet! The Indians were trying to kill him and if he made it out alive he would be considered a true Indian.

Dislikes:

I wish it was more suspensful. I thought I would be very wrapped up in what would happen next and it was really more “Mary throwing herself a pity party, mumbling woefully about not being able to escape, and refusing to eat Indian food.” I just wanted to shake her to get her to stop moping and to start doing something.
Some of the language was hard to follow as it was full of older style dialogue instead of the contractions and language we use today.

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Rating: 2.5 Treasure Chests

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Review: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Second Mate Embry — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:42:39 +0000

by Second Mate Embry, guest reviewer

Title: Mockingjay
Author: Suzanne Collins
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 400 pages
Grade Reading Level: Grade 7+

Summary: After Katniss’s survival of the Quarter Quell, she is whisked of to underground (literally and figuratively) District 13. Over the course of the book Katniss is preparing for when she can go fight in the seemingly apocalyptic war and try to kill President Snow. She is constantly going back and forth in her mind between Peeta and Gale.

Why I started this book:

It is the third book in a trilogy. The second book (Catching Fire) has a huge cliffhanger that makes your jaw drop to the floor. I could hardly wait while this was on hold at the public library.

Likes:

The almost robotic- like timing and mannerism of the events and people in District 13.
The mockingjay pin from the mayor's daughter (in The Hunger Games) comes full circle to being the mascot/face of the rebellion against the capital.
That Katniss keeps Peeta’s pearl.
The Capital kept Peeta hostage after the Quarter Quell and poisoned his mind to hate Katniss. During Catching Fire, I thought for sure Katniss was going to end up with Peeta, but with his ‘condition’ it changes the whole Gale- Katniss- Peeta love triangle.
Like Caroline B. Cooney or Neal Shusterman, every chapter is ended with a twist or mini cliffhanger so it’s impossible to say oh I’m going to read 1 chapter right now. You end up reading almost half the book.

Dislikes:

Prim’s fate. It seems unfair. I would say more, but it would give it away

Last minute thoughts: I have given all of these books 4 and 5 treasure chests. The first one, The Hunger Games, I thought, WOW this book is awesome, nothing can top it…I was right; until I read Catching Fire and I thought the same thing about it…until I read this!

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Rating: 5 Treasure Chests

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Review: Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon

SusanSurgeon — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:33:57 +0000

by Susan the Surgeon, guest reviewer

Title: Infinity (Chronicles of Nick: Book One)
Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Format: Paperback
Page Count: 464 Pages
Grade Reading Level: Ages 15+

Summary: Nicholas Ambrosius Gautier (Nick) is a 14 yr. old high schooler who doesn’t quite fit in with the others. Other boys ridicule him. So he fights back. He tries to do the right thing. Yet despite his good intentions, things go wrong. Nick’s life is about to take an unexpectedly sharp U-turn. His new employer, Kyrian, is really a vampire slayer. His friends are were-hunters, and zombies are taking over New Orleans. Can Nick unlock his hidden powers before the zombies eat everyone’s brains? New Orleans sure hopes so!

Why I Started This Book:

Nick is a character in Kenyon’s Dark Hunter series (Ages 18+). The Chronicles of Nick young-adult books tell his story. And I wanted to read about his past.

Likes:

I love Nick’s spellbook; it’s got some serious attitude!
The character Simi is so funny. She’s a demon that never leaves home without it. Bar-b-que sauce, that is. Goes great with zombies!
Nicholas is 100% pure sarcasm. Like it!
I thought the ending was kinda funny.

Dislikes:

The main character’s negative self-talk is a tad much. He’s very pessimistic.

Last Minute Thoughts: Because this book has a lot of violence, fighting sequences, and centers around a boy’s thoughts about girls, school, etc. I consider it a boy read. Not sure girls want to read about brain eating zombies. Or do they? For boys and girls who do, book 2 titled Invincible has already been released.

Recommendations: Young-adult books are generally for 13-18 yr. old readers, but I find some content is inappropriate for the 13/14 year olds.

Buy: Infinity: Chronicles of Nick

Book Rating: 4 Treasure Chests

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