The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
Sophie and Josh Newman are fifteen-year-old twins, who become caught up in an adventure to recover a stolen book of secrets, including a recipe for immortality. Intertwining characters from many legends, Scott weaves a wonderful tale of magic and danger. As the adventure is incomplete at the book's close, I can only hope that a sequel is in the making. Recommended.
The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson
Possibly one of my favorite books of all time, The Star of Kazan is The Secret Garden in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Annika is abandoned as an infant on the altar of a church, in a small town in Austria, during the early 20th century. She is taken in by Ellie and Sigrid, two devoted servants from Vienna. Annika is raised with love, friendships, and a devotion to her homeland. Her life would be perfect if only her mother would come and claim her. Unfortunately, her mother does come for her, and her life changes dramatically. She moves to northern Germany, and loses everything she had in Vienna. Getting it all back is an amazing tale, that I'm not going to spoil. Highly recommended!!
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
I try not to be prejudiced against novels marketed as Young Adult, but this book reinforces all my fears. Wicked Lovely does have an interesting plot, and some well developed characters, but the pervasive references to drugs, sex, and drinking, and the occasional slam against the Church ruined the story for me. Chosen by Amazon as one of the hottest titles of 2007, this book is most certainly not recommended.
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Monday, October 1, 2007
What I Read in September
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
Sophie and Josh Newman are fifteen-year-old twins, who become caught up in an adventure to recover a stolen book of secrets, including a recipe for immortality. Intertwining characters from many legends, Scott weaves a wonderful tale of magic and danger. As the adventure is incomplete at the book's close, I can only hope that a sequel is in the making. Recommended.
The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson
Possibly one of my favorite books of all time, The Star of Kazan is The Secret Garden in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Annika is abandoned as an infant on the altar of a church, in a small town in Austria, during the early 20th century. She is taken in by Ellie and Sigrid, two devoted servants from Vienna. Annika is raised with love, friendships, and a devotion to her homeland. Her life would be perfect if only her mother would come and claim her. Unfortunately, her mother does come for her, and her life changes dramatically. She moves to northern Germany, and loses everything she had in Vienna. Getting it all back is an amazing tale, that I'm not going to spoil. Highly recommended!!
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
I try not to be prejudiced against novels marketed as Young Adult, but this book reinforces all my fears. Wicked Lovely does have an interesting plot, and some well developed characters, but the pervasive references to drugs, sex, and drinking, and the occasional slam against the Church ruined the story for me. Chosen by Amazon as one of the hottest titles of 2007, this book is most certainly not recommended.
Sophie and Josh Newman are fifteen-year-old twins, who become caught up in an adventure to recover a stolen book of secrets, including a recipe for immortality. Intertwining characters from many legends, Scott weaves a wonderful tale of magic and danger. As the adventure is incomplete at the book's close, I can only hope that a sequel is in the making. Recommended.
The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson
Possibly one of my favorite books of all time, The Star of Kazan is The Secret Garden in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Annika is abandoned as an infant on the altar of a church, in a small town in Austria, during the early 20th century. She is taken in by Ellie and Sigrid, two devoted servants from Vienna. Annika is raised with love, friendships, and a devotion to her homeland. Her life would be perfect if only her mother would come and claim her. Unfortunately, her mother does come for her, and her life changes dramatically. She moves to northern Germany, and loses everything she had in Vienna. Getting it all back is an amazing tale, that I'm not going to spoil. Highly recommended!!
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
I try not to be prejudiced against novels marketed as Young Adult, but this book reinforces all my fears. Wicked Lovely does have an interesting plot, and some well developed characters, but the pervasive references to drugs, sex, and drinking, and the occasional slam against the Church ruined the story for me. Chosen by Amazon as one of the hottest titles of 2007, this book is most certainly not recommended.
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