By Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
Paperback
295 pages
This is a re-read. I purchased it at the Scholastic book fair a couple of years ago; I just bought the next 3 books in the series.
It's a young adult, fantasy, easy read. The magic is interesting, the world is interesting, and the antagonist is neat.
I like the dog a lot.
By Betsy Schow
Paperback
298 pages
Scholastic Book Fair purchase
The sequel to Spelled. This book focuses on Rexi as the main character instead of Dorothea.
Maybe I read it too fast, but there were a few confusing parts. It feels a bit like she just tried to squish together as many allusions as possible. A bit overboard.
Sets up for a third book, not sure if one has been written - or if I'll read it.
I like the very end.
By Betsy Schow
Paperback
345 pages
YA Fantasy/Retelling/Twisted Tale
This one is a repeat for me. I bought the sequel at the Scholastic book fair, and I didn't remember this one well enough.
Lots of humor, an interesting story, and a fun fairy tale mashup.
By Heather Barbieri
Paperback
268 pages
Adult realistic fiction
Scholastic Build a Box purchase
This book was way more compelling than I expected.
Kind of a classic plot: woman has some drama, goes on walkabout, finds a cute town that is suffering economically, but people do cool crafts, and the woman helps them monetize it and saves the town.
It is very much about family and relationships.
It brought me to tears a couple of times.
I might keep this one.
Darker Still
A Novel of Magic Most Foul
By Leanne Renee Hieber
317 pages
Paperback
Scholastic Build a Box
YA Gothic
A take on Picture of Dorian Gray.
Interesting, but not going to read it again.
A bit overdramatic, but that fits the style, I suppose.
To keep in the classroom shelf? Probably not.
By Charles Martin
Paperback
326 pages
Adult fiction
Scholastic book fair purchase
So, I thought I knew what was going to happen in the end. And I was kind of right. But I feel like the author was dishonest about how we got there, so I don't like that. But overall it was a good book, so I'll probably hang onto this one and put it on my classroom bookshelf.
By Lois Ruby
Middle grade
Scholastic Build a Box purchase
Paperback
292 pages
Some location inaccuracies.
A good ending to the love story.
Never going to read it again, but not bad.
