The Sleeping Beauty by Mercedes Lackey Book Review

Name of book: The Sleeping Beauty

Publisher:Luna

Published:July 1st, 2010 

Age group:13-17

Number of Pages:336

 Summary

With signs and traditions pointing to an all-out war set to break out among the kingdoms, Rosamund, the king's daughter, is "playing dead" as two princes show up at the palace intent on waking her with a kiss. But, as the two of them start to fight it out, Rosa's godmother cuts them all short and takes charge. Now, with two princes competing for the hand of Sleeping Beauty-one of them, the one with roving hands (Prince Leopold) probably "should" be her prince, while the other (Prince Siegfried) doesn't seem to belong here at all-more complications occur. The king dies and the neighbors start looking at Rosa's kingdom. But with the palace filling with young and old princes intent on winning Rosamund's love, invading the kingdom and putting those young men in peril would mean incurring the wrath of thirty other countries!

Review
Normally, I don't exactly like princesses. To me, they don't really deserve their happy endings. It's basically by chance and luck - and magic. and in the real world, that type of stuff doesn't exist here. Cinderella's fate may seem horrible (to do chores every single day), but in reality, that's an everyday thing. A lot of kids in this world have to survive with having a 'evil' stepmother or stepfather. And do they get a fairy godmother? No. Surprisingly, this actually wasn't bad. The description that I read from the book was completely different from what I read,though. I loved the creative streak inside this book, how there was a twist of both snow white and sleeping beauty.I just loved the uniqueness of this book. I wouldn't exactly call this a fairytale retelling because it's one on it's own. This story is full of love, passion and confusion at how everyone's lives are going to play out after a disastrous accident. No one would really expect a dash of humor in this - but it does have some. I loved the hilarious rhyming parts and other things that made me laugh so hard. I really like Mercedes Lackey's work, and I would definitely reccomend it to other peopleNormally, I don't exactly like princesses. To me, they don't really deserve their happy endings. It's basically by chance and luck - and magic. and in the real world, that type of stuff doesn't exist here. Cinderella's fate may seem horrible (to do chorse every single day), but in reality, that's an everyday thing. A lot of kids in this world have to survive with having a 'evil' stepmother or stepfather. And do they get a fairy godmother? No. Surprisingly, this actually wasn't bad. The description that I read from the book was completely different from what I read,though. I loved the creative streak inside this book, how there was a twist of both snow white and sleeping beauty.I just loved the uniqueness of this book. I wouldn't exactly call this a fairytale retelling because it's one on it's own. This story is full of love, passion and confusion at how everyone's lives are going to play out after a disastrous accident. No one would really expect a dash of humor in this - but it does have some. I loved the hilarious rhyming parts and other things that made me laugh so hard. I really like Mercedes Lackey's work, and I would definitely reccomend it to other peopleNormally, I don't exactly like princesses. To me, they don't really deserve their happy endings. It's basically by chance and luck - and magic. and in the real world, that type of stuff doesn't exist here. Cinderella's fate may seem horrible (to do chorse every single day), but in reality, that's an everyday thing. A lot of kids in this world have to survive with having a 'evil' stepmother or stepfather. And do they get a fairy godmother? No. Surprisingly, this actually wasn't bad. The description that I read from the book was completely different from what I read,though. I loved the creative streak inside this book, how there was a twist of both snow white and sleeping beauty.I just loved the uniqueness of this book. I wouldn't exactly call this a fairytale retelling because it's one on it's own. This story is full of love, passion and confusion at how everyone's lives are going to play out after a disastrous accident. No one would really expect a dash of humor in this - but it does have some. I loved the hilarious rhyming parts and other things that made me laugh so hard. I really like Mercedes Lackey's work, and I would definitely recommend it to other people.

Rating
B+

Snow-burn by Joel Arnold Book Review

Name of book: Snow-Burn

Publisher:Studio city

Published:September 4,2010

Age group:13-15

Number of Pages:97




Review
When I first started this book, I didn't know what to expect. I liked the mysterious beginning and the way the characters were described. I also really liked that I could tell that each person's charecteristics were different and special. I liked how you could feel the emotions of each moment and sort of 'see' the triumphs of the characters and the near-death-expieriences as well.
I really liked Snow-burn. There are the moments that you think, "The character is really dead now," Or the moments that you're saying "I can't believe that happened!"

Vince was a really compassionate character in a way. Maybe daring but sort of compassionate. Like the way that he said that he would still take Hitler in even knowing how bad he was.

The "braniac" was really the basic everyday teenage braniac. The not daring type of person unless someone pushes them to do it.

Snow-burn had a unique personality, and anyone who is a fan of teenage adventure stories or thrillers, this is for you.

Bethany

Artemis Fowl The Eternity Code By Eoin Colfer Book Review

Name of book:The Eternity code

Publisher:Scholastic

Published:2003

Age group:10-16

Number of Pages:309

Summary

Artemis Fowl II, criminal mastermind aged 12 is off on another crazy encounter with fairies accompanied with his ever-faithful bodyguard Butler. In this adventure, Artemis builds a cube with stolen fairy technology. It is stolen by Jon Spiro, a Chicago business man who shoots and kills Butler.Holly Short, Captain of the LEP heals Butler with magic.

Unfortunately, the healing does not work as planned. It leaves Butler alive, though fifteen years older and unable to carry out his duties as a bodyguard. However, his sister, Juliet, agrees to help Fowl recover the stolen computer. With the aid of the rest of the LEPrecon team and kleptomaniac dwarf Mulch Diggums, they break into Spiro's company, Fission Chips, in the Spiro Needle. They begin their mission once Artemis is captured and placed inside the company.
Artemis lets Foaly take control of the C Cube and tricks Spiro into going to the offices of his rivals Phonetix in order to sabotage their work projects, but Artemis gets Spiro arrested by a SWAT team.
After recovering the C cube, Commander Julius Root orders Artemis Fowl, Butler, and Juliet mind-wiped before they cause anymore damage to the fairies.




Review
I absoloutely loved the first and second Artemis Fowl books-and this one was of no exception. Eoin Colfer's books just draw the reader in and make them desperate to read more. There were only a few exceptions that made Eoin Colfer's book away from perfect.
I didn't exactly understand the process of crygogenics. The freezing of the body makes the corpse survive even if it isn't breathing because...? I think that's only for the masterminds to determine.
I really liked The Eternity code-it's one of the books that I love reading over and over and over again. Artemis fowl and the Eternity code has gotten a new twist-Artemis Senior is alive-Artemis Junior's father. And this time...he doesn't care for the gold. He cares for his family.

Rating
Grade:A+


Beth

Cinders by Michelle Davidson Argyle Book Review

Name of the book: Cinders

Publisher:Michelle Davidson Argyle

Published:June 28th, 2010

Age group:12-16


Number of Pages:180


Summary

Cinderella's happily-ever-after isn't turning out the way she expected.With her fairy godmother imprisoned in the castle and a mysterious stranger haunting her dreams, Cinderella is on her own to discover true love untainted by magic.

Review
         Reading the summary of Cinders already made me excited enough to read the book. As I watched the book trailer, my eagerness to read this book grew. I happened to recieve the book just today, and I raced through it in atleast 2-3 hours. Michelle Davidson Argyle is a great original fairytale story reteller. I did happen to enjoy her book-I just had a few things I wished could be changed.

          I thought Cinderalla was a character that couldn't decide what she wanted anymore-the stranger or Rowland, Peasant life, or the life of a monarch. I was a little bit confused on what type of character she was. But as the story went along, I understood her better, and got to know her side of the story.

           Kale was the unknown stranger haunting her dreams. I thought that he was really mysterious, which was good-it left me hanging off at a end. What I didn't like about him was that he decided to let Cinderella choose another path instead of the one she'd be happier on.
I liked the feeling of suspense, worry, intrigue. I thought this book measured up to Gale Carson Levine's stories, and I hope to read more of Michelle Davidson Argyle's books. Hopefully there is a sequel-it was partly unfinished at the end.

Rating
Grade:A

Luv,
Beth <3

Reunion of The Untouchables by Kurt Frenier

Name of book: Reunion of the Untouchables

Publisher: Eloquent books

Published: July 12th, 2010

Age group: 10-14

Number of Pages: 210

Summary

Five hundred years ago, Master Magician Mikhail Pilkington III created a magical flying train, the Study Train. His vision: to take average teenagers aboard, show them the world, and turn them into leaders. Ethan is invited on the train, escaping his miserable life in Switzerland, and soon discovers that the train is all but ordinary. It is filled with magic, secrets, people with interesting histories, and much more. Ethan's intrigue and hunger for knowledge and power catches the attention of a hidden, ancient alliance called the Untouchables. Soon, Ethan learns all their mysteries, powers and sorcery. He stands out from the rest of the students and is recognized as the long-awaited leader for the Untouchables. But his dark side - The Dark Fire Inside - grows and becomes much stronger than anyone thought it would. Ethan gets sucked into a web of conflicts and feuds while battling his own inner feelings. Will he go for power, or turn toward good?

Review
I just recieved this e-book yesterday-and I'm already finished with it-which is amazing, considering how many books I have to complete reading before school starts. I have to say, The reunion of the untouchables is a wonderful book-with just maybe a few parts that I would like better if it was changed.

I liked Ethan and sympathized with him all the way. I thought it was great that he was accepted onto the studytrain. My only problem with him is: how could he have betrayed everyone on the studytrain like that-especially when they rescued him from his misery? I would have liked it much better if Ethan realized the flaws before the ending. I think Ethan was over-powerhungry-especially since he was just rescued from his personal home of a cell.

Alesia was nice, kind, and what I heard from Ethan-pretty. She was much more powerful than I perceived and is purely good and true. I didn't like it much that Alesia wasn't heard from almost halfway through the story, and then she appears again at the end-she should have been included in some parts of the story, atleast mentioned-she was the chosen one, after all. But otherwise, Alesia is my favorite character.

Lena...I can't say she's my favorite. As for the other minor characters...they're not my favorites either. But Parker is the one character that I completely despise-just waiting for the day that the leader of the untouchables would come, hmm?

But I fully enjoyed the story-just maybe at a little minor part here and there, you can see how rebellious Ethan is. Too rebellious-now if he wasn't accepted back, what would happen then?

Rating

Grade-A-

Why?: The plot was good, but Ethan sounded like such a good character-until the middle and end. We need to know Ethan more in depth. Also, some things aren't exactly clear:how did they study, what did they study particularly? but otherwise, not bad.

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Cinders


Thank you to all of the authors who have sent me a copy to review!

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North Of Beautiful By Justina Chen Headley Book Review

Name of book:North Of Beautiful

Publisher:Little Brown and Company

Published:2009

Age group:9-12

Number of Pages:373

 Summary

Born with a port-wine stain birthmark covering her entire right cheek, Terra Rose Cooper is ready to leave her stifling, small Washington town where everyone knows her for her face. With her critical, reproachful father and an obese mother who turns to food to deflect her father's verbal attacks, home life for Terra isn't so great either. Fueled by her artistic desires, she plans to escape to an East Coast college, thinking this is her true path. When her father intercepts her acceptance letter, Terra is pushed off-course, and she is forced to confront her deepest insecurities. After an ironically fortuitous car accident, Terra meets Jacob, a handsome but odd goth Chinese boy who was adopted from China as a toddler. Jacob immediately understands Terra's battle with feeling different. When Terra's older brother invites her and her mother to visit him in Shanghai, Jacob and his mother also join them on their journey, where they all not only confront the truth about themselves, but also realize their own true beauty. North of Beautiful is the engaging third YA novel by Justina Chen Headley. This is a gorgeously-written, compelling book featuring universal themes of defining true beauty, family bonds, personal strength, and love.

Review

This book was full of compassion and feeling-unlike any other that I've read. Amazing!

Terra has to battle herself to realize how truly beautiful she is even with the port-wine stain on her cheek that she believes fully disfigures her. As the story passes on and Terra realizes how jolie ladie she is (pretty ugly) Jacob helps her throughout everything, to realize the specialness that she holds within her.

On her visit to Shanghai, a girl named Peony helps her realize what jolie ladie means more than ever. As the time comes and Terra goes back to her art studio, her life changes. Her Mother finally gets the courage to stand up to her Father and gain her independence, while Terra rips up her past 'Beauty Map' full of beautiful people that she wishes that she could be.

I have to say, this was  full of emotion and surprise-and fulfills every persons craving for a great read.

Rating

Grade-A

Luv,
Bethany <3

Knight Angels #1 Book of Love By Abra Ebner

Name of Book: Book Of Love

Publisher:Createspace

Published: 2010

Series:Knight Angels

Age group:12-14

Number of Pages:366

Thank you to Abra Ebner and Createspace, who has willingly sent me a copy of her book!

Summary

When seventeen-year-old Jane Taylor witnessed her father's death at age seven, something happened to her. Ever since, her thoughts have been consumed by death, going so far as to foresee the ever-changing deaths of those around her.







Sixteen-year-old Emily Taylor always resented her sister’s closeness with their father, who died when she was only six. Ever since she can remember, she’s had the strange ability to read minds, something her father held the key to. Left helpless, she drowns herself in a world of prescription drugs, sending her responsible older sister Jane – who acted as the mother her real mother refused to be – over the edge.






Seventeen-year-old Wes Green was adopted as a baby, left carelessly by parents that clearly did not love him. He moved in next door to Jane, sharing an alleyway window and finding in her a childhood friend that soon turned into his high-school crush. All summer, though, the pain that’s been wracking his body seemed to come with no explanation. He was done growing, was plenty healthy, and worked out regularly as a member of the wrestling team. When senior year starts, though, and the pain gets worse, the changes ahead of him are anything but what he expected, and far to animal for his taste.






When Max Gordon, doomed to be a teenager for the next thousand years, found himself standing above her dying body, he saw in her bright eyes something he hadn’t seen in the nearly one-hundred-years he’d spent roaming Earth. Her father was already dead, but there was a chance he could still save her from the wreck. Jane was her name, and she was only seven, but already she was all he ever wanted. It was his job to bring her back, but it was an act that could have been the biggest mistake of his life.






When four teens enter Glenwood High on an unseasonably cool day in September, no one but Max could understand the future that was ahead of them. Drawn together by blood and friendship, they each hide a dark secret that will soon help to bind them even closer.






When the one face Max hoped to never see again shows up on school grounds – his evil twin brother, Greg – he knows that coming back for Jane was the wrong thing to do. Finding that Greg already knows about Max’s attraction for Jane, Max finds he can no longer hope to leave again, afraid of what Greg will do.






Max has to protect Jane, Jane wants to be normal, Wes wants Jane to love him, and Emily just wants the voices to stop…






And Greg… he just wants everyone dead.

 

Review

I really liked this book-it caught my attention enought that the moment I recieved it, I read it, and it was finished within one day. Unfourtanately, I recently went on vacation, so I didn't have a chance to really review it until now.

 

Jane was...interesting. The sort of girl who is a book nerd and loves to read and study for school and doesn't really care how she looks. Just Jane doesn't know how pretty-and ultimately special she is. Jane has always dreamed of seeing real magick-but what she doesn't know is that it's right in front of her. I really liked Jane-she was the sort of enthusiastic and bubbly type of character that knew how to control herself at the same time.

 

Emily was not my favorite-in fact, I thought of her as a sort of punkish character. I also didn't like how she tempted the boys to get the pills-but of course, she needed them to stop the vioces in her head-so I guess that makes sense for her to want them. To me, Emily jsut seemed like the sort of devilish type of girl who would do almost anything to maintain her status. But towards the end, I actually liked her better.

 

Max is really compassionate-he saved Jane because she was innocent and he believed that she had a right to live-shich she did. If Max was real, he'd be the ideal boyfriend of every single girl.

 

Wes is sort of hot-tempered and really short minded. He switches from one girl, to another girl, to another girl-the same two girls that he keeps on switching to. Hopefully, he'll know which one is better for him sooner or later-or realize which one he likes better.

 

Greg is just plain evil-there's nothing else you can say about him, and this sentence alone just about sums it up.

 

This book was definetely one of my favorites, but one of the only of the few flaws I could find was that a few words were missing, making the words confusing to understand, and some words were clearly mispelled. But otherwise...this was amazing!

 

Grade

B+

 

Luv,

Bethany <3

The Maze of Bones The 39 clues #1 by Rick Riordan Book review

Name of book:The Maze of Bones

Publisher: Scholastic

Published: 2008

Age group: 8+
Number of Pages: 220

Summary

Grace is the last matriarch of the Cahills, the world's most powerful family. Everyone from Napoleon to Houdini is related to the Cahills, yet the source of the family power is lost. 39 clues hidden around the world will reveal the family's secret, but no one has been able to assemble them. Now the clues race is on, and young Amy and Dan must decide what's important: hunting clues or uncovering what REALLY happened to their parents.

The 39 Clues is Scholastic's groundbreaking new series, spanning 10 adrenaline-charged books, 350 trading cards, and an online game where readers play a part in the story and compete for over $100,000 in prizes.






The 39 Clues books set the story, and the cards, website and game allow kids to participate in it. Kids visit the website - the39clues.com - and discover they are lost members of the Cahill family. They set up online accounts where they can compete against other kids and against Cahill characters to find all 39 clues. Through the website, kids can track their points and clues, manage their card collections, dig through the Cahill archives for secrets, and "travel" the world to collect Cahill artifacts, interview characters, and hunt down clues. Collecting cards helps: Each card is a piece of evidence containing information on a Cahill, a clue, or a family secret.






Every kid is a winner - we'll give away prizes through the books, the website and the cards, including a grand prize of $10,000!






Review
This book was amazing-riveted with action and suspense-and definetely confusion. Amy and Dan have to deal with becoming one of the most powerful and influential people on earth. No pressure, right?But there is pressure, as Amy and Dan have to race to find the 39 clues without getting killed. It was an amzing book, and hopefully I'll read more. 

Ever by Gail Carson Levine Book review

Name of Book: Ever

Publisher: HarperCollins


Published: 2008

Age category: 9-14

Number of Pages:

Summary


Falling in love is never easy, but falling in love with an immortal god while your days on earth are numbered is almost more than a young girl can bear.






Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine has created a stunning new world of flawed gods, unbreakable vows, and ancient omens in this spellbinding story of Kezi, a girl confronted with a terrible destiny. Attempting to thwart her fate, Kezi and her love, Olus -- the god of wind and loneliness -- embark on a series of dangerous and seemingly impossible quests.






Review


This is another one of my all time fairytale favorites written by Gail Carson Levine-she’s the best fairytale reteller writer that I’ve ever read of or heard of. I really liked ever- a story about a girl about to be sacrificed because of her aunt’s stupidness-she saved her own aunt from being killed! Isn’t that kind? But when Kezi meets Olus, they go on a quest to help Kezi become an immortal god like him. But first, Olus has to become a champion, while Kezi has to become a heroine.


And on the way, they both fall in love. How romantic and sweet! And when Kezi does become immortal, she and Olus Ever is a captivating story full of love, gos, and family. A great read.






Rating


4 stars-good


Luv,
Beth <3

Blood and Chocolate By Annette Curtis Klause Book review

Name of book:Blood and Chocolate

Publisher:Delacorte Press 
Published:1997
Age group:13-16

Number of Pages: 264

Summary

Characterizing the adolescent experience as monstrous is not exactly a new idea. M.T. Anderson's woefully confused teen vampire in Thirsty and Jean Thesman's reluctant young witch in The Other Ones serve as excellent examples of this metaphor set to fiction. But no one really captures how our hormones make us howl as well as Annette Curtis Klause. Blood and Chocolate chronicles the longings and passions of one Vivian Gandillon, teenage werewolf. Her pack family, recently burned out of their West Virginia home by suspicious neighbors, has resettled in a sleepy Maryland suburb. At her new school, Viv quickly falls for sensitive heartthrob Aiden, a human--or "meat-boy," as her pack calls him. Soon she is trying to tame her undomesticated desires to match his more civilized sensibilities. "He was gentle. She hadn't expected that. Kisses to her were a tight clutch, teeth, and tongue... His eyes were shy beneath his dark lashes, and his lips curved with delight and desire--desire he wouldn't force on her... he was different." But Vivian's animal ardor cannot be stilled, and she must decide if she should keep Aiden in the dark about her true nature or invite him to take a walk on her wild side.

Klause poetically describes the violence and sensuality of the pack lifestyle, creating a hot-blooded heroine who puts the most outrageous riot grrrls to shame. Blood and Chocolate is a masterpiece of adolescent angst wrapped in wolf's clothing, and its lovely, sensuous taste is sure to be sweet on the teenage tongue. (Ages 13 and older) --Jennifer Hubert

Review
Maybe in the beginning I really didn't like this book at all. But as I went along, I understood it better, dug myself deep into it. Blood and Chocolate was so mysteriously freaky, that I had to put it down and read a different book when I was going to sleep. Frankly, it was pretty hard. I loved Annete Curtis Klause's main character-Vivian. She was described as beautifl and the only teenage girl in her pack. No pressure, huh?

I loved how Vivian was so unique, and that when she turned in her drawing because her art teacher told her it was a good idea, she was shocked that her drawing of wolves wasn't next to some trashy poetry-a poem of wolves instead. (Not that poetry's trashy, just that that's how Vivian would intercept it.) Imagine how shocked you would be that a human could think up something like that, when they didn't know the feeling of running through the forest like the wolves did.

This was an amzingly riveted story full of love and lust. If you like romance and action, this book is certainly for you.

Rating

4 stars-good

Luv,
beth

The Owl Keeper By Christine Brodien-Jones Book review

Name of Publisher:The Owl Keeper

Published:2010
Age group:9-13

Number of Pages:306

Summary
Maxwell Unger has always loved the night. He used to do brave things like go tramping through the forest with his gran after dark. He loved the stories she told him about the world before the Destruction—about nature, and books, and the silver owls. His favorite story, though, was about the Owl Keeper.




According to Max’s gran, in times of darkness the Owl Keeper would appear to unite owls and sages against the powers of the dark. Gran is gone now, and so are her stories of how the world used to be. Max is no longer brave. The forest is dangerous, the books Gran had saved have been destroyed, and the silver owls are extinct. At least that’s what the High Echelon says. But Max knows better.






Maxwell Unger has a secret. And when a mysterious girl comes to town, he might just have to start being brave again.






The time of the Owl Keeper, Gran would say, is coming soon.


Review

The moment I saw the picture of this book and read the summary, I realized that this book was special-and the moment I came back from my sleepaway camp that I attended (Camp Warwick) I immediately asked my Mother if I had recieved any packages-and I was SO happy when I did! I raced through the pages like there was no more days left to the world.

Now Max is the typical special needs boy. Well, at least he SEEMS to be that way. Now is he really allergic to the sun? I'll keep you guys guessing. But...really? I loved Max, as uniquely different as he is. Another character that I ultimately connected to was his runaway friend, Rose/Artemis.

I liked that Max got flashbacks of memories and that they seemed to be disappearing from his mind-and the emotions that danced throughout the story. I really hope Christine Brodien-Jones makes a sequel!!

Rating

5 stars (Perfect!)

Luv,
Beth <3

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The Five Ancestors, Crane by Jeff Stone

The Five Ancestors, Tiger By Jeff Stone

The Magicians Nephew By C.S. lewis

Books Checked out

Ruler of the Realm By Herbie Brennan

Ever By Gail Carson Levine

North Of Beautiful By Justina Chen Headley

Blood and Chocolate By Annette Curtis Klause

Strange Relations By Sonia Levitin

Claire De Lune by Christine Johnson

Name of Book: Claire De Lune

Publisher:Simon Pulse

Published:2010

Age group:10-15

Number of Pages:359

Summary

Torn between two destinies… Claire is having the perfect sixteenth birthday. Her pool party is a big success, and gorgeous Matthew keeps chatting an...more Torn between two destinies… Claire is having the perfect sixteenth birthday. Her pool party is a big success, and gorgeous Matthew keeps chatting and flirting with her as if she’s the only girl there. But that night, she discovers something that takes away all sense of normalcy: she’s a werewolf. As Claire is initiated into the pack of female werewolves, she must deal not only with her changing identity, but also with a rogue werewolf who is putting everyone she knows in danger. Claire’s new life threatens her blossoming romance with Matthew, whose father is leading the werewolf hunt. Now burdened with a dark secret and pushing the boundaries of forbidden love, Claire is struggling to feel comfortable in either skin. With her lupine loyalty at odds with her human heart, she will make a choice that will change her forever...

Review

          What I really liked about this book was that there was a unexplained reason for why Claire's Mother hated Matthew's Father so much. She said she hated him because of his cures that didn't actually work, and also simply just becasue of his undefined hatred of werewolves. I thought it was awesome that directly after her birthday party she started itching behind her ears and her arms and getting this horrible rash before she went out on the date with Matthew.

        I also loved the time when Claire's Mother told her that she was a werewolf and Claire was so shocked she didn't beleiver her-which also connects to another one of Claire De Lune's highlights-when Claire saves him from being killed. I'm not going to tell you who [that would ruin it for you!] but I will tell you it is someone in the pack. But I definetely thought this book was great. Maybe not one of my immediate favorites, but a book that I like enough that I hope I can buy myself a copy.

Rating

5 stars (Perfect!)