Hearts at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey
First book in the Drake Chronicles
I would give this book a 5 out of 5 stars.
This story is in the alternating point of view of Lucy Hamilton and Sloange Drake.
Lucy is Sloange's best friend and Sloange is Lucy's best friend, they have been since they were young. There is one slight problem in their friendship--they are two different species. Lucy is human and Sloange is a vampire, or well she will be on her sixteenth birthday. Sloange is the first girl born vampire in the history of the ancient families. Sloange also has seven older and very protective brothers who won't let her out of their sight. Then Kieran Black, an anti-vampire agent, messes up everything. He's positive that the Drakes killed his family, so he's looking for revenge.
This series is one of my all time favorites. Readers get to see the story from two points of view, a soon-to-be vampire and a fragile human. Alyxandra Harvey is a phenomenal writer who catches readers in the first few chapters. Readers can't help but fall in love with this story and the characters all with it.
This story is for late middle school and up, but high schoolers will enjoy it too. I would say this is rated PG-13.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Strange Angels
Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow
I would give this book a 4 out of 5 stars.
Dru Anderson has had a tough life. She's only 16 and has lived in practically every state. Her and her dad travel from state to state, city to city hunting things from the Real World. When her and her father come to the Dakotas, things take a turn for the worst. A zombie comes thrashing into their home. Dru is left alone, terrified, scared with no where to go. Soon Dru finds out she's not who she thought she was.
This series is one of my favorites. This world is different from other supernaturals worlds in other books. I would love to live in Dru's world. Lili St. Crow is a captivating author with an eye for details. The characters in this series are well developed.
I would say this book is for around middle school and up. Also I would rate it as PG-13 for violence.
I would give this book a 4 out of 5 stars.
Dru Anderson has had a tough life. She's only 16 and has lived in practically every state. Her and her dad travel from state to state, city to city hunting things from the Real World. When her and her father come to the Dakotas, things take a turn for the worst. A zombie comes thrashing into their home. Dru is left alone, terrified, scared with no where to go. Soon Dru finds out she's not who she thought she was.
This series is one of my favorites. This world is different from other supernaturals worlds in other books. I would love to live in Dru's world. Lili St. Crow is a captivating author with an eye for details. The characters in this series are well developed.
I would say this book is for around middle school and up. Also I would rate it as PG-13 for violence.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Academy 7
Academy 7 by Anne Ousterlund
I give this a 1 out of 5 stars.
Aerin Renning has secrets and a dark past. She's accepted into the most prestigious school Alliance which takes her by surprise since she isn't even a citizen, but that won't stop her from going. She keeps herself isolated in fear that her secrets might become exposed. Because she isn't from their world, Aerin must spend all her time researching Alliance in hopes of being invited back to Academy 7.
Dane Madousin is the son of a very powerful man in Alliance. His father is the General and is on the Council, a small circle that governs Alliance. Going to Academy 7 was never a dream of Dane's, but anything to get away from his excuse for a father. Dane finds out that he is at the top of his classes except one--Physical Combat.
After a mishap in the computer lab, Dane and Aerin are forced to work together as punishment. After weeks of silence, secrets are revealed. Dane and Aerin quickly begin to realize they much more in common than they ever though before.
Overall this book was not one that I will ever read again. The book is written in third person switching point of views every second. It is very hard to keep track of what has happened and is very slow. There is no real meaning behind this book, no message. The characters aren't described well, so it is hard to connect. For me, books with well written character are the best books because we grow to love the character and connect with them, but the character in Academy 7 weren't given a personality.
This is for middle school only. I would say its rated PG.
I give this a 1 out of 5 stars.
Aerin Renning has secrets and a dark past. She's accepted into the most prestigious school Alliance which takes her by surprise since she isn't even a citizen, but that won't stop her from going. She keeps herself isolated in fear that her secrets might become exposed. Because she isn't from their world, Aerin must spend all her time researching Alliance in hopes of being invited back to Academy 7.
Dane Madousin is the son of a very powerful man in Alliance. His father is the General and is on the Council, a small circle that governs Alliance. Going to Academy 7 was never a dream of Dane's, but anything to get away from his excuse for a father. Dane finds out that he is at the top of his classes except one--Physical Combat.
After a mishap in the computer lab, Dane and Aerin are forced to work together as punishment. After weeks of silence, secrets are revealed. Dane and Aerin quickly begin to realize they much more in common than they ever though before.
Overall this book was not one that I will ever read again. The book is written in third person switching point of views every second. It is very hard to keep track of what has happened and is very slow. There is no real meaning behind this book, no message. The characters aren't described well, so it is hard to connect. For me, books with well written character are the best books because we grow to love the character and connect with them, but the character in Academy 7 weren't given a personality.
This is for middle school only. I would say its rated PG.
Vampire Stalker
Vampire Stalker by Allison Van Diepen
I give this 4 out of 5 stars.
Have you every fallen for a fictional character? Amy has. She is in love with a vampire hunter from one of her favorite series Otherworld named Alexander Banks. A few days after the newest book from the series comes out, Amy is attacked by a strange young man and then saved by an Alexander look alike. Amy does not believe that this man could be The Alexander Banks, but he proceeds to show her all of his scars from his vampire run ins which makes her believe him. And the man who attacked her happens to be the infamous Vigo who is the leader of the vampires. Somehow they have traveled through a portal into Amy's dimension. Now Alexander must kill Vigo once and for all before Amy's world becomes infested with vampires like Alexander's is. Amy's feelings for Alexander seem to grow after meeting him in person, but once the deed has been completed Alexander must leave before the portal closes or else he will never be able to go back.
This was a very interesting book. I have never read anything quite like this. Even though some parts could have been written a little better, I loved the idea of this book. I agree with the author that some books just feel very real unlike others. It's all about the little details given to the characters to make readers fall in love wit; however, this book doesn't have those details to make me fall in love with the characters, but Van Diepen did do her research in adding a detailed explanation on how Alexander was able to cross into Amy's world and how the author of Otherworld was able to tap into the minds of those from Alexander's world. Overall I liked this book because of the idea behind it. If it didn't have this interesting twist; then, this book would not be very good.
I would say this is for middle school and up. Also I would say this is PG-13 because nothing bad happens just some fighting scenes.
I give this 4 out of 5 stars.
Have you every fallen for a fictional character? Amy has. She is in love with a vampire hunter from one of her favorite series Otherworld named Alexander Banks. A few days after the newest book from the series comes out, Amy is attacked by a strange young man and then saved by an Alexander look alike. Amy does not believe that this man could be The Alexander Banks, but he proceeds to show her all of his scars from his vampire run ins which makes her believe him. And the man who attacked her happens to be the infamous Vigo who is the leader of the vampires. Somehow they have traveled through a portal into Amy's dimension. Now Alexander must kill Vigo once and for all before Amy's world becomes infested with vampires like Alexander's is. Amy's feelings for Alexander seem to grow after meeting him in person, but once the deed has been completed Alexander must leave before the portal closes or else he will never be able to go back.
This was a very interesting book. I have never read anything quite like this. Even though some parts could have been written a little better, I loved the idea of this book. I agree with the author that some books just feel very real unlike others. It's all about the little details given to the characters to make readers fall in love wit; however, this book doesn't have those details to make me fall in love with the characters, but Van Diepen did do her research in adding a detailed explanation on how Alexander was able to cross into Amy's world and how the author of Otherworld was able to tap into the minds of those from Alexander's world. Overall I liked this book because of the idea behind it. If it didn't have this interesting twist; then, this book would not be very good.
I would say this is for middle school and up. Also I would say this is PG-13 because nothing bad happens just some fighting scenes.
Vampire Academy
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead Review
I would give this book 5 out of 5 stars.
Rose Hathaway is not your average teen, she is stronger and faster. She is a dhamphir, a half-vampire half-human hybrid. She lives in a world where there are two types of vampires, the good mortals who can weld magic, the moroi and the undead immortal evil vampires, the strigoi both drink blood, but are completely different. Moroi can go into the sun, but strigoi cannot. Dhamphirs protect the moroi from evil strigoi. Rose is training to be able to protect moroi from the evil vampires at her vampire boarding school St Vladimirs. Rose is very special, she can see into her best friend Lissa’s mind and can feel all of her emotions. Sure Rose is feisty, sassy, and disrespectful teen, but she is extremely loyal. Rose is the kind of girl you don’t want to be on her bad side. With this uncontrollable girl comes the only guy that seems to be able to control Rose and his name is Dimitri. Dimitri is Rose’s personal guardian mentor. He is a god among the dhamphirs for his legendary strigoi killing skills and his killer looks. Even though this book is set in practically another world, they all are still in high school, and we all know with high school comes drama. And can you guess where most of this drama is centered???
Vampire Academy is the world I want to live in. This book is adventurous, humorous and even has a bit romance. Packed full of suspension and excitement, teens won’t want to put this intriguing book down once they start reading. This amazing story sucked me in and still won’t let me out.
Read about Rose’s adventures in Vampire Academy. Then continue on with Rose’s story in the next book of the thrilling Vampire Academy Series.
This book is for middle school and up. I would rate this book PG-13. There are, in the later books and a little bit in this book, fighting scenes and some suggestive situations that the characters get into.
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