The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
Nicely written. The mystery unraveled quite well. by Amy
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Smile by Raina Telgemeier
I didn't feel a connection with the main character. Seemed like this graphic novel was trying to cover too much -- junior high and high school and gave it a gloss rather than an in-depth treatment. by Amy
Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans
First in a series. Made me want to read the next one. by Amy
Black Chalk by Christopher J. Yates
I read Black Chalk because I like psychological thrillers. Give me a psychological thriller over horror any day of the week. I was disappointed. I’ll start by saying that it did keep me reading, but only because I thought there would be some big payoff in the end. Spoiler alert: there wasn’t. At least not what I was hoping for. The plot follows a group of six friends during a year at university in England. The narrative switches between present day and fourteen years ago while the friends were in school. The friends develop a game (the rules of which are never quite explained) of cards, dice, and consequences. Depending on how a player finished the game each week, each person would choose from a pot of consequences to be carried out in the coming week. It was essentially a pot of dares. If someone did not want to play anymore, they would forfeit their entrance fee and a chance at the pot of money at the end. T...
Pawn (Blackcoat Rebellion, book 1) by Aimee Carter
Title: Pawn by Aimee Carter Pages: 352 Summary: Kitty is a seventeen year old girl who can't read but needs to score at least IV on her assessment test in order to be able to have a future with her boyfriend Benjy. When she scores a III she feels her whole world collapse in on her and decides to become a prostitute in order to stay close to Benjy until he's tested and they can make a life together. But as we all know the best laid plans and all. Instead Kitty is offered a chance to become a royal in exchange for losing her identity. Just when she thinks that is the worse that can happen she forced to make choices that she never would in order to keep herself, Benjy, and the cause going.