Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

My review

rating: 3 of 5 stars
I found this book to be very thought provoking and at times hard to digest. This book takes place in a small town in New Hampshire where a school shooting occurs. A young man who is taunted and bullyied throughout his childhood and adolescent years decide's he has had enough. Picoult takes you through the main character's and how their lives have been affected. But what I found interesting, was how she really pulls at your heartstrings with the parents of the young man and how they are suffering. They loved this boy from birth, unconditionally, and beat themselvels up for not loving him more and blame themselve's. It is very sad, but really makes you sit and think.



Picoult really has way of just giving you enough on one subject or character before switching to another character that makes you want to come back and read more.



***Warning*** If you are particularly sensitive to reading about how children are treated poorly, I would recommnend not reading this book.




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Fablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary by Brandon Mull

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars



This book is so much fun to read. The whole series is wonderful. In this book, Kendra and Seth find out what they are really made of and get to take their special abilities to a higher level. The are also given a chance to become closer as siblings. ****Spoiler Alert**** I love the magical knapsack and found it so interesting that it was easy to carry but inside was a whole room with al sorts of stuff in it. It was also interesting to see that one of there friends turned out to be their greatest enemy which was something I didn't see coming. I love how Mull makes his character's so endearing and easy to like. Even the bad one's.

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Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague by Brandon Mull

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
I think I enjoyed this volume far more than the first two. The frist two books had to build the characters, but were just as exciting.



In this book, Kendra and Seth had to save Fablehaven from a dark plague that made all the magical creatures evil. Seth has the ability to deflect magical fear and Kendra has the ability to talk to magical creatures and understand their language. They have to use their wits and abilities to save the preserve as well as their friends.



I find these book to be very imaginative and easy to read. I think these are good books for children as well as for adults. They are good books to take you away from the humdrum of everyday life and put you into a magical world where anything is possible.


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Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
This second book in the series takes us back to Fablehaven with Kendra and Seth (the main characters). Fablehaven is a magical preserve and there is an evil society trying to destroy it. It's up to Kendra and Seth to help save it. It show's what they are really made of. I think these books are really fun to read. They're not as dark as Harry Potter and there are alot of humorous and feel good moments. I had alot of fun reading this and can't wait to see what will happen next.


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Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
I thought that this was a really fun book to read. It kept my attention and had my imagination going. I can't say I loved it as much as Harry Potter, but I thought that it had a really good story. The chaaracters were easy to like and root for.


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