Drift House: The First Voyage
Facts:Date finished: 10-30-08Author: Dale PeckCategory: Children’s fantasyPublished: 2005Pages: 424Rating: 4/5 Basic Plot:In the wake of 9/11, three siblings are sent to live with their uncle on the Bay of Eternity in Canada. But what their parents thought would be safe haven turns out to be a fantastical (and often dangerous)…
New Moon – The Twilight Saga Book Two
Facts:Date finished: 10-12-08Author: Stephenie MeyerCategory: Teen fantasyPublished: 2006Pages: 563Rating: 4.5/5 My review of book one Basic Plot:After the near-fatal disasters of spring, Edward decides that being with Bella can only cause her harm in the long run. He and his family depart Forks, leaving no trace behind to remind Bella…
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
Facts:Date finished: 9-21-08Author: Eoin ColferCategory: Children’s fantasyPublished: 2006Pages: 400Rating: 4/5 Basic Plot:Artemis Fowl is at it again, plotting, calculating. Only this time, he’s up to no bad. Seems thousands of years ago, rather than take on the humans face to face, the fairy worlds decided to make themselves scarce. Artemis…
What-The-Dickens
Facts:Date finished: 9-9-08Author: Gregory MaguireCategory: Children’s fantasyPublished: 2007Pages: 295Rating: 4/5 Basic Plot:Things aren’t looking so great for the Ormsby family. What’s left of them at their house that is. Parents are gone and only less-than-useful cousin Gage is left to take care of Dinah, Zeke and baby Rebecca Ruth. The…
Twilight – The Twilight Saga Book One
Facts:Date finished: 9-2-08Author: Stephenie MeyerCategory: Teen fantasyPublished: 2005Pages: 498Rating: 4.8/5 Basic Plot:Bella is moving to Forks, Washington, from Phoenix by choice, but that doesn’t mean she’s all happy and sunshine about it. Too bad, since Forks is in short supply of the latter. She’s just getting settled in to her…