One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies

Sonya Sones

Shelby

I found out about this book by going to the Amazon site in a half-attempt to try to figure out how to put the links on here (and failing). So, I knew nothing about the book.

I'm SO glad i got it.

It's a novel, and it's in my favorite type of format, like it's Diary and emails. The odd thing is that the diary (i think it's a diary) is in poetry format or something. Really cool.

Anyway, the main character, a girl named Ruby, has suffered a tragedy when her mom dies. So she has to move all the way from New England (because I can't spell Massachusets) to L.A., with her famous father, Whip Logan.

And she hates everything. Including her father, who feels the same way she does about things and she hates it when he does this.

But her father's assistant is nice, so she thinks she can deal from being away from her best friend and boyfriend and aunt (all of them turn out to be almost completely useless wastes of carbon).

But it's a really good, fast paced, funny book. You'll like it. read it.

beauty

Nancy Butcher

Review by Sasha

This book is extreamly clever. I did feel kind of bad reading about all of these vain pretty people and the one pretty person who didnt want to be pretty to please her mother, the queen. The book is basically about this Queen to has to be the most beautuful and her daughter know that she has to be ugly for her mother to like. her. Then all the pretty girls in the realm get sent to a school (don don don).

This book is an extreamly quick read. Whick was good because its not a book that i would want to read for a long time. Meaning that its was an okay book, but you also have to factor in that i was bored and had nothing else to do and i usually give books good reviews. So....read it if you're pretty.

The Keys to the Kingdom - Drowned Wednesday

Garth Nix

Review by Sasha

This is the third book in the series (I reviewed the other two a while ago). Compared to the other's its just as good as they are. The series is about a boy who gets caught up in all sorts of randomness in the House and the secondary realms. He has to free the Will to save the kingdom and from preventing his own world from messing up.

So...It's a good book and if you liked the first two, read it. ^.^

Howl's Moving Castle

Diana Wynne Jones

Shelby

Woo! I finally read this book! After a FREAKING MONTH! Gosh homework really takes away from leisure reading.

Anyway, of course you know that Miyazaki-sama made an anime called Howl's Moving Castle (i'm pretty sure that castle in the sky was by Jones as well). Well. Although that anime was frickin' awesome... my favorite Miyazaki-sama film...

THE BOOK IS SOOO MUCH BETTER!

Well, the movie is VERY loosely based on the novel. some differences: Michael is a teenager, Howl is even more dramatic, Sophie is feistier, Calcifer is... actually he's pretty much the same XD. The dog is actually good, the black doorknob goes to Wales of all places, there are no airplanes, no secret garden, and the witch does not end up being anyone's friend.

I really like the book. Jones' writing style is so cool! I absolutely LOVE Howl in this book. LOVE HIM LOVE HIM LOVE HIM. You really have to read the book to read how great he is, even without his you know what! He's so dramatic, but he really is serious sometimes and is not as dumb as people (Sophie) think he is. Still a bit cowardly though ^_^. but he is absolutely... gosh love him. And Michael is adorable. Sophie is nothing short of hilarious. She acts like an old lady! She gets all mad at Howl courting all those ladies and cuts up all his suits! lololololol.

I don't really have much to say about this book, but it is cute, funny, suspenseful, intriguing... just fantastic! A very refreshing Fantasy novel. I only wish there was more foreshadowing about Sophie and Howl's relationship... But I guess Howl would look particularly pervy taking small glances at Sophie so maybe it's better it was kept all secret-like.

READ.

THIS.

BOOK.