Missing on Superstition Mountain by Elise Broach**

Missing on Superstition Mountain wasn't very good. I think it has a pretty random plot, and just ends abruptly. Unless there's a sequel, the ending isn't good at all. I think that the whole story-line with a kid falling down a ravine, landing on a ledge, finding skulls, and then managing to get back to their house safely. Then they go back to the ravine with research done at the local library. They have the police figure out the skulls were from sixty years ago. I feel that this whole book is very cliche. There are so many T.V shows based off of this, and books too. I think that this book is too cliche, but if you want to read it, you can.

Never Ending by Martyn Bedford**

Never Ending is really depressing. I really don't like the fact that the story is told in third person. This is Shiv's (the main character) story about her brother. I think that this book is too depressing, and feels more fake than real. If the author changed the way the place Shiv is staying in reaction and rules, it would definitely be more believable. They gave the children a schedule and made them see pictures of the people who died. I thought that this was really cruel. I really don't recommend this book.

The Lives We Lost by Megan Crewe**

The Lives We Lost isn't very good. It is very dull, predictable, and not very grabbing. I couldn't get into this book. I think that I would have liked this book better if the plot was more adjusted. It felt to mechanical. It is like someone is a robot traveling through the land. I think that middle school kids might like this book.

The Gardener by S. A. Bodeen**

The Gardener looks cool and all, but it's just not that good. It's pretty short, but a very long read. It drags on, and had almost no plot line at all. One character would disappear, and never be mentioned again.

I think that this book had an interesting idea, but the author sort of fizzled out with it. It was good at some parts, but not most. Also, this book had a really weird way of introducing characters. They would appear on T.V or have secret pasts (hint, hint). I don't really recommend this book.

Zombie, Illinois by Scott Kenemore**

Zombie, Illinois is a really jacked up book. Zombies take over the world, and three unlikely accomplices are there to take it back. This book is really too descriptive for me and is predictable as well. I didn't like the whole plot of the story. I could tell what was going to happen before it happened. I don't understand why this book is really long. I think that there is a lot of drawn out parts in it that don't need to be there. Overall, this book wasn't the best, and I wouldn't really recommend it.

Everything Breaks by Vicki Grove**

Everything Breaks is super-depressing. The writing makes you feel like the character, and in this book, that's not good. It had a weird plot, and didn't seem to go anywhere. All I really learned from this book is accept your actions. That was about all. And don't drink if you're a designated driver. But that's it. It was boring and a bit cliched. Kid's friends/someone close dies, he feels guilty, then he kind of runs away. I think that this book is really a good book, if you haven't read a lot of books like it--and by that, I mean books that are really depressing. I wouldn't recommend this book, but hey, that's only my opinion.

Echo by Kate Morgenroth**

In Echo, Justin is reliving the same day over and over again. Each day, though, something "new" happens. The day is the one-year anniversary of his brother's suicide. He puts up with voice in his head, the one that guides him during the day.

Until the end of the book...              ...Okay, that could have ruined the book if you wanted to read it. This book was really dumb. Brother suicides. Then Justin relives the day over and over again. I've seen books like this before. I think it's a bit cliched. It wasn't all that great. And the voice was just creepy. I really wouldn't recommend this book for anyone.

Task Force by Brian Falkner**

Task Force wasn't as good as its original, Assault. It lacked a lot of detail and didn't feel right. It was a hard book to read--there was really no introduction to the new characters, and the old were under-developed. A lot of the series books I've been reading are knock-offs of the first book, and this one was the same. Mission: destroy the aliens, infiltrate, and blow stuff up. It was just a different place, with new characters. It was the same idea though. Brian Falkner brought up the traitor part, where everyone thinks that there's a traitor on the squad. This book just felt like such a mimic. I wouldn't recommend this book, unless you like mimicking adventures/tales.

Somebody Up There Hates You by Hollis Seamon**

In Somebody Up There Hates You, Richard is stuck in a hospice, diagnosed with SUTHY (Somebody up there hates you). His only company is his mom, one of the hospital workers, and Sylvie. He is just hanging around when his uncle comes and takes him outside the hospice for Halloween. They go trick-or-treating, even though he's seventeen. Then they go to a bar, and some stuff happens that I'm not going to explain. When he gets back to the hospital, some more stuff happens, and he learns the meaning of life.

In this blog I'm trying to be really kid friendly. There is some pretty jacked up stuff happening, and again, I'm not mentioning them. I think this book is very interesting. It is more inappropriate than most books. It's a bit slow, and it took me a few hours even though it is a decently short book. I really don't recommend this for younger kids or older kids as well. Maybe I'm not ready for the inappropriate stuff in this book, but I did not like the way the theme comes either. The main character learns to live life to the fullest, but in a messed up kind of way.

Fleshmarket by Nicola Morgan**

In Fleshmarket, the main character Robbie lives in 1822. His mother dies five days after surgery, leaving Robbie to live with only his father and sister. Robbie fends for himself, holding a grudge against the surgeon who "killed" his mother. Robbie follows around the surgeon and gets caught. The surgeon, Dr. Knox, helps him out. Robbie opens the door to one of Dr. Knox's friend's houses and looks upon a murder. Robbie runs for his life, knowing this is where the surgeon gets his dead "prisoners." Robbie is on the long road filled with murder and death, just trying to get revenge at the surgeon.

I think this book's details create a good historical fiction novel. The amount of detail the author crammed into the book was impressive. I loved how Robbie could connect with a lot of kids. This author did an amazing job on this book, but at times it had trouble holding my attention. This is for upper elementary kids because it is pretty short and not terribly violent or gruesome, although some of the details are gross and very appropriate for the time period.

The Comet's Curse by Dom Testa**

The Comet's Curse is about a group of kids living on Galahad, which is a huge spaceship. This is their home for the next five years. But when one of their shipmates finds a stowaway on the ship, everyone goes into panic mode. The person who built the ship finds out that one of his most trusted scientists is trying to destroy the ship. When the kids find this out, they, of course, try to stop him. This ends up to be a race against time to destroy or save the human race.

This book was okay. I wouldn't be rushing to the store or library to get the others in the series. I think it was a little under-developed compared to most other series books. I think this is for elementary school kids, just for the fact that it is totally appropriate and has a series to keep you interested for a while.

Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta**

Finnikin of the Rock is about Finnikin. He lives during the Middle Ages, and his kingdom has been destroyed. He is one of the few people who has escaped the walls of the kingdon when a new (imposter) ruler comes to power and closes the gates. Finnikin is traveling to find Evanjalin, the person who says she knows where his long lost friend is. He only wants to find his friend because his friend is the heir of the kingdom. When Finnikin is sent to jail by Evanjalin, he finds his father. They work together to escape the horrible working camp. They learn that Evanjalin was lying to them--the lost heir is dead. But when she reveals her huge secret, the whole world tilts on its axis.

This book was one of the worse fantasy books that I have read. I think that it just had to much bloodshed and death. This book was very rude overall, so no one under the age of 10 or 11 should read this. I hope you like this book more than me.

Across the Universe by Beth Revis**

Across the Universe is about Amy & Elder, two people who unexpectedly meet. Amy is a passenger on Godspeed, but she's frozen in ice because this journey takes over 300 years. Elder is the son of the "captain" of Godspeed, and is next to become Eldest. They meet when Elder unplugs her chamber, causing her to melt. What happens with Amy and Elder, and will they reach across the universe?

This book was very, ahem, inappropriate for a young adult. I definitely would not recommend this for younger readers. There's a lot of talk about mating, which is necessary for the ship's survival. I also thought it was a little dull and boring because so much of it focuses on Amy in her cryochamber. However, I do plan to read the sequel because I don't like to leave a series unfinished.