Reviews by Tag: action packed

Teen Review
Dog Man: Lord of Fleas by Dav Pilkey

Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas

By Dav Pilkey
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Aug 9, 2024

Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas by Dav Pileky is a graphic novel in the Dog Man series. George and Harold are reading the book Lord of the Flies. In this book, Petey escapes jail again and takes Li’l Petey from Dog Man. He explains to Li’l Petey that he had made some enemies in his childhood. To get revenge, they were coming for Li’l Petey, so he needed to escape town.

Teen Review
Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild by Dav Pilkey

Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild

By Dav Pilkey
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Aug 9, 2024

Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild, is the sixth graphic novel of the Dog Man series. George and Harold are reading a classic called The Call of the Wild. The book starts out with all the cops being invited to watch the Dog Man movie. However, Dog Man eats the tickets which makes everyone angry. One morning, Dog Man wakes up to find that someone framed him for robbing a bank!

Teen Review
The Scorch Trials

The Scorch Trials

By James Dashner
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Mininja5896
Apr 15, 2024

Summary: After escaping the terrible maze trials, they ended up being rescued only to find themselves in another simulation, designed to rule out the weak kids in the lot. Thomas is confused on what to do next and doesn’t even know if he can trust his own friends in the process. Join them on the journey they will take filled with mysteries, hideous creatures, and some of the deepest and darkest secrets about the situation of humanity and what’s to come in this dystopian novel. 

Teen Review
I Must Betray You

I Must Betray You

By Ruta Sepetys
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Adi R.
Apr 15, 2024

Christian Florescu is a teenage boy living in Communist Romania. He lives with his mother, father, sister, and grandfather. During this time in Romania, the government, run by Nicolae Ceaușescu, has completely taken over the entire country, and made the living conditions horrible. Additionally, spies of all ages, helping the government spot out revolutionaries, are littered throughout the public. When Christian is recruited to become a spy, he attempts to take advantage of his position and topple the government from the inside out.

Teen Review
Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Insurgent

By Veronica Roth
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Shreya A.
Feb 7, 2022

Insurgent is an exciting and active action thriller by Veronica Roth. This book is about a sixteen year old girl named Tris, and her boyfriend Tobias, who escape the city and go to Amity lands (one of the factions, they value peace). They then escape those lands and return to the city and take cover in the Merciless Mart (the candor building, they value honesty), they kill their dauntless traitor leader and return to the Dauntless compounds.

Teen Review
Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

Bloodlines

By Richelle Mead
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Taylor E.
Jan 24, 2022

Bloodlines by Richelle Mead is a paranormal, young adult, Vampire Academy spin-off series. Jill Dragomir is in danger, threatening Lissa’s place as queen. When Jill is sent into hiding, Sydney is assigned to be her protector. Her childhood was defined by the condemnation of Moroi, but now she must live among them. Although I didn’t care for Sydney in the Vampire Academy books, I was hooked on her character by the end of this novel.

Teen Review

Divergent

By Veronica Roth
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Shreya A.
Dec 29, 2021

Divergent is a heartwarming and heart wrenching fictional novel by Veronica Roth. This book is about a girl named Beatris (she goes by Tris).  Since she is sixteen she has to choose between the 5 factions, Candor the honest, Amity the peaceful, Abnegation the selfless, Dauntless the brave, and Erudite the smart. Tris finds out that she is divergent. She chooses Dauntless and trains to get a good ranking.

Teen Review
Spiderman Homecoming movie

Spider-Man Homecoming

Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Marrick N.
Dec 20, 2021

Tom Holland plays Peter Parker in John Watts’ Spider-Man: Homecoming. After fighting with the Avengers and acquiring a new high-tech suit from Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Peter must return back to normal life. Living with his aunt May (Marisa Tomei), Peter must keep his identity a secret while trying to prove himself to be more than a friendly, neighborhood Spider-Man by facing his most threatening villain yet, the Vulture (Michael Keaton).

Teen Review
The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Marrick N.
Dec 2, 2021

Andrew Garfield returns as Peter Parker (Spider-Man) in Mark Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, made in 2014. In this sequel, Peter must deal with new foes Electro (Jamie Foxx) and his old friend Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), as Oscorp betrays them both. His relationship with Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) is also in the balance for he does not want her to get hurt because of what he does.

Teen Review
Crown of Oblivion by Julie Eshbaugh

Crown of Oblivion

By Julie Eshbaugh
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Lisa J.
Oct 21, 2021

In a cruel society where the population is separated into two castes — Enchanteds and Outsiders — Astrid and her family are considered the lowest of the low, without citizenship or magic. As the surrogate for Princess Renya, Astrid receives physical punishment if Renya steps out of line. It is truly a miserable existence — but it is one Astrid might be able to escape. Enter the Race of Oblivion, in which the drug Oblivion is used to wipe racers’ memories. It’s not an easy race — Astrid could very well end up dead.

Browse by Tag