Reviews by Tag: action-adventure
Top Gun- Maverick
By Joseph KosinskiTop Gun Maverick follows the aftermath of the original Top Gun and we see Maverick go back to Top Gun and train the new up and coming pilots in the academy. They are training for a top secret mission that is extremely hard and requires no mistakes or it is over. Maverick has a lot of things in the past trying to weigh him down and this almost stops him.
Charlie Thorne and the Lost City
By Stuart GibbsCharlie Thorne and the Lost City is about a girl named Charlie Thorne who is on the run
because she has dangerous information memorized. When she sets off on an adventure to find
Darwin’s secret discovery, she never imagined the adventures that she faces. I enjoyed this
book because it has a really smart main character and lots of unexpected challenges. My
favorite part is when Charlie gets taught how to paint her nails. I would recommend this book to
Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra
By Stuart GibbsCharlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra is about a girl named Charlie Thorne who
just turned 13. She is on the run because she has the world's most valuable piece of
information memorized. A treasure from Cleopatra has Charlie on the hunt. She will face many
challenges and come in possession of many historical artifacts. I enjoyed this story because it
shows a strong female main character. Charlie is strong willed and always wants to do the right
The Maze Runner
By James DashnerIf you are looking for a book with an amazing plot and a ton of action, then this is your book. This sci-fi
novel starts abruptly with your main character Thomas awakening in an elevator with more than a
dozen teenage boys looking down on him. He is pulled into a land enclosed by big walls like a sort of
secluded community, which the boys call “The Glade”. He finds out that the boys try to escape the Glade
every day, though they have never been successful in doing so. All the boys lost their memory, just like
The Wingfeather Saga
By Andrew PetersonThe main characters in this series are two brothers, a sister and their
mother and grandfather. The eldest of the family is named Janner, the
middle child is named Kalmar, but he goes by his nickname Tink, the
youngest sister is named Leehli, the mother is named Nia and the
grandfather is Podo, their father died in the great war, and their last
name is Igiby. They live in the world of Aerwiar, on the continent of
Skree, which has been taken over by a “Nameless evil called Gnag the
Ever the Hunted
By Erin SummerillBritta Flannery is a girl in Malam who is disliked for her Shaerdanian origin on her
mother’s side. Her father was a bounty hunter who was recently murdered, so she wants to find
his murderer and avenge him. However, things aren’t so black and white when she finds out that
her best friend, Cohen, wasn’t the one who actually murdered her father, despite the evidence.
So, she sets out to find the real murderer, but realizes dark things about her past and the King of
Six of Crows
By Leigh BardugoSix of Crows by Leigh Bardugo is fantasy fiction. Kaz Brekker is offered a deadly heist that
could reward in unbelievable riches, but he can’t do it alone. Instead, he creates a crew to help
him on this heist- a runaway, a convict, a sharpshooter, a spy, a thief, and a heartrender.
Through great dangers, the group learns valuable lessons, but will they be able to pull it off?
The Amazing World Gumball Tunnel Kingdom
By Ben BocqueletWhen Gumball’s super, rare, limited-edition Knife Fightgood action figure finally arrives
at his house, he can hardly contain his excitement. However, his excitement fades away when he
finds out that his action figure has been stolen! Together with Darwin and Anais, Gumball must
use their detective skill to solve the mystery of who stole his most prized possession, and figure
out where Knife Fightgood could be!
Divergent
By Veronica RothDivergent is about a girl named Betrice Prior who lives in a society made up of 5
groups that will determine which group she will be apart of for the rest of her life.
Beatrice learns she is classified as Divergent, but she cannot tell anyone. She joins a
group but only the top 10 can stay. Tris (later on changing her name as well) realizes
there are many challenges to face, and that she must obey to keep herself alive.