Reviews by Tag: adventure

Teen Review
Flight 714 to Sydney book cover

Flight 714 to Sydney

By Hergé
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Sanay M.
Mar 10, 2025

Flight 714 to Sydney is an adrenaline-filled adventure that kicks off when Tintin, Snowy, Captain Haddock, and Professor Calculus board a plane headed for Sydney. Midway through the flight, their plane is hijacked by an unknown group of criminals, and they are forced to land on a remote, uncharted island. As they explore the island and dodge danger around every corner, they uncover a secret base which introduces them to an entire new web of conspiracy and an unexpected encounter with a criminal mastermind.

Teen Review

Paper Towns

By John Green
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Z. Ahmed
Mar 6, 2025

Paper Towns is an amazing novel that blends mystery, adventure and self-discovery. The story follows Quentin “Q” Jacobsen, a high school senior who has spent most of his life admiring his neighbor, Margo Roth Spiegelman. Margo is known for her rebellious and adventurous spirit, often pulling elaborate pranks and disappearing. One night Margo climbs through Q’s bedroom window and convinces him to come on a wild night of adventures.

Teen Review
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Treasure Island

By Robert Louis Stevenson
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Z. Ahmed
Mar 3, 2025

Treasure Island is an adventure novel that has captivated readers for many years. The story follows Jim Hawkins, an ordinary boy who ends up at the center of a thrilling and dangerous journey. After finding a pirate’s treasure map, Jim sets sail with a group of men, including the wise Dr. Livesey and the rich Squire Trelawney, in search of a treasure.

Teen Review
Two Degrees book cover

Two Degrees

By Alan Gratz
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Taylor J.
Feb 26, 2025

Two Degrees by Alan Gratz follows three natural disaster stories of four teenage kids and how they handle the situations they’re in. Akira, who lives in California, encounters a wildfire, Owen and George, who live in Canada, encounter polar bear attacks, and Natalie, who lives in Florida, encounters a hurricane. 

Teen Review
The Black Island book cover

The Black Island

By Hergé
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Sanay M.
Feb 25, 2025

After witnessing a horrible plane crash, Tintin attempts to investigate further and offer his help. Suddenly he is shot by an armed man who appears to have also shot down the plane. Later, he is intertwined into a crime he never committed, and Tintin finds himself being hunted by both the authorities and ruthless criminals determined to silence him once and for all. His journey will take him from land to sea, where there is conflict waiting to happen at every turn.

Teen Review
Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan

Lord of Chaos

By Robert Jordan
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Feb 21, 2025

In the sixth book of the Wheel of Time series, we still follow the same group of ragtag adventurers while they explore and try to find a better their world. It is set in a very typical deep fantasy setting, complete with magical beasts and intense world building. As the sixth book in the series, new plotlines and adventures come to light. While the nobles under his rule try to curry favor with Rand, he starts to discover more about his past, namely his birth parents.

Teen Review
A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan

A Crown of Swords

By Robert Jordan
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Feb 21, 2025

The seventh book in the Wheel of Time series follows the same group of adventurers through their quests to better their world. Its set in a very classical deep fantasy setting, complete with magical beasts and intense world building. In this book, Rand is attempting to stop the rebellions beneath him while also dealing with the upcoming attack against the Forsaken. Meanwhile, Egwene and Siuan are in the White Tower investigating into suspicious affairs.

Teen Review
The Fires of Heaven book cover

The Fires of Heaven

By Robert Jordan
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Feb 20, 2025

“Always leave a way out, unless you really want to find out how hard a man can fight when he’s nothing to lose.”

Danger creeps in when the villains of the past form an alliance to defeat their main enemy, Rand. Meanwhile, attacks are coming in everywhere, and the group fights shadowspawns and other monsters constantly. How can the group face their newest challenge? 

Teen Review
The Shadow Rising book cover

The Shadow Rising

By Robert Jordan
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Feb 20, 2025

“You read too much and understand too little.” 

Now Rand grapples with the weight of being a ruler, but quickly things go wrong. Evil strikes, and a series of inanimate objects turn rouge, attacking their owners. Egwene and Elayne attempt to find the rest of the group, and to make up their minds about Rand. What happens in the fourth installment of the Wheel of Time series? 

Teen Review
The Dragon Reborn book cover

The Dragon Reborn

By Robert Jordan
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Feb 20, 2025

“We rode on the winds of the rising storm; we ran to the sounds of the thunder. We danced among the lightning bolts and tore the world asunder.” 

After Rand leaves into the mountains, separating from his group, the band splits up and embarks on a myriad of different adventures. Perrin seeks to understand his inner wolf, after meeting a man gone savage to it. Mat is healed of his bond to the dagger while Egwene and Nynaeve run to a new city where they are seen as abominations before finding a secret within. Can the group find each other again? 

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