My rating for this book is a 2.5 because the book is bland in my opinion and does not have intensive detail. This book failed to get my interest and I believe the main reason was not enough detail.
What makes Dragon's Keep work for me is its approach: a medieval fantasy written more like historical fantasy than high fantasy. Yet it has that sliver of magic and magical creatures (dragons, of course) to spice up the lyrical story. In other words, the author avoids over-doing the chosen one approach, and instead creates very believable characters in a believable world.
IfMalibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid had to be described in one word–that word would be summer. The story is so captivating, and it’s one of those books where you don’t realize where the time has gone. I definitely recommend reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugofirst, but Malibu Rising follows the four kids of Mick Riva, a famous singer.
We Rule the Night caught me completely off guard with its immersive fantasy historical fiction world and narrative of fierce women. People who like the concepts of living aircraft, military, wartime, and magic will enjoy this. There is also the idea of traitors thrown into the mix.
Top 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.
Eleanor and Park is a book all about the romantic relationship between Park Sheridan and Eleanor Douglas. These two are portrayed as polar opposites inside of the books. Park being a half- Korean male and Eleanor the new shy red head from a bad background. They both met on the bus and started to bond over comic books and music and from there their relationship had a lot of ups and downs. There were a lot of emotions, and we see both characters grow as people because of the events that take place.
Romeo and Juliet is a book that starts in the City of Verona where we see a conflict between two families: the Capulets and the Montagues. These families have hated each other since the beginning of time. One day at the Capulet household there was a masquerade ball and Romeo Montague decided to go to this ball with his friends as a joke and to try and disrupt the ball. This is where Romeo and Juliet meet, and they fall in love.
The Red Pyramid is the first book in The Kane Chronicles and is written by Rick Riordan. The book follows Carter and Sadie Kane, two siblings who discover their heritage as Egyptian magicians in a world where the ancient Egyptian gods exist. However, as their magical powers starts to attract enemies, they must learn to harness their abilities to save the world.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is about Charlie who is the son of a poor household. Charlie loves chocolate and soon gets an offer he can’t refuse. He then faces a set of “challenges” to determine the one to own the factory. In the end, Charlie makes the right decision and stuns the candy maker. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of my favorite books because it is by a very famous author, it is very exciting, and very funny.
