The Demon King (aka "my new favorite books!!!")

By Cinda Williams Chima

Goodreads Reviews

AHHHHH! Read these books!! Soooooo good! Can I just say, read these books!!!! I can't even say how much I love them. I mean, look at the reviews!! Cinda Chima is my new favorite author. I feel like I know the characters personally. She's so good! It's kind of like a fantasy, but without the monsters, elves, dwarves, and such. It does have sorcerers, but it has so many other elements in the story. She is so creative. The next book is called The Exiled Queen. Read it!! I like the second one even more. I can't wait until the next book comes out in September.

An Earthly Knight

By Janet McNaughton

Goodreads Reviews

I liked this book mostly because of the storyline. Apparently it was based on a ballad, but I've never heard of it. This book makes me want to hear of it! So saying that, the characters were a little underdeveloped except for maybe 3 of them, and there were so many loose endings that it almost seemed like the book couldn't possibly be over. But, in the books defense, I didn't notice any of these flaws until thinking the book over a few hours later. When I was reading it, it didn't feel flawed at all, but just flowed effortlessly....like a ballad I guess. I recommend reading it, but it's not a literary masterpiece.

Gone

By Michael Grant

Goodreads Reviews

This book is what I think of when I hear Young Adult Fiction. A quick read based on 14-15 year old kids. Don't expect to know what's going on through the entire book. This is one of those reads where you keep waiting for the conclusion....that never happens. I just finished the 3rd book in the series, and I'm still hanging in there. It's starting to drag a little. There are so many characters that if you put the book down for a couple months or even weeks and then try to read the next in the series, you'll be very confused. I hope the author isn't planning on writing five of these. I'm already dragging my feet about reading the fourth, and it doesn't come out until April. Don't get me wrong, I really like the books, but please let 4 be the end of it. Conclude already. I'm sick of being confused.