3.5 stars rounded up!

Such an interesting take on a retelling of Cinderella. Cinder is set in the future where humans and cyborgs live amongst each other. I wasn't sure I would enjoy this, but Marissa Meyer did a great job of retelling Cinderella in a completely unique way. Yes, there is a prince, a ball, an evil stepmother and stepsister, but there's a lot more to this. I look forward to continuing the series.

This was a cute romance set in a beach town in Rhode Island. I liked the three main characters, and the story moved at a quick pace. There were a lot of editing issues though which were hard to overlook.

This is not my typical genre, but wow! I really loved this book. The story of Amora, Bastian, Ferrick, and Vatae as they try to save a kingdom was so much fun and a great adventure. I loved it so much that I already pre-ordered the second book. What's not to love with princesses, pirates, and mermaids!

This was such a fun murder mystery. Pip is a high school senior who decides to solve a murder for her senior project. The problem is, the case is five years old and has already been solved. Pip is sure that Sal Singh did not murder his girlfriend, Andie Bell, but no one else in town agrees. With the help of Sal’s brother, Ravi, Pip sets off to prove the town wrong.

This book is YA so you do need to go into it knowing a high school student is the person solving this case. I really liked Pip as a character. She is spunky and seems fearless. I like that she broke some rules for her project and enlisted Ravi as her partner. There was one part of the book that I found unnecessary which brought my rating down from 5 to 4 stars (trigger - death of a pet), but otherwise I thought the author did a great job with her debut novel. I’m looking forward to book 2 in the series.