An interesting collection of historical and historical fantasy stories. You can tell that there was an effort to be diverse, although some stereotypes remain. I did really enjoy it, and look forward to the second one.

Pretty good stories. I think I would have enjoyed them more had I read The Kane Chronicles and Percy Jackson's original series more recently, since there were not at the forefront of my mind.

An excellent middle novel, which I think is rare. I'm glad I'm savoring this series, spacing it out so I have longer with it but not so long that I forget what is happening.

Funny. And why do I crave Snickers now?

Faith trusts her father so strongly. She also believes that she has a dual nature--part of her is "good," being the submissive woman that she should be at her time. But she also craves knowledge, and she has a scientific mind. But this is the 1860s/1870s, and that desire is not admired or promoted. Faith's family has been run out of town amid scandal, and they are now on a tiny island. Soon after, her father dies. Faith believes it was murder, but no one seems to believe her. Can she prove it?

Faith is a delightfully prickly character. She has some wonderful moments, and some that will make you cringe. I think this books does a good job of making you feel what it would be like to live in that time period, and I liked the discussion of religion and science.

This book was enjoyable, and funny, but I think I would have enjoyed it more had I not watched all his stand-up specials and seen him live immediately before. It made the recycled parts not as funny as they could have been to me.

Might even be better than the first. Excellent.

Maybe it's because I sped through it, but I didn't fully enjoy this one. It felt a lot like the Dork Diary series, which makes sense, but it was a bit too repetitive for me. I bet kids will love it though.

Who knew chickens could be so cute?