4.5 I love how Emily is evolving as a character. This volume was much darker and more intense then the other ones, and did not focus as much in the wonders of the world. I missed the walking homes and enchanted forests, though I've got no problems with Dagno. With the new allies and a mentor for Emily, I can't wait to see where the adventure will go.

Nimona really shows the thin line between being a hero and being a villain. Throughout the story, the characters changed from noble to not-so-noble motives or vice versa. It was witty and funny. The dialogue was humorous and sometimes random, but it worked with the plot. I love a good villain, and this book was jam-packed with all sorts of villains, the good ones, the bad ones, the misunderstood ones, cool ones, mean ones and everything else in between. The idea was original and it was executed perfectly.

This book gave a nice backstory to some of the many things Mother Goose had said about her past in shaping g Otherworld history. I wish the stories had been in more detail and I was left wishing for more. I wasn't impressed with her voice in some f the stories, but I did enjoy her point of view on some events.

This book follows a girl who's dad accidentally read three characters out of a book called Inkheard; two villains and a fire-breather called Dustfinger. And his wife went in.

I love Inkheart. It's got a great concept, where characters are read out of the book. It makes me wonder if I'd actually want to meet my favourite characters or live in their world, and if they'd enjoy ours. Maggie is a great protagonist and booknerd. And so is her Aunt Elinor. This novel is full of things that booknerds despite too, mainly Elinor's library.

The plot is simple but engaging and Capricorn makes and epic, heartless villain. I would have loved to read more about him in the Inkheart in the book (the one Fengolio wrote). It also brought up many points about the way people act towards people who love books. The police officers didn't really care that Elinor's library was trashed, nor did they believe her about the kidnapping. They just though she was a crazy lady with her books. Also, how many people believe that authors wrecking dead and thus reading is outdated. I wonder how many hit movies we would have if The Hunger Games The Lord of the Ring, and Harry Potter were not written by authors, two of whom are still alive.

While the plot was similar, there were quite a few things that varied from the TV show. I liked the extra dialogue that did not make it into the television series.

4.5 I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. Utopia is a very interesting world. The concetps are plausible and I can see where some dystopian/utopian authors get ideas from.

211 wicked stories that are purely awesome.

I was very surprised at the content. Mostly, the good guys won, but not always. The organization was great. Similar stories are found together and that makes it easier to navigate. I was surprised at how many stories with clear religious messages were there, though it does make sense when you think of the time that it was written in. Also, there were many tales that surprised me. From every other character being named Hans to dresses coming from walnuts, it was hard to guess what would come next.

I was surprised to find a new favourite fairytale. While I still adore Anderson's The Snow Queen, Grimm's The Juniper now has a place in my heart. I love how similar it is to Snow White and how newer adaptations have taken elements from it, but them how drastically different it is.

I never knew that it was the Grimm Brothers who wrote the story about the couple who did it greet their old father with respect and made him eat out of a little plate until they found their son whittling a little wooden plate so that they may eat out of it when they grew old. I've heard many people recount it but I never knew where it came from until I read this.

3.5 I'm on the edge for this book. It was very strong overall, especially for a contemporary. The story was very meaningful. It was not middle grade, not YA, but somewhere in between with characters from both age groups. There are enough perspectives for anyone to find someone to relate to.

With all the points of view giving their side of events in the story, it was sometimes repetitive, especially in the beginning. Also, some perspectives bugged me. One had no capitalization nor quotations.

I found this book a bit lacking. I think part of it just might have been that it was a graphic novel and one doesn't get as much from a graphic novel than from a full novel. There were some thing I was wondering about that I think would have been cleared up had this been a novel.

Other than that it was very good. It's still getting darker than the original three. I liked how this focused on Max a bit more than in the other stories, but it flipped between characters a bit to much and it was hard to follow sometimes.

The walking houses are back! The science fiction element in this story is gold.

2.5 I found this book very slow. Lucy's life is like a soap opera but none of the exciting things seem to happen to her. It is like she is the camera through which we watch the show. I found her boring as a lead and I prefer Jane Eyre much more.