I am really loving the Earth One reboot of Superman. Although it's not so much the story and writing that wins me over but the great art and how hot Clark Kent is... >_>

Yes, that's right, I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars. Was it the best book I've ever read? Nope. But it was definitely unforgettable and quite possibly the best example of well-written dialogue I've ever read. Man, John is so good at making teens sound like teens! Also, the lines in this book will have you cracking up, like it did me. I'll definitely make it a highly recommended book to almost all teens at my library, I just hope they aren't scared away by some of the big words :)

Wooohooo! I'm on a roll! Two great books in a row! Okay, so this suggestion goes out to Stacey. Hey! Stacey Kade! I see you are a Goodreads Author! C'mere! I have a suggestion. Pretty, pretty puh-lease do NOT ruin book 2. This first book was so much fun that I could not put it down. You just cared about Ariane and Zane and really, really wanted to see Rachel get hers. So here's a tip: Do not ruin book 3 with a sloppy, whiny, easily avoidable, non-believable love triangle. I can totally dig Rachel having feelings for Zane and showing them in her messed-up, bitchy way, but do not make up a character for Zane to "fall for", or a fellow hybrid like Ariane who "gets her, like Zane never will". Please. That is shallow and stupid and it has happened to me too often with the second books in series. Keep it fun, and suspenseful and filled with surprises and revenge, like this book!

Hoooray! A good teen book that's not part of a series! I don't know if the lack of what I deem a "perfect book" has influenced this review, but man this book came at the right time for me. As I mentioned, it's a standalone and not part of a series, it has great characters, there are no love triangles, there is romance but it's cute, it's tamed, and it's not stupid. The setting is 1850s London and Violet is forced to help her mother, a fake Medium, fake elaborate seances. Her mother's fame attracts the attention of a wealthy Lord who invites them all to a big gala at his mansion. Thus begins the murder mystery of this book! Double hooray! Violet is pestered and frightened into solving this mystery by her new found talent: unlike her mother, she can ACTUALLY see ghosts, and they make sure she solves this crime so they can finally rest.

Again, this book was wonderful. I loved Violet and Colin and Elizabeth! The writing was wonderful and I honestly didn't know who the killer was. I will definitely have to read more of Harvey's books!

I guess I thought this book would have more adventures in it. I think I finally realized it was only going to be about her first adventure to Vystrana when I reached page 200 or so.... >_> Either way, I didn't mind because it was a great and inventive book where the world is a lot like ours, but with dragons, obviously. I dunno, nothing about this book made me LOVE it, and if it wasn't fiction or about dragons, I probably wouldn't have finished it (she does tend to prattle on like a non-fiction book, which plays more into this book's disguise as an actual non-fiction memoir). See some previous reviews about my dislike for non-fiction. Maybe I've been reading too much YA fiction lately and crave immediate action and suspense and fluff. This does eventually become pretty intriguing as they try to solve the mystery of the local rock-wyrm behavior. So yeah, that's my review! It reads like a non-fiction book with just enough of dragons to keep a fiction reader like me interested.

Yup, this here is definitely a Neil Gaiman book. The storytelling-like writing style, the epic, mythological adventures, the oddly-calm but perfectly normal hero, and that pit-of-your-stomach-whoa-ness you get when you finish the book. Yup. Neil Gaiman.

Ok, so I got my wish. Last book was too political, now this book was pretty much devoid of it. Yay!! Although it took a very different turn that I didn't expect.

*Spoliers!!*


So... mongoloid, dragon-eating cannibals living deep within mountain caves? Yup, didn't see that one coming! But Jane did a pretty good job making it a strange, suspenseful story arc as Jakkin and Akki try to escape and save a female dragon from the tribe's next, bloody ritual. I did wish for more of Heart's Blood's children in the book, but it all worked out well enough!

I didn't like how this second book got a bit too political. When I first read this series, I found it in the Teen book section at my library, and I do still consider it a teen series; especially the first book. This second book, as I said, gets more into the politics of Austar IV with rebels and Federations and blah, blah, yawn. My mind shuts off even at the first mention of politics, and it is because of the political unrest of this planet that big plot changes happen to our main characters. Anyway, because of that, it felt like the book might stray away from teen reading interests. I agree with Jakkin: All I want to read about and learn about are dragons!

Another dragon book series from my childhood I'm re-reading. I absolutely love this series. The characters, the world, the plot. It's great! And, I would totally recommend this to any teen 6th grade or over who wants to read dragon books or sci-fi. It does take place on a different planet where the local wildlife are lizard and dragon-like. The names are a bit strange with double kk's in them (which they explain why in the book), but other than that it's easy to fall into this book and read it in one sitting (well, one sitting for an avid reader). This is book one of a series.

Hrm, I just don't know what to make of the direction this series is going. The unicorns are jerks, I still can't quite get Cara's character, and the story behind the newer, bigger threat, The Whisperer, is kind of stupid. Sigh. I guess my overall review of this series depends on the last book The Last Hunt. It may take a while, since I keep finding other books much more appealing. I'll let you know what I end up thinking about it after the last book. Cheers!