is the final installment in the Twilight series. Bella and Edward reach the climax of their relationship and manage to get married despite numerous setbacks. They also must come face to face with the Volturi who come misinformed and angry.
Yeah, so lots of controversy over this title. I thought it was pretty well done. Bella does change a lot in this book, but I don't think it is inconceivable the way she does. I really liked how Meyer took what everyone thought was going to be the main plot and threw in something she (and I) thought was more important. Not great and glorious and perfect literature, but an exciting and interesting and even satisfying (to me) ending. (I still think they very best book in the series was the first. The second one was ok, the third I didn't like much. Then this one which is pretty good.)
RATINGS:
s-factor: !@
Some language, not a lot.
mrg-factor: XXX
They are married. It is mentioned a lot, though fortunately not described.
v-factor: ->
Surprising little for such a built-up book. A pretty intense scene or two.
Overall rating: ****
RATINGS:
s-factor: !@
Some language, not a lot.
mrg-factor: XXX
They are married. It is mentioned a lot, though fortunately not described.
v-factor: ->
Surprising little for such a built-up book. A pretty intense scene or two.
Overall rating: ****
is the story of two very different sisters, Addie and Meryl. When Meryl, the fearless warrior sister gets sick, Addie, the (obviously) timid frightened sister, must leave her home and seek the cure while facing her own fears.
is the story of Melkorka, Irish princess (ha) who finds herself kidnapped and sold into slavery. She finds that her initial desire to not speak empowers her in the eyes of her captors. She must keep her silence or risk losing the only power she can have as a slave.
is the sequel to 
is the story of how the "longitude problem" was solved. The problem was that while latitude was easily kept track of on sea journeys, longitude had no simple tracking system and many voyages ended up getting lost or shipwrecked without this vital information. The story discusses many different proposed solutions of the day, but particularly John Harrison, who was a humble clock maker.
is the story of Amir, a wealthy boy in Afghanistan, and the son of his servant, Hassan. The two are friends in childhood, but that friendship gets tested severely when Hassan is assaulted and Amir does nothing to help him. While the two get separated and Amir moves to America, he is forever haunted at his lack of courage. Amir decides to return to Afghanistan to attempt to atone for his mistakes, at least to the son of his old friend Hassan.
is the story of a lost diary of Jane Austen that tells the story of her secret romance. Jane meets a mysterious man who she seems to instantaneously become enamored of him. They seem very much perfect for one another. But, as we know, she does not get to marry this man of her dreams and so hides away the story so future generations won't know of it.
is the final installment of the pre-Peter Pan story. In this book, Peter, Molly and the other star catchers must prevent the evil Others from obtaining enough star stuff to essentially unravel the universe.
is the hilarious sequel to Greg Huffley's first foray into diary writing (see review 
is the story of Kezi, a mortal girl in a world steeped in superstitions and mythological gods. She and Olus, god the of wind, have the misfortune of falling in love. While she only has so much time on earth, thanks to her heroic actions, they must find a way to evade that destiny and to be together forever.
is the fourth book of Percy Jackson's adventures. Percy and his half-mortal friends enter Daedelus's Labyrinth seeking a way to prevent an old school mate from resurrecting the Titan Kronos and bringing down the reign of the gods.
is the second book that describes the back story of Peter Pan (see the third book review here). It follows Peter's adventures with Molly while dealing with the very frightening creatures, shadow thieves, that are trying to get the powerful star stuff.
begins the drama of Greg Heffley's middle school career. Greg faces the challenges we all did during that awkward time. When his best friend Rowley begins to outshine him, Greg finds ways to use his friend to his advantage. All of the horrible things we imagined and didn't have to imagen during these years seems to happen to Greg.
takes place in the time before the City of Ember even existed. The world is facing wars and imminent destruction, when a young girl visits the town of Yonwood. A respected woman in the community has a vision predicting the destruction of the world.
is the [true] account of Alcatraz Smedry and his discovery of the conspiracy of evil librarians trying to take over the world [don't believe it]! He must face the evil librarians using nothing more than his talent for breaking things and a pair of lenses.
continues the story of Lina and Doon and the rest of the Ember-ites. After coming above ground and discovering a whole new world with sun and sky and weather, the people find it not terribly easy to adjust to so many new things. The people of the town of Sparks, where the Ember-ites settled, find it also hard to share during the hard winter.
tells the story of the people of Ember through the eyes of two young and curious adventurers: Lina and Doon. Ember is a dying city where the electricity that everyone depends on for light and heat and pretty much everything is becoming less reliable. When Lina finds a mysterious box with clues hinting at an exit from Ember, she and Doon decide to solve the clues and find the way out of Ember.
is very obviously the story of William Wilberforce...and the heroic campaign to end slavery in England. William's early life and the events that lead to his conversion to Christianity are told in a way that make it obvious that he was led to fight against slavery. It chronicles his successes and many failures all while touching on the beautiful life he led.
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