Review: The Maze Runner ****()

Title: The Maze Runner
Author: James Dashner
Why I Read This: I’ve enjoyed other books by Dashner
Short Summary: A group of teenagers wake up in a maze (complete with monsters) with no memories of how they got there
Website: http://www.randomhouse.com/teens/mazerunner/home.html
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I read James Dashner’s blog and was excited to read his latest book, with all [...]

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Review: Previously Engaged ****()

Title: Previously Engaged
Author: Elodia Strain
Why I Read This: I won it through Summer Reading Thing 2009.
Short Summary: Annabelle wins a $50,000 wedding, though she’s not engaged yet (but expects to be proposed to soon). Meanwhile, her ex-boyfriend has come back into her life.
Website: http://www.elodiastrain.com/books.html
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This book is the sequel to “The Icing on the [...]

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Review: Lemon Tart *****

Title: Lemon Tart
Author: Josi S. Kilpack
Why I Read This: It sounded good, and I liked another book by this author.
Short Summary: Sadie attempts to solve the murder of her neighbor Anne Lemmon armed with her culinary masterpieces.
Website: http://www.josiskilpack.com/Official_Josi_S._Kilpack_Website/Lemon_Tart.html
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Ever since I’d heard about this culinary mystery by Kilpack, I’ve wanted to read it. [...]

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Review: Abinadi *****

Title: Abinadi
Author: H.B. Moore
Why I Read This: It sounded good, and it won a Whitney Award.
Short Summary: As King Noah leads his people into wickedness, Abinadi is called to cry repentance.
Website: http://www.hbmoore.com
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If you’ve read the Book of Mormon, you know the plot of this story, even though Abinadi doesn’t get his call as a prophet [...]

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Review: Fablehaven 4 *****

Title: Fablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary
Author: Brandon Mull
Why I Read This: I enjoyed the other books in this series
Short Summary: With the Society of the Evening Star seeking new artifacts, Kendra and the Knights of the Dawn must race the Society to the key to the next vault
Website: http://www.fablehaven.com
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Review: The Hunger Games *****

Title: The Hunger Games
Author: Suzanne Collins
Why I Read This: I read reviews that rated this book highly, so I wanted to see what it was all about.
Short Summary: 24 teenagers are forced by the government to participate in a fight to the death.
Website: http://www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/
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When I first heard this premise, I was [...]

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Review: Princess of the Midnight Ball *****

Title: Princess of the Midnight Ball
Author: Jessica Day George
Why I Read This: I liked other books by George, and a retelling of this fairy tale sounded interesting
Short Summary: Galen, a soldier turned gardener, attempts to free the twelve princesses who are cursed to dance each night until their shoes are in tatters.
Website: http://jessicadaygeorge.com/Books/PrincessOfTheMidnightBall/default.aspx
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Review: Pillage ***()()

Title: Pillage
Author: Obert Skye
Why I Read This: I read a sample chapter, and it sounded interesting
Short Summary: Living with his crazy uncle, Beck Phillips discovers his family dealing with plant magic and dragons.
Website: http://www.shadowmountain.com/authors/about/5
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I read most of this book in one day, but it was more because I needed to relax after a [...]

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Review: Comfort Food ****()

Title: Comfort Food
Author: Kate Jacobs
Why I Read This: New Ward Book Club book for March
Short Summary: When Gus Simpson’s cooking show’s ratings plummet, the producer saddles her with co-host Carmen Vega, a former Miss Spain, who tries to take over the kitchen. But Gus won’t go down without a fight.
Website: http://katejacobsbooks.com/cf_buzz.html
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Review: Brass Dragon Codex ****(/)

Title: Brass Dragon Codex
Author: R.D. Henham
Why I Read This: The author’s “assistant” Rebecca Shelley is a member of a writer’s group I’m in, and when she asked for some reviewers, I volunteered, because it sounded like a good read.
Short Summary: When Hector strives to fulfill his life quest to build a great communication device, he never [...]

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