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The Keeper of Stars by Buck Turner
I really enjoyed the book. I liked how parts of the story were revealed later on and how it all came together in the ends. When I read the first read, I felt that the book would remind me of Nicholas Sparks writing, and I have to say I still agree with this. While reading this book, a lot of the story reminded me of when I first read the notebook. The characters even reminded me a bit of the main characters from the notebook as well. It had the small town and everything. The writing felt a little choppy at times, but overall I generally enjoyed the book. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys reading books with the small town feel, such as books by Nicholas Sparks or even Robyn Carr with the Virgin River series. I do love how the story started at the end, how we got how the characters got to that point within the story, then picked up with where the book started at the actual end.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
4.0
I really enjoyed the book. I liked how parts of the story were revealed later on and how it all came together in the ends. When I read the first read, I felt that the book would remind me of Nicholas Sparks writing, and I have to say I still agree with this. While reading this book, a lot of the story reminded me of when I first read the notebook. The characters even reminded me a bit of the main characters from the notebook as well. It had the small town and everything. The writing felt a little choppy at times, but overall I generally enjoyed the book. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys reading books with the small town feel, such as books by Nicholas Sparks or even Robyn Carr with the Virgin River series. I do love how the story started at the end, how we got how the characters got to that point within the story, then picked up with where the book started at the actual end.
The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
I thought this book was a great introduction, for Middle schoolers, to Bletchley Park and the work the code breakers did during World War 2. This book included names of known real life code breakers and those who worked to stop Hitler by decoding messages. The book was well written and I feel the characters definitely grew during the book. They all had great growth, especially Jakob and Lizzie. I loved the characters created in this book. I also loved that the author included at the back a bit about Bletchley Park and the real people they included. I would recommend this to a friend for sure!
Spoiler:
I do wish we could have found out for sure what happened to Colin's brother, but I understand why the authors chose to leave this out, especially since many families didn't find out until after the war, (or even never), what happened to their loved ones.
Spoiler:
I do wish we could have found out for sure what happened to Colin's brother, but I understand why the authors chose to leave this out, especially since many families didn't find out until after the war, (or even never), what happened to their loved ones.
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5