Teen Book Reviews!

It's time again to share some of the great reviews we've gotten at the library written by other teens. We're always happy to share a review, whether you loved or didn't love a book, so feel free to turn one in. Forms are in the teen area, or you can always email at aramkids [[[@]]] gmail.com (remove the brackets).

Dragon Ball Z, Volume 1 by Akira Toriyama

It's about one hero of name Son Goku. Son Goku is married, and he has a child,Son Gohan. They got a visit from outer space bearing terrible news for Goku. But Goku has a brother and his name is Raditz. Goku must fight his incredibly strong brother to save his family, especially his son Gohan. And this story keeps going in other volumes. -- Cristal.

Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen

Interesting. Definitely an original story and I love all the unique naming! Overall, a 4.5 star book. It reminded me of the show "Secret Life of the American Teenager" and I'd recommend it for anyone who has a very best friend in the world and would never let them go. -- Grace

Briar Rose by Jane Yolen

I really liked how the book mixed historical with a fantastical tale. I liked that it was told through the grandchild's eyes about the grandmother. 4 Stars -- Katie

Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

I think what I didn't like about this book was that it seemed ridiculous. The magic/witch thing seemed promising and the world pack working for witches was interesting, but there wasn't enough of it to keep me interested in finishing -- the protagonist seemed to get more desperate and girly as the story went on and that pretty much stopped me in my reading tracks. Halfway through I realized that the plot was almost exactly the same when you stripped it down to the bones as another book I had just read (Firelight by Sophie Jordan) and that annoyed me. In both, the books deal with magical creatures who are going to be exploited by their clans and they fall in love with an outsider and then run away. 2-3 Stars -- Linnea