5 comments about Twins.

1. I've always been a fan of Caroline B. Cooney but this comes across as a quick "filler" book....almost like she had to make some quota and had a week to come out with a book. I liked the beginning, but after Mary Lee went back home it came across as really rushed. The build-up to how evil Madrigal and John Pear were was very anti-climactic. All they did was drop off people in the inner city? I mean that can be dangerous but it almost screams "epitome of white upper-middle class" if the worst thing that can happen to them is they're dropped off in the innner city (and not even at night either). I mean, people LIVE there. One girl has a mental breakdown and has to go to a mental institution for 2 weeks because she sees a rat. Ridiculous and babyish. The whole "good twin/evil twin" is very cliched. People just aren't evil for no reason, as is implied in the book. Furthermore, you think the parents would have attempted to get Madrigal some counseling if they were really concerned like they said they were.



2. i wish someone had warned me about this book before i wasted money on it.



3. This was a trashy but entertaining read right up to the point where you find out that the "evil" thing Jon Pear and Madrigal have been doing is dropping kids off in the inner city, locking the car doors, and leaving them to ...
   
   ... have rats crawl on them.
   
   Yeah. That's it. Ooh, scary! With the buildup to that scene, I was expecting something more on the level of a gang rape. At the very least, some threats and harassment by gang members. Maybe a mugging. Something, you know, threatening. I have to wonder if she had something more realistic originally, and the publisher made her take it out.



4. Just for a little background info on me, I have a BA in English as well as psychology. I worked as a children's library assistant for my first four years out of college. I remember enjoying some of Cooney's books when I was in middle school. I read this one as an adult, and really enjoyed it. The plot was startingly orignal, in my opinion. I really felt for Mary Lee, and was really invested in what happened to her. Ok, Shakespeare it's not, but if you want to have a fast, thrilling read, try picking it up. If you're not into by chapter 3, just go ahead and put it away.



5. This book is about twins Madrigal and Mary Lee. Mary Lee is being sent away to boarding school and she feels betrayed, she feels like her parents love her sister more, and Magrigal says that it is a good idea that she leaves, like she doesnt care what happens to her. At boarding school, Mary Lee is a misfit, she has no friends and everyone thinks she is crazy when she claims she has a twin, they think she is making it up to seem cool. Mary Lee writes letters to Madrigal and Madrigal doesnt really say much to her, she only mentions that she has a boyfriend, Jon Pear. Then Madrigal comes to visit on their winter break and everyone at Mary Lee's boarding school likes her more than they like Mary Lee. They all go skiing and nobody really pays attention to Mary Lee because she has such a boring personality compared to Madrigal and even her ski suit is worse than hers. Madrigal asks Mary Lee to switch suits and pretend to be eachother. Mary Lee says ok, and they do it. Then, Madrigal goes up in the ski lift, all by herself because everyone thinks she is Mary Lee, and her lift chair breaks off and she dies. Everyone thinks that it was Mary Lee though, and Mary Lee thinks that since Madrigal is more popular, why not pretend to be her. After they pack up all of her things and she goes back home and starts school, she realizes what people really thought of Madrigal, and what Jon Pear is really like. Read this book cuz it is quite exciting.

5 comments about Someone at the Door: Someone at the Door.

1. I've read alot of books.. Richie has to be my favorite Author, she is genius her plots are amazing. and she knows how to make you feal just like teh charcter, I have to say i prefer her series the unseen, but this is probably my favorite book of hers after those..



2. Meg and Hannah get stranded in their house when a snow storm hits.
   Their mom and dad are stuck at the airport and can't get home.Hannah broke up with her boyfriend.He calls the house and tells Hannah he knows she's seeing someone else and that he'll kill her first before he let's someone else have her.Then Meg hears about a escaped killer on the loose and he's headed their way.Suddenly two strangers show up at their door claiming to have had a car accident. One of the is bleeding so Meg feels sorry for them and let's them in.Then alot of weird things happen like
   their axe is missing ,also their dog,the snowman, the face in the window with the ski mask.Is it Kurt trying to scare Hannah or is it the escaped Killer? Or are the strangers Lance and Jhonathan who they really say they are?



3. Someone at the Door is the best most suspenseful book I've ever read! It has only one little inappropriate part, but i read it and never even think about it. the characters are all teens. The parents of two young girls are gone. Then, two young strangers show up at their door. This is a whirlwind of suspense and murder!!!!!!!!! you'll love it!!!!!!!!
   It's da bomb!



4. This book is about Hannah and her younger sister Meg who is in ninth grade. They get stranded at home during a huge blizzard, and their parents are not home (I forget where they are), so it is just the two of them and their dog. To make matters worse, the two girls heard on the radio that there is a killer loose.
   
   The first night of the blizzard, there is a knock on the door. Two young men, Lance and Jonathon, have been hurt and need a place to stay to wait out the blizzard. At first Hannah is wary about letting them in the house since they are strangers, but she lets them in anyways. During the next few days, strange things begin to happen that can't be explained. Hannah doesn't know who to suspect for these strange happenings, especially because she doesn't even know these two guys.
   
   The ending of this book is very brilliant and unpredictable, simply because it does not end like usual scary stories. On the other hand, the ending was a bit disappointing to me because it wasn't as fun as I had hoped it to be. However, I am sure that this is because I have read too many generic horror stories. I really think that fans of Cusick's will enjoy it, but it was not my favorite book written by her.



5. Someone at the Door has been one of the best books i have ever read. I can read it over and over again. I have pretty much worn out the book that I have. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book to anybody. It has everything suspence, romance, and a crazy twist.

No comments about Summer Horror: Sunburn/The Dead Lifeguard/One Evil Summer (Fear Street Collector's Edition #6).

2 comments about Resurrection #3 (The Wereling).

1. In the third and last book of the Wereling trilogy we catch up to Tom and Kate as they arrive in Chicago after receiving a missive from their friend, Adam Blood, which warned them not to go anywhere near Chicago. This is because of the fact that Takapa, Marcie and all the other bad 'wolves are congregating there for a super secret gathering of purebloods. Tom and Kate know that its dangerous but they are both sick of running and are determined to stop Takapa at all costs.
   
   I have to say that I absolutely loved the first chapter of the story which finds Tom and Kate split up (again) by the bad guys and Kate chased by a car into an alleyway with no escape. Tom's heroic wanna be rescue was wonderfully illustrated by the author as was the surprise of who it was chasing Kate. After this chapter the book continues on into the fast paced, action packed frenzy which was markedly prevelant in the second book. Tom and Kate are thrown from one tight situation to another, constantly separated by either Kate's freakiness about her feelings for Tom or by circumstance and consequence. Once again I enjoyed the book but a breather for the reader (and the characters) once in a while to allow the characters a chance to reflect or feel a bit of emotion would have made the story even more enjoyable. I would have also loved to see another chapter at the end taking place one month after the ending scene, for me it would have made the trilogy complete.
   
   That being said I really liked this story and the trilogy overall and do not hesitate to recommend it as a great teen werewolf story.



2. Tapakapa plans a new revolution, this time in Chicago. His plan is to take the oldest werewolf, whose body has been preserved for hundreds of years, and bring him to life. The resurrection is to take place on Christmas. Kate and Tom don't have much time to stop this, but as always they have some friends to help them. Stacy, Blood and Jicaque are back along with some new purebloods. As if the resurrection isn't enough, they also have to face old Germans who use chants to paralyze and even kill.
   Find out if they can finally defeat the werewolves or if they'll die trying.

5 comments about The Heavenward Path.

1. a wonderful book that won't let you stop. should be a timeless classic. great!recommend it to all your friends. only has one flaw, the ending. maybe she's leaving room for a sequel? hope so,a book this good needs an ending to match it.



2. I picked this book up, along with "Little Sister" at the library a few days ago. I could not put eithe of these books down. The story line is compelling; it pulls at you to read more and more. The only thing I did not like about the book is the ending. It wasn't sad, but it left me feeling... well, read the book, and see. I strongly reccomend this book to anyone, even if you know nothing about Japanese culture. I knew nothing of Japanese culture, but after reading the two books, I have a little knowledge that has interested me to find more about it-- and it inspired my imagination in a way no ever book has. This is one of the best fantasy books of today.



3. The Heavenward Path is not only a very interesting book but it also gives its readers a good idea of what it was like in ancient Japan. This book gets you hooked from the beggining. I would recommend this book for everyone. It has romance, adventure, Japanese legends, and many other things in it. After I read this book it became one of my all time favorites!!!!!



4. Kara Dalkey's The Heavenward Path is an excellent sequel to Little Sister; the first novel about the supernatural adventures of Mitsuko and Gorano. Kara Dalkey's ability to capture the flavor of Heian Period Japan while creating a magnificant fantasy-adventure based upon Shinto and Buddhist beliefs is truly unique. With kami and tengu, avenging ghosts and dragons, this novel will keep anyone interested in a good fantasy turning the pages. My teenage daughters especially enjoyed the developing love story between the mortal Mitsuko and the immortal Tengu, Goranu. We are all looking forward to a third novel which will continue their adventure!



5. This book was quite spooky and mysterious, with a lingering of dark magic in the air. Nevertheless, an unforgettable tale that may keep you up at night just thinking about life.

5 comments about Daughters of Silence (Fear Street, No. 6).

1. Angelica and Simon Fear plan to bring back their daughters from the dead. With the murder of two innocent girls, these girls with learn how dark and deep are the Fiers.



2. Was Rob really Robert, Simon and Angelica's oldest son? Would they really kill their own son? It wasn't that clear unless I missed something.



3. When i first saw this book i saw it and i said to my self its just a book. After i heared i was suppose to read it for 15 min so i did. When i started readin it i didn't want to put it down. This book is fiction but if you like scary books you may want to read this.



4. Jenna is visting her best friend Hannah who has recently moved to Shadyside. Jenna and Hannah run into Angelica and Simon Fear, whose daughters died a few years ago. Jenna doesn't trust the Fears, but Hannah loves them since they give her free things. But there's a terrifying secret Angelica and Simon are keeping from the girls. They have a plan to kill Hannah and Jenna so their dead daughters can start living again.

   I really loved this book, but there were some boring parts which convinced me to give this book four stars. If you take away the boring parts, this book is awesome. The beginning and the ending are the best parts. There are usually never surprise endings in Fear Street Sagas, but there is in this one. Well, it's not a huge surprise. It can be guessed if you think hard about it. Anyway, Simon and Angelica are my favorite Fears. They're so evil that it's funny.

   Read this book!




5. This is the SCARIEST book i have ever read. The begining is freaky, and every part of the book kept me on the edge of my seat. This book should defintally become a movie. It's the scariest!!!!!!!!!!!

5 comments about King of the Dead : The Lost Slayer Part 3 ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer Series ).

1. In the future California, Spike is not happy that Giles separated him and Drusilla, given Drusilla became a flaming torch, courtesy of Buffy and her extraction team.
   
   Confronting Giles, he gets the defenestration treatment, and hence goes to give the Council information. Bad move for him, as they torture information out of him, and Xander dusts him in revenge for the death of Anya.
   
   The Council, prepared with this intel, decides to move on Giles and his vampires.



2. Buffy has been launched five-years into the future, and is now inhabiting her 24-year-old body, while her 19-year-old mind reigns over all. She has been rescued by Willow and Xander, her two best friends, who, now, in their 24-year-old bodies, have begun working for the Watchers Council. No, they are not watchers, but protectors. The world is bleak five years later, for Buffy has found that her Mother is dead, and that Angel is missing. But that is not the worst of it, for a strange bit of information has found it's way to Buffy, and she now knows that Giles, her beloved Watcher for years, has switched sides, and is now the Vampire King. And Spike, who seemed pretty powerful in the past, is now nothing more than a minion to Giles. Now Buffy is forced to fight to take back Sunnydale, and soon, the rest of California back from the dead, or rather, undead, while her friends back home are struggling to bring her 19-year-old spirit back home.
   
   Christopher Golden is one of my favorite authors, there is no doubt about that. So his LOST SLAYER quartet was one that I couldn't possibly miss. While PROPHECIES and DARK TIMES were a fantastic start, KING OF THE DEAD is an amazing middle novel, for it is beginning to bring in new aspects to the quartet. Giles as the Vampire King being one of them. Overall, this is an amazing addition to the LOST SLAYER quartet, and will have all BUFFY fans gripping the edge of their seats in anticipation for what will come in the conclusion, ORIGINAL SINS.
   
   Erika Sorocco
   Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper



3. After a slow but promising start in "Prophesies" and a fast-paced, exciting second installment "Dark Times", the third part of Christopher Golden's Lost Slayer serial begins to drift away from any coherent plot, becoming no better or worse than the myraid of fan fiction out there based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (except the fan fiction is free).

   Due to the designs of the demon-goddess Zotzilaha, Buffy has been catapulted five years into the future where her past and future souls merge in the body into her twenty-five year old self who has escaped from the high-facility prison in which she was kept and found Sunnydale to be ruled by vampires. Forced to kill the second Slayer August (Faith's successor) Buffy is reunited with her friends who have also been changed in the five years she's been held prisoner. Here Golden makes some rather remarkable predictions about the character's future personalities: Willow's incredible power as a witch, Oz's inability to fully surpress his werewolfry, Wesley's new kick-butt attitude, Faith's redemption - these are but a few of the accurate soon-to-be fates of the Scooby gang on the television show.

   But despite these interesting points, the plot soon begins to waver. Buffy learns that due to the mistake she made over five years ago concerning the bat-god Camazotz and her Watcher Giles, she herself is responsible for all that has come to pass. Giles is now a vampire himself, sporting the rather ridiculous title of 'King of the Vampires', and his goal is to turn Buffy herself into a vampire. Also on the scene is the new Vampire Slayer, Anna Kuei, who serves no real purpose in the story that I can see, and Spike whose death is equally pointless, especially since he rather stupidly walks into the Watcher's compound to give them information they already knew. And what exactly was his escape plan...?

   The basis of the story is Buffy joining forces with the Watcher's Council and her old friends to go up against Giles and his minions. The whole 'two souls in one body' nicely contrasts the theme of the former books in which Buffy-the-person tries to separate herself from Buffy-the-Slayer, but all tension over this is lost, as Golden continually informs us that the rightful soul will eventually return to the nineteen year old Buffy. There's a nifty Buffy physic dream and a pretty cool twist involving a priest and fire sprinklers in the ceiling, but other times the story falls short of expectations - a fighter named Yancy is introduced as a somewhat irratic killer (aha! I thought, there's the turncoat!) but is needlessly killed off before he plays any sort of impact in the story.

   Basically, a quick, mildly entertaining read, but with too much descriptions on endless fighting and unlikely what-if senarios to be taken seriously.




4. As an adult viewer of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I've read all the novels intended for older fans (as well as some younger), and my favorite authors are, no question, Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder. Together they're incredible, apart they're still heads and shoulders above the rest of the professional Buffy novelists. So, when I picked up this book, I was expecting to enjoy it just as much as I have the others, especially when reading the premise off the back. Unfortunately, the short length of the books takes away all the potential the storyline had. Details are glossed over, and the emotions of the characters are skimmed so briefly you can't possibly feel for them. The dialogue is impressive, as it always is with Christopher Golden, but that's about the only good thing I have to say about this book and the others in the series. Trust me when I tell you, save your $3.00 and put it towards a different, longer novel by the same author, or by Nancy Holder. Or both. Because while I can't say enough good things about full length Christopher Golden stories, he definitely should avoid short length from now on. And if you don't want to waste your time, you should avoid his attempts at them, too.



5. Any fan of Buffy should read the entire Lost Slayer series. It kept me captivated and waiting for the release of the next part. I read and reread these books constantly. Willow ...as the "super sorceress" and the insight into Oz's werewolf self is rather intriguing. These books are just incredible Buffy reading.

5 comments about Trapped (Fear Street, No. 51).

1. Trapped is about a girl named Elaine who gets Saturday detention. There is only 4 other people in detention. There names are Bo, Darlene, Jerry, and Max. Max, Bo, and Darlene are pretty bad kids. So with Elaine and Jerry following them,they sneaki out of detention. Then they stumble onto tunnels under the school. They explore it and that's when they let out the red mist.( which turns out to be more then a mist.) The mist attacks them. The mist is killing them one by one. Now lost they must find a way out before everyone is killed. I'm not going to say more because I don't want to give away the rest of the story. To find out you'll have to read it yourself. I rate this book 10 out of 10.



2. i think that trapped is a wonderful book.i absolutley LOVE rl stine books and trapped is probly one of my faveorites!



3. This was a great book, I'm kinda bummed about the people lost in this book. It was very detailed, I could picture it like a movie. Most books you can try and picture them but it's hard. I had no problem following along in this story. Great Book! I just finished it today, now I'm off to search for more Fear Street books.



4. this was a very good book very graphic though because of their bodies were torn apart by the mist. very suspenseful.



5. Elaine Butler has always been a good student, so she's not happy about being stuck in Saturday detention at Shadyside High. Along with her in detention are nerdy Jerry; bad-guy Bo; Bo's best friend, Max; and Darlene, the only other girl. Bo decides to blow detention, and explore the school. He convinces the others to come with him...and the five discover a secret tunnel below the school.

   At first, the teens think that it's school. But they realize that exploring the tunnels is no fun--it's terror. A mysterious glowing red light has been released and it's out to kill the kids. The five can't find any way out of the tunnels, and they know that the red light can be anywhere. Who will escape from the tunnels...and whose spirit will remain there forever?

   TRAPPED is one of the best Fear Street books, if not the best. The beginning was a little boring, but around the middle the suspense grew and the terror increased. After a while, I couldn't stop turning the pages to find out what happens and the ending is a complete shock. Also, this was the only Fear Street book that truly scared me. Even though this is very unlike the other Fear Street books, I would recommend it to anyone.

1 comments about Lights Out (Terror Academy Book 1).

1. When Mandy's dad died she swore she would find who killed him. She susspects the assistant principal, her step-father.This book is awsome. It's a real page turner. I couldn't put it down. I"m sure you won't either.

5 comments about Who Killed the Homecoming Queen?.

1. One book I recently read was Who Killed The Homecoming Queen? by R.L Stine.It's a book out of his Fear Street series. This book is so wonderful. It's about a girl named Tania. Her life is going great. She gets a cute boyfriend, she gets a new stepbrother, she gets voted homecoming queen, and she gets to star in one of her friend's films. Suprised by all this her "enemy" Leslie gets jealous. Tania has everything Leslie's ever wanted. Then one day while shooting the film she starred in, her friends find her on the bleachers-limp and lifeless. Just as they get back from dialing 911, they come back with the paramedics only to find empty bleachers. They couldn't find Leslie any where around. And while the paramedics are questioning them on if it's all a joke, they are trying to figure out what happened to Tania. Now a whole feud begins on who really killed the homecoming queen? I would recommend this book to those who like to read suspenseful books or stories. The other good thing about the book, other than it's suspenseful is that it deals with kids close to our age- which I think makes it more interesting.



2. This book was just great!!! This is a book that really keeps you guessing. Almost all of my friends have read this book. This book was soooo good that i read it in 2 days.



3. Who Killed the Homecoming Queen, by R. L. Stine is a book I read recently. From page one I became interested to know what was going to happen next! I couldn't put it down. While in class I wanted to hurry up with my work so I could read. Right when I got home I would read! I was so anxious to read it and get to the end! I read a lot of R.L. Stine books but this book was absolutly the BEST book I ever read! It kept me guessing the WHOLE time, you will not BELIEVE the ending! I was so sad that the book ended. I haven't yet found another book that amounts to this brillant book by R.L. Stine!!! Read this book and find out who killed the homecoming queen!



4. this book was so cool the ending had a real twist when they find out who the killer was was a really good twist r.l.stine can still keep them coming



5. This was the first Fear Street book that I've read and I thought that it was fantastic. It kept me guessing until the very end and I couldn't put it down at all. It was a really great book and I would recommend it to everyone who likes Fear Street books.