Review: Towering

Towering by Alex Flinn Series: Kendra Chronicles # 3 Published by HarperTeen on May 14th 2013 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads At first, I merely saw his face, his hands on the window ledge. Then, his whole body as he swung himself through the window. Only I could not see what he swung on. Until, one day, I told my dream self to look down. And it was then that I saw. He had climbed on a rope. I knew without asking that the rope had been one of my own tying. Rachel is trapped in a tower, held hostage by a woman she’s always called Mama. Her golden hair is growing rapidly, and to pass the time, she watches the snow fall and sings songs from her childhood, hoping someone, anyone, will hear her. Wyatt needs time to reflect or,...

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Review: Bewitching

Bewitching by Alex Flinn Series: The Kendra Chronicles # 1 Published by HarperTeen on February 14th 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads "It is the story of Kendra and her first 300 or so years of life. In Bewitching, Kendra ponders whether to help out a modern day plain-looking stepsister, while also reflecting on her experiences in the 1666 British plague, the court of Louis XV, and on the Titanic."   Ms. Flinn, I love you! This book is amazing! I couldn’t believe how amazing and simple it was to fall in love with this book. Ms. Flinn took another fairy tale making it so enjoyable that I just want to re-read the book over and over again. So why did I love this book so much? Well first...

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Review: Beastly (Guest Reviewer)

Title: BeastlySeries: NoGenre: Young Adult- Supernatural Author: Alex FlinnPublisher: HarperTeen (Movie Edition)Release Date: February 1 ,2011Book: Library Hello everyone! Today we have a guest reviewer from the Teen Book Club at the Brownsville Public Library. His names is Chayse and he will be reviewing Beastly, which is the book the club pick for the month of August. So without futher adu, Chayse!!! “Love is never ugly Now a major motion picture starring Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer I am a beast. A beast! Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright. I am a monster. You think I’m talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It’s no deformity, no disease. And...

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Review: Cloaked

Cloaked by Alex Flinn Series: Stand Alone Published by HarperCollins on February 8th 2011 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads "Johnny’s not your average hero. But a little magic changes everything. There isn’t a fairy godmother or any of that. It all starts with a curse. And a frognapping. And one hot-looking princess. And before Johnny knows it, he is on a mission in the Evergladws, with only a flock of swans and a talking fox named Joe to help guide him against the forces of an evil witch."     This story is a retaling  of The Frog Prince with a twist. I really like the whole concept of the story and how Ms. Flinn modernized it. She did a great job of capturing all of the classic story while mixing in some...

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