Shiori, a young princess, has been betrothed to a boy she has never met, and she also has kept a secret, she has forbidden magic. And when her flying paper crane, Kiki, that she enchanted as a kid flies into the lake on the day of her engagement, she dives in to save it and almost drowns. However, a dragon arrives, just in time, to save her by putting part of a dragon pearl, a very powerful magical object and the dragon’s heart, in her heart. Soon enough, she teams up with the dragon to learn magic.
Elizabeth Bennet is trying to be married off by her mother, Mrs. Bennet, along with her five sisters. When an eligible bachelor, Mr. Bingley, arrives with many companions including his two sisters, one of his sister’s husband, and Mr. Darcy, her town, is thrown on a curve. While her sister, Jane, begins to fall for Mr. Bingley and vice versa, Elizabeth begins to despise Mr. Bingley’s friend, Mr. Darcy, after an unsavory meeting at a ball stamping Mr. Darcy with an ill reputation due to his pride. Elizabeth wants to avoid Mr. Darcy at all costs, while on the other hand, Mr.
City of Ashes is the second book in the Mortal Instruments Series. In this book, Clary is adjusting to her new identity as a Shadowhunter while grappling with the discovery that her dad is Valentine, the most dangerous Shadowhunter. Meanwhile, Valentine has acquired another of the Mortal Instruments, using it to summon demons to execute his dark plans. Clary, along with Jace, Simon and the Shadowhunters, must stop Valentine from unleashing chaos on the world.
In City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, Clary Fray is a normal teenage girl residing in New York City. However, her life takes a sharp turn when she witnesses a murder committed by people who no one else can see. This introduces her to the world of Shadowhunters, a group of warriors that are dedicated to protecting the world from demons. Clary soon learns shocking truths about her family, her past, and her own hidden abilities.
Big Nate: On a Roll by Lincoln Peirce, the third book in the *Big Nate* series, follows Nate Wright as he faces a new set of challenges, all centered around his quest to win the coveted "Scouting Troop" prize of a customized skateboard. Nate is determined to beat his fellow scout, Artur, a seemingly perfect and kind-hearted kid who unintentionally gets on Nate’s nerves.
Big Nate Strikes Again by Lincoln Peirce is the second book in the *Big Nate* series, and it brings even more hilarity and misadventures for Nate Wright. This time, Nate’s latest challenge comes in the form of a social studies project—where he’s forced to team up with his arch-nemesis, Gina, the teacher’s pet. As if that weren’t bad enough, Nate is also juggling his role as captain of his school’s fleeceball team.
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself by Lincoln Peirce is the first book in the popular *Big Nate* series and introduces readers to Nate Wright, a confident and mischievous sixth-grader who believes he’s destined for greatness. Throughout the book, Nate is convinced that he’s going to set a school record, but things don’t go quite as planned.
The book The Selection is the first book in the Selection series and is about America who is somehow swept into possibly becoming the next princess of Ilia. In the selection, America makes many friends and enemies. She has to choose between her feelings and her perspective of what should be right. With lots of adventure and mystery America has to decide who her heart belongs to before it’s too late. I love how this book is from America's point of view so you know what she's thinking.
January Andrews and Augustus Everest are two authors with contrastingly different genres. January wrote romance and Augustus wrote literary fiction. These two were college rivals and hadn’t seen each other for years. However, when January moves into her father’s vacation house in Lake Michigan, she finds out that her neighbor was her academic competitor. When they meet again, they come up with a plan to resolve their writing blocks. They decide to switch genres as a competition. The book follows the adventures January and Augustus take and their ultimate love story.
The slow-burn romance throughout the book was what kept me reading. Poppy and Henry are the main characters and they have been friends since college. The book started off talking about how they hadn't talked in two years, but included well-transitioned flashbacks to when they met. They had taken annual summer trips ever since college and this is how they rekindled their friendship. This book is a well-created friends-to-lovers trope book. I really enjoyed this book because the characters were flawed and real.
