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Big Nate Flips Out by Lincoln Peirce

Big Nate Flips Out

By Lincoln Peirce
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Nithin
Sep 19, 2024

Big Nate Flips Out by Lincoln Peirce, the fifth book in the Big Nate series, brings a fresh twist to Nate’s usual antics when his messy habits become a big problem. After losing his best friend, Francis, over his chronic disorganization, Nate decides to make a drastic change. With the help of hypnotism, Nate becomes obsessively neat and organized—but as you’d expect, things quickly spiral out of control in hilarious ways.

Teen Review
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

Words of Radiance

By Brandon Sanderson
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Eli
Sep 19, 2024

Brandon Sanderson’s book Words of Radiance is the second installment of the Stormlight Archives series. The book continues to follow Shallan and Kaladin as they progress through the Parshendi war and attempt to discover the secrets of the city of Urithiri and the Knights Radiant. This book, much like the first, drags on a lot throughout the book.

Teen Review
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

Way of Kings

By Brandon Sanderson
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Eli
Sep 19, 2024

Brandon Sanderson’s book, Way of Kings, is the first book of the Stormlight Archives series. The book follows different characters. One being Kaladin, as he faces an underdog story and attempts to find the meaning in life. He is forced in a bridge crew on the shattered plains where he must find out how to survive and thrive.

Teen Review
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

The Hero of Ages

By Brandon Sanderson
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Eli
Sep 19, 2024

Brandon Sanderson’s book, The Hero of Ages, is the third book in the Mistborn series. The book follows Vin and Elend as they search the world for hints on how to defeat Ruin. All the while they must fight against both the ash, which is becoming threatening to supplies and covering tons of land and the armies of Ruin, which have become very daunting. This book is not as impressive as the first book in the series due to its ebb and flow of interesting parts.

Teen Review
Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

Well of Ascension

By Brandon Sanderson
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Eli
Sep 19, 2024

Brandon Sanderson’s book, Well of Ascension, is the second book in the Mistborn series. The book is focused on a war in a much larger scale than the first book in the series, and ultimately sets the scene for the third book. The story with Elend Venture and Vin adds a good dynamic to the story. However, there are a few parts throughout the story that drag on and cause boring stretches in the book.

Teen Review
Mistborn The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

Mistborn

By Brandon Sanderson
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Eli
Sep 19, 2024

Brandon Sanderson’s book, Mistborn, is a wonderful book that shows you the maturing phase of Vin as she learns the line between trust, and being smart. The whole book is mainly set in the same city, Luthadel, and follows Vin’s path as she learns to become a mistborn, and lead a rebellion against the Lord Ruler.

Teen Review
Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

Then She Was Gone

By Lisa Jewell
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Maya Wood
Sep 19, 2024

I really loved this book. I was guessing what would happen the entire time and I love Lisa Jewell as an author. This was one of the first Lisa Jewell books I read and it was so captivating. The story follows a mother, Laurel, whose daughter, Ellie, went missing. Years later, Laurel starts a new relationship and finds a young girl who is identical to her missing daughter. Laurel then begins to uncover what truly happened to Ellie and who was involved. The story was so interesting and the way she is able to connect the characters is so impressive.

Teen Review
A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena

A Stranger in the House

By Shari Lapena
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Maya Wood
Sep 19, 2024

I really enjoyed reading this book! A Stranger in the House is about a woman who gets into a car accident after fleeing the scene of a murder. She loses all memory of what happened. Throughout the book, she begins to uncover small changes in her house and the people around her, making her feel as though someone has been breaking into her house. The characters were interesting to follow and you were guessing what happened throughout the entire book.

Teen Review
The Family Upstairs

The Family Upstairs

By Lisa Jewell
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Maya Wood
Sep 19, 2024

I really, really loved this book. The Family Upstairs is about a young woman who inherits a house with a dark past. As she uncovers the history of the house and its former residents, secrets and mysteries begin to surface. Soon they connect her life to a series of unsettling events. It was everything I like my thriller mystery books to be. Lisa Jewell is one of my favorite authors and this is one of the best books by her I've read. The creepiness and twists of this book are unmatched by anything else I have read.

Teen Review
Zero Days by Ruth Ware

Zero Days

By Ruth Ware
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Jack Maxwell
Sep 19, 2024

Jacintha Cross, who goes by Jack, is a woman in her late twenties and is the prime suspect of her husband, Gabe’s, murder. Jack wants to find her husband’s actual murderer and prove herself innocent. Jack becomes a fugitive, evading the police and running from the law while still trying to find the actual killer. Jack eventually finds the killer and gains enough evidence to prove herself innocent, returning home, but still missing Gabe.

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