Review – Artemis Fowl

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Author: Eoin Colfer

Genre: Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Ratings

Enjoyability/Awesomeness: 8

Action: 7
Suspense: 6
Boredom: 2
Romance: 1
Magic: 6
Thrills: 4

Recommended Age Range: 12+

Violence/Fear: 3
Mature Content: 1
Language: 1
Alcohol/Drugs: 2
Advertising: 1
Positive Messages: 6
Role Models: 7

Overview

Artemis Fowl is your average child genius. His father went missing when he was little, his mother fell deep into depression because of it, so he basically was raised by his bodyguard named Butler. Yes, Butler. Artemis’s family was one of those which made it big illegally, and Artemis is well on his way to continuing the family industry. His plan: to kidnap and ransom a fairy. Yes, a fairy. Unfortunately for Artemis, the fairies aren’t without defenses….

The books in the Artemis Fowl series are: Artemis Fowl, The Arctic Incident, The Eternity Code, The Opal Deception, The Lost Colony, The Time Paradox, The Atlantis Complex, and The Last Guardian.

Review – The Accidental Hero

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Author: Matt Myklusch

Genre: Fantasy

Ratings

Enjoyability/Awesomeness: 8

Action: 7
Suspense: 5
Boredom: 2
Romance: 1
Magic: 9
Thrills: 4

Recommended Age Range: 12+

Violence/Fear: 3
Mature Content: 1
Language: 1
Alcohol/Drugs: 1
Advertising: 1
Positive Messages: 8
Role Models: 8

Overview

Jack Blank is the classic unknown hero. He’s an orphan, living in a run-down orphanage, with cruel guardians, around whom strange things seem to happen often. He always believed that he was more than what people told him he was, and is proven right when an evil character from one of his comic books, a Robo-Zombie, pops out of nowhere and attacks him. When the robot is miraculously destroyed by an exploding generator, Jack is taken by a mysterious guardian named Jazen to the island of the Imagine Nation, where superheroes and supervillans are the norm. The other two books in the trilogy are: The Secret War and The End of Infinity

Review – The Hunger Games

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Author: Suzanne Collins

Genre: Action

Ratings

Enjoyability/Awesomeness: 8

Action: 10
Suspense: 9
Boredom: 2
Romance: 7
Magic: 1
Thrills: 7

Recommended Age Range: 12+

Violence/Fear: 4
Mature Content: 2
Language: 2
Alcohol/Drugs: 4
Advertising: 1
Positive Messages: 3
Role Models: 5

Overview

Katniss Everdeen lives in District 12, one of 12 districts in an unknown, possibly future-Earth world, led by a city called the Capital. Every year, in punishment for the rebellion of the districts (in which District 13 was destroyed), each District must offer a boy and a girl to compete in the Hunger Games, a contest in which the 24 “tributes” are thrown into an arena and fight to the death. When Katniss is selected, she must prepare for a fight for her life. This award-winning book can’t miss (which is a pun you will understand when you read the book) with fans of Action and Adventure. The books in the its sequel is Catching Fire, and the final book in the trilogy is Mockingjay.

Review – Magyk

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Author: Angie Sage

Genre: Fantasy

Ratings

Enjoyability/Awesomeness: 9

Action: 8
Suspense: 8
Boredom: 1
Romance: 5
Magic: 10
Thrills: 7

Recommended Age Range: 12+

Violence/Fear: 2
Mature Content: 2
Language: 1
Alcohol/Drugs: 3
Advertising: 1
Positive Messages: 8
Role Models: 7

Overview

A man named Silas Heap’s son is born, who he names Septimus, but he is proclaimed dead by the midwife soon later. Silas soon finds a baby girl, seemingly abandoned, who he raises as his own. They later learn she is the princess, daughter of the assassinated Queen, and is being hunted by the Queen’s successor, the Supreme Custodian. Jenna (the princess) then goes on the run with a few friends, including Boy 412, a member of the Young Army led by the Supreme Custodian, who she rescued from freezing to death in the snow. Little do they know how large a role this buy has to play in the future…

The Septimus Heap series is a fantastically written story for fans of fantasy. The books in the series are: Magyk, Flyte, Physik, Queste, Syren, Darke, and Fyre.

Review – The Alchemyst

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Author: Michael Scott

Genre: Fantasy

Ratings

Enjoyability/Awesomeness: 9

Action: 8
Suspense: 7
Boredom: 2
Romance: 3
Magic: 10
Thrills: 6

Recommended Age Range: 11+

Violence/Fear: 4
Mature Content: 2
Language: 2
Alcohol/Drugs: 2
Advertising: 3
Positive Messages: 7
Role Models: 7

Overview

15-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman are working across the street from each other in San Fransisco when their lives are turned upside-down by the arrival of a Dr. John Dee, who attacks the owner of the bookshop in which Josh works, Nick Fleming, who is revealed to be an Alchemist, a kind of magician. John steals a magical book known as the Codex, which holds the instructions to making the Elixir of Life, but Josh is able to rip out two pages crucial to the dark purposes for which Dr. Dee intends to use the book. When Dr. Dee kidnaps Nick’s wife Perry, Nick is forced to reveal that he is actually the famous alchemist of the 1300s Nicholas Flamel, and enlists their help to save his wife, whose real name is Perenelle. This series is a must-read for fans of fantasy. The books in the series include: The Alchemyst, The Magician, The Sorceress, The Necromancer, The Warlock, and The Enchantress.

Review – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

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Author: J. K. Rowling

Genre: Fantasy

Ratings

Enjoyability/Awesomeness: 10

Action: 8
Suspense: 9
Boredom: 2
Romance: 8
Magic: 10
Thrills: 8

Recommended Age Range: 10+

Violence/Fear: 7
Mature Content: 2
Language: 2
Alcohol/Drugs: 2
Advertising: 1
Positive Messages: 9
Role Models: 9

Overview

This book is sure to become a classic. The series follows the adventures of Harry Potter, a boy who is raised by a cruel aunt and uncle until he discovers he has magical powers, and that his parents were murdered by an evil wizard named Voldemort. He then is taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he meets new friends Ron and Hermione. The books in the series are: The Sorcerer’s Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire, The Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows. As is said on few occasions in BookBrook, the movies are also excellent.

Review – The Lord of the Rings (Trilogy)

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Author: J. R. R. Tolkein

Genre: Classic, Adventure, and Fantasy

Ratings

Enjoyability/Awesomeness: 8

Action: 10
Suspense: 8
Boredom: 6
Romance: 6
Magic: 10
Thrills: 8

Recommended Age Range: 12+

Violence/Fear: 5
Mature Content: 2
Language: 3
Alcohol/Drugs: 4
Advertising: 1
Positive Messages: 9
Role Models: 8

Overview

This book is the classic fantasy story of all time. For those who do not know, The story follows the adventure of the hobbit Frodo who is given a mysterious and powerful Ring, which he goes on a perilous journey to destroy it. A strong suggestion would be to read the book, The Hobbit, which is a precursor to this trilogy. The trilogy can be dull in certain sections, (and there is a great deal of poetry and song which can be skipped over, if one wishes, without risking missing important information) but muscle through and it is a truly rewarding read, if only so you can brag about it. The books in the trilogy are: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, all of which can be recognized by the The in the beginning of their titles. As is rarely said in BookBrook reviews, the movie version is also excellent.

Review – The Candy Shop War

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Author: Brandon Mull

Genre: Fantasy

Ratings

Enjoyability/Awesomeness: 9

Action: 8
Suspense: 9
Boredom: 1
Romance: 1
Magic: 10
Thrills: 9

Recommended Age Range: 8+

Violence/Fear: 3
Mature Content: 1
Language: 1
Alcohol/Drugs: 2
Advertising: 2
Positive Messages: 7
Role Models: 8

Overview

This book follows the adventure of 5th grade kids Nate, Summer, Trevor, and Paul, also known as Pigeon. Their quiet town quickly becomes fraught with peril as magicians toting magical candy move in. This book is an outstanding story, written by Brandon Mull. There is also a new sequel: The Candy Shop War: Arcade Catastrophe.

Review – Eragon

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Author: Christopher Paolini

Genre: Adventure and Fantasy

Ratings

Enjoyability/Awesomeness: 10

Action: 10
Suspense: 8
Boredom: 2
Romance: 5
Magic: 9
Thrills: 9

Recommended Age Range: 12+

Violence/Fear: 4
Mature Content: 1
Language: 1
Alcohol/Drugs: 2
Advertising: 1
Positive Messages: 6
Role Models: 7

Overview

Eragon is a boy from a poor town who is startled by the sudden arrival of a mysterious blue stone. When it hatches into a dragon he names Saphira, he is in for a wild ride, as his sleepy town has a rude awakening to the cruelties of the world around them. They must now escape thier town to protect those they love.

Review – Fablehaven

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Author: Brandon Mull

Genre: Fantasy

Ratings

Enjoyability/Awesomeness: 10

Action: 10
Suspense: 9
Boredom: 1
Romance: 1
Magic: 10
Thrills: 10

Recommended Age Range: 12+

Violence/Fear: 3
Mature Content: 1
Language: 1
Alcohol/Drugs: 1
Advertising: 1
Positive Messages: 7
Role Models: 9

Overview

This series tells the story of Kendra and Seth, two siblings who go on vacation to their grandparent’s mysterious nature reserve. They soon discover that there is more there than meets the eye, and that the preserve is filled with magical creatures. But the park holds a dark secret which Kendra and Seth must struggle to bring to light. This is an amazing read, and one of Reed’s personal favorites.