Ava's Adventures Through Reading
I write YA/Adult book reviews in order to share my thoughts on my latest reads!
Cinder by: Marissa Meyer - #1 in The Lunar Chronicles! AGE GROUP: 13 and up (due to lack of profanity)// GENRE: Science Fiction/ Dystopian// AMOUNT OF PAGES: 390// RATING: 4/5 YA BOOK summary CINDER, a gifted mechanic in New Beijing, is also a cyborg. She's reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's sudden… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW – Cinder
The Cruel Prince by: Holly Black - #1 in The Folk of the Air series. AGE GROUP: 14 and up// GENRE: Fantasy// AMOUNT OF PAGES: 384// RATING: 4.8/5 YA BOOK summary Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW – The Cruel Prince
The Raven Boys by: Maggie Stiefvater - #1 in The Raven Cycle series! AGE GROUP: 14 and up// GENRE: Fantasy// AMOUNT OF PAGES: 408// RATING: 3.5/5 YA BOOK summary Blue Sargent, daughter of a clairvoyant mother, has been told ever since she was little that if she kisses her true love, they will die. (Although… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW – The Raven Boys
They Both Die at the End by: Adam Silvera - A novel. AGE GROUP: 14 and up// GENRE: LGBTQ+/ Romance fiction/ Adventure fiction// AMOUNT OF PAGES: 367// RATING: 4/5 YA BOOK summary A little while after the clock strikes midnight, Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio both receive a call from Death-Cast and are confronted with the… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW – They Both Die at the End
Nearly Gone by: Elle Cosimano - #1 in the Nearly Gone series! AGE GROUP: 14 and up// GENRE: Fiction/ Mystery// AMOUNT OF PAGES: 386// RATING: 4.75/5 YA BOOK summary Nearly Boswell is a teenage girl living in a trailer park with her mom and very little money in Washington, D.C. Nearly has an unusual ability that allows… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW – Nearly Gone
Truly Devious by: Maureen Johnson - #1 in the Truly Devious trilogy! AGE GROUP: 14 and up// GENRE: Fiction/ Mystery// AMOUNT OF PAGES: 416// RATING: 4.5/5 YA BOOK summary Ellingham Academy is a school directed towards students with brilliant minds and interests. The school welcomes varieties of students, such as artists, inventors, writers. The founder, Albert Ellingham, was… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW – Truly Devious
One of Us Is Lying by: Karen M. McManus- #1 in the One of Us Is Lying series (One of Us Is Lying is the only book out so far in this series)! AGE GROUP: 14 and up// GENRE: Fiction/ Mystery// AMOUNT OF PAGES: 358// RATING: 4/5 YA BOOK summary Five teenagers go into detention, and four… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW – One of Us Is Lying
Queen of Shadows by: Sarah J. Maas- #4 in the Throne of Glass series! AGE GROUP: 14 and up// GENRE: Fantasy/ Romance// AMOUNT OF PAGES: 645// RATING: 4/5 YA BOOK summary Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she’s at last returned to the empire—for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW – Queen of Shadows
Throne of Glass by: Sarah J. Maas- #1 in the Throne of Glass series! AGE GROUP: 14 and up// GENRE: Fantasy fiction// AMOUNT OF PAGES: 404// RATING: 3.75/5 YA BOOK summary Celaena Sardothien is an 18-year-old assassin who was famous in the kingdom of Adarlan. She was imprisoned by the king for a year but after… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW – Throne of Glass
The Selection by: Kiera Cass - #1 in The Selection series. AGE GROUP: 13 and up// GENRE: Dystopian/Romance// AMOUNT OF PAGES: 327// RATING: 3/5 YA BOOK summary Thirty-five girls get picked to be in The Selection. By getting picked you enter a world of glamour, princess dresses, and you get to live in the palace with the royal family!… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW – The Selection
