Reading this was a book version of, "It's not you; it's me." This book is a compelling story--I love second-chances love stories!--but it was just so Reading this was a book version of, "It's not you; it's me." This book is a compelling story--I love second-chances love stories!--but it was just so SAD. After the year 2020 was, I needed a book that was more of a pick-me-up, and this one held too many tears for me. It's a great story that I would have enjoyed more in 2019, but I need some sunshine, and this was just a bit too sad for me right now.
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Suzanna Snow is a delightful new heroine for middle graders. I haThanks to 欧宝娱乐 First Reads and Scholastic for the opportunity to read this book!
Suzanna Snow is a delightful new heroine for middle graders. I have been a fan of Angie Frazier and her ability to weave a stunning historical setting since her young adult book Everlasting, and she's done it again with The Midnight Tunnel. Angie's masterful skill at creating both a lush setting and compelling characters is on full display in The Midnight Tunnel, and I can't wait to share this engaging mystery with my little Nancy Drew fan.
Set at the turn of the century in New Brunswick, The Midnight Tunnel is the first in a series of books about Suzanna Snow, a bright, spirited heroine with big dreams. I loved the Anne of Green Gables feel to the story with the Canadian setting and Suzanna's charming personality. She's being trained by her mother to be a proper lady at the Rosemount, the exclusive hotel her parents manage, but Suzanna has far grander dreams than waiting on rich people for the rest of her life--Suzanna wants to be a detective. Her aspirations and daydreams get her in a few scrapes, but Suzanna comes out shining and proves she's got the instinct and skills to be a stellar detective.
Angie Frazier's writing is descriptive and engaging with an intriguing mystery to keep you guessing. Younger readers may not understand all of the descriptions, but preteens and smart girls will embrace and love this new Nancy Drew for their generation. The Midnight Tunnel offers a fresh new voice for middle graders and will have young readers clamoring for the next installment. ...more
I don't think I'm going to ever win a 欧宝娱乐 First Reads book again until I review this, so here goes...I don't think I'm going to ever win a 欧宝娱乐 First Reads book again until I review this, so here goes......more
I was so excited to read Falling Under after I won a copy on 欧宝娱乐 First Reads. The concept of meeting a mysterious, "devastatingly handsome" guy I was so excited to read Falling Under after I won a copy on 欧宝娱乐 First Reads. The concept of meeting a mysterious, "devastatingly handsome" guy from your dreams sounded captivating, but Falling Under was too much of the worn-thin "I'm a jerk to you but you love me anyway" romance, and the parts that were original were too dark for me. I'd recommend Falling Under to those that love the darker side of paranormal fiction (not me).
Theia, Theia, Theia. The author tells us things about her, but Theia's actions show us a completely different story. She puts herself in danger. Again. And again. She's supposed to be this incredible musician and smart and rational, but she makes so many TSTL choices that I gave up. Haden even tells her why he's there--and it involves Theia in a horrible way--and yet she still comes back for more. WHY??? Why can't we ever get a heroine who tells these kinds of guys where they can go? Read the back cover--Theia doesn't want to resist Haden, even if it costs her her soul. Ugh.
And Haden? My tolerance of the "I'm hot so you love me even though I'm a jerk and treat you abysmally" guy must be all used up. (Again, this theme in young adult fiction is getting REALLY old.) The whole "hot/cold" guy thing has been done before and done a lot better. Haden became more tolerable as the book went on, but I wanted to infuse some rationality into Theia for 3/4 of the book for making STUPID, STUPID choices involving Haden. Why couldn't Theia go for a charismatic, thoughtful guy like Gabe?
Falling Under is dark. It has the TSTL heroine, the jerk bad boy, and the idiot parent that we see in so many books these days. It wasn't for me, but if you like dark paranormal fiction with a smattering of Twilight, you may like it.
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