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The Host: A Novel
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Wow
+ Didn't think I would like it--I ended up loving it!
+ amazing!
+ Wow! A love story almost as compelling and epic as Bella and Edward.
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Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3)
Christopher Paolini
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2008
Love is fire is Brisingr
+ Good follow-up and interesting read...
+ You need this AWESOME book!!!
+ Finally, a Dragon Rider with Moral Intelligence
+ My 13 year old son loves this series
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2006
best
+ Love it!
this book has comedy romance and action. you can feel what bella feels its described and written so beautifuly. i think overall its a wonderful book easy to read but it has so much feeling and creativity you must read.
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Nation
Terry Pratchett
HarperCollins, 2008
Delightfully Pratchett
+ This is wonderful
+ Nation by Terry Pratchett
+ This is NOT Discworld......
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New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2006
FAVORITE ONE
+ Twilight Saga Book 2
+ Amazing! BETTER than Twilight!
+ Still Dreamy...
+ addicted!!!
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Valiant (The Lost Fleet, Book 4 of 6)
Jack Campbell
Ace, 2008
Great SCI FI book
+ Another solid sequel
+ Redundent
This is book 4. You should read the book in order. This is the best group of books I have read in a long time. If you like non-stop action these books are for you. Well worth your money.
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GAAK
Darryl Hughes
Lulu.com, 2004
A CREATURE FEATURE FUN READ!!!
+ Great book.
I loved GAAK. It reminded me of the days when I was a kid (and I hope I'm not giving my age away) when creature feature movies were fun. Back when you could count on mad scientists to whip up homemade monsters in their labs, aliens invaded the earth regularly, creatures still lived in black ...
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The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, 2002
Definitely There and Back Again
+ The true father of Fantasy
+ A delightful, wonderful book
+ A fascinating look into Tolkien's creative process
+ The Hobbit
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Eclipse Special Edition (The Twilight Saga)
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008
NewtonLocke.com
+ Eclipse
+ Eclipse: A Welcome Distraction
+ Bella and Edward's love is sometimes painful in its purity
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Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, Book 5)
Naomi Novik
Del Rey, 2008
Temeraire rules!
+ Horatio Hornblower with Dragons
+ More great dragon fiction
+ Maybe Napoleon really deserves to win
+ Another great installment
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His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) (His Dark Materials)
Philip Pullman
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007
The Death of Dogma and the Birth of Joy
+ Great series
+ Imaginative fantasy
I just finished re-reading Phillip Pullman's astonishing trilogy for the third time. No, I'm not an eager 11-year-old desperate for a Potter substitute. I'm a thirty-two year old English teacher happily immersed in the modern day renaissance that is children's fantasy. Of course, like any ...
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Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1)
Orson Scott Card
Tor Science Fiction, 1994
Card is one of the truly great authors of our generation
+ Ender's game- I keep having to buy new copies because no one will give it back
+ It's awesome
+ Favorite book
+ Ender is a genius
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The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3)
Rick Riordan
Miramax, 2007
No book has had such an impact on the peace and quiet in my house
+ The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 3)
+ My Son Loves these Books
+ The Titan's Curse
+ Another EXCELLANT Book!
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The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007
Loved it
+ Beautiful, moving
+ WWII Fiction -- required reading
+ Too great to put down
+ Catcher in the Rye in Nazi Germany
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Confessor: Chainfire Trilogy, Part 3 (Sword Of Truth, Book 11)
Terry Goodkind
Tor Books, 2007
The End?
+ A Fitting End to the Series
Fantastic series of books. Could not wait to pick up the next one. I was happy to get answers to long open questions, but happy to see there could be more books. Can't wait for the SciFi Channel series to start.
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