- Brave Buffalo Fighter: Waditaka Tatanka Kisisohitika by John D. Fitzgerald (1973)
[7/10]
"As you can expect from any Fitzgerald work, you get an excellent picture of the period and setting in which the events take place. You get a detailed portrayal of life in a pioneer wagon train, including the reasons for making the trek in the first place and the risks involved in the journey itself."
- Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (2007)
[6/10]
"Of the three books in the Twilight series so far, I found Eclipse the least interesting. All the physical action takes place off stage, and we spend all our time inside Bella's mixed up head."
- Eldest by Christopher Paolini (2005)
[7/10]
"Eldest provides much easier reading than Eragon, but you still encounter some passages so clichéd that you groan out loud. Paolini's skill at storytelling encourages you to move quickly past the problems to find out what happens next."
- Eragon by Christopher Paolini (2003)
[6/10]
"Paolini's plot has good pacing, interesting highs and lows, and most importantly you like Eragon and care about what happens to him -- in spite of his stupid teenage blundering."
- Fablehaven by Brandon Mull (2006)
[6/10]
"Mull has written a fairly decent modern-day fantasy story that possibly could have had a fairly good chance at hitting the bestseller lists if Mull had worked with a national publishing house."
- Golden Compass, The by Philip Pullman (1995)
[7/10]
"Pullman has created a moral fantasy that will sit well on the shelf next to C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia and may even have similar staying power."
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling (2007)
[7/10]
"Rowling has created an interesting universe and a story that surely will never go out of print. I certainly will probably read the entire series several more times in my lifetime, in spite of the numerous problems that a more careful writer would have addressed."
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling (2000)
[7/10]
"Goblet of Fire has a much more mature story, including direct confrontation of evil, on-stage death of students, and numerous injuries, that I wonder how Scholastic can continue to market these books to the 9-12 year old market."
- Lori, I Love You, But . . . by Gary Davis (1993)
[2/10]
"One could tell this story in any number of modes. Davis chose comedy. In fact, all of his characters seem to be sharpening their wit for a comedy club audition."
- New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (2006)
[6/10]
"At the end, you feel like you have just ridden a roller coaster -- a long, slow, boring ride up the hill and a brief thrill as you run the course. The excitement happens so fast, that you really want more and wish that Meyer hadn't spent so much time letting Bella mope about."
- Romancing the Nephites by Becky Paget (1993)
[5/10]
"There's nothing outstanding about this story, but there were no glaring flaws either. A simple story that is well constructed and has appeal to a less demanding audience."
- Subtle Knife, The by Philip Pullman (1997)
[6/10]
"For the middle book in a trilogy, Pullman manages to keep the plot and pacing in The Subtle Knife quite engaging, and he ends the book just about as suddenly and tragically as in The Golden Compass."
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (2005)
[8/10]
"Meyer does an excellent job at building the tension to a nerve-splitting peak, and her exposition about her vampires never gets boring or preachy."
- Wrinkle in Time, A by Madeline L'Engle (1962)
[9/10]
"L'Engle creates a universe where the forces of good and evil have visible components. Through her characters, she examines the choices people make to align themselves with these forces and the tools humans have to combat evil. Unlike much of the fiction produced today, A Wrinkle in Time acknowledges the spiritual side of humanity and our innate ability to know good from evil."
Average score: 6.36
