Cassy In Her Own World

Book: The Winter Prince Author: Cheryl Sawyer Link:  Amazon.com: The Winter Prince Summary: Mary Villiers is worried about her dear surrogate father, King Charles I. He is thinking of publicly arresting five members of Parliament, thereby starting something he cannot stop. Her loyalty to the King is put to the test when she does some things she could regret. The King's nephew, Prince Rupert, is to come to England to fight with the King's army. From the moment he arrives, he enchants everyone; everyone except Mary, who believes  that Prince Rupert returning to England would mean the destruction of the royalist army. But neither she nor Rupert can stop what happens between them. The Prince comes to England and fights for his uncle, but everyone is keeping secrets in those dark times... Review: This book was hard to read because of the old English Sawyer used, but once you start reading, you get used to it. This book had everything: love, intrigue, secrecy, war, strateg...

Book: Angelmonster Author: Veronica Bennett Link:  Amazon.com: Angelmonster Summary: Mary Godwin is a writer. Her father was a writer, and her mother was a writer, too. She believes in feminism, but also in true love. But most of all, she believes that when the poet Percy Shelley comes to her father's book store looking to sell his book of poetry, he was really meant to find her instead. The two soon fall in love, making plans for marriage and children, but their relationship can never blossom past a churchyard romance, because Shelley is still married. So the couple, with their accomplice, Mary's step-sister, Jane, flee England for Europe. They take a boat to the continent and on the way, they meet a painter who tells them the story of a scientist who dug up bodies and patched them together, trying to reanimate them. And thus Mary's story is born. After many years and many dead children, Mary's perfect angel starts to turn into a monster, and nothing can save t...

Book(s): The Hunger Games; Catching Fire; Mockingjay Author: Suzanne Collins Link(s):  Amazon.com: The Hunger Games ;  Amazon.com: Catching Fire ;  Amazon.com: Mockingjay Summary: Katniss Everdeen has taken care of her family for years now. She breaks the law every day when she crosses the fence into the forbidden forest to hunt for game, which she sells illegally in the underground trading market called the Hob. Every year, two tributes from each district are selected to take part in the Hunger Games, a punishment founded by the Capitol. When Katniss volunteers to take her sister's place in the 74th Hunger Games, she turns the game on its head and, in turn, accidentally starts something in the districts that she's not quite sure she can -- or wants to -- stop. Review: From the moment I opened the first book to the moment I finished the last, these three books captured my every spare moment. I could literally not stop reading unless forced, because the books see...

Book: Claiming Georgia Tate Author: Gigi Amateau Link:  Amazon.com: Claiming Georgia Tate Summary: Georgia Tate lives with her grandparents. Her mother is dead and her father lives with a blonde woman named Sissy. One summer, after a traumatic experience of spending time with her father, Georgia Tate is forced to question everything about herself, starting with her mother. This is the story about a little girl who has to grow up too fast and learn to deal with things she never should have had to. Review: Claiming Georgia Tate is an interesting book. It combines the innocence of a child with the complexity of modern times. This book forces you to imagine a lot of difficult situations, but it also teaches you about the harsh world we live in and how to survive it. With good friends and a strong will, you can achieve anything, but nothing will ever go the way you want it to, because life is just unpredictable. It read easily and the characters seemed more real than most book...