Kaelie's Reads

The Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz   Twenty years ago, all the evil villains were banished from the kingdom of Auradon and made to live in virtual imprisonment on the Isle of the Lost. The island is surrounded by a magical force field that keeps the villains and their descendants safely locked up and away from the mainland. Life on the island is dark and dreary. It is a dirty, decrepit place that's been left to rot and forgotten by the world. But hidden in the mysterious Forbidden Fortress is a dragon's eye: the key to true darkness and the villains' only hope of escape. Only the cleverest, evilest, nastiest little villain can find it...who will it be? Maleficent, Mistress of the Dark: As the self-proclaimed ruler of the isle, Maleficent has no tolerance for anything less than pure evil. She has little time for her subjects, who have still not mastered life without magic. Her only concern is getting off the Isle of the Lost. Mal: At sixteen, Mal...

P.S. I Like You by Kasie West Signed, sealed, delivered… While spacing out in chemistry class, Lily scribbles some of her favorite song lyrics onto her desk. The next day, she finds that  someone  has continued the lyrics on the desk and added a message to her. Intrigue! Soon, Lily and her anonymous pen pal are exchanging full-on letters—sharing secrets, recommending bands, and opening up to each other. Lily realizes she’s kind of falling for this letter writer. Only, who is he? As Lily attempts to unravel the mystery  and  juggle school, friends, crushes, and her crazy family, she discovers that matters of the heart can’t always be spelled out… My Review: Mood?  lighthearted Pace?   Medium Plot- or character-driven?  A mix Strong character development?  Yes Loveable characters?  Yes Diverse cast of characters?  N/A Flaws of characters a main focus?  Yes My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book brings Together the two ...

P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han Lara Jean didn’t expect to  really  fall for Peter. She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren’t. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever. When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean’s feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once? In this charming and heartfelt sequel to the  New York Times  bestseller  To All the Boys I've Loved Before , we see first love through the eyes of the unforgettable Lara Jean. Love is never easy, but maybe that’s part of what makes it so amazing.  My Review: Mood?  lighthearted Pace?   medium Plot- or character-driven?   A mix Strong character development?    Yes   Loveable characters?   Yes Diverse cast of characters?   N/a Flaws of characters a main focus?   Yes My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love this series much so that I go back and reread it all the time

Rule #5: You Can't Trust the Bad Boy by Anne-Marie Meyer He was supposed to be my escape for the weekend. I wasn’t supposed to fall for him. My life feels as if it’s spiraling out of control the moment Mom and Dad inform me that come Monday, I’m heading to Italy to “get to know” the son of an important business investor. Apparently, it’s my responsibility as a daughter of a hotel tycoon or something. I want to be a good daughter, but I’m tired of being looked over. I’m tired of having my life planned out for me. So when I run into Jet Miller, the bad boy with a motorcycle, I pay him to take me away for the weekend. He’s convinced that I won’t fit into his life, but I don’t care. I need this break. Two days of freedom quickly change into something more, and I find myself falling for Jet. Only, he doesn’t know that once our 48 hour escape is over, I’m gone. And I don’t know how to tell him. Some rules are meant to be broken. For fans of The Sun is Also a Star, To All th...

The Truth about Truman School by Dori Hillestad Butler When Zebby and Amr create the website thetruthabouttruman.com, they want it to be honest. They want it to be about the real Truman Middle School, to say things that the school newspaper would never say. ' My review: Mood?  lighthearted Pace?   Slow Plot- or character-driven?   A mix Strong character development?   Yes Loveable characters?   Yes Diverse cast of characters?   It's complicated Flaws of characters a main focus?   Yes My rating: 5 of 5 stars I picked This book for something my school calls free reading time it was really good and is really relatable It takes place in a middle school.

Crossed by Ally Condie The Society chooses everything. The books you read. The music you listen to. The person you love. Yet for Cassia the rules have changed. Ky has been taken and she will sacrifice everything to find him. And when Cassia discovers Ky has escaped to the wild frontiers beyond the Society there is hope. But on the edge of society nothing is as it seems... A rebellion is rising. And a tangled web of lies and double-crosses could destroy everything. My Review:  Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%. My rating: 1 of 5 stars DNF I did this because I saw the little synopsis on the back end I did not like it I also read the 1st book At the end it gives you a little bit about the next book I did not like the little bit that it gave me.

Never Have I Ever Kissed My Brother's Best Friend by Juliet Bardsley She’s crushed on him for the past six years. He’s always seen her as his best friend’s little sister. What happens when they’re forced together? Gavin Mitchell is a star soccer player, the best looking senior at Cedar Oaks High, and a potential recruit for the college of his dreams. But if Gavin doesn’t raise his English grade, all his plans of playing soccer for his dream school will be crushed. Enter Kenzie Fair, his best friend’s smart little sister. Mackenzie (Kenzie) Fair has the best friend in the world, an enviable collection of books, and the highest grades in the junior class. But there’s one thing she doesn’t have—Gavin Mitchell—the guy she’s crushed on for forever. The guy she acts like a total spaz around. The guy who also happens to be her brother’s best friend. When the two are forced to spend time together studying Shakespeare, it’s only a matter of time before Gavin sees Kenzie as mor...