Saturday, September 13, 2014

Ghost Knight

Cornelia Funke is an amazing author of fantasy fiction for older kids.  I loved her Inkheart series as well as her stand-alone Dragon Rider.  This novel did not disappoint.  It is a story of vengeance, honor, love and friendship.  When a boy gets sent to a boarding school in a far-away town,  he doesn't know that his mother's ancestors have created some vengeful ghosts out to kill everyone in his family.  Only he can  send the ghosts away.  But he needs help.  Luckily, he has a brave new friend and a noble ghost knight to assist him.  But could he help his ghost-protector, too?
I haven't read a book this good in a long time.   Sit back and enjoy this one!

Friday, September 5, 2014

The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop

This book was compared to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and had as much magic as Harry Potter.  That didn't make me like it, though.  It seemed disconnected.  The bad guy wasn't bad.  The fantastical creatures seemed odd and out of place.  I was not a fan.
(FIC SAU)