Shannon

I truly enjoyed this book. I liked the writing style and the very creative use of traditional mythological and fantasy elements. There was also some good wordplay which I enjoyed, for example, sneakers are shoes that help you sneak around.

The characters were good and the story exciting and fun.

This book was on the edge of okay/liked it for me. I would take off a half-star for the use of the word “coolio”. Disregarding the overreaching attempt at youthful language which is already dated, I'm not sure how I felt about it. I liked it enough that I'm going to read the next book in the series and see how it goes.

I like a good dystopian story, and this is one of the older ones which I had never read. I wouldn't say it's “fun” to read, but I'm glad to have read it, it's as relevant as ever.

I'm really loving this series.

This book was really sweet and a fun, creative fairy tale. The characters were very likable and the story had some adventure as well as unexpected twists and turns.

I really liked this one. I pretty much read this series all in a row, and this is the last book so far. I'm glad there's one more of these books to look forward to. The story was great; magic, adventure, and I like all the characters. I was genuinely surprised by the twist at the end.

Another fun book. I'm enjoying this series.

Really fun book. A bit like Princess Diaries crossed with Sabrina The Teenage Witch with a little Shopaholic vibe.

This was another fun and fantastical book. It got down to the point a bit quicker than the first one, and I think it moved a bit quicker. It's obvious there's alot of the story left, but overall it was a good continuation of the series.

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, but I really liked it. It had a unique setting and the characters were very real, especially the sibling dynamic. Overall this is a fun book with good characters and fantasy elements.

A good finish to the series.

I liked this book better than the previous one. I was starting to feel like the series was a bit slow after reading the third book, but this one zipped by and I'm anxious to read the next.

The books are still quick reads but the series is starting to feel a bit slow. It's the third book and it's only taken a few months in the timeline of the story.

I liked it. I didn't like it as much as the third book in the series, but I really enjoyed it and the Irish setting and lore made it really fun and different.

I liked this book as much as the Shopaholic series.

When I read the first book in this series, it reminded me a bit of C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy. This third book is very reminiscent of Perelandra.

I avoided this book for a long time because for some reason I thought it would be too “dark”, then I decided to look up the author again. I found my way to her online journal and I saw a post containing C.S. Lewis quotes. Not just any C.S. Lewis quotes, but quotes from The Screwtape Letters. So I decided to give it a try.

I didn't love the characters, but the writing and story were beautiful and that's what really grabbed me. It reminded me somewhat of C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy and also a bit of A Wrinkle In Time.

I enjoyed this book, it definitely pulled me in. I was surprised that there wasn't more uprising as I would expect from a dystopian story. There is a sequel though, so I'm sure they're building up to something more.

I really liked it. Quite different from what I expected. I really liked the characters and the interesting world they lived in. I was surprised it took so long to find out who Septimus really was, but I could tell who it was going to be right away. After a certain point I figured that reveal was going to be at the end.

I thought this was a fun book. I've always been a book lover, so I liked the concept based in the magic of the written word. I was also a theatre major so I liked the bits about reading aloud and tasting the words as you say them.

The beginning reminds me a bit of The Secret Garden, but then it ends up a little like a Dead Poets Society for girls. Enjoyable.

Did this book see an editor at all? Pretty much nothing happens until the last quarter of the book. It could've been half as long, and that's being generous.

I think this was the best of the series so far. I liked the use of angels, it's one of the best in fantasy fiction I've seen.

I recently got my first DSLR camera and have taken a few private photography lessons. My instructor recommended Scott Kelby as a good author for photography books and this is the first one I picked up. Very good, practical information that gave me a lot of good ideas about how I can improve my photos.

My husband is a game developer, and this is his favorite book. It was pretty interesting.