Maybe it's because it's in translation, but this book promised some torrid love affairs and all I got were sad people who were too philosophical.

Very fun reading with my family.

It was hard to put down! A lot of information revealed and tons of action!

Good book with a plot twist I did not see coming. Not creepy or scary but engaging and interesting.

Recommended to me by my 16 yr old granddaughter. Not the type of book I usually read but it was a very good story

this book was alright. I don’t really love sports, so it’s not really my thing. I also don’t like the “I have to balance cooking and basketball, but I have to pick one,” blah, blah, blah.

This book was good I guess. I read it in 30 minutes in a car trip today. My mom doesn’t like the series because of how hard the mom try’s and the middle school boy doesn’t care. She said that she would write about all her great ideas as a mom and how we think that there all soooo great. Blah blah blah, then I told her that no way it would get on a bestseller list! She thought that was funny. Still a pretty funny series. This book was my second favorite out of all of them, the first being the spaghetti one.

I don't give away spoilers in my reviews. I am admittedly not usually the reader who loves fantasy but I knew from reviews that I wanted to read When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley. The cover is eye-catching with the graphic of Benny and the merman. I loved the oceanic colors used for it. Benny is on his own in life after losing his aunt. He has come to America and is working as a blacksmith. Benny has difficulties with his breathing and being in an environment such as a metal shop really affects his health. Benny is a talented blacksmith and his art is noticed by the owner of one of the local amusement parks - Luna Park in Coney Island. Benny is hired to build a large tank for a new exhibit and isn't told of all the details. Benny finds himself becoming attached to the new exhibit - a real merman from the ocean. I loved Benny's compassion and moral struggles within himself and with the merman. The other characters in the book that make up the menagerie were also such a great group of characters to read about. My two favorite parts in this book were the illustrations and the storyline. The illustrations added to the story and worked together with the cover. I usually don't read much fantasy but this was such a good story. (from my Goodreads review)

This book is incredible! It’s about a girl named Morgan who just wants to get through high school and escape her whole life on the island where she lives. But Morgan has a lot of secrets, including the fact that she’s gay. One night, she is saved from drowning by a strange girl named Keltie, and they start to fall in love. But Keltie has secrets too… this book is really sweet and I’d recommend this book to anyone!

New Heights picks up right where the first book left off and shows Arthur training hard to become stronger in a world full of magic and danger. The action scenes are awesome, and we get to see Arthur level up his powers in some really cool ways. What I liked most is that the book isn’t just about fighting—it also shows Arthur trying to protect his family and figure out who he wants to be. Even though he has crazy powers, he still struggles with things like responsibility and growing up. New Heights is a great read. I liked it even more than the first book.