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“I am in the Meadow, waiting. I wait slightly outside the clearing, naked because the clothes Clare keeps for me in a box under a stone are not there; the box isn’t there either, so I am thankful that the afternoon is fine, early September, perhaps, in some unidentified year.” At any moment Henry can disappear and then reappear in any time or place, stripped of everything.  He is forced to rely on his wits and uncanny ability for breaking and entering; Henry is a time traveler. Unlike Henry, Clare isn’t a time traveler but fate has brought them together for an experience that is almost unbelievable.

For Henry, life is anything but simple. At any moment he could be taken from his home, the library where he works, or even from the side of the street and be thrown into another time and place.  He is forced to break into places to get money, clothes, weapons, or anything he might need to survive in the brutal world until the next time he travels. Henry has a hard time dealing with life in his mid 20’s, with the death of his mother, and the strained relationship with his father.  Henry doesn’t quite know how to handle the time traveling and uses drinking as a way to cope.

Clare has it easy compared to Henry.  She’s from a wealthy family, with a huge house, and basically anything she’s ever wanted, that is, until she meets Henry when she’s around 6 years old. As a child Clare saw Henry as a thing of the unknown that she looked forward to seeing every once in awhile. But the older she got, the more in love with him she fell, and Henry became something she had to have; the one thing that she couldn’t fully have. Once Clare and Henry are married things don’t get any easier.

This romantic mystery will leave you laughing, crying and wanting to read more. It gets you tangled up in the love they have for each other and completely draws you in.  The Time Travelers’ Wife is a compelling must read.

Reviewed by Sarah M. @ Sabino H. S.

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Imagine the world after a nuclear holocaust and it is completely taken over by an elite clan. This story is about a group of kids who are forced to enter a sudden death match in an arena with the victor winning fame and fortune and the losers suffering death by their own team mates’ hands. Peeta Melark and Katniss Everdeen, the main characters in this story, experience drama, love, and (for the more blood thirsty reader) violence. Oh, and there are a bunch of other starving kids in the arena who try to kill each other without weapons.
The genre is the greatest part of this book- it’s action, romance, and drama all together. This book is strictly for 10 years old and above because there is some graphic violence. The setting of this book instills fear into the calcium of your bones but at the same time it keeps you entertained and wanting more. What I personally liked was that it’s as “cool” as the cover says it is. What I mean is that this book doesn’t play around when it comes to the story - it’s deadly serious.

This book is such a good book. It is about a girl named Aislinn. She is a girl who can see faeries. The faeries in this book aren’t like regular tooth fairies; they are human sized. They are very powerful and very dangerous. Most of the faeries get very weak when they’re near metal but the more powerful faeries, called court fey, are used to it. The faeries pick on the mortals because they are wicked and mortals can’t see them.

Aislinn hangs out with Seth, her best friend. Most of the time Aislinn is at Seth’s house. She feels safe with him. There is a little bit of romance between them but they both don’t want to admit it.

There are some rules that Aislinn’s grandmother told her she has to follow to stay safe when she is around the faeries. Rule#3: Don’t stare at invisible faeries; Rule#2: Don’t talk to invisible faeries; Rule#1: Don’t ever attract their attention.

What I really liked about this book was that it wasn’t what I expected. I thought that faeries were like Tinker Bell, or something like that. I also liked the romance between Aislinn and Seth. I think that this book really relates to the Twilight series and I think that people who like Twilight will like Wicked Lovely.

Reviewed by: Samantha L. @ Hohokam Middle School
Edited by: cf
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