Book Review:Girl In Blue

Because it's the 150th anniversary of the civil war, I decided to write a review on this book.

Girl in blue
By: Ann Rinaldi
Rating:9/10

Summary:
The year is 1861. When spirited teenager Sarah Louisa learns that she is to be married off to her despicable neighbor, she runs away from home. Disguising herself as a boy, Sarah boldly joins the army - and before long is a soldier in the civil war.

Sarah navigates the joys and hardships of Arny life, all the while struggling to keep her true identity a secret. But Sarah's real adventures are just beginning. A chance encounter with a detective soon draws her into a wed of mystery, intrigue, and romance...and Sarah's courage will be put to the test as never before.

This is a very interesting book. I liked how it was about a girl in the civil war. Most books about the civil war aren't about girls. So you get a different view. At some points in the book it was slow reading, but then the pace would speed back up.

Sarah was based off a real woman in the civil war, Sarah Emma Edmonds, enlisted with the 2nd Michigan Infantry under the name Franklin Thompson, the same regiment Sarah Wheelock joined. And many of the other characters who played a big role were also real.

The only thing I wasn't very happy with was the ending. It felt as if it needed to go on, with a sequel. But it could be looked at both ways. Maybe the author thought she might make another book, but didn't want to feel like she had to. But overall it's a great book, filled with history, romance, and some mystery.

Hope you all have a great memorial day! I have so far! I had a sleepover with my best friend, then went to a Civil war reenactment. It's neat to learn about all that stuff. One day me and my friend will do it, dressed as soldiers. Because sometimes at those things you see girls dressed as soldiers! Which is very cool.

Wow, it's been a while since I last blogged. Maybe the last few days have just been boring. Well besides what I'm about to tell you. So yesterday I went to the othodontist, and got these colorful rubber bands to go on my braces. They make my mouth feel weird, like it doesn't open right. But anyway, the cool thing about them is shooting them. I can't really aim but most of the time they go straight. These should be fun.

So today I heard that because the worlds ending Saturday, you can pay $135 for someone to take care of your pet until it dies. First I don't believe the world will end. Second wouldn't all of the pets die too? If they didn't die, the people taking care of them couldn't really take care of them until they die, because they would be dead.. I don't think some pet owners think that through. I feel bad for their pets.

I don't believe the worlds ending. I mean the last Harry Potter movie isn't out yet. God wouldn't do that to us. He'd probably wait and see it with us.

Graceling Book Review.

Yay! My first post!

Graceling by Kristen Cashore

Summary:

Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight—she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king’s thug.

When she first meets Prince Po, Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change. She never expects to become Po’s friend. She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace—or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.

I loved this book, from the cover to the plot. Amazing. It was the cover that made me pick it up, then I read the first few pages and was hooked. The Seven Kingdoms trilogy makes me wish Graces were real. Because I'd love to have one, and the eyes which are different colors. The mark of a Graced.

Cover Like I had said, it's what made me pick it up. It's interesting, so it makes you assume the book will be. And I love the colors.

Characters I loved all of them! Well all of the good ones. They all had cool names like Kasta and Po. And all of the characters were very nicely describe and had cool looks. And they was a perfect amount of main and minor characters. Enough to keep it interesting, but not so many it was hard to remember them all.

Setting  Great. It was in a land called The Seven Kingdoms. I like it when a story takes place in a made up land. Especially one like The Seven Kingdoms, I wish it was real.

Over All Rating 5/5

Graceling is a unique story, one that has something for everyone. The only thing I don't like it that there isn't a sequel, but a companion.