noraquinn's reviews
59 reviews

Dog Man by Dav Pilkey

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Did not like this book lol. One of my students asked for it so I am being kind and supportive but I did not enjoy cop dog and I agree with the first grade teacher about the representation of homeless people! 

Disney Descendants: Wicked World Cinestory Comic, Volume 1 by Alberto Garrido

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

This was bad lol it feels like it's literally just screenshots with text over it. I'll still put it in my class tho! 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 14: Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

The .25 off is because the use of random all caps annoys me. Otherwise amazing book loved it 

Moon at Nine by Deborah Ellis
Did not finish book. Stopped at 80%.

More appropriate for older students, but the writing style is very simple so I'm not entirely sure what age

The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan

adventurous emotional funny informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Slightly hard to judge because this was my first full length e book and also I'm 24. There are definitely aspects I would have liked more when I was 14, but I still found it engaging and fun to read. I'm slightly unsure about the accuracy of some of the representations of Islam, but that may be because I keep getting on haram police TikTok and this book takes place in a world where the Greek, Roman, Norse, and Egyptian gods are all real so perhaps some things would differ! 

Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo by Rick Riordan

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This was a good short story. Maybe LMM should have been Apollo instead of Hermes I see him here lol

The Crown of Ptolemy by Rick Riordan

adventurous funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Cute and fun I liked the beat

The Staff of Serapis by Rick Riordan

adventurous funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Again not as good as the full books but very fun!

The Son of Sobek by Rick Riordan

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Unfortunately putting heros of Olympus chapters after this makes you remember how good he can write lol so this doesn't hold up in comparison. Still fun tho! 

The Wicked King by Holly Black

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Very invested excited to see what comes next