Book Title: Coin Heist
Author: Elisa Ludwig
Age Recommended: YA, 13 years old and up. (Some profanity, Light romance)
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Recently, I read Coin Heist by Elisa Ludwig- an amazing author and good friend of mine. I really enjoyed the book and thought I could write a review about it. Here's a short summary of it...
This book centers around four kids who have totally different personalities. You have Alice, the nerd, Jason, the slacker, Benny, the athlete, and Dakota, the perfect student. When Jason's dad takes $50 million of the school's endowment, Dakota is forced to end all after school activities, which leaves her with many unsatisfied students. The four then team up to steal money from the U.S. Mint to replace the school's funds. What first starts as a joke, becomes more serious and they begin planning to make an extra batch of mistake coins. But just as they start to get their plan going, they are faced with a problem that stands in the way of getting the school's money back.
Coin Heist was a great book. I really loved reading it. It kept me on the edge of my seat and I seriously couldn't put it down. I think this book is great for boys and girls over the age of 13. It had a great mixture of action and romance which I thought made the book so much better.
In conclusion, I loved this book and I hope you will too!
Don't let it collect dust on the shelves, check it out sometime soon!
Later booklovers,
~Kara♥♪
Book Title: Tunnels
Author: Roderick Gordon
Age Recommended: 5th grade and up.
Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
Tunnels is a book I read awhile back and I just didn't like it. Read the short summary and continue on to my review to see why.
Will Burrows has little in common with his family except for a passion for digging which he shares with his father. When his father disappears down an unknown tunnel, Will decides to investigate with his friend. Soon they find themselves deep underground, where they unearth a terrifying secret - a secret which may cost them their lives.
Why didn't I like Tunnels? When I picked Tunnels to read, I was actually pretty excited to start it. I thought it would be a good book to read and it had a bit of a challenging plot. As a smart kid, I was always up for a challenge so I picked Tunnels. I started to read it and it started out really slow. Since it was an action adventure book, I just assumed that it would get a little more faced paced, but it didn't. As I kept reading, slowing forging on, it got worse and worse! I soon found myself skipping pages trying to just get to the end, but eventually I just gave up. It was so slow and there were a few interesting parts where Will went into the tunnels, but that was it. I didn't end up finishing this book, but I got about 3/4 of the way through before I put it down.
I can't recommend this book to my readers. I hope this review helps you on whether or not to read the book.
Leave this book on the shelf for while, it can wait...
Later Booklovers,
~Kara♥♪
