How (Not) to Kiss a Toad by: Elizabeth A. Reeves

How would you like to be a Witch and not have control of your powers? Life would be disastrous right? You have just explained (in simple words) Cindy Eller's life.
Cindy Eller lives a simple life. Well, that is if you don't add in the out of control magic and her curse of turning men into toads. According to the curse, the only man that would not turn into a toad would perfect. He would never lie or cheat, but most importantly he would be cute! When she finally finds the perfect guy for her, she decides that they were too perfect of a couple for him to be turned into a toad so she kisses him.
This book is 315 pages long and is for children ages 12 and older. I would rate this book a 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by: Mildred D. Taylor

Cassie Logan and her family live in the South. Even though they are free, they still face hardships, whether it is racism, land, or injury. Even though the Whites take away their rights they will never be able to take away their land. They live in fear, that one night they will wake up to gunshots from the Night Men.

This book has really made the past real to me. I've always heard about segregation but never really felt like it actually happened. Reading this book has helped me to realize that those things really did occur. Even though I can never fully comprehend what happened, I have been able to see a part of it through the eyes of Cassie Logan. This book is for children ages 13 and older and is 288 pages long. I would rate it a 4 out of 5 stars.

The Fudge Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke (bk 5)

     The Fudge Cupcake Murder is a great book. I enjoyed reading it because they had a bunch of things going on. Hannah has two boys she loves and can’t decide which one she truly loves, Andrea (Hannah’s sister) is pregnant, and her widowed mother is secretly meeting a man she is in love with without telling her daughters. They also did a great job of not making the book predictable. The murderer turned out to be someone I didn’t even think about.  I also loved how they included recipes of the desserts that Hannah makes all through the book. It was a little hard to follow so I think I should’ve waited another year or so to read it so that I understand it better. I recommend this book for children ages 13 and older. I would rate it 4 out of 5 stars.

In Plain Sight by: Clair M. Poulson

     Donte Noble has the best life anyone can ever dream of. He has a beautiful and amazing fiancée, a great sister that helps him with anything, and has a future of being a doctor. It's everything he's ever dreamed of. Nothing could get better, but it could get dramatically worse. When Donte gets accused of murdering his fiance's brother, he knows that the only thing he can do is run, run, and run.Will he ever be safe? This book is for children ages 12 and older and is 240 pages long. I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.  

The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

I have loved all of the books I've read of Rick Riordan until this book. It was going really good and was clean until about page 292. It started talking about boys liking other boys and it made me feel really uncomfortable. I was very surprised because almost of his other books were clean and appropriate. I completely stopped reading the book because being a Mormon, it went against my standards and it really made me feel unhappy when I read it. I would recommend his other books but I would not recommend reading this one. This book has 597 pages. I would rate this book a 2 out of 5 stars. If it had not been unclean, I would've rated it 4 and a half out of five stars.