Kids Books - Science Fiction

Do you like historical fiction with time traveling and a smidge of romance? If that sounds like you don't bother reading my review any farther and just go pick up Into the Dim and enjoy it. I'd give Into the Dim 3 1/2 stars. At first, Hope (main character) was a claustrophobic, fearful, jittery mess that would have a panic attack at the thought of closed spaces. For me it didn't work - I was annoyed at the beginning when it seemed like every other thought was about how fragile she was. Finally, the panicky thoughts toned down and Hope got a little moxie. My other problem was that Hope didn't ask any questions. There were lots of strange things going on such as a secret room in the broom closet or her mom in a picture wearing a toga and she just shrugged them off like it's totally normal. When she did try to ask a question the other characters would change the subject or ignore her. She would not push for an answer even when it was obvious they were lying. This brings up my other issue - predictability. Hope didn't find out about time travel until about 50% into the book. Readers know about the time travel aspect from the beginning thanks to the book's summary, "...also a member of a secret society of time travelers." Having read Into the Dim, I can tell that the author has spend a great deal of time on researching the eras and infused the book with interesting facts such as kings and queens weren't called "your Majesty" until Henry VII's reign they were just referred to as "your Grace". I also enjoyed the romance between Hope and Bran. It was very cutesy and wasn't the main focus of the book. I would say that it wasn't insta-love only because of the backstory at the end of the book. Intrigued? Read the book. My favorite character was Phoebe, I wish she would have been the main character instead of Hope. She had a much better personality (so much more spunk) and I love her blue hair. Last problem with Into the Dim was that some of the scenes seemed cheesy, especially the fight scene with Eleanor in her bedroom. Might have just been me but... Anyway Into the Dim is worth reading. I was entertained and I enjoyed it which is what you look for in a book. *Thank you to NetGalley and HMH Books for Young Readers for allowing me to read this book.

This book is so far my favorite. I love, love, love San Francisco!!!! This book goes though the history of the Golden Gate Bridge with a few fictional events, but all factual, well, facts.

I want to read it

looks cool

Sounds like a great book! I would read, this is the type of book I like, it is a little sad, it is also very realistic, I would give this book a 5.

This was a really great book, although there were a lot of scientific terms and a lot of parts where I had to read multiple times to understand, this was really a great book. The main characters in the book is Mark Watney, the other crew of Ares 3 and also people at NASA. I learned a lot from this book about space travel, what its like on Mars and a lot of science. I think this book is really interesting and Mark had a few near death situations but he managed to pull through and live. There were also some parts in the book that were really funny. I recommend this book to everyone who likes space travel, science fiction or action.

I have loved this book so far and am anxious to read more! In the first few chapters, Lorelei explains her history. First, her dad was an astronomer and always saw one comet every night. When she and her family go camping, a storm closes in. Her little brother, dad, and mom all disappear! Outside of the tent, Lorelei sees black tentacles. A year later, she believes that she might have a clue to the disappearance. she goes to get it and finds nothing, but writes in the air, I want my parents back. Suddenly, she sees a gryphon. The gryphon tells Lorelei that she summoned him and is fighting the monster that, apparently, took her parents. Lorelei summons a portal and sends the gryphon home, but decides to jump in herself. That is all I have gotten to so far but I am anxious to read more.

The Lost Prince started off really great. It caught my attention, I felt some sympathy for Dean, our main character, and I wanted to see what would happen next, truly I did. But the performance of the story as a whole . . . it slacked off. It didn't meet my expectations. First off, this book is in no manner realistic. I LOVE fantasy, I won't deny that. But this book didn't have much essence. It was rather cheesy, actually. Next, Dean has a love interest in this book. That's fine. If the love is written off well. But it wasn't. I didn't feel like Dean really loved Waverly . . . more like he saw her as a beautiful young lady with sparkly eyes. In my opinion, the book was better off without the romance. And NONE of ANY of the battle scenes in this book were picturesque. The author, Matt, seemed to be just telling what happened in the battle. Dean never tires from the fight, never gets actually injured while fighting a man TWICE his size. SO UNREALISTIC. The battle was bland. That's all there is to it. No cliffhangers at the end of chapters doesn't really encourage me to read more. This is a good book for 9 year olds who don't mind the lack of realism, but anyone older would most likely not find the book satisfying.

i read this book because it was the next book that my friend said i should read so i read it i was reading the book and then i had a great idea that i could make a book report

It;s really good so far if anybody likes fairy tales that end with bloody scenes this is the good fit book for you .you should read it but beware kids under the age of 10 might not like it it might get them nightmares.