Spoiler Alert Mini-Review: Unbreakable by Kami Garcia

Unbreakable by Kami Garcia
Spoiler Alert Reviewer: Tina

1=No. Just, no. 2=It's OK. 3=I liked it. 4=I really liked it. 5=It was EPIC!

The Book Itself
How well designed was the plot? 4
How vivid was the setting? 5
How believable were the characters and the dialog? 4
How well did the book hold your interest? 5, sometimes 4
How well did the author's language add to the book? 5
How well did the writing match the books intended audience? 4

Worldwide
Rank this book's mass appeal. 4
How readable was this book? 4
How pleasurable will reading this book be to most teens? 4

Personal
How highly would you recommend this book? 5
How likely are you to read something else by this author? 4
How memorable was this book? 5
How did you feel about the ending? 3
If you did not finish, how did you feel about the beginning?
How creative was this book? 5, sometimes 4

Marketing
Rank the cover (only if the final cover version has been released). 4
How well does the cover match the story? 3
Rank the jacket blurb. 4
Rank the title. 5
How well does the title match the story? 5
Stopping point in the book? Finished

Tell us what you thought of the book overall:

In one word: Suspenseful

Tell us what you really did not like about this book: Her whining.

Pick 5 words to describe this book: Suspenseful, romantic; good sometimes STUPID

Spoiler Alert Mini-Review: Antigoddess by Kendare Blake

Antigoddess by Kendare Blake
Spoiler Alert Reviewer: Delaney

1=No. Just, no. 2=It's OK. 3=I liked it. 4=I really liked it. 5=It was EPIC!

The Book Itself
How well designed was the plot? 5
How vivid was the setting? 4
How believable were the characters and the dialog? 4
How well did the book hold your interest? 5
How well did the author's language add to the book? 4
How well did the writing match the books intended audience? 5

Worldwide
Rank this book's mass appeal. 5
How readable was this book? 4
How pleasurable will reading this book be to most teens? 5

Personal
How highly would you recommend this book? 4
How likely are you to read something else by this author? 5
How memorable was this book? 4
How did you feel about the ending? 4
If you did not finish, how did you feel about the beginning?
How creative was this book? 4

Marketing
Rank the cover (only if the final cover version has been released). 4
How well does the cover match the story? 5
Rank the jacket blurb. 4
Rank the title. 3
How well does the title match the story? 5
Stopping point in the book? Finished the entire book

Tell us what you thought of the book overall:

In one word: Exciting

Tell us what you really did not like about this book: The ending was pretty sad.

Pick 5 words to describe this book: Intense, dark, violent, fun, fast-paced

Spoiler Alert Mini-Review: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Spoiler Alert Reviewer: Brianna

1=No. Just, no. 2=It's OK. 3=I liked it. 4=I really liked it. 5=It was EPIC!

The Book Itself
How well designed was the plot? 4
How vivid was the setting? 4
How believable were the characters and the dialog? 3
How well did the book hold your interest? 4
Howe well did the author's language add to the book? 4
How well did the writing match the books intended audience? 4

Worldwide
Rank this book's mass appeal. 4
How readable was this book? 4
How pleasurable will reading this book be to most teens? 4

Personal
How highly would you recommend this book? 5
How likely are you to read something else by this author? 5
How memorable was this book? 4
How did you feel about the ending? 4
If you did not finish, how did you feel about the beginning?
How creative was this book? 3

Marketing
Rank the cover (only if the final cover version has been released). 4
How well does the cover match the story? 5
Rank the jacket blurb. 5
Rank the title. 3
How well does the title match the story? 4
Stopping point in the book? Read it all!

Tell us what you thought of the book overall:

In one word: Super!

Tell us what you really did not like about this book: Some of the main characters' metaphors (bad) got annoying.

Pick 5 words to describe this book: Evil superheroes get their comeuppance.

Mini-reviews from Spoiler Alert Book Club

Did you know that Winter Park Public Library has a teen book group named Spoiler Alert for grades 8 & up? They meet every month (usually on the third Thursday from 7-8 p.m.) to snack and chat about a book they voted on at the previous meeting. Pretty standard book club stuff, yes?

What makes Spoiler Alert pretty unique (and inspired the name of the group) is that members also get a chance to read new teen books before they are published and available to the general public! Members choose which book they want to read from our stash of exclusive preview copies. Then at the meeting we dish about our picks--the good and the bad, provide mini reviews and often tweet the authors themselves to let them know what we thought of their upcoming books. Fun, right?

Spoiler Alert will now be sharing those mini reviews with you. The format will be a little different from the other reviews you see posted here, but you'll get a good idea how the reader felt about the book. The title of the post will include "Spoiler Alert" so that you know where it came from.

Want to join Spoiler Alert? Visit our Teen Happenings page to see when our next meeting is taking place and what book (or books!) we will be discussing.