Saving London by Taylor Dawn

Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance
Source:  I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.

Imagine going to your doctor and hearing them say to you, “You have terminal cancer.”  For me it would be devastating.  For someone half my age I can’t imagine what would go through their mind.  London Patterson is the 23 year old protagonist of this story.  Instead of wallowing in her sorrow she creates a bucket list of things she wants to accomplish in the year she has left.  One thing that will help her along the way is her sarcasm and her attitude, and Adam.  Adam is a man she has recently met.  He is willing to help her complete her bucket list if she agrees to complete each item.  She feels so much better when she is around him.  She is also beginning to wonder about him as she is finding feathers and he is always talking about angels.  Could he be one?  If so then who is Caine?  He seems to be the total opposite of Adam.

I can guarantee you that this isn’t a tear jerker like “The Fault in Our Stars”. It is one that will teach you to live each moment to the fullest.  There are a few twists and turns in it that will keep you reading away. This was definitely different than what I expected and I really enjoyed it. You have to ask yourself, if you had only a year to live how would you deal with the news and what would be on your bucket list.  Definitely one I would recommend.

About the Author

Taylor Dawn began writing as an item to check off her bucket list. After putting words on paper, she decided that being an author was where she needed to be. She resides on a farm in southern Illinois with her husband, son and a plethora of animals. Taylor is a huge kid at heart. She loves playing practical jokes, challenging her son to a game of Super Mario and rarely rolls out of bed before noon. She enjoys dancing, is perpetually clumsy and has a horrible green thumb. Taylor believes that if you work hard, you must play even harder.  To learn more, visit her at:

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Pretty Maids in a Row by Teri Kanefield

Genre: Middle Grade Historical Fiction
Source: I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed ehre are my own.

I am and have always been a fan of time travel. Teri Kanefield is a master story teller when it comes to time travel stories. The main character is a fourteen year old girl named Mattie.  She and her parents are in France when she is transported into the body of Mary, Queen of Scots. Most time travel stories places the main character in the historical time period. This book drops the mai character into another body.  Mattie has to figure out whether she should do what she knows is best or make a decision that could change history.  This is an awesome way to do historical fiction.

One of the lessons, (yes, you knew there had to be a lesson) was about how life for women was different.  They were expected to behave a certain way and they were expected to stay in their place.  She also learned that some of her problems, time had not changed.  Like all of Teri's books I will proudly put this on my shelves at school. This is one I will also recommend to our school librarian, As long as Teri is writing books she will have a reader in me.  I highly recommend this book to all time travel fans or fans of the Tudor period.

Student Saturday: The Web of Titan by Dom Testa

Student Reviewer:  Isaac
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction

As Galahad and its crew pass by Saturn’s moon, Titan, they must pick up a pod meant to carry two passengers, a cat and someone else. The crew would be prepared for this considering the stowaway who almost killed them all months ago. But, when one is missing in the pod with no explanation and mysterious events occur, could it be possible someone, or something exists on Titan?

In several parts of the story, the crew have no idea what’s going on and feel confused. I also feel like this sometimes.  This issue of the series seems great for readers who like a feeling of mystery and unknowing. This is a great sequel that’s just as original and fascinating.