FRUITS BASKET

Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya

Reviewed by Milly, 12yrs. old - Teen Book Reviewer and Sometimes Baker

Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya is a manga book series about a group of guys and girls that have a curse. I won't spoil it by telling you what that curse is, but it has something to do with the animals of the Chinese Zodiac. A girl named Tohru Honda finds out what the secret is and gets involved.

I borrowed this book from my good friend Alice (who loves manga).

It may say that it's a romance but i think it's comedy. I love this book sooo much that I have started reading the next one!

This is a brilliant manga series, so I'm rating it out of 5 paper dolls:

And my recipe for you this time is super easy but super delicious:

Chocolate Croissants

On weekends I often have my friends over for a sleepover and I serve them this for breakfast (it's a favourite). It's so simple and quick.

We buy a big pack of croissants from the supermarket (our store sells them in a pack of 12) and buy a big block of really nice dark chocolate (I love Lindt 50% dark, but you can use your favourite - Tilly likes white chocolate in hers).

Just slice the croissants and slip in a couple of squares of chocolate and bake on a medium heat for about 15-20mins (you just want them to heat up and melt the chocolate). When they come out you can sprinkle them with icing sugar and they taste just like the bakery ones!

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The Case of the Diamond Shadow

The Case of the Diamond Shadow by Sophie Masson

Reviewed by Milly, 12yrs. old - Tween Book Reviewer and Sometimes Baker

The Case of the Diamond Shadow by Sophie Masson is a mystery, about a series of jewel thefts committed by a villain named 'The Shadow'.

This book looks like a murder mystery by the front cover, because it looks like there's a dead girl. I was disappointed that it's not a murder mystery (she was only injured), the crime was just about jewellery theft. I should have listened to the saying 'you can't judge a book by its cover'.

This one wasn't really for me, I like a book to be a bit more exciting, but if you like romance (yawn) I'd say you'll like this!

I rate this book out of 5 :

MY SISTER THE VAMPIRE: SWITCHED

My Sister The Vampire: Switched by Sienna Mercer

Reviewed by Tilly, 8yrs. old - Tween Book Reviewer and Sometimes Writer

My Sister The Vampire is a series of books about two girls Ivy and Olivia, who look totally different to each other, but under all the make up these girls are identical twins! This is surprising because Olivia is a cheerleader and Ivy is a vampire and a bit goth.

You'll have to read the book to find out how one twin could be a vampire.

This book had a little bit of romance for Ivy, but it is mostly a fantasy. This is not a horror story because the vampires are not scary and they don't drink human blood. They do have to wear a special sunscreen and heal super-quickly.

The girls become close and sometimes switch places. This is a fun girly book. Not many boys would be interested. My friend was reading it first and I had to wait ages to get a copy because the bookstore kept selling out. A good book for young readers.

I rate this book (number 1 in the series):

This week I have a goth paper doll link for you:

From: Emma Good Egg Blog

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MALICE

Malice by Chris Wooding

Reviewed by Milly, 12yrs. old - Teen Book Reviewer and Sometimes Baker

Malice, by Chris Wooding, is a horrifying book about a world that exsits inside a scary comic book. To get there you have to do the ritual and call on 'Tall Jake'. Two kids called Kady and Seth do not believe these rumours about this strange land until their friend goes missing.

This is the scariest book I have ever read, especially the first chapter when a boy performs the ritual, the lights go out and you just know 'Tall Jake' is coming. Even though I had nightmares about it, my friends are still fighting over who will read it next.

What I like most about this book is it is a great book for kids that don't like to read much and for the classroom. Even though it looks like a thick book it is half comic/half novel and both boys and girls will enjoy it.

The other really cool thing about this book is it has a 3D front cover. It looks like Tall Jake is coming out of the book to get you!

You'd think I wouldn't want to read any other scary books after having nightmares after reading Malice, but no, I can't wait to read another scary book!

I rate this book out of five:

This week I'd like to show you a little treat I call 'Uglies':

For this recipe you just use your favourite chocolate cupcake recipe (or you can use a packet mix) and add pink and white mini-marshmellows and white chocolate chips. Top with chocolate icing. They don't look very pretty, but boy do they taste good!

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SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT

Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy

Reviewed by Tilly, 8yrs. old - Tween Book Reviewer and Sometimes Writer

Skulduggery Pleasant is written by Derek Landy. This is a very thick book (371 pages), it was hard to read for me. I think it is really for older readers, maybe a teen book. I had to ask my parents and my sister for help with some of the bigger words, but that was actually good because I learned new words.

Meet Skulduggery Pleasant, Stephanie Edgley, Tanith Low and Ghastly Bespoke, they are a team of good guys who are trying to find and take the sceptre of the ancients out of Serpine's evil hands. The team is led by Skulduggery Pleasant, and did I mention he's a skeleton? They get to have a lot of adventures in this book.

This book is a mixture of mystery, horror and fantasy.

I think this book was trying to be funny and scary but I didn't think it was (I'm not trying to be mean). It was a little gross in parts (like with people coming apart).

Skulduggery Pleasant is a good book. This book is part of a series. I might try to read some of the other books in the series when I'm a bit older.

I rate this book out of 5...

I think I would like the book more if I was older, so teens might like it.

Here's a suitable paper doll I found at http://prittylitter.blogspot.com/:

Click on the picture for the full size.

And thank you Book Dreaming for giving us the Sweet Blog award, it's very nice of you!