My Review of: The Gatekeeper’s Son (The Gatekeeper’s Son #1) by C.R. Fladmark

The Gatekeeper’s Son by C.R. Fladmark
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Goodreads synopsis:Junya’s grandfather is a billionaire who keeps the secret to his success hidden in a heavily guarded safe.
His mother is a martial artist who wields a razor-sharp katana—and seems to read his mind.
And a mysterious girl in a Japanese school uniform can knock him over—literally—with just a look.
What do they know that he doesn’t?
Junya’s life takes a dangerous turn on his sixteenth birthday, when someone sets out to destroy not only the family’s business empire—the one that he’s set to inherit—but Junya himself. He’s fighting for his life, and doesn’t know who to trust.
What has his family been keeping from him?
Junya’s journey takes him from the narrow streets of San Francisco to Japan, and through hidden portals to the top of the ancient Japanese Izumo Shinto shrine, to places where death and violence are a way of life. And in a mystical world he’s never imagined, he finds his true destiny.

My review: So, I received a copy of this book from netgalley in exchange for a review, and although it took a while to get through it, I really enjoyed reading it. I mean, how could you not like a book about ninjas? Although, it did have it’s ups and downs, like how if felt like the story was a few different short stories put together, The characters were well rounded and the book was overall action packed. I mean, come on. It’s ninjas. How could it not be? The story was good, kinda long, but good, and the characters were a little different, but different is good. Sorry for the short review, but I’m eally drawing a blank at what else to say. Definitely check this book out if you like ninjas, books that are full of action, or just want something to read that’s different from everything else. Thanks for reading!

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My Review of: Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare for Everyone Else) by C.E. Wilson

Much Ado About Nothing by C.E. Wilson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: Shakespeare’s work features some of the most memorable stories and characters ever created, yet for too many curious readers the combination of ultra-dense dialogue and unfamiliar historical settings make tackling the Bard’s work something between a tedious chore and a confusing mess of bird-bolts and quondam carpet-mongers.

While it’s nearly impossible to replicate or improve on these works, it is (thanks to their timeless nature) possible to make them more accessible to a wider audience.
In this Young Adult retelling of one of William Shakespeare’s most iconic plays, join C.E. Wilson as she breathes new life into Much Ado About Nothing, the first in her series Shakespeare for
Everyone Else.

Two couples.

Clark and Heaven.

Beatriz and Bennett.

After years of friendship Clark decides that his senior year is the time to finally profess his love to his long-time crush Heaven; a sweet and simple girl who her father knows to be loyal, trustworthy and caring. She returns Clark’s love because, like him, she has also seen her feelings blossom over time. Theirs is a cute love that differs a bit from the other couple in the play.

Beatriz and Bennett at first glance seem to want nothing to do with the other. Every conversation, every remark is a withering attack which reveals their lost history and similarities. It’s not long before their friends hatch a plan to set them up because everyone is convinced they still love and care for one another. Will either of them be able to resist the strong attraction between them?

As these two couples try to make it through their senior year, their friend Donnie does what he can to keep the group happy. The problem lies in Donnie’s half-brother Jason who wants nothing more than to spoil the fun – even at the cost of Heaven’s reputation.

When both couples are pushed to the limits, whose love will endure?

Find out in this modern retelling of Shakespeare’s memorable play Much Ado About Nothing.

My Review: The first published review of the new year, sorry it’s been so long! I haven’t had any internet at home and it’s really hard to write reviews on my phone when I’m sitting at the library, so I just haven’t been doing it. Anyways. Thanks for staying with me. Onto the review!

I recieved a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review, and that’s exactly what I’ll do. Although I technically read this book before the new year, I’m just getting around to writing the review for it. I’m trying to remember as much as I can, I swear. Basically this book is shakespearian fan fiction. You can call it anything you want, but that’s what it is. Not saying that’s a bad thing. I’m not sure about the original play, but this book was set in todays world, in a high school. It’s full of the ridiculous drama you find in actual high schools, and although it’s more realistic, I’m not sure I liked it. Although I got what the story was about, I didn’t understand why the characters were acting the way they were. I didn’t like that. Sometimes they just acted out and I wasn’t sure why, it didn’t make sense to me. I like that the plays are put into words that I can actually understand, but the story didn’t keep my attention. It took me a long time to get through this short book, and once I actually finished it, I was thinking, why did I take so long to read this, and Im not sure I want to read the other ones if they’re all going to be like this. On the other hand, the other plays are differend, so that must mean the other re writes are different, right? Hopefully. It’s a good idea, these books, but they just weren’t for me. Check them out and see what you think. Thanks for reading, sorry it’s such a short review.

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