Rivers of Fire

Rivers of Fire (Atherton #2)

by Patrick Carman

4 stars

320 pages 
Published May 1, 2008 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
 
I picked this up immediately after finishing the first book in this trilogy, The House of Power, because I liked that one so much.
This one didn't disappoint. It was nice and short, too, which was perfect. I don't know if I could take anymore Cleaners mayhem.
It was a great adventure book, with flavors of Jules Verne rippled generously throughout.

There are some gruesome deaths and some themes that might disturb little ones, but I can recommend this book to kids older than 8.

I will likely pick up the third book to complete this trilogy, but honestly this book wraps up the story of Atherton pretty well.

The Bride Wore Size 12

The Bride Wore Size 12 (Heather Wells Mysteries #5)

by Meg Cabot

3 stars 

392 pages

Published Sept. 24, 2013 by William Morrow Paperbacks 

 

Another light, fluffy, formulaic murder mystery by Meg Cabot. Not the best book Cabot has written, but entertaining enough. Heather Wells is an endearing character, with cleverness and wittiness in spades.
There is some swearing and some glossed-over sex. I probably wouldn't let my mom read it.

P.S. Just FYI, we just had an magnitude 5.2 earthquake over here in Italy - and we sure felt it! It was my first earthquake - but we all are OK and nothing collapsed. Yay!