Book reviews

One of the funniest books I have read recently is The True Meaning of Smekday. It had me laughing out loud. I talked Christopher and Isaac into reading it, too. It is an alien invasion story told by a young girl whose mother was kidnapped by the aliens. She is telling the story for a school project.

A book to avoid: Rune Warriors. This book isn't published yet, but I signed up for an Advance Reader's copy. The description looked interesting, and the cover looked cool. You can't judge a book by it's cover, though. This book is a stinker. The writers are used to writing scripts for cartoons and it shows. The story is predictable. I didn't care about any of the characters. I wouldn't even have finished the book if I hadn't promised HarperCollins I'd write the review for it.

A great series I've been reading recently is the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith. They are set in Botswana, and they are funny, light reading. They really give you a look into the lives of the people there.