LH Spring Book Reviews

Three paths must cross to complete their common goal. But will they be able to set aside their fundamental differences and hatred for each other's people to work together and do the impossible? The girl, who speaks to gods and has always done her duty, the prince, who is in constant danger of his own father, and the boy, who has a dangerous monstrous secret that he desperately tries to hide but migh...

The Song of Achilles is a retelling of the great ancient story, The Iliad. Readers follow the awkward young prince Patroclus who was exiled to the kingdom of Phthia, where he meets the golden son, Achilles. The glorious Prince Achilles takes the shamed Patroclus under his wing and together they train under Chiron to master the art of war and medicine. Their bond blossomed into something deeper...

Never in my wildest dream would I have come up with this plot. I know that kids are kidnapped in the USA and around the world. I know that parents pay ransoms, can’t call the police and give in to blackmail to get their children back safely, but the intricacy of this system was thrilling to learn about and watch play out.  Rachel Klein O’Neill went through her normal morning routine. Wake up...

The Fatal Throne follows the lives of each of King Henry VIII’s five wives. The book is written in chronological order for each queen from when their lives began to intersect with King Henry’s. For some queens that interaction began at their wedding and for others it began at the previous queen’s wedding. Readers get a glimpse into King Henry’s mind in-between the queens’ sections, w...