5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best novels I've read in a while!, June 23, 2012
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This review is from: Nine Lives (Kindle Edition)
I'm a very picky reader -- always have been. If a book doesn't interest
me in the first 50 pages, I'll most likely put it down and never pick
it up again. With "Nine Lives", I found myself aching to read it, even
if I didn't have the time. I'm a young adult, and I was still drawn in!
I would read a page here and there, and it was almost impossible to
put my computer down. The plot is incredible. Excellent story line.
And great character choices. Balmanno definitely makes the reader a
part of the whole entire story, word for word, and I love when a good
book can incorporate the reader. The way the whole story falls together
at the end is just perfect. Utterly perfect. I usually don't cry
during books, but I did feel a few tears building up. Definitely one of
my favorite books, ever -- I wish there was a second one!
5.0 out of 5 stars
A warm story for all, June 24, 2012
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This review is from: Nine Lives (Kindle Edition)
Nine Lives is a wonderfully, warm story for all ages. One of the great
things about shopping the free book list for Kindles is that I am
exposed to a wider variety of books than I would be normally. My
favorite genre is mystery. I don't usually go to the young adult or
children sections of a bookstore and would have missed the opportunity
to read this book.The product description was intriguing. A mystery and an animal - what could be better. Well, the mystery is somewhat transparent, but that is not what makes this book so good. To me, it is Belmanno's description of the people and place that brings to the story to life. Belmanno covers the gamut of the different types of relationships with characters that are very well developed including both family and friendship dynamics. You can clearly picture each one, including the cat. It is these relationships that made me laugh and cry throughout the book and keep turning the pages to see what would happen next. In addition, her description of the place allowed me to live through the summer of this 11 year old boy like I was there.
By Lee
Format:Kindle Edition
NINE LIVES is a book about a boy named Nick who keeps almost dying.
First it was the lake, then a tree, then on a piece of candy, and
several more times, and every time a mysterious cat by the name of Mike
saves him. Can Nick and his friend Emma help figure out why he keeps
dying, and more importantly why is Mike saving him?
NINE LIVES is an excellent read for any age, but it is a middle grade book geared towards 4/5/6th grade boys. I am a thirteen year old girl though and loved it, so I really do recommend this book for any age. The characters are wonderful, and you feel like you really know them, you feel like Neal really is your brother, Emma really is your friend, and you really are Nick. Beth Balmanno has figured out a way to take you from whichever room you're reading in into Wolf Creek, Nick's hometown.
Overall I would give NINE LIVES 6 out of 5 stars, but that's not possible. So it's gets 5 out of 5 stars and two thumbs up. :)
NINE LIVES is an excellent read for any age, but it is a middle grade book geared towards 4/5/6th grade boys. I am a thirteen year old girl though and loved it, so I really do recommend this book for any age. The characters are wonderful, and you feel like you really know them, you feel like Neal really is your brother, Emma really is your friend, and you really are Nick. Beth Balmanno has figured out a way to take you from whichever room you're reading in into Wolf Creek, Nick's hometown.
Overall I would give NINE LIVES 6 out of 5 stars, but that's not possible. So it's gets 5 out of 5 stars and two thumbs up. :)
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