Thursday, July 9, 2009

The Case of the Missing Marquess: An Enola Holmes Mystery (Book 1) by Nancy Springer


Synopsis:When Enola Holmes, the much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared—on her 14th birthday nonetheless—she knows she alone can find her. Disguising herself as a grieving widow, Enola sets out to the heart of London to uncover her mother's whereabouts—but not even the last name Holmes can prepare her for what awaits. Suddenly involved in the kidnapping of the young Marquess of Basilwether, Enola must escape murderous villains, free the spoiled Marquess, and perhaps hardest of all, elude her shrewd older brother—all while collecting clues to her mother's disappearance!
rating: I liked this it was interesting and it was a girl my age! it was just inspiring! it was Pg it was good!!

Dusssie by Nancy Springer


Synopsis:Dusie always knew puberty was going to be confusing, but she never realized it was going to be catastrophic—until she wakes up one morning to find that her hair has turned into a writhing mass of slithering snakes and discovers the real truth about her family: her mother is a Gorgon—right out of Greek mythology—and she was named after her mother’s younger sister, Medusa. Her mother had hoped that Dusie’s being half-mortal would protect her from inheriting the family curse.
Still reeling from this revelation, Dusie tries to keep her snakes under wraps. But after a boy she likes in school almost exposes her, she discovers another family secret—just one look from Dusie’s snakes has the power to send someone right into his own personal Stone Age. Talk about “if looks could kill”!
Dusie better figure out how to control her snakes and her rage, and find a way to get her life back—before anything else disastrous happens.
My rating: I really liked this book, like truly it was a good book its probably pg just cuz it talks about puberty a little but ya I really liked it!

Little Lady and the Prince


Synopsis:irrepressible Melissa is hired to reform a playboy prince -- and finds she could get used to the royal treatment.Making plans for her wedding to American fiancé Jonathan Riley, who now runs a prestigious Parisian real estate company, Melissa agrees to do a favor for her beloved grandmother: transform the notorious Prince Nicolas von Helsing-Alexandros into a proper gentleman for the sake of preserving a family inheritance. Even possessive Jonathan agrees it's a great opportunity to make social connections. But taming a prince might prove too big a professional challenge for Melissa when she's confronting so many seismic changes in her own personal life. Jonathan needs her in Paris. Her sister Emery's newborn son needs a christening ceremony, as well as a proper name. Emery herself needs Melissa -- to protect her from their bulldog nanny who's returned to do much more than babysit. Most unsettling of all, Nelson needs her to find him a new flatmate because she'll be moving out soon. Balancing all this with late-night dinners, polo matches, and a Mediterranean cruise with Prince Nicky, who is as charming as he is exasperating, suddenly has bride-to-be Melissa dreaming of a fairy-tale ending -- and not the one she expected!
My rating: I really liked this book! it has an unexpected ending but I loved it alot!!! ok im gonna give one thing away...... jonathan is a jerk towards the end I got really really mad at him! ugh he made my blood boil!! let me tell you! oh well anyway i loved the ending so youll see..... if you ever read it!I'm rating it what I rated the other ones... (i can't remember what that is at the moment so your gonna have to look yourself) ;)