Cleopatra's Daughter

I am around halfway through Cleopatra’s Daughter by Michelle Moran and I love it. It is filled with accurate descriptions of ancient Rome and the fighting between Rome and Egypt. When Rome invades Egypt, Selene, the princess of Egypt, is taken away from her home. After watching her father, mother, and brother die she is transported to live in a foreign land. She is constantly worrying about when the Caesar of Rome will decide that she is of no importance and kill her. It is interesting reading this book right now because they often talk about meeting the famous poet Virgil and we are reading The Inferno by Dante and reading about him. There is a lot of betrayal in the novel and I predict that Selene will run into trouble because of her free spirit and determination. She is the only surviving representation of the former Egypt and must learn to survive in her enemy’s home. I would recommend this book because of its engaging plot and descriptions. I cannot wait to see what happens to the characters and if Selene returns to her homeland or dies.

A Kiss in Time By Alex Flinn

**SECOND QUARTER**

I read A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn this past week. It is a remake on the classic story sleeping beauty but instead of a prince waking the princess from her sleep it was a 17-year-old boy from the 21st century. Princess Talia, the main character, gets cursed and is forced to sleep until her true love kiss. This all happens three hundred years before Jack comes around, discovers her and kisses her. Now he is struck with a bratty princess and must bring her home and help her learn to live in the 21st century. I thought this book was very cute and an interesting spin-off of the original story. It was funny and I liked it because it involves a character that lived in the 1700's who now is magically awake and must learn how to survive in present day. I didn't like the end though. I found it was too cheesy and did not capture my interest. I feel that the author could have written it much better. I would recommend this to girls who like silly romantic humorous books.

Suspicion by Kate Brian

I was so excited when I found out that the new book in the series Private by Kate Brian was out. Suspicion is the tenth book in the series and I absolutely loved it. Throughout the book, Reed, the main character, must escape the murder that has been trying to kill her over the past two weeks. While I was reading it I kept skipping to the bottom of the page to see what would happen next—it’s that suspicious. Reed’s murderer so far has tried to kill her many different ways and you do not find out who it is until the last moment. There are so many little plots throughout the series and each one is more exciting then the other. I couldn’t believe the ending of the book, my chin literally dropped and for five minutes all I said was “omg.” I don’t want to tell you what happens because it would just ruin the books in the series. I can’t wait for the next book and to see what happens to the characters. I read the book in one sitting and would recommend it to any girl that likes these kinds of books. I would also recommend any of Kate Brian’s books, I have read every single one and they are all excellent. I would just warm you that they are hard to put down.