Lumberjanes: Jackelope Springs Eternal by Shannon Waters

This is a story in the series Lumberjanes, about Mal, Ripley, April, Jo, Molly, (the Roanokes) Jen (the counselor), and Emmy. The Roanokes are scared of “The Voice”. That wanted to terrorize their camp and used some of them to do so, so their counselor gets them to start hunting for a Jackalope But instead, they find a cowgirl with the oddest herd ever and a lonely tornado.

It was a funny book with some diversity... it was really fun to read about all of the sweet little (giant) animals with odd stories. I really liked when Diane said “I refuse to use my unfathomable goddess powers on a stupid branch.” I didn’t really like that it was hard to understand the storyline since I didn’t read the book that came before it (oops on me). I would recommend this book because it is a funny book, but not until you read the ones that came before it.

Speaking of mythical creatures... look at this ferocious kitten!

The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks

This story is about The Dao, who are soldiers who took over the Nameless City. They want to have sole control of the city, so are protecting their ownership of the city. Kai is a Dao soldier and Rat is an orphaned girl - Dao soldiers killed her parents. Kai and Rat meet and learn to trust each other, and work together to save the leader of the Dao from assassins.

I first picked this book because I was bored and the cover looked really interesting. When I started reading it, it was so good that I couldn’t put it down (even when the teacher told me to). I really liked the overall book and the way the main characters learned to trust each other. I would recommend this book because its plot makes me want to keep reading. I can't wait to read the second and third books.