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Pike, Christopher
3 Reviews
(4)
YA
Everything changes for teen singer-songwriter Fred Allen when he falls in love with Aja, a new girl from Brazil who appears to have the ability to heal physical and psychological injuries. The story is essentially a two-dimensional ode to the manic pixie dream girl, but readers who have recently discovered magical realism may appreciate this philosophical take on the genre.
Reviewer: Barratt Miller
(4)
YA
Sara meets Amesh, a poor Turkish boy, and finds a flying carpet while visiting her father in Istanbul. Both the carpet and the boy change her indelibly, leading her on a path toward self-definition and the realization of her destiny. Sara's constant, sudden "knowing" things and some misleading cultural information occasionally break the flow of an otherwise engaging story.
Reviewer: Jenn Matters
(4)
YA
Thirteen-year-old Ali (a reincarnated fairy queen) works with human and elemental allies to protect their coexisting worlds. New characters, hidden identities, and science fiction elements (a Borg-like "Entity" bent on saving Earth from self-destruction by means of enslavement) keep the plot fresh but scattered. Revelations about the genesis and motivations of the villains bring depth to the two previous books about Ali.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross
3 reviews
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