While recently scrolling through the D- reviews, I came across a book I thoroughly enjoyed, Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. I decided that I would defend this book because I really liked it.
The book is about a teenager named Bella Swan, who moves from hot, Phoenix, Arizona to the small town Forks, Washington. Once she gets to the school, she meets Edward Cullen, a mysterious boy she immediately takes an interest in (although liking him would not be the right word for this situation... yet.). Edward immediately seems to dislike Bella, for reasons she can't understand. Then, Edward is gone for a week from school. Bella, suspecting it is because of her, becomes fed up and decides to confront him, and he surprises her by being nice to her.
  One night, Bella is told a story by her good friend Jacob Black. He tells her legends from his tribe say that Edward's family, The Cullen's, are vampires. Bella decides to investigate this, to which she begins to believe the legend. After a while of prodding, Edward finally fesses up. His family are vampires, but they are "good" vampires. They don't drink human blood, instead, they feed on animals. That is why Edward resented Bella the first day, because he was thirsty and she smelled very good to him. He left for that whole week to hunt. He tells her a few other things the vampires can do, including that he can read minds. Well, except Bella's.
  Soon, Edward and Bella begin (quickly I might add) to fall in love. They are nearly inseparable, and Edward eventually takes Bella to meet his vampire family. They go and play vampire baseball later, which leads to some not-so-nice vampires to begins tracking her, and it becomes a life or death situation for Bella.
  I LOVE this book. I think Stephanie Meyer is a phenomenal author, and she words things so beautifully. To those who judge this book by it's movie: The Edward Cullen in the movie and in the book are very different. In the movie, I think he is almost... weak. I'm not sure why I feel that way, but the book he is well developed. His character believes in good, he is a hero in many situations, yet he still believes himself to be a monster. It breaks my heart (yes, I have a fictional crush on Edward.).
Overall, I am head over heels for Twilight! The person who wrote the D- review was reading the book just to prove it was as bad as she thought it was. I can see why it is a bestseller. I, on the other hand, give Twilight an A+.
If you have a bad opinion on this book, Isuggest you actually read it haven't already. You might actually like it.
Also, #teamedward. Haha.

Ravens Gate, by Anthony Horowitz

From the author who wrote the Alex Rider series comes a new series, The Gatekeepers, which starts out with Ravens Gate. This book begins with a 14 year old boy named Matt going to rob a warehouse. The raid goes wrong and he runs into the security guard who ends up getting stabbed. The police arrive and arrest him. After a night in jail, he must go to live with an elderly lady named Mrs. Deverill in a remote town called Lesser Malling. After spending some time there, he notices strange events after he tries to escape. He tries to find info on something he heard called Ravens Gate but fails.
Matt's suspicions are confirmed later when he sees Mrs. Deverill and the villagers of Lesser Malling practicing a ritual of some sort by an abandoned nuclear plant. He thinks she is witch. Anyone who tries to help him dies mysteriously. After finally escaping, he finds more info on Ravens Gate and finds out that it's a type of portal that that will let ancient beings, called the Old Ones who inhabited the earth long ago (like the Forerunners in Halo) to come into the modern world. However, knowing this puts him at risk of being killed.
        The mystery and the suspense of this book keeps you on the edge of your seat. This book was an interesting and exciting read because of that, however, it was a little strange in parts. It had very good descriptive details and a good plot. I recommend it to fans of Anthony Horowitz as well as those who enjoy fantasy.  B+

Chasing Spirits

 Chasing Spirits: The Building of the Ghost Adventures Crew by Nick Groff with Jeff Belanger is a non-fiction story about Nick's life and "the building of the Ghost Adventures Crew." If you didn't already know, Ghost Adventures is a popular television show on the Travel Channel where three guys: Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, and the author of this book Nick Groff, lock themselves in haunted locations where they try to find proof of the paranormal. In this book Nick starts out by telling the reader a little bit about what his life was like before Ghost Adventures. He talks about his childhood, his start in the film industry, and all of his paranormal experiences along the way. The book really starts to pick up when he goes on to tell the story of how Ghost Adventures came to be. Being the huge Ghost Adventures fan that I am, this part was really interesting. Groff gives the reader a behind the scenes look at the show, how it was created, and certain investigations they have done. Groff also highlights one specific investigation throughout the entire book, where his life changed as he came face-to-face with what he believes to be a spirit of a woman and Linda Vista Hospital in Los Angeles, California.  He wraps up the story by talking about how his whole life has changed and other projects he has done since. Chasing Spirits also has some fun little things within it including photographs, fan questions, and the brief history of locations he's been to.
     Since I love the show Ghost Adventures, I may like this book more than any of you would, because a lot of it might only seem interesting to a fan. I personally loved reading more in depth about certain haunted locations that I have only seen on television, and I really loved finding out about how the show actually got started, and all of the fun or scary things that happened along the way. However, these things may not interest someone who has never seen the show at all. So I would only recommend this book to someone who is familiar with the series. I really enjoyed every part of this book. For me, it's interesting to see the show from a whole new perspective, and by reading this book I feel more connected with the series.
     Besides the talk of the show, Groff also brings up many different subjects that really make you think. For example, he tells the reader about his opinion on what he believes happens after we die, but he also allows you to form your own ideas about it. It starts to get you thinking about all of the possibilities and how nothing is 100% proven. Above all Groff emphasizes how important is to do what you love, and even if it takes a lot of hard work to get there, if you are doing something that you enjoy, you will be happy.
     When I started reading this book, I expected it to be similar to the one Zak Bagans, one of the other guys of Ghost Adventures, wrote. Although this book was very different and I absolutely enjoyed it. Anyone who is a fan of Ghost Adventures will be sure to love it too. I would give it an A for sure.

Just a heads up: If you are uncomfortable with swearing, this book is not for you, because it swears quite a bit.