Tuesday, March 8, 2011

The Lost Hero ****

By Rick Riordan
Fantasy

MYTHICAL/SUPERNATURAL CREATURES ***
VIOLENCE **
ROMANTIC AFFAIRS **
DEATH **

I consider this to be a GREAT adventure/fantasy book! Same author that wrote the 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' series (of which are listed on here somewhere - check the archive) and the 'Kane Chronicles' (listed below is the first book 'The Red Pyramid'). I really liked it. Like Riordan's previous works 'The Lost Hero' is very funny and exciting. It's also a clean read which makes it AWESOME. I loved it :D

Jason wakes up on a school bus not remembering who he is and where he came from. Apparently he has a girlfriend named Piper and a BFF named Leo - but he's not too sure.
Piper is the daughter of a famous movie star; Tristan McLean. He never really has time for her so she gets into trouble so he will actually pay attention to her. When Jason, her boyfriend, suddenly doesn't recognize her, her world changes forever.
Leo is an orphan with a dark past and a secret. He loves to tinker and build things. When his closest friend wakes up with amnesia on the school bus, and his gym teacher turns out to be half-goat, he finally finds what he is meant to do.
When this trio are identified as 'demi gods', sons and daughters of gods and goddesses, they are whisked away to Camp Halfblood; a refuge and training center for young heroes to train for quests and fighting monsters in the real world. As Jason struggles to find his identity and protect the ones he loves, as Piper tries to get Jason to remember her, and as Leo unlocks the mysteries of his past...in the midst of all this can they also save the world?

Monday, March 7, 2011

The Red Pyramid ***

By Rick Riordan
Fantasy

MYTHICAL/SUPERNATURAL CREATURES ***
VIOLENCE **
ROMANTIC AFFAIRS **
DEATH **

This is the same author who wrote the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. I love his writing - it's so light and humorous and exciting. Will make you laugh, cry, and turn the pages as fast as you can read them. What more could you ask for?

Carter and Sadie Kane have never really had anything to do with each other except when Christmas holiday came around. Since their mother passed away when they were young they have been separated. Carter travels the globe with their infamous father, Julius Kane, while he gives lectures on ancient Egyptian magic and voodoo while Sadie attends a boarding school in London and lives with their grandparents. When their father is unexpectedly swept away by a mysterious force, Carter and Sadie are exposed to a world of magic and Egyptian gods and goddesses. Will they ever be able to get their father back and stop the villain before it's too late?

Friday, March 4, 2011

The Princess Bride ****

By William Goldman
Fantasy

MYTHICAL/SUPERNATURAL CREATURES *
LANGUAGE **
ROMANTIC AFFAIRS ***
VIOLENCE ***
DEATH **

I. Loved. It. Seriously - you have to read it! Very humorous and fun. Full of action, giants, Spaniards, true love, sword fighting, monsters, adventure, and miracles :) This is a book I will read over and over again. If you loved the movie, you'll ADORE the book!

Buttercup is a beautiful bud just waiting to blossom. Westley is a humble farm boy that works for Buttercups father around the farm and is most definitely, most entirely in love with her. When Westley disappears at sea, Buttercup vows to never love again. Some years later when she is captured by a humorous threesome and is miraculously saved by a mysterious man in black. Will she ever find out who the man in black is, and whatever happened to her beloved Westley?