Hey world! Guess who? Me of course! Third day in a row blogging, and the first of the three I blogged three times. I really must be annoying you. Oh well, at least we get to talk about one of the very best things in the world! Books! The complete polar opposite of the worst thing in the world - and I shudder just typing it - cold toilet seats. Those things are just plain evil. Enough evil, let's talk about the good thing!
So, less than fifteen minutes ago, I finished reading this book called The Reluctant Assassin by Eoin Colfer. Sheesh, I'm just going all out with the whole "end of the Eoin Colfer boycott" thing. I feel like an alcoholic after the prohibition ended. I mean, just two days ago I reviewed an Eoin Colfer, and now, here I am, finishing up another. Anyways, this book is the first in the W.A.R.P. series. I'll try not to get too attached, because eventually this series will end, and another boycott will start up. But, if I just mildly love it, then boycotts will be unnecessary. But it is hard to control the level of love I have for books...But I don't think an Amazon link would hurt anything.
Summaryish: Where to begin...How about London, 1898, with an assassin-for-hire and his orphan apprentice? Or maybe we should begin with Agent Chevron Savano, the FBI youngest agent? Or perhaps we could begin with a time machine? Wherever we begin, we will certainly end with a Victorian super villain learning the present's technological secrets with plans to go back to his home-time and change the world forever. And since I swore never to give away a book's secrets, that's pretty much all I can say.
Review: So I'm still readjusting to Eoin Colfer, but that changed nothing about how amazing this book was. It is a little sad getting back into the swing of things, but this book definitely made me happy! Two thumbs up for time-traveling orphans! I couldn't get enough of the fast-paced and humorously written story. It pulled me in as if it had tied a rope around my mind and relentlessly tugged it deep into the plot until every waking thought was fully wrapped around the story, and of course the dancing frogs of which I can never seem to be rid. But frolicking insectivores aside, I must admit that some parts were a little slow, but before you know it, they're picking up again and your screeching around another plot twist!
Words to the Characters:
Riley: The mystery behind your name is killing me, hopefully we will discover it in book two!
Chevie: I can't stop thinking about Johnis, from the Lost Books (Ted Dekker) and the Chevy. Hahaha! Good times.
Okay everyone, happy reading and a happy farewell until the next book! Bye!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Thursday, August 29, 2013
I'm A Little Sad.
Hey world! I'm back again for more fun!! Except I'm kind of distracted by a game I'm half playing on a different tab. It's quite fun, actually. I'm on level 19 of 30, so I'm over half way there! But it's getting harder! Ah! But if I make it to level thirty, I unlock something special! Okay, too much talk about games and not enough talk about books. Let's remedy that, shall we?
So, I just finished this book called Numbers 3: Infinity by Rachel Ward last night at 10:34, or sometime thereabouts. It's the conclusion in the mind-blowing Numbers trilogy, all of which have been reviewed on this blog. Here is the link to the one before this, book two. From there, you will find the link to my first review in this series. And of course, I can't possibly end this paragraph without an Amazon link! That was clumsy, I linked both the space before the A and the exclamation point after the k! Silly me.
Summaryish: So in the last installment of this series, it is two years after The Chaos, and Sarah, her brothers, Adam, and Mia are struggling for survival, and are becoming increasingly more irked by their fame. They're also still confused by Mia's weird talent of switching numbers. And when word gets out about Mia's extraordinary abilities, she becomes a target for the government. Because, to quote the jacket cover, everyone wants to live forever.
Review: There's only one thing I can say about this book, and that is that it would be a Wow. Just Wow., if I hadn't just used one. When you finally close this book, you kind of just have to sit there and stare at cover (which isn't hard, because it's a very pretty cover.) for a while absorbing all that you just read. While you're sitting and staring, you may also experience the little known feeling of not thinking. No thoughts other than an instant replay of the book will cross your mind, and it's surprisingly a very enjoyable feeling that is definitely worth eating lunch an hour late and becoming a tad anti-social for a day reading. I could have finished it in one sitting, but if there is anything I love more than reading, emphasis on the if, it would be spaghetti, and guess what was on the menu?
Words to the Characters:
Adam: In moments of temper, instead of lashing out against your enemies making them hate you more, try counting backwards by threes and sevens alternately.
Sarah: I think I would have done the same thing.
Mia: Okay...creepy, but I'll roll with it.
By the power vested in me, I now pronounce this post over. Bye!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, I just finished this book called Numbers 3: Infinity by Rachel Ward last night at 10:34, or sometime thereabouts. It's the conclusion in the mind-blowing Numbers trilogy, all of which have been reviewed on this blog. Here is the link to the one before this, book two. From there, you will find the link to my first review in this series. And of course, I can't possibly end this paragraph without an Amazon link! That was clumsy, I linked both the space before the A and the exclamation point after the k! Silly me.
Summaryish: So in the last installment of this series, it is two years after The Chaos, and Sarah, her brothers, Adam, and Mia are struggling for survival, and are becoming increasingly more irked by their fame. They're also still confused by Mia's weird talent of switching numbers. And when word gets out about Mia's extraordinary abilities, she becomes a target for the government. Because, to quote the jacket cover, everyone wants to live forever.
Review: There's only one thing I can say about this book, and that is that it would be a Wow. Just Wow., if I hadn't just used one. When you finally close this book, you kind of just have to sit there and stare at cover (which isn't hard, because it's a very pretty cover.) for a while absorbing all that you just read. While you're sitting and staring, you may also experience the little known feeling of not thinking. No thoughts other than an instant replay of the book will cross your mind, and it's surprisingly a very enjoyable feeling that is definitely worth eating lunch an hour late and becoming a tad anti-social for a day reading. I could have finished it in one sitting, but if there is anything I love more than reading, emphasis on the if, it would be spaghetti, and guess what was on the menu?
Words to the Characters:
Adam: In moments of temper, instead of lashing out against your enemies making them hate you more, try counting backwards by threes and sevens alternately.
Sarah: I think I would have done the same thing.
Mia: Okay...creepy, but I'll roll with it.
By the power vested in me, I now pronounce this post over. Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Maybe The Wackiness Hasn't Ended After All.
Hey everyone! Wowza, number three today, except that number two was a non-review. I better hurry up this review, because it's snack time. I bet you didn't know that I often dilly-dally while reviewing. Well it's true, sometimes I'll play a game, listen to a song, check an author's blog, stuff like that. Not that I don't love you enough to give you my full attention, just that I love you too much to give you my full attention. Okay, next time a virtual stranger tells you he/she loves you, run for your life. I am the only exception because I am certifiably insane. Moving on.
So, I just finished this book called And Another Thing... by, and it pains me to say this, but not as much as it could because the boycott ended several days ago...Eoin Colfer. Yup. Eoin Colfer. The Eoin Colfer. And just in case we're not clear, we're talking about the same guy who prematurely ended the Artemis Fowl series. Yup. That Eoin Colfer. The one I boycotted for a year. We're talking about him. Not Eoin McNamee, Eoin Colfer. Are we clear? Good, because I'm getting really tired of typing Eoin Colfer. I should probably hide an Amazon link right about now... Oh, and did I mention that this is the sixth book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy?
Summaryish: So Arthur Dent finally returns to Earth, only to find out that yet again, it is about to be blown up. So he and the gang go on one last adventure, (or maybe not, who knows?) to find a nice cup of tea and save the human race from Vogons, even if that means teaming up with Thor. And no Guide installment would be complete without giant cheese and the removal of extra heads. And why not throw in goat legs just for fun?
Review: I have to admit, it was a little weird reading an Eoin Colfer again after all this time...But I still liked this book. Mr. Colfer tried his hardest to emulate the style of Mr. Adams, but I kept finding a bunch of Colferisms and not enough Adamsisms. That's not say I didn't enjoy this book, because I did. It had all the clever, witty action I'm used to with Douglas, and even had the humor and weird situations often found in Eoin's books. So I had the best of both worlds here. Which is something to hurray about. Hurray!
Words to the Characters:
Arthur: Can't you just make your own tea? It's not that hard, you just need a kettle, a pot, a cup, and some tea leaves. Oh, and water.
Zaphod: That's a little hard to get used to.
Random: There, there.
Okay. Done for today. All three books are accounted for. I better go start my next book! After snack of course. Bye!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, I just finished this book called And Another Thing... by, and it pains me to say this, but not as much as it could because the boycott ended several days ago...Eoin Colfer. Yup. Eoin Colfer. The Eoin Colfer. And just in case we're not clear, we're talking about the same guy who prematurely ended the Artemis Fowl series. Yup. That Eoin Colfer. The one I boycotted for a year. We're talking about him. Not Eoin McNamee, Eoin Colfer. Are we clear? Good, because I'm getting really tired of typing Eoin Colfer. I should probably hide an Amazon link right about now... Oh, and did I mention that this is the sixth book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy?
Summaryish: So Arthur Dent finally returns to Earth, only to find out that yet again, it is about to be blown up. So he and the gang go on one last adventure, (or maybe not, who knows?) to find a nice cup of tea and save the human race from Vogons, even if that means teaming up with Thor. And no Guide installment would be complete without giant cheese and the removal of extra heads. And why not throw in goat legs just for fun?
Review: I have to admit, it was a little weird reading an Eoin Colfer again after all this time...But I still liked this book. Mr. Colfer tried his hardest to emulate the style of Mr. Adams, but I kept finding a bunch of Colferisms and not enough Adamsisms. That's not say I didn't enjoy this book, because I did. It had all the clever, witty action I'm used to with Douglas, and even had the humor and weird situations often found in Eoin's books. So I had the best of both worlds here. Which is something to hurray about. Hurray!
Words to the Characters:
Arthur: Can't you just make your own tea? It's not that hard, you just need a kettle, a pot, a cup, and some tea leaves. Oh, and water.
Zaphod: That's a little hard to get used to.
Random: There, there.
Okay. Done for today. All three books are accounted for. I better go start my next book! After snack of course. Bye!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Wow. Just Wow. (remodeled.)
It's happening again, a book too good to review. Vortex, sequel to Insignia, another Wow. Just Wow. Both of them are of course written by S.J. Kincaid, who rocks more than geologists. Ha ha. Joke. Anyways, Amazon link. I highly recommend this, blah blah blah, yada, yada, yada. Signiture...
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
I Rarely Revise Anything, And Luckily That's Not What This Book Is About.
Hey world! I'm back from my trip! But don't worry, I didn't just read one book. I have three books to review today! Yowza! Hey, is three reviews in one day another record? That would be cool. I'm always breaking records. Maybe there should be a record about how many records I've broken. But they're all personal records, not world-wide records, so maybe they don't count. Oh well, book time!
So, a really long time ago I finished reading this book called The Revisionists by Thomas Mullen. I'm having trouble finding his website, though. I'm having no trouble finding the Amazon link though! Oh, and I forgot to say, it's not a series. At least I don't think so. It's hard to decide if series books are better than stand alones because they last longer, or if stand alones are better because they tend to be more meaningful. These unanswerable questions plague me deep into the wasted minutes between Lights Out and Dream Time. Maybe after a little more contemplation I'll have an answer.
Summaryish: This book is all about this agent from the future sent back in time to protect the events surrounding something he calls "The Great Conflagration" which makes his Perfect Present possible. But while he's visiting our time, he becomes more involved with the people and city than he ever imagined possible, and that could become a problem when one of the events he's supposed to make sure happens affects someone very close to him.
Review: As I may have mentioned before, I finished this book, like, a week ago, and precious details are already slipping away. I already only remember key events, so hopefully this review is honest. There were plenty of good parts, a minimal amount of bad parts, a healthy serving of car chases and shoot outs and kidnaps (oh my!), which obviously means OF COURSE I loved this book! The way it was told was so flowing and easy that were it not for the non-stop action, I could have fallen asleep reading it. It's one of those books you read with your eyes half-open, and your mind totally blown. Huzzah!
Words to the Characters:
Zed: You are so distant and mysterious it's hard to get to know you, but at the same time, it's like we're friends. Is that cool or weird?
Yup, only talking to one character today. What do I always say? Unpredictable! Well, bye for about two seconds.
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, a really long time ago I finished reading this book called The Revisionists by Thomas Mullen. I'm having trouble finding his website, though. I'm having no trouble finding the Amazon link though! Oh, and I forgot to say, it's not a series. At least I don't think so. It's hard to decide if series books are better than stand alones because they last longer, or if stand alones are better because they tend to be more meaningful. These unanswerable questions plague me deep into the wasted minutes between Lights Out and Dream Time. Maybe after a little more contemplation I'll have an answer.
Summaryish: This book is all about this agent from the future sent back in time to protect the events surrounding something he calls "The Great Conflagration" which makes his Perfect Present possible. But while he's visiting our time, he becomes more involved with the people and city than he ever imagined possible, and that could become a problem when one of the events he's supposed to make sure happens affects someone very close to him.
Review: As I may have mentioned before, I finished this book, like, a week ago, and precious details are already slipping away. I already only remember key events, so hopefully this review is honest. There were plenty of good parts, a minimal amount of bad parts, a healthy serving of car chases and shoot outs and kidnaps (oh my!), which obviously means OF COURSE I loved this book! The way it was told was so flowing and easy that were it not for the non-stop action, I could have fallen asleep reading it. It's one of those books you read with your eyes half-open, and your mind totally blown. Huzzah!
Words to the Characters:
Zed: You are so distant and mysterious it's hard to get to know you, but at the same time, it's like we're friends. Is that cool or weird?
Yup, only talking to one character today. What do I always say? Unpredictable! Well, bye for about two seconds.
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Definitely Not The Last Blog Post.
Hey world! It's been a while! It feels like it's always been a while! And a warning: I'm going on a trip, so it might be a while before the next post because I'm not sure if I can be in a car and read at the same time. I've tried it before and I didn't get sick, so I guess I can, but you never know for sure until it's happening. So, we'll see. Anyways, this paragraph is getting ramble-y, so let's talk about the book!
So, 29 minutes into today I finally finished The Last Good Man by A. J. Kazinski, which is actually a pseudonym for Anders Ronnow Klarlund and Jakob Weineich. I don't get that at all, if you're just going to put your real names on the jacket flap, why not slap them on the front cover too? Confusing. Anyways, it was translated from Danish to English by Tiina Nunnally. Last but not least, the Amazon link.
Summaryish: In Jewish legend, there is a story that there are 36 righteous people on the Earth for every generation, protecting all the other people. And when Danish police officer Niels Bentzon gets a case that a series of murders are taking place all over the Earth, the only connection between them being that they all seem to be "good" people...and an ominous mark stretching from one shoulder to the other. He and an astrophysicist discover a pattern, and together they attempt to stop the next murders from happening.
Review: I'm having mixed feelings about this book. The first couple of pages were pretty intriguing. But then it got really boring and blah blah blah, and come on, when is something good going to happen? Conversation after conversation after conversation. Where are the explosions? But then, a little after half way through, it got bearable. Then it got good. So I was happy at the end, and not just because it was finally over, but because the ending was interesting. The ending itself was also a little slow, but that might have just been my eyes drooping. After all, it was after midnight. Official sum up of my feelings: Some parts were nice, other parts were boring, and still other parts were mind numbingly *moan* So liking this book depends on whether or not you are willing to sit through the moaning to get to the adrenalin rush.
Words to the Characters:
Niels: I didn't see that coming. I would have thought the whole Hannah thing would have made that impossible.
Hannah: Wow, you're smart. I hope you rubbed off on me!
Tomasso: Wouldn't it be terrible if you got sea sick?
Okay, that's today's review. Who knows when I'll be back, but when I finally am, it'll have something to do with time travel!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, 29 minutes into today I finally finished The Last Good Man by A. J. Kazinski, which is actually a pseudonym for Anders Ronnow Klarlund and Jakob Weineich. I don't get that at all, if you're just going to put your real names on the jacket flap, why not slap them on the front cover too? Confusing. Anyways, it was translated from Danish to English by Tiina Nunnally. Last but not least, the Amazon link.
Summaryish: In Jewish legend, there is a story that there are 36 righteous people on the Earth for every generation, protecting all the other people. And when Danish police officer Niels Bentzon gets a case that a series of murders are taking place all over the Earth, the only connection between them being that they all seem to be "good" people...and an ominous mark stretching from one shoulder to the other. He and an astrophysicist discover a pattern, and together they attempt to stop the next murders from happening.
Review: I'm having mixed feelings about this book. The first couple of pages were pretty intriguing. But then it got really boring and blah blah blah, and come on, when is something good going to happen? Conversation after conversation after conversation. Where are the explosions? But then, a little after half way through, it got bearable. Then it got good. So I was happy at the end, and not just because it was finally over, but because the ending was interesting. The ending itself was also a little slow, but that might have just been my eyes drooping. After all, it was after midnight. Official sum up of my feelings: Some parts were nice, other parts were boring, and still other parts were mind numbingly *moan* So liking this book depends on whether or not you are willing to sit through the moaning to get to the adrenalin rush.
Words to the Characters:
Niels: I didn't see that coming. I would have thought the whole Hannah thing would have made that impossible.
Hannah: Wow, you're smart. I hope you rubbed off on me!
Tomasso: Wouldn't it be terrible if you got sea sick?
Okay, that's today's review. Who knows when I'll be back, but when I finally am, it'll have something to do with time travel!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Monday, August 12, 2013
I'd Rather Live In The House Of Books, Thank You.
Hey world! Geez, I can't even remember when I was supposed to review this! But I'm reviewing now, so that's good news. I can't really think of anything else to add to the paragraph, so I'm just going to move on out of here, and head for bluer waters. And by that of course I mean the next paragraph.
So, I recently read a book called The House of The Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. As far as I know, it's not a series. It's not set up like a series anyway. Just a standalone. I've been reading a lot of those recently. Or maybe it just feels that way. But, there has been a long series I've been creating called the Amazon link series! The next installment of which can be found here.
Summaryish: So in a future where clones are hated, Matt, clone of the 140 year old drug lord and ruler of the country Opium, leads a lonely and sometimes rather tragic existence. But when he discovers the reason he even exists at all, it becomes clear that the only way to escape his fate is to flee the tiny country between Mexico and the United States. But El Patron, the drug lord, won't let Matt go that easily, not by a long shot. Wow. If ever I wrote a summaryish even remotely similar to a regular summary, that sure was one.
Review: At first, I thought I was going to hate this book, because I suffered through A Girl Named Disaster by Mrs. Farmer a while ago, and as I'm sure you can tell by my choice to say "suffered through," it isn't one of my favorites. I only picked up this book because, you know, scorpions. Can't pass that up, right? But then I was like "Wow, didn't expect that." and by "that" I mean "it to be so good." It's one of those books you could easily read in one sitting. And there weren't even that many explosions. I was delightfully surprised at how amazing this was!! Woo! Two thumbs up!
Words to the Characters:
Matt: You realize, although you are made from the same DNA as another person, you can never be a true clone of someone unless you have the exact same experiences as said person, because those experiences form your personality, and your personality is what makes you an individual. So cheer up!
Maria: You and I are a lot alike! There's a spider named Ted living near my closet! I hope he's not a girl.
Okay, today's post is officially over. Join me next time for a mystery, or something resembling a mystery at least. Bye!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, I recently read a book called The House of The Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. As far as I know, it's not a series. It's not set up like a series anyway. Just a standalone. I've been reading a lot of those recently. Or maybe it just feels that way. But, there has been a long series I've been creating called the Amazon link series! The next installment of which can be found here.
Summaryish: So in a future where clones are hated, Matt, clone of the 140 year old drug lord and ruler of the country Opium, leads a lonely and sometimes rather tragic existence. But when he discovers the reason he even exists at all, it becomes clear that the only way to escape his fate is to flee the tiny country between Mexico and the United States. But El Patron, the drug lord, won't let Matt go that easily, not by a long shot. Wow. If ever I wrote a summaryish even remotely similar to a regular summary, that sure was one.
Review: At first, I thought I was going to hate this book, because I suffered through A Girl Named Disaster by Mrs. Farmer a while ago, and as I'm sure you can tell by my choice to say "suffered through," it isn't one of my favorites. I only picked up this book because, you know, scorpions. Can't pass that up, right? But then I was like "Wow, didn't expect that." and by "that" I mean "it to be so good." It's one of those books you could easily read in one sitting. And there weren't even that many explosions. I was delightfully surprised at how amazing this was!! Woo! Two thumbs up!
Words to the Characters:
Matt: You realize, although you are made from the same DNA as another person, you can never be a true clone of someone unless you have the exact same experiences as said person, because those experiences form your personality, and your personality is what makes you an individual. So cheer up!
Maria: You and I are a lot alike! There's a spider named Ted living near my closet! I hope he's not a girl.
Okay, today's post is officially over. Join me next time for a mystery, or something resembling a mystery at least. Bye!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Friday, August 9, 2013
Don't Worry, It's Taxidermy.
Hey world! I didn't forget about you! I'm back to review the second book of the day! And the way things are going, it might not be the last! Well, I might finish the book I'm reading now today, but I probably won't review it today. Maybe tomorrow. Who knows? I certainly don't. The future is just a figment of humanity's collective imagination anyway, so it won't really matter until it becomes the present. Which might be tomorrow.
So, it was probably yesterday when I finished The Death Collector by Justin Richards. I didn't know what this was about when I picked it up, I just grabbed it because I knew the author from a previous adventure. But now that I've Googled him, I know that this book is actually part of a series! The Department of Unclassified Artifacts series. I'm lucky a snatched the first one! Anyways, Amazon link!
Summaryish: So this book is all about what happens when a mad scientist gets it into his head to recreate life. Or in this case, reanimate dinosaurs and take over the world. It's also about a guy, a gal, a Sir, and a pickpocket, and how, to save their lives from murderous henchmen, they must follow clues to figure out what the madman is doing and stop him!
Review: Wowzers! Mr. Richards definitely knows how to keep the suspense going from page one, all the way to the back cover. I'll be honest, it was hard to put down. And when I finally did, all I wanted was to curl back up with it! But, in the interest of making this a completely honest review, I must admit that there were times when my mind wandered a bit, but they were brief moments of fiction-overdose. And mostly because I was hungry and there was ice cream in the freezer. After satisfying my sweet tooth, however, I was completely engrossed in the book again. I am also a fan of how there is not one thing in the book that isn't important to the story. No mind-numbing bouts of boring non-happenings between explosions, just the perfect amount of action, suspense, and skippi-dee-doo-dahs. (That's what I call those lost moments between a paragraph or chapter break and One Week Later...s)
Words to the Characters:
Eddie: For a second there, I didn't know it was Victorian London and I was like, pickpockets? What? Huh. I guess there probably are still pickpockets though...
George: I wish I could do that.
Liz: Is it okay if I call you Lizzy-wa? Because I've been doing that...
Okay, review over, see you later! Even though 'later' of course, is just a figure of speech.
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, it was probably yesterday when I finished The Death Collector by Justin Richards. I didn't know what this was about when I picked it up, I just grabbed it because I knew the author from a previous adventure. But now that I've Googled him, I know that this book is actually part of a series! The Department of Unclassified Artifacts series. I'm lucky a snatched the first one! Anyways, Amazon link!
Summaryish: So this book is all about what happens when a mad scientist gets it into his head to recreate life. Or in this case, reanimate dinosaurs and take over the world. It's also about a guy, a gal, a Sir, and a pickpocket, and how, to save their lives from murderous henchmen, they must follow clues to figure out what the madman is doing and stop him!
Review: Wowzers! Mr. Richards definitely knows how to keep the suspense going from page one, all the way to the back cover. I'll be honest, it was hard to put down. And when I finally did, all I wanted was to curl back up with it! But, in the interest of making this a completely honest review, I must admit that there were times when my mind wandered a bit, but they were brief moments of fiction-overdose. And mostly because I was hungry and there was ice cream in the freezer. After satisfying my sweet tooth, however, I was completely engrossed in the book again. I am also a fan of how there is not one thing in the book that isn't important to the story. No mind-numbing bouts of boring non-happenings between explosions, just the perfect amount of action, suspense, and skippi-dee-doo-dahs. (That's what I call those lost moments between a paragraph or chapter break and One Week Later...s)
Words to the Characters:
Eddie: For a second there, I didn't know it was Victorian London and I was like, pickpockets? What? Huh. I guess there probably are still pickpockets though...
George: I wish I could do that.
Liz: Is it okay if I call you Lizzy-wa? Because I've been doing that...
Okay, review over, see you later! Even though 'later' of course, is just a figure of speech.
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Luminarium...Spark...I'm Sensing A Pattern Here.
Hey world! I've been bad again. But the upside of that is that I have two books to review today! Of course, that obviously doesn't mean I'm actually going to review two books today. Sometimes I decide to read in between my posts, and then forget all about the second post! But I'll try my hardest to get my thoughts about the books from me to you all in one day. Okay, first thought, coming up!
So, a couple of days ago, I finished reading a novel filed under S for Spark by Amy Kathleen Ryan. It is the second book in the Sky Chasers series and currently the newest. The first book, Glow was reviewed by me, here. And of course, no second-paragraph-of-my-blog would be complete without an Amazon link.
Summaryish: Let's see here...Got it! This book continues basically where the last one left off. Don't read this if Glow has not yet been experienced: Waverly and the girls are back on the Empyrean, but the surviving adults are still held captive on the New Horizon. But the tension between Waverly, Kieran, and Seth is getting worse, and that could cause some major problems for the entire crew of the ship. And for the safety of the ship itself. And then there's the whole problem of 13 year olds keeping an entire spaceship running...
Review: For all intents and purposes, this book should have been boring. It seems like it was full of meetings and arguments and blah blah blah. But for some mysterious reason it...wasn't boring. It was enthralling. Mrs. Ryan is a master of keeping just the right amount of things a secret to keep you interested, and spacing out her explosions perfectly. I loved this book! But I knew I would, so no surprise there!
Words to the Characters:
Kieran: Your problem is you don't thank people enough. If you did, less people would be plotting mutiny.
Waverly: Ha! I knew it.
Seth: My advice to you would be apologizing, or at least admitting you were wrong.
Okay, first post of the day done. Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, a couple of days ago, I finished reading a novel filed under S for Spark by Amy Kathleen Ryan. It is the second book in the Sky Chasers series and currently the newest. The first book, Glow was reviewed by me, here. And of course, no second-paragraph-of-my-blog would be complete without an Amazon link.
Summaryish: Let's see here...Got it! This book continues basically where the last one left off. Don't read this if Glow has not yet been experienced: Waverly and the girls are back on the Empyrean, but the surviving adults are still held captive on the New Horizon. But the tension between Waverly, Kieran, and Seth is getting worse, and that could cause some major problems for the entire crew of the ship. And for the safety of the ship itself. And then there's the whole problem of 13 year olds keeping an entire spaceship running...
Review: For all intents and purposes, this book should have been boring. It seems like it was full of meetings and arguments and blah blah blah. But for some mysterious reason it...wasn't boring. It was enthralling. Mrs. Ryan is a master of keeping just the right amount of things a secret to keep you interested, and spacing out her explosions perfectly. I loved this book! But I knew I would, so no surprise there!
Words to the Characters:
Kieran: Your problem is you don't thank people enough. If you did, less people would be plotting mutiny.
Waverly: Ha! I knew it.
Seth: My advice to you would be apologizing, or at least admitting you were wrong.
Okay, first post of the day done. Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
I Like Shiny Things! Luminous Is A Close Second!
Hey world! It's so great to see you again after so long away! Days and days away from the blog is what comes of going to bed late. Oh well, that's all in the irrelevant past. The very relevant present says that in the semi-relevant future, I will be reviewing a book. And lookie here! The semi-relevant future is now the very relevant present!
So, I just finished this book called Luminarium by Alex Shakar. Probably not a series, actually positively not a series. Just a lonely little standalone. Luckily it has cousins to keep it company. But anyways, I guess I need to put an Amazon link in here somewhere. It's super hidden! Mwahahahaha! I am slowly taking over the world, one hidden Amazon link and other things I can't tell you about at a time! Woo!
Summaryish: This book is about this guy named Fred and his comatose twin brother, George, and how, struggling to pay the hospital bills, Fred donates his brain to a neurological study that might change his life more than he ever expected. Things only get more complicated when he begins receiving e-mails from his fatally sleeping twin. All signs point to his game company falling apart at the seams. But will it be his brother that tears it down, or his quest for enlightenment?
Review: Wow. I was expecting to be kind of bored, you know. I was just going to read this book because the cover was pretty, and, yeah, I'm not ashamed to admit that I judge a book by it's cover. But, then I really got sucked into the book. I took a lunch break, and went back to my reading spot seriously thinking that I was going to turn the TV off and start reading. But then I realized that, no! The TV was never on! I've already been reading for two hours! Then later, when I was about to take another food break, I decided to just read one more page...Let's just say my food break didn't happen when I wanted it to. This book was amazing! Plus I learned stuff! AND I got to contemplate the meaning of life, all in one book! Fantastic! An unforgettable ride from start to finish! It was mystical and intriguing, definitely a must-read.
Words to the Characters:
Fred: The meaning of life, grasshopper, is donuts.
Sam: I'm jealous.
I'm out of words. Well, not really, just time. I have to go read! Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, I just finished this book called Luminarium by Alex Shakar. Probably not a series, actually positively not a series. Just a lonely little standalone. Luckily it has cousins to keep it company. But anyways, I guess I need to put an Amazon link in here somewhere. It's super hidden! Mwahahahaha! I am slowly taking over the world, one hidden Amazon link and other things I can't tell you about at a time! Woo!
Summaryish: This book is about this guy named Fred and his comatose twin brother, George, and how, struggling to pay the hospital bills, Fred donates his brain to a neurological study that might change his life more than he ever expected. Things only get more complicated when he begins receiving e-mails from his fatally sleeping twin. All signs point to his game company falling apart at the seams. But will it be his brother that tears it down, or his quest for enlightenment?
Review: Wow. I was expecting to be kind of bored, you know. I was just going to read this book because the cover was pretty, and, yeah, I'm not ashamed to admit that I judge a book by it's cover. But, then I really got sucked into the book. I took a lunch break, and went back to my reading spot seriously thinking that I was going to turn the TV off and start reading. But then I realized that, no! The TV was never on! I've already been reading for two hours! Then later, when I was about to take another food break, I decided to just read one more page...Let's just say my food break didn't happen when I wanted it to. This book was amazing! Plus I learned stuff! AND I got to contemplate the meaning of life, all in one book! Fantastic! An unforgettable ride from start to finish! It was mystical and intriguing, definitely a must-read.
Words to the Characters:
Fred: The meaning of life, grasshopper, is donuts.
Sam: I'm jealous.
I'm out of words. Well, not really, just time. I have to go read! Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Friday, August 2, 2013
I Might Cry...
Today is the day. Exactly one year ago at 1:25 PM I read the first words of the last book in the Artemis Fowl series. At exactly 12:00 AM the same day, I closed it because there were no more words left for me to read. 10 hours and 35 minutes were all I got to spend with that book. And now it's time. The Eoin Colfer Boycott has gone on long enough. I know declare it over. I've had a whole year to grieve, but now it's time to move on. This doesn't mean I won't still miss the series, because I will. It's just time. And...oh snap, he's written a new book...it looks good...hmm. Well, today is a sad day for final goodbyes, but it can't all be depressing, so I'm going to review a book now!
So, I'm not exactly sure when I finished Numbers 2: The Chaos by Rachel Ward, but I'm positive I did finish it. As you can tell by the title, it's book two in a trilogy, the first book of which I reviewed here. I can't wait until I get to the third one! But I've got like, six books ahead of my next library visit. Actually, I'm not sure how many books are left, I keep them hidden so the next book is always a little bit of a mystery. Anyways, don't want to forget the Amazon link!
Summaryish: Don't read this if you haven't read Numbers: Jem's baby, fifteen year old Adam, sees the numbers just like his mom did, but he also gets a little flash of the person's death. When he starts seeing the first day of January, 2027 all over London, he attempts to change people's numbers by asking them to leave, along with the help of his friend/notsofriend, Sarah, who's nightmares involve the tragedy that Adam is predicting.
Review: Wow! I couldn't put this book down! It was gripping and mysterious. By looking at the page numbers, this book was really slow, but seeing as how 65 pages went by in a flash, this book was faster than the speed of life! Ms. Ward is a master of timing and plotting. Just when you forget about something, she brings it back to affect the story again. Beautiful! I loved it! It was practically mind-blowing! Almost chilling! I kept putting things off, like sleep or eating just so I could read one more page, or five, or ten...or maybe just finish the book and then make a sandwich? You know what, just eat before you start reading...
Words to the Characters:
Adam: Your gift on the outside seems really cool, but if you dig a little deeper, it seems more like a curse. I admire how you handle it so well.
Mia: Am I correct in assuming the next book will be about you?
Okay, that's all for today, I gotta go read! Bye! Don't forget you are released from the boycott and can now read any Eoin Colfer you want! Just try not to enjoy it a lot.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, I'm not exactly sure when I finished Numbers 2: The Chaos by Rachel Ward, but I'm positive I did finish it. As you can tell by the title, it's book two in a trilogy, the first book of which I reviewed here. I can't wait until I get to the third one! But I've got like, six books ahead of my next library visit. Actually, I'm not sure how many books are left, I keep them hidden so the next book is always a little bit of a mystery. Anyways, don't want to forget the Amazon link!
Summaryish: Don't read this if you haven't read Numbers: Jem's baby, fifteen year old Adam, sees the numbers just like his mom did, but he also gets a little flash of the person's death. When he starts seeing the first day of January, 2027 all over London, he attempts to change people's numbers by asking them to leave, along with the help of his friend/notsofriend, Sarah, who's nightmares involve the tragedy that Adam is predicting.
Review: Wow! I couldn't put this book down! It was gripping and mysterious. By looking at the page numbers, this book was really slow, but seeing as how 65 pages went by in a flash, this book was faster than the speed of life! Ms. Ward is a master of timing and plotting. Just when you forget about something, she brings it back to affect the story again. Beautiful! I loved it! It was practically mind-blowing! Almost chilling! I kept putting things off, like sleep or eating just so I could read one more page, or five, or ten...or maybe just finish the book and then make a sandwich? You know what, just eat before you start reading...
Words to the Characters:
Adam: Your gift on the outside seems really cool, but if you dig a little deeper, it seems more like a curse. I admire how you handle it so well.
Mia: Am I correct in assuming the next book will be about you?
Okay, that's all for today, I gotta go read! Bye! Don't forget you are released from the boycott and can now read any Eoin Colfer you want! Just try not to enjoy it a lot.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Doomsday Devises Always Make My Day A Little Happier!
Hello again world! Lovely to see you again! I have to get through this post quickly, I've got a book upstairs with my name on it! Well, it has the author's name on it, not mine...anyways. There's still cake leftover from my hundredth review if you want some. It's virtual though, so it might taste a little pixel-y. But, hey, cake is still dessert!
So, sometime around...I don't know...Tuesday maybe, I finished this book with the title Day of Doom by this guy who's name I can't pronounce, David Baldacci. It's the last book in the Cahills Vs. Vespers series, which is a spin off of The 39 Clues, they're, and by they I mean Scholastic, making a third series! Unstoppable! Who knows if it's the last, or if I'll be following these characters until I'm well into my nineties. Which would be weird since the characters might never age...Anyways, Amazon link is right here!
Summaryish: Okay, now that Amy, Dan, and the Rosenblooms have collected everything the Vespers need, you'd think they'd release the hostages, right? Wrong. Instead they activate a doomsday device. So now the Cahills must figure out where it is, and how to dismantle it to save not only the hostages, but the entire world from Vesper One's evil plan. In the meantime, though, Dan has been surreptitiously gathering the ingredients for the secret serum...and making the serum itself...and preparing to drink it...don don doooon!
Review: I give this book a great review! You know me, I love explosions, and apocalypses, and codes, and clues, and action, and this book had all of that! Huzzah, huzzah! Three cheers for Mr. Baldacci! I just realized something, in Australia Christmas happens in summer. Weird. Back to the book: What else can I say but it's a fantastic read? And delightfully longer than it's predecessors? Maybe I could tell you to just read the series and discover for yourself how fun it is!
Words to the Characters:
Amy: Life is funny that way. I'll bet life laughs at it's own jokes.
Dan: I am impressed you could stay quiet at a moment like that.
Okay, done for today until tomorrow, where I will be making an announcement. A very important, probably sad, a little surprising, and kind of happy in a depressing way announcement. Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, sometime around...I don't know...Tuesday maybe, I finished this book with the title Day of Doom by this guy who's name I can't pronounce, David Baldacci. It's the last book in the Cahills Vs. Vespers series, which is a spin off of The 39 Clues, they're, and by they I mean Scholastic, making a third series! Unstoppable! Who knows if it's the last, or if I'll be following these characters until I'm well into my nineties. Which would be weird since the characters might never age...Anyways, Amazon link is right here!
Summaryish: Okay, now that Amy, Dan, and the Rosenblooms have collected everything the Vespers need, you'd think they'd release the hostages, right? Wrong. Instead they activate a doomsday device. So now the Cahills must figure out where it is, and how to dismantle it to save not only the hostages, but the entire world from Vesper One's evil plan. In the meantime, though, Dan has been surreptitiously gathering the ingredients for the secret serum...and making the serum itself...and preparing to drink it...don don doooon!
Review: I give this book a great review! You know me, I love explosions, and apocalypses, and codes, and clues, and action, and this book had all of that! Huzzah, huzzah! Three cheers for Mr. Baldacci! I just realized something, in Australia Christmas happens in summer. Weird. Back to the book: What else can I say but it's a fantastic read? And delightfully longer than it's predecessors? Maybe I could tell you to just read the series and discover for yourself how fun it is!
Words to the Characters:
Amy: Life is funny that way. I'll bet life laughs at it's own jokes.
Dan: I am impressed you could stay quiet at a moment like that.
Okay, done for today until tomorrow, where I will be making an announcement. A very important, probably sad, a little surprising, and kind of happy in a depressing way announcement. Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Cue Fanfare! Doo-Doo-Da-Loo!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey world! Boy have I been slacking! I said I was going to blog again Tuesday, and now it's Thursday and I have two more books to review! I'm only going to review two of them today though, because I have an announcement to make tomorrow. Today's announcement is that...wait for it...It's my hundredth review!!!!!!!!! Ahhh! Woohoo! Kind of weird, actually, I've only read a hundred books since October! Crazy! So what are we still talking about? I've got my hundredth review to write!
So, a few days ago, the length between that day and today being something for which I apologize, I finished this book called Angel by James Patterson. It is the penultimate book in the Maximum Ride series. So far, I've reviewed every book in this series, except the one I haven't read yet, so HERE is the link to my last post about this, which will start a whole trail back to the beginning. Or maybe not, sometimes I don't feel like linking. Last link of the day, the Amazon link!
Summaryish: Yet ANOTHER new enemy threatens the flock. This time in the form of a mysterious organization telling people to save the world by killing all the humans to create room for the New World, where everyone is a mutant - Excuse me, I forgot we weren't using that word anymore - an enhanced human. Anyways, with Fang gone and starting his own flock, it'll be harder than ever for Max and the remaining flock to defeat this enemy...Unless they join up with Fang.
Review: Hurray! It got better! In the past, the Maximum Ride series was slipping into the dreaded realm of the improbable, it was getting hard to believe. But recently it has begun climbing the ranks back up to good reads, where it would have been nice if it had stayed. This book was great though, nice for a hundredth review, but would have been a little weak for, say, a two hundredth review. That's my official opinion, moving on!
Words to the Characters:
Max: Awkward...
Fang: You have become quite the chatterbox lately.
Dylan: I have a leftover comment from the book before this one: Sniffing people's stuff is a little weird.
Okie dokie, that seems like it for my hundredth review! Join me in a few seconds for my hundred-and-first! Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, a few days ago, the length between that day and today being something for which I apologize, I finished this book called Angel by James Patterson. It is the penultimate book in the Maximum Ride series. So far, I've reviewed every book in this series, except the one I haven't read yet, so HERE is the link to my last post about this, which will start a whole trail back to the beginning. Or maybe not, sometimes I don't feel like linking. Last link of the day, the Amazon link!
Summaryish: Yet ANOTHER new enemy threatens the flock. This time in the form of a mysterious organization telling people to save the world by killing all the humans to create room for the New World, where everyone is a mutant - Excuse me, I forgot we weren't using that word anymore - an enhanced human. Anyways, with Fang gone and starting his own flock, it'll be harder than ever for Max and the remaining flock to defeat this enemy...Unless they join up with Fang.
Review: Hurray! It got better! In the past, the Maximum Ride series was slipping into the dreaded realm of the improbable, it was getting hard to believe. But recently it has begun climbing the ranks back up to good reads, where it would have been nice if it had stayed. This book was great though, nice for a hundredth review, but would have been a little weak for, say, a two hundredth review. That's my official opinion, moving on!
Words to the Characters:
Max: Awkward...
Fang: You have become quite the chatterbox lately.
Dylan: I have a leftover comment from the book before this one: Sniffing people's stuff is a little weird.
Okie dokie, that seems like it for my hundredth review! Join me in a few seconds for my hundred-and-first! Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
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