Hello everyone!! This is a mini-post just to say that It's my blog anniversary today!! Huray!! We'll celebrate soon, I'm still working on a book!! So just be ready for a big huge post maybe tomorrow, but no later than Friday!! I also would like to thank my regular readers for giving me over 1850 pageviews from around 40 different countries! Thank you! Only 497 pages left...
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Friday, October 18, 2013
No, Thanks, I Just Ate.
Hello world!! Guess who! Me, that's who! Bet you didn't see that coming! <- I wrote that four days ago, which means I've been terribly bad, and you must hate the very chair I sit on. But, I've been bad for a good reason, I've been reading a very tough book, writing a very nice little story, and playing with mathematical toys. But back to reading, in a writing abotu reading sort of way.
So, four or five days ago, it's all a blur now so I can't really remember, I read this book called Feed by someone who's name I have to look up, because I can't remember that either. M.T Anderson, that's it. Apparently M.T. Stands for Matthew Tobin, which makes me think of the name Tobias, and now I have to go check the library website to see if Alliegant is in yet. No, no it's not. Continuing on with my review, you will discover that Feed is not part of a series, but does have an Amazon link.
Summaryish: This book is all about a future where computers are in people's heads, and they're called feeds, by the way. But anyways, this guy named Titus meets this girl named Violet on the moon, and they start dating. But Violet is different from other girls, she fights the feed so no one can put her into a class or group, she wants to be un-classifiable. So she teaches Titus a lot about being different.
Review: This book was pretty okay, they're were a lot of bad words, and I didn't like that. I was also hoping that it would be an adventure, but it turned out to be a kind of romance, which wasn't very fun. But I did really like the style, the way it was written just like thoughts. It was flowing and easy and a little hypnotic, disturbed only by the bad words. And it wasn't like it was entirely a romance, there was a lot of interesting stuff going on too. So all-in-all it was a pretty great book. It was also great how it made you question things like "Where is technology going?" "Is it really a good thing that we're upgrading so fast?" "What would happen if computers really did replace memories?" Recap: I didn't like the bad words, and I didn't like the romance, but there was a lot of great stuff and though provoking underlying questions that I really enjoyed.
Words to the Characters:
Titus: I thought it was really nice how you went back.
Violet: If you knew what was going to happen, would you have still done it?
Okay, I'm finished. Finally! It took me five days to write this! This will also be my last post for a really long while, I'm reading a toughy. But I only have 1,111 pages left! Hey, that's four ones. Moving right along!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, four or five days ago, it's all a blur now so I can't really remember, I read this book called Feed by someone who's name I have to look up, because I can't remember that either. M.T Anderson, that's it. Apparently M.T. Stands for Matthew Tobin, which makes me think of the name Tobias, and now I have to go check the library website to see if Alliegant is in yet. No, no it's not. Continuing on with my review, you will discover that Feed is not part of a series, but does have an Amazon link.
Summaryish: This book is all about a future where computers are in people's heads, and they're called feeds, by the way. But anyways, this guy named Titus meets this girl named Violet on the moon, and they start dating. But Violet is different from other girls, she fights the feed so no one can put her into a class or group, she wants to be un-classifiable. So she teaches Titus a lot about being different.
Review: This book was pretty okay, they're were a lot of bad words, and I didn't like that. I was also hoping that it would be an adventure, but it turned out to be a kind of romance, which wasn't very fun. But I did really like the style, the way it was written just like thoughts. It was flowing and easy and a little hypnotic, disturbed only by the bad words. And it wasn't like it was entirely a romance, there was a lot of interesting stuff going on too. So all-in-all it was a pretty great book. It was also great how it made you question things like "Where is technology going?" "Is it really a good thing that we're upgrading so fast?" "What would happen if computers really did replace memories?" Recap: I didn't like the bad words, and I didn't like the romance, but there was a lot of great stuff and though provoking underlying questions that I really enjoyed.
Words to the Characters:
Titus: I thought it was really nice how you went back.
Violet: If you knew what was going to happen, would you have still done it?
Okay, I'm finished. Finally! It took me five days to write this! This will also be my last post for a really long while, I'm reading a toughy. But I only have 1,111 pages left! Hey, that's four ones. Moving right along!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Anonymous -- This One's For You.
Hey world! Me again! With two books to review! But I might not actually review two books, I might save the second book for tomorrow when I'm faced with doing something boring versus bringing a little color to the internet. That was a reference to how colorful my posts are, but I guess you got that. Yeah, I explain my jokes.
So, there was this one day when I reviewed a book called The 13th Tribe by Robert Liparulo, and I got my first ever request. This is the fulfillment of that request. A long time ago, I wrote a vow and took it, and in that vow was "I will read all request, unless I Google them and they turn out to be full of swearing and general bad stuff." I Googled the book that was requested to me, and it turned out to not have any bad words in it at all, and was full of general good stuff. So I read it. That book is called The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare. I know, I wondered why she had a male name as a middle name too, but just go with it. Okay, this is getting long, Amazon link or bust!! What does or bust mean?
Summaryish: This book is all about a grouchy teenager in, like, the first century who is also a blacksmith with a grudge against the Romans. When his grandma dies, it is up to him to take care of his terminally fearful younger sister. But, when he is finally given the chance to fight back against the Romans, he must decide between doing what he has longed to do for basically his whole life, or following the strange teaching of a new teacher in the next town over - love your enemies.
Review: Historical fiction is normally, like, forth on my list of genres, and I doubt I would have picked up this aged looking book without the helpful hint of my new friend Anonymous. But I am so glad that Anonymous recommended it! Thank you Anonymous! This book was fabulous! It wasn't action in the A-mountain-just-fell-down-in-front-of-us,-and-right-in-the-middle-of-our-high-speed-car-chase-too!-What-a-bummer! but in the, Oh-my-snap-what-is-he-going-to-do-the-suspense-is-driving-me-crazy! kind of way. I liked the way it seemed kind of smooth, like you could read the whole thing without taking a breath.
Words to the Characters:
Daniel: I think you should turn that scowl upside down!!! I don't like scowly people. Especially when they're the protagonists.
Thacia: I so knew it! From the very second I met you, I totally knew it!
Okay, that's all. I've decided to wait until tomorrow for the next one. Bye!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, there was this one day when I reviewed a book called The 13th Tribe by Robert Liparulo, and I got my first ever request. This is the fulfillment of that request. A long time ago, I wrote a vow and took it, and in that vow was "I will read all request, unless I Google them and they turn out to be full of swearing and general bad stuff." I Googled the book that was requested to me, and it turned out to not have any bad words in it at all, and was full of general good stuff. So I read it. That book is called The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare. I know, I wondered why she had a male name as a middle name too, but just go with it. Okay, this is getting long, Amazon link or bust!! What does or bust mean?
Summaryish: This book is all about a grouchy teenager in, like, the first century who is also a blacksmith with a grudge against the Romans. When his grandma dies, it is up to him to take care of his terminally fearful younger sister. But, when he is finally given the chance to fight back against the Romans, he must decide between doing what he has longed to do for basically his whole life, or following the strange teaching of a new teacher in the next town over - love your enemies.
Review: Historical fiction is normally, like, forth on my list of genres, and I doubt I would have picked up this aged looking book without the helpful hint of my new friend Anonymous. But I am so glad that Anonymous recommended it! Thank you Anonymous! This book was fabulous! It wasn't action in the A-mountain-just-fell-down-in-front-of-us,-and-right-in-the-middle-of-our-high-speed-car-chase-too!-What-a-bummer! but in the, Oh-my-snap-what-is-he-going-to-do-the-suspense-is-driving-me-crazy! kind of way. I liked the way it seemed kind of smooth, like you could read the whole thing without taking a breath.
Words to the Characters:
Daniel: I think you should turn that scowl upside down!!! I don't like scowly people. Especially when they're the protagonists.
Thacia: I so knew it! From the very second I met you, I totally knew it!
Okay, that's all. I've decided to wait until tomorrow for the next one. Bye!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Cloral Is The New Sea World.
Hello there world! It's been a really long time!! I was going to save this post until I had two books to review, but due to circumstances out of my control, my schedule got all messed up. And when I realized I couldn't remember for positively sure when I finished this book, I decided it was just time to break down and review it without a second one to follow it. So here I am!
So, I believe I have already stated that I do not remember when I finished this book, but it was most certainly recently. Recently or not, the book is still called The Lost City of Faar by D.J. MacHale. This is the second book in a series of ten, plus a companion trilogy, all with the common least common denominator of "Pendragon." I reviewed the first book in the series not too long ago, right here in fact. Last thing of the paragraph, the lovely and prestigious Amazon link.
Summaryish: The second adventure of Bobby Pendragon begins on the oceanic world, Cloral. And by oceanic, I mean there is no landmass any where. At all. Zip. Zero. Nada. Just floating cities made with advanced water-based technology. He hangs out for a while, having a good time and generally forgetting the dreaded turning point is coming. But, when mysterious deaths start popping up everywhere, and all evidence leads to Saint Dane messing with the crops...well, things get less fun for him and more fun for me really fast. The only way they can save the populations of the beautiful sea-world-to-the-extreme land of Cloral lies with the lost city of Faar, which is pretty much our Atlantis. And I don't mean an island resort with amazing-looking commercials, I'm talking about the actual sunken city that no one can seem to locate. Of course, I know where it is, but I'm not telling.
Review: If it's possible, this book was better than the first. I guess Mr. MacHale was a little worried about starting a new series, and that's why he told and didn't show, but now he's used to it, and the book is so much better for it! In fact, I was reading it to one of my housemates and said housemate threatened to go to the library without me to get the next book because this particular housemate cannot stand the suspense. I have lots of experience dealing with the long, sleepless hours of waiting for the next book in a series, but even I, seasoned series veteran that I am, wanted to jump in the car with my new Pendragon buddy and make an emergency visit to the library. I haven't felt this strongly about a series in a long time. In fact, only a few series books kept me up at night. Artemis Fowl, I Am Number Four, Human.4, and the 39 Clues. All the other series books in my life were simply obsessively checking authors' websites hoping for an update. but back to my review: All in all, fabulous book full of adventure and intrigue and suspense and mystery and heart-stopping action that leaves you screaming "No! Don't do it!! Don't open that door!" Or in this case, stand in front of that flume. But I'll leave explaining that mysterious sentence to the author.
Words to the Characters:
Bobby: You know, I wondered that, and my Pendragon buddy wondered that, but you just...didn't. Odd.
Everyone else: I'd say something to y'all, but I think this post is getting too long.
Okay, that's all! Bye bye! See you next time for something at least one person will be exited about!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, I believe I have already stated that I do not remember when I finished this book, but it was most certainly recently. Recently or not, the book is still called The Lost City of Faar by D.J. MacHale. This is the second book in a series of ten, plus a companion trilogy, all with the common least common denominator of "Pendragon." I reviewed the first book in the series not too long ago, right here in fact. Last thing of the paragraph, the lovely and prestigious Amazon link.
Summaryish: The second adventure of Bobby Pendragon begins on the oceanic world, Cloral. And by oceanic, I mean there is no landmass any where. At all. Zip. Zero. Nada. Just floating cities made with advanced water-based technology. He hangs out for a while, having a good time and generally forgetting the dreaded turning point is coming. But, when mysterious deaths start popping up everywhere, and all evidence leads to Saint Dane messing with the crops...well, things get less fun for him and more fun for me really fast. The only way they can save the populations of the beautiful sea-world-to-the-extreme land of Cloral lies with the lost city of Faar, which is pretty much our Atlantis. And I don't mean an island resort with amazing-looking commercials, I'm talking about the actual sunken city that no one can seem to locate. Of course, I know where it is, but I'm not telling.
Review: If it's possible, this book was better than the first. I guess Mr. MacHale was a little worried about starting a new series, and that's why he told and didn't show, but now he's used to it, and the book is so much better for it! In fact, I was reading it to one of my housemates and said housemate threatened to go to the library without me to get the next book because this particular housemate cannot stand the suspense. I have lots of experience dealing with the long, sleepless hours of waiting for the next book in a series, but even I, seasoned series veteran that I am, wanted to jump in the car with my new Pendragon buddy and make an emergency visit to the library. I haven't felt this strongly about a series in a long time. In fact, only a few series books kept me up at night. Artemis Fowl, I Am Number Four, Human.4, and the 39 Clues. All the other series books in my life were simply obsessively checking authors' websites hoping for an update. but back to my review: All in all, fabulous book full of adventure and intrigue and suspense and mystery and heart-stopping action that leaves you screaming "No! Don't do it!! Don't open that door!" Or in this case, stand in front of that flume. But I'll leave explaining that mysterious sentence to the author.
Words to the Characters:
Bobby: You know, I wondered that, and my Pendragon buddy wondered that, but you just...didn't. Odd.
Everyone else: I'd say something to y'all, but I think this post is getting too long.
Okay, that's all! Bye bye! See you next time for something at least one person will be exited about!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Saturday, October 5, 2013
How Did She Last So Long Without Opening The Box? The Curiosity Would Have Driven Me Crazy.
Hello world!! It's been a while! It's not my fault though, I blame global warming. If it weren't for global warming, this post would have happened ages ago. It's just the gradual heating of the Earth's surface prevented me. Global warming is mean like that. But since I'm finally here, it is time to review a book.
So, I just finished this book called Doomed by Tracy Deebs. And, OH MY GOSH!!!! So, close to the end of the book, I was like "Day six? That means it absolutely MUST be a series so it can go all the way to day 10!" But, alas, the book ended with a ringing finality. BUT the good news is, Tracy's website says that it's a series!!!!! Eep! So, it's book 1 in the Pandora series. Speaking of websites, she's got a pretty nice one, but not as nice as Amazon!
Summaryish: This book is all about this girl named Pandora. Her daddy has been gone for like, ten years, when out of the blue she receives an e-mail from him on her 17th birthday. Things really go down hill from there, because opening that e-mail has released a cyberworm that is quickly taking over the world, shutting down electricity, and even making its way into nuclear warheads cooling systems. The worm is also proclaiming that total annihilation will be in ten days. Unless you can beat the game. Pandora's Box is a popular video game in this world, and that's where the worm has made its lair. If Pandora can unlock the secrets of her memories, she'll be able to save the world. But figuring out the mysteries of long lost memories is harder than it sounds.
Review: Wow snap, that was fabulous! Ms. Deebs is a master of plot twists! I love how she doesn't give away the whole plot in the first couple of pages like so many authors do. Throughout the whole book, she's bringing in new and unexpected dangers and excitement. This book is like a combination of all things awesome. It has cyber-stuff, car chases, cool gunfights, and other stuff that starts with C. I mean, when I was reading this, I had to stare at my wall on several occasions to catch my breath. My wall really needs to be repainted, by the way. Anyways, it's really intense and fantastic in every way imaginable. Except it was too short. But here's great news: There's a chapter break exactly halfway through the novel! I love it when that happens!
Words to the Characters:
Pandora: Is it just me, or do you have way too many panic attacks? You're having a breakdown every few pages. That's one way to get the guys to stop treating you like a damsel in distress, I guess. That was an attempt at sarcasm, I don't think it went very well, so I'm just going to abandon my attempts at humor.
Theo: There's someone you remind me of...Fang, I think, but he never lived up to his silent demeanor, he was chatty for a quiet guy. You, on the other hand, rock the unbreakable countenance.
Eli: A cure for that would be DON'T CARRY A GUN!
Okay, that's all for today, see you next time for a sequel! Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, I just finished this book called Doomed by Tracy Deebs. And, OH MY GOSH!!!! So, close to the end of the book, I was like "Day six? That means it absolutely MUST be a series so it can go all the way to day 10!" But, alas, the book ended with a ringing finality. BUT the good news is, Tracy's website says that it's a series!!!!! Eep! So, it's book 1 in the Pandora series. Speaking of websites, she's got a pretty nice one, but not as nice as Amazon!
Summaryish: This book is all about this girl named Pandora. Her daddy has been gone for like, ten years, when out of the blue she receives an e-mail from him on her 17th birthday. Things really go down hill from there, because opening that e-mail has released a cyberworm that is quickly taking over the world, shutting down electricity, and even making its way into nuclear warheads cooling systems. The worm is also proclaiming that total annihilation will be in ten days. Unless you can beat the game. Pandora's Box is a popular video game in this world, and that's where the worm has made its lair. If Pandora can unlock the secrets of her memories, she'll be able to save the world. But figuring out the mysteries of long lost memories is harder than it sounds.
Review: Wow snap, that was fabulous! Ms. Deebs is a master of plot twists! I love how she doesn't give away the whole plot in the first couple of pages like so many authors do. Throughout the whole book, she's bringing in new and unexpected dangers and excitement. This book is like a combination of all things awesome. It has cyber-stuff, car chases, cool gunfights, and other stuff that starts with C. I mean, when I was reading this, I had to stare at my wall on several occasions to catch my breath. My wall really needs to be repainted, by the way. Anyways, it's really intense and fantastic in every way imaginable. Except it was too short. But here's great news: There's a chapter break exactly halfway through the novel! I love it when that happens!
Words to the Characters:
Pandora: Is it just me, or do you have way too many panic attacks? You're having a breakdown every few pages. That's one way to get the guys to stop treating you like a damsel in distress, I guess. That was an attempt at sarcasm, I don't think it went very well, so I'm just going to abandon my attempts at humor.
Theo: There's someone you remind me of...Fang, I think, but he never lived up to his silent demeanor, he was chatty for a quiet guy. You, on the other hand, rock the unbreakable countenance.
Eli: A cure for that would be DON'T CARRY A GUN!
Okay, that's all for today, see you next time for a sequel! Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
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