I loved the mixing of Roman and Greek mythology. Rick Riordan takes Percy Jackson up a notch. There's more love stories going on and I liked the deep thoughts about the power of love. If you haven't read the Percy Jackson series, this will definitely spoil the whole series for you. But to me, ... Read More »
Book Review: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
It's like Harry Potter meets Ancient Greece with a mix of Bruce Coville's "My Teacher is an Alien." It was entertaining, if not a little immature, but the part that was most touching to me was why Rick wrote these stories. His son loved Greek Mythology and when Rick ran out of stories, he made ... Read More »
Book Review: The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
I was disappointed by this book - 200 pages in I was still waiting for the story to start. I had to make myself finish it. It was more teen novel with a tiny bit of super-natural sprinkled in. That being said, I like super-natural stories and I was expecting there to be more of ... Read More »