Love the characters in this book. Most of them you've known for the whole series, but in this book they start to grow and change the way real people would. The realistic characters are what makes this story shine. The plot felt unfinished and unresolved - not like a cliff hanger, but just like we ... Read More »
Book Review: Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
The pace definitely picks up in Linger. The author switches narrators often which can be interesting and refreshing, but it was also sometimes confusing and frustrating to remember who was narrating. There seems to be two story lines going at once and you'll find yourself rooting for one or the other. Shiver stood well on it's ... 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 Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
A great murder mystery set in medieval times. I felt like the main character, William, was a modern character in medieval times. Apparently, I wasn't the only one that thought this because he addresses it the post script and says that the passages that most people find too "modern" are direct quotes from 14th century ... Read More »
Book Review: Star Wars Trilogy
It was really interesting to read these novels again now that I've seen the prequels. The first thing I noticed - the prequels don't match up to the back story in this book. In fact, the back story from the novels was much more interesting than Episodes I, II, and/or III. Let's start with Star Wars ... Read More »
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