Hello my fellow readers!
I was going to post another book review today (I even put it in my new, handy-dandy planner!) but I just got too caught up with the fact that TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR ME!!! I am so happy/relieved I could scream, but my neighbors might call the police or something and that would be bad... So for now, I'm keeping it all inside me. Though the next person that brings me to a basketball game might get severe ear problems.. Oops.
Well, anyway, instead of doing what I'd planned, I had a blast doing whatever I wanted today. But, to make it up to you, I did a little re-designing to this blog. First off, I put a "Coming Soon" section. It is in order of what I'm going to post, first to last. I read a few books that I wouldn't otherwise read if not for this blog. Some of them are for the younger audiences I might possibly be getting, if I'm getting any audience at all. (I've sort of been to afraid to check the part of the settings where you can look to see how many page views you've gotten... Its pretty embarrassing!) I just added a "Follow Me" section, too, so I guess I'll see how far that goes. There is a poll, too, underneath the "All About Me" section. You can choose from 3 different options. Check it out and vote, vote, vote! At the very bottom of my blog I also added some of my favorite poems and advice. I will be adding on to that very often because I am the biggest poem/advice fanatic you've ever met. I also did some minor font/color re-designing, as you can see.
I've just started a new post, the first on the "Coming Soon" list. Its called "Watership Down" by Richard Adams. Its a pretty old book. You'll learn more about it soon, I promise. Weekends are usually very busy for me, but a new post will be out there by Monday, or Tuesday at the latest.
Hope everyone is having a good summer! I've got some a bunch of travel plans already; I can't wait! I'll keep you updated on those so you know when I can blog and when I won't be able to. I'll always be working on this blog though, even if I'm not typing. Thank heavens you can take a book almost anywhere!
Read On!!
-Kris T.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Dust Lands (Soon-To-Be-Series) by Moira Young
I literally just finished this book. I had to blog about it, it was so fantastic!
But I can't get ahead if myself here. First off, I found out about this book from a friend. She lent it to me, and I started reading it when I got home today. It was 460 pages of pure joy. Let me tell you a little about this book: So, there is this 18 year-old girl names Saba. She has a twin brother named Lugh. He gets kidnapped and their father gets shot. Its up to Saba to rescue Lugh while having to deal with her 9 year-old sister, whom she blames for killing their mom at childbirth.
I'll quote what the back of the book says, add a few quotes from some reviews about it, tell you about the second novel and when its coming out, and last, but not least, give my opinion. Here comes what the back of the book says!!
"TO ESCAPE, SHE WILL HAVE TO FIGHT.
TO SURVIVE, SHE WILL HAVE TO LEAD.
Saba's world is shattered when her twin brother, Lugh, is captured by four cloaked horsemen. Determined to rescue him, Saba sets off into the lawless, wasted landscape left behind by the Wreckers. It's a brutal world where Saba discovers some surprising things about herself: She's a fierce fighter, a cunning opponent, and above all, an unbeatable survivor. Teamed up with a handsome daredevil named Jack and a girl gang of warriors called the Free Hawks, Saba is off to save her brother—and maybe her whole world."
(I do not own this in any way, shape or form... All the credit given to the makers and helpers of this book.)
Also on the back of this book, there are some quotes from people who have already reviewed this book. Here are some of those quotes:
"Better than The Hunger Games....This book will blow you away."
—MTV's Hollywood Crush
"....is an eerie and adventurous dystopian fantasy on par with Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games and Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker."
—LA Times
"A natural for Hunger Games fans."
—Publisher's Weekly, starred review
"The Hunger Games meets True Grit. But even grittier.... This is a must-read, where girls rescue boys, and where the future looms up full of hope and loss, struggles and archetypes that give the story a timeless, classic edge."
—Globe and Mail
"Saba has just the right combination of warrior rage and tender heart to survive and thrive in her chaotic world.... Readers will be eager for more."
—SLJ
"When it comes to YA dystopian literature, The Hunger Games pretty much set the bar.... Moira Young may have just raised that bar."
—Novel Novice blog
"The world Moira Young builds is breathtaking.... There's an overriding sense of terror, akin to the world of Mad Max, ruled by tyranny rather than anarchy. But Saba also discovers romance, friendship, and trust.... The cinematic images will linger in readers' minds until Saba's next adventure."
—Self Awareness
"Saba is a crusty, foul-tempered warrior women who must be covered in scar tissue by the end of this book, but men still follow her around like starving wolves. Well done, Ms. Young!"
—Nancy Farmer, author
".... will capture any reader who picks it up. I love everything about Saba—her language, her intensity, her heart. Everyone should read her story."
—James Dashner, author
"[F]ans of The Hunger Games's Katniss will find in [Saba] similar reserves of hidden good nature and ferocious fighting abilities.... Young has leveraged an intriguing action-romance story into a Mad Max-style world that'll leave readers both satisfied and eager for more."
—Booklist
Sounds good, right?! Personally, I love it. So the first novel, the one that I have information from the back of the book and the book the reviews are about, is called Blood Red Road. The second novel, called Rebel Heart, is coming out October 2012. (I know, such a long way away!)
So about the book... I completely agree with all the reviews, and, as you probably have figured out, I am now in love with this book. At first it seem kind if boring and extremely weird. The grammar is all messed up, and it's as if your reading something a stereotypical southern U.S.A. person would say.
If that makes sense, here's an example I made:
I am lovin this book. It ain't what I expectid at all. Real good, thow.
This book is absolutly amazin, says my good friend who recommended the book to me, it'll be strange at first but by page 30 you'll be likin it.
I sure hope so, I says.
Translation into "proper" English:
I'm loving this book. It isn't what I expected at all. It's really good, though.
"This book is absolutely amazing," says my good friend who recommended the book to me, "It's going to be strange at first but by page 30 you'll start to like it."
"I sure hope so," I say.
So, yeah, it's a bit weird, but you get used to it. I totally recommend this book. I can't wait until October! I'll be the first to get the book.
Do you think Jack will ever find a way back to Saba? What are your predictions or the next book? Were you satisfied with the ending? (My friend sure wasn't satisfied!) Tell me your thoughts! Oh, and don't forget any book recommendations! I'll be blogging again soon.
Read On!!
-Kris T.
But I can't get ahead if myself here. First off, I found out about this book from a friend. She lent it to me, and I started reading it when I got home today. It was 460 pages of pure joy. Let me tell you a little about this book: So, there is this 18 year-old girl names Saba. She has a twin brother named Lugh. He gets kidnapped and their father gets shot. Its up to Saba to rescue Lugh while having to deal with her 9 year-old sister, whom she blames for killing their mom at childbirth.
I'll quote what the back of the book says, add a few quotes from some reviews about it, tell you about the second novel and when its coming out, and last, but not least, give my opinion. Here comes what the back of the book says!!
"TO ESCAPE, SHE WILL HAVE TO FIGHT.
TO SURVIVE, SHE WILL HAVE TO LEAD.
Saba's world is shattered when her twin brother, Lugh, is captured by four cloaked horsemen. Determined to rescue him, Saba sets off into the lawless, wasted landscape left behind by the Wreckers. It's a brutal world where Saba discovers some surprising things about herself: She's a fierce fighter, a cunning opponent, and above all, an unbeatable survivor. Teamed up with a handsome daredevil named Jack and a girl gang of warriors called the Free Hawks, Saba is off to save her brother—and maybe her whole world."
(I do not own this in any way, shape or form... All the credit given to the makers and helpers of this book.)
Also on the back of this book, there are some quotes from people who have already reviewed this book. Here are some of those quotes:
"Better than The Hunger Games....This book will blow you away."
—MTV's Hollywood Crush
"....is an eerie and adventurous dystopian fantasy on par with Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games and Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker."
—LA Times
"A natural for Hunger Games fans."
—Publisher's Weekly, starred review
"The Hunger Games meets True Grit. But even grittier.... This is a must-read, where girls rescue boys, and where the future looms up full of hope and loss, struggles and archetypes that give the story a timeless, classic edge."
—Globe and Mail
"Saba has just the right combination of warrior rage and tender heart to survive and thrive in her chaotic world.... Readers will be eager for more."
—SLJ
"When it comes to YA dystopian literature, The Hunger Games pretty much set the bar.... Moira Young may have just raised that bar."
—Novel Novice blog
"The world Moira Young builds is breathtaking.... There's an overriding sense of terror, akin to the world of Mad Max, ruled by tyranny rather than anarchy. But Saba also discovers romance, friendship, and trust.... The cinematic images will linger in readers' minds until Saba's next adventure."
—Self Awareness
"Saba is a crusty, foul-tempered warrior women who must be covered in scar tissue by the end of this book, but men still follow her around like starving wolves. Well done, Ms. Young!"
—Nancy Farmer, author
".... will capture any reader who picks it up. I love everything about Saba—her language, her intensity, her heart. Everyone should read her story."
—James Dashner, author
"[F]ans of The Hunger Games's Katniss will find in [Saba] similar reserves of hidden good nature and ferocious fighting abilities.... Young has leveraged an intriguing action-romance story into a Mad Max-style world that'll leave readers both satisfied and eager for more."
—Booklist
Sounds good, right?! Personally, I love it. So the first novel, the one that I have information from the back of the book and the book the reviews are about, is called Blood Red Road. The second novel, called Rebel Heart, is coming out October 2012. (I know, such a long way away!)
So about the book... I completely agree with all the reviews, and, as you probably have figured out, I am now in love with this book. At first it seem kind if boring and extremely weird. The grammar is all messed up, and it's as if your reading something a stereotypical southern U.S.A. person would say.
If that makes sense, here's an example I made:
I am lovin this book. It ain't what I expectid at all. Real good, thow.
This book is absolutly amazin, says my good friend who recommended the book to me, it'll be strange at first but by page 30 you'll be likin it.
I sure hope so, I says.
Translation into "proper" English:
I'm loving this book. It isn't what I expected at all. It's really good, though.
"This book is absolutely amazing," says my good friend who recommended the book to me, "It's going to be strange at first but by page 30 you'll start to like it."
"I sure hope so," I say.
So, yeah, it's a bit weird, but you get used to it. I totally recommend this book. I can't wait until October! I'll be the first to get the book.
Do you think Jack will ever find a way back to Saba? What are your predictions or the next book? Were you satisfied with the ending? (My friend sure wasn't satisfied!) Tell me your thoughts! Oh, and don't forget any book recommendations! I'll be blogging again soon.
Read On!!
-Kris T.
Monday, June 4, 2012
The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
This book review is on a widely-known/widely-popular book series, The Hunger Games. Written by Suzanne Collins, this book is in the first-person. It is set in the future, and 16 year-old Katniss Everdeen is the subject. Katniss gets sent to.... You know what? I'll just copy and paste what google books says about it. Normally I would use the back of the book, but my Hunger Games books are ebooks so I can't do that. I don't intend on breaking any copyright rules, so here is the link I got this information from:
http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Hunger_Games.html?id=Yz8Fnw0PlEQC
"In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the other districts in line by forcing them to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight-to-the-death on live TV. One boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and sixteen are selected by lottery to play. The winner brings riches and favor to his or her district. But that is nothing compared to what the Capitol wins: one more year of fearful compliance with its rule. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her impoverished district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before - and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. Acclaimed writer Suzanne Collins, author of the New York Times bestselling Underland Chronicles, delivers equal parts suspense and philosophy, adventure and romance, in this stunning novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present."
Sounds good, huh?
Well, not only does it sound good, it is good! Actually, scratch that, it's not good AT ALL. It's absolutely fantastic! Phenomenal! Extraordinary! This book is just WOW. I zipped through it. I just sat down, started reading it on the iPad I'm typing on now, and I fell head over heels in love. I quickly got the 2nd and 3rd book, called "Catching Fire" (2nd) and "Mockingjay" (3rd). Although the series didn't end the way I liked, I still loved it. I mean, if it ended the way I'd hoped then that means it would be predictable, and what kind of good action book is predictable?
I would call this an all-ages book. My mom loves it, my older sister loves it, I love it, and I know a friend who has a little sister who has a friend in 4th grade that loves it. Some parents don't like their children to read the series until their older, though, and my friend's parents don't want her to read it, and she is 12. If your parents don't want you reading it then you should respect that they are just trying to protect you.
Let me know what you think of the book, whether you've read it or not. Does it sound good to you, if you haven't read it yet? If you have, are you on Team Peeta? Team Gale? Team Haymitch? Team Cato? Team Finnick? Team Effie? Are there any teams I missed you want to tell me about? Why are you on that team? I can't wait to hear from you! Did you find this post (or any other of my posts) helpful? I'd love it if you took a little of your time to write to me. You can leave a comment right below this. I promise to write back, I always do. Please, share your thoughts!
Read On!!
-Kris T.
http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Hunger_Games.html?id=Yz8Fnw0PlEQC
"In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the other districts in line by forcing them to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight-to-the-death on live TV. One boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and sixteen are selected by lottery to play. The winner brings riches and favor to his or her district. But that is nothing compared to what the Capitol wins: one more year of fearful compliance with its rule. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her impoverished district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before - and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. Acclaimed writer Suzanne Collins, author of the New York Times bestselling Underland Chronicles, delivers equal parts suspense and philosophy, adventure and romance, in this stunning novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present."
Sounds good, huh?
Well, not only does it sound good, it is good! Actually, scratch that, it's not good AT ALL. It's absolutely fantastic! Phenomenal! Extraordinary! This book is just WOW. I zipped through it. I just sat down, started reading it on the iPad I'm typing on now, and I fell head over heels in love. I quickly got the 2nd and 3rd book, called "Catching Fire" (2nd) and "Mockingjay" (3rd). Although the series didn't end the way I liked, I still loved it. I mean, if it ended the way I'd hoped then that means it would be predictable, and what kind of good action book is predictable?
I would call this an all-ages book. My mom loves it, my older sister loves it, I love it, and I know a friend who has a little sister who has a friend in 4th grade that loves it. Some parents don't like their children to read the series until their older, though, and my friend's parents don't want her to read it, and she is 12. If your parents don't want you reading it then you should respect that they are just trying to protect you.
Let me know what you think of the book, whether you've read it or not. Does it sound good to you, if you haven't read it yet? If you have, are you on Team Peeta? Team Gale? Team Haymitch? Team Cato? Team Finnick? Team Effie? Are there any teams I missed you want to tell me about? Why are you on that team? I can't wait to hear from you! Did you find this post (or any other of my posts) helpful? I'd love it if you took a little of your time to write to me. You can leave a comment right below this. I promise to write back, I always do. Please, share your thoughts!
Read On!!
-Kris T.
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