Top Ten Books of the Past Two Years

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Yup! To my zero followers, here's my top ten books of the past two years!  

Starting at the bottom, with ten. 

Ten

The Compound, S.A Boldeen

Bleh. This book makes me cringe all the time, just because of the way the characters act. You will grow to hate a few of them. There are some books that have that same reaction, but that helps the story. You're supposed to hate the bad guys, but not the main character. This book wasn't awful, but I wouldn't aggressively recommend. 

SUMARRY

The book begins as nine-year-old Eli, his parents, and two sisters enter the family's secret, underground Compound, fleeing the start of a nuclear war. As though entering an underground lair, where you'll have to spend the next fifteen years, weren't drama enough - Eli is particularly traumatized because his beloved twin brother and grandmother didn't make it in time to join the rest of the family. They are left on the outside, presumed dead. And Eli is left drowning in guilt for the part that he played in their ending up on the wrong side of the door.

Source: http://jkrbooks.typepad.com/blog/2008/05/the-compound-s.html

Nine

The Apothecary, by Maile Meloy 

This book seems like one you will really like from the beginning. It starts out amazing, actually. The one thing that really ruined it for me was how far they took it. The apothecary's work starts out as traditional remedies, then goes towards magic. I don't love how it changed, and I wish they kept it a little more simple. 

SUMMARY

It's 1952 and the Scott family has just moved from Los Angeles to London. Here, fourteen-year-old Janie meets a mysterious apothecary and his son, Benjamin Burrows - a fascinating boy who's not afraid to stand up to authority and dreams of becoming a spy. When Benjamin's father is kidnapped, Janie and Benjamin must uncover the secrets of the apothecary's sacred book, the Pharmacopoeia, in order to find him, all while keeping it out of the hands of their enemies - Russian spies in possession of nuclear weapons. Discovering and testing potions they never believed could exist, Janie and Benjamin embark on a dangerous race to save the apothecary and prevent impending disaster.

Source: http://www.us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780399256271,00.html

Eight

City of Ashes, By Cassandra Clare 

Oh gosh I hate the fact that I didn't love this book. I don't have much to say about it. I feel like it wasn't as amazing as City of Bones was, but it was still amazing. The books are INCREDIBLE. I love the whole series. I don't quite know why I didn't like this one as much, but I didn't think it lived up to the standard set by City of Bones

SUMARRY

Jace Wayland finds himself caught in the lies his father, Valentine, created. The young Shadowhunter, a being created from humans and angels, is under suspicion for being in league with his father to destroy the Clave — the governing body of the Shadowhunters. Even Jace's adopted mother suspects his motives for remaining in the human world. She questions why Jace didn't return to the Shadowhunters' home when his father escaped with the Mortal Cup, a powerful Shadowhunter relic.

Clary Fray, another Shadowhunter, wrestles with her emotions. She and Jace fell in love before discovering they were siblings. Her best friend, Simon, is also in love with her, and she can't work out her feelings for either boy. In addition, her mother remains in a coma that Clary believes Valentine, her father, caused.

Source: http://www.thrivingfamily.com/Family/Media/book-reviews/c/city-of-ashes.aspx

Seven

Dragonborn, By Jade Lee

Please, don't read this if you are under like 15. It's really...adult. Amazing book though. For those of you over 15: This book is really good. It's a fantasy, but with a little twist. I read this almost a year ago, so lots of the details escape me. I thought it was a little boring, and some of the scenes dragged on longer than I thought they should. Maybe that's just me. 

SUMARRY

Kiril is the best of his kind...a dragonhunter, working for the powerful Emperor who is himself a dragon and will allow no one to challenge him. Kiril is convinced that the dragon-human bond is evil. The Emperor killed Kiril's entire family, and Kiril doesn't have much use for him, but better one evil dragon-human than dozens battling among themselves and murdering hundreds to feed their hunger (dragons eat humans). Killing dragons and their humans isn't easy...they both have to die at the same time, for one thing, and they lend one another strength and speed. Yet Kiril has almost rid the land of dragons. Only one dragon-egg remains, but this one is different. This one is a queen.


Dancer Natiya harbors a secret in her naval...it looks like a jewel but it's really an egg--a dragon egg. The Emperor destroyed her family, but she intends to use her dragon to destroy him. Already, the dragon is talking to her, reflecting he passions, giving her abilities that make her the most compelling dancer any man has seen. When Kiril walks into her life, though, Natiya's certainties are shattered. She knows he is a danger to her, that he's hunting for her although he doesn't yet recognize her as a dragon-carrier. He's looking for her expertise because her parents were dragon experts, they explored the clutching cave where the queen egg was laid. He has no idea she's carrying it in her belly.

Source: http://www.booksforabuck.com/rompages/rom_2009/dragonborn.html

Six

Eon, and Eona By Allison Goodman

I LOVED THIS BOOK

Just not the boring parts of it. There were a lot of chapters that had very little significance to the plotline. The other, non-boring, parts are incredible though. I loved this series. Honestly, it's incredible. 

SUMMARY

Under the harsh regime of an ambitious master, Eon is training to become a Dragoneye – a powerful Lord able to command wind and water to protect the land. But Eon also harbours a desperate secret – he is in fact a young woman living a dangerous masquerade that, if discovered, will mean certain death.

Once she was Eon, a girl disguised as a boy, risking her life for the chance to become a Dragoneye apprentice. Now she is is Eona, the Mirror Dragoneye, her country’s savior—but she has an even more dangerous secret.

She cannot control her power.

Each time she tries to bond with her Mirror Dragon, she becomes a conduit for the ten spirit dragons whose Dragoneyes were murdered by Lord Ido. Their anguish floods through her, twisting her ability into a killing force, destroying the land and its people.

Source: http://www.alisongoodman.com.au/eona.html 

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Five

City of Fallen Angels, by Cassandra Clare

I must have a weird taste in books, because everyone loved this one. I have no godly idea why I didn't absolutely love this one. There was something about it that made it hard for me to enjoy. And that's all I have to say on this subject.

SUMMARRY
The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She’s training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. And—most importantly of all—she can finally call Jace her boyfriend.
     But nothing comes without a price.
     Someone is murdering Shadowhunters, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second, bloody war. Clary’s best friend, Simon, can’t help her. His mother just found out that he’s a vampire and now he’s homeless. Everywhere he turns, someone wants him on their side—along with the power of the curse that’s wrecking his life. And they’re willing to do anything to get what they want. Not to mention that he’s dating two beautiful, dangerous girls—neither of whom knows about the other one.
     When Jace begins to pull away from her without explaining why, Clary is forced to delve into the heart of a mystery whose solution reveals her worst nightmare: she herself has set in motion a terrible chain of events that could lead to her losing everything she loves. Even Jace.
Source: http://reviewsandrecaps.tumblr.com/post/36532739507/city-of-fallen-angels-the-mortal-instruments-series
Sorry that summary was so long.

Four

Cinder, by Marissa Meyer 

AGHHH I wish I could come up with a better number four. I really did love this book. The one thing that was confusing to me, and why I had to rate it four, was whether or not Peony actually loved her. Little unresolved things like that make me unhappy. Anyway, I would most definitely recommend this book. LOVED it. 

SUMMARRY

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless Lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

Source:http://www.marissameyer.com/book/book-one/

Three

Prodigy, By Marie Lu

THIS IS ONLY NUMBER THREE BECAUSE OF THE ENDING.

I love this book almost as much as I love dogs, or gummi worms. It was incredible. It has literally THE. WORST. ENDING. EVER. I hated it. And threw the book at a wall. It was awful. Other then that, AMAZING

SUMMARRY

Injured and on the run, it has been seven days since June and Day barely escaped Los Angeles and the Republic with their lives. Day is believed dead having lost his own brother to an execution squad who thought they were assassinating him. June is now the Republic's most wanted traitor. Desperate for help, they turn to the Patriots - a vigilante rebel group sworn to bring down the Republic. But can they trust them or have they unwittingly become pawns in the most terrifying of political games?

Source:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13414446-prodigy

Two

Legend, Also by Marie Lu

This book is incredible. One of the best dystopian books ever. I love it so much, mostly because of the way it is written. I love how it is writted from two points of veiw. I know that that has been done many times in the past, but there is something speicial about this one. If you are looking for a book to read, read this one. It's amazing. 

SUMMARRY

What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem. From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths - until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets. Source:http://www.us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780399256752,00.html AND THE NUMBER ONE BOOK IS.... A tie. BETWEEN TWO OF THE BEST BOOKS  SINCE HARRY POTTER! Divergent and Insurgent, Both by Veronica Roth

ADDJGHSKLGJFJKDGAKLDHFLSDG loved these so much. 

Just read them. You don't even get to know why I loved them until you read them. Go. Read. 

I hope you enjoyed! I would reccomend any of these books, just some not as much. 

arabian nights

I am reading arabian nights and it is amazingly good. Sorry this picture is sideways. You can get it at Barnes and Noble for $7.

     I read the book called Blindsided. It is about a four-teen year girl named Natalie who is having to face a big obstacle in her life. When she was little was diagnosed with glaucoma. As she gets older her condition is only getting worse, so her parents send her to a school for the blind. She is not completely blind yet, but the sooner she learns these skills the more prepared she will be when that day comes. Natalie does not want to go to this school. She kinda believes in all the stereotypical of the blind, and she does not want to be seen like that and she refuses to go. Once she gets there and spends her first week she starts to like the place, and gets used to everything, and starts to fit in a little more.
    Her family live son a goat farm, and her favorite goat is Nuisance. She raised Nuisance from birth, and if you want to know why you need to read the book. Natalie does get to go home every weekend to see her family and friends. Her best friend is Meredith. They have been friends since second grade. She has stood with Natalie every step of the way. It you want to know what happens to Natalie and her ever changing lifef read, Blindsided by Priscilla Cummings.

Insurgent: by Veronica Roth

Divergent and Insurgent by Veronica Roth        

         I just finished reading this awesome book called Insurgent by Veronica Roth,  the 2nd book following the book Divergent in the Divergent series! It was amazing, suspenseful  and thrilling, but ends with a cliff hanger as did Divergent. However, the 3rd book comes out in October I believe! They don't yet have a title and a book cover, but I can't wait to find out what happens. Let me give you a short description of the first book, to see if you might be interested in this series!
        In the book, Divergent, Beatrice Prior is just a normal girl, as so she thinks. As her 16th birthday approaches, she must decide what faction to choose, her current selfless faction, Abnegation, a loving, peaceful faction, Amity, a truth faction, Candor, a knowledge faction, Erudite, or a brave, daring faction, Dauntless. One choice chooses everything. One choice can determine who she is, and who she will become for the rest of her life! You better make sure to read this book, Divergent, by Veronica Roth, and then the second book in the series, Insurgent. They are fantastic books, I would sure recommend them!

Inheritence

This had the best ending of any series I have ever read.

Eon

Eon is the first book and it is absolutely wonderful, but at times it can be relativity gruesome. Don't be afraid to read it though it is still really good. Also I will warn you that it  leaves you hanging at the end. It is a great book and I hope you read it!

The Runaway King

The Runaway King is a great book that is the second book after The False Prince and it is just as good if not better than the first book. Read it!

7 Wonders: The Colossus Rises

      No one ever asked Jack if he wanted to be a hero. He just has to be one. One kid. One mission. One big problem. The thrills begain in The Colossus Rises, the first installment is the newest adventure from master storyteller Peter Lerangias. The book is 7 Wonders: The Colossus Rises written by Peter Lerangias. Although the plot is gripping and the characters developed the story does not have as much flavor as ones from Percy Jackson or June and Day. The story tells the story of Atlantis and the Lambada. The story telling is quite bland although he fits a joke her and there.

      I would suggest this for myth lovers like Percy Jackson although the story is not written well. If you do not like Percy Jackson or get aggravated by having the proper science not fulfilled I recomend you do not waste time on this. If you are interested in the plot or like adventure and struggle then read away.

      My final opion is bland story writing but a wonderful plot and story.

The False Prince

       The False Prince is an awesome book about a boy who gets wrapped up in a dangerous game to try and save his kingdom. But the question is, is it right to be doing this????? Well find out for your self  and read The False Prince.

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

One of the last books that I read in book club was called The Graveyard Book by
Neil Gaiman. If you like a little bit of fantasy and suspense and, of course, spooky graveyards, you should read this book. There are weird twists and turns on every page. This book is full of surprises! An interesting book, but great for readers who like the genre of fantasy. This book is about a boy named Nobody Owens whose family died and was given the freedom of the graveyard with ghost parents. Who were his really family? Who killed them and why? And is that person still after Nobody Owens? If you want answers to these questions read The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.

The False Prince

The book I read was titled False Prince and the author is Jennifer Nielsen. The main characters are Sage (a.k.a Jaron), Conner, Tobias, Roden, Mott, Creagan, Imogen, and Veldegrath. In this story, there is a king and queen of a kingdom, called Carthya.  At the beginning of the story, the king, queen and their older son, Darius, are murdered by Conner, a nobleman who is part of the king’s court.  Four years earlier, before the royal family’s murder, the youngest prince, Prince Jaron, was believed to have been killed by pirates.  In order to protect his youngest son from the pirates, the king declared Jaron dead.   Meanwhile the prince, Jaron, goes undercover as an orphan named Sage.  After murdering the royal family, Connor doesn’t have enough power to take over the kingdom.  So his plan is to find someone who looks like Prince Jaron and bring him to court and show the court that the long lost prince is alive.  Then the prince/orphan would be made king and Connor would be the king’s advisor.  Nobleman Connor finds three orphans, Sage, Roden, Tobias.  He educates these orphans on sword fighting and on becoming a gentleman.  Of the three orphans, Connor chooses Sage as the false prince.   To foil Connor’s plan, Sage reveals to the dead king’s advisor a code word that shows that he is the real Prince Jaron.  Connor gets put in prison for the murder of Jaron’s mother, father, and brother.

The literary techniques that were in this particular novel were foreshadowing, flashbacks and plot twists. There was foreshadowing when Jaron knew that someday the countries around his kingdom would attack (the attack isn’t discussed until the second book)  There was also flashbacks because Jaron, at the end of the book, remembers how he escaped the pirates, who were hired by Nobleman Connor.  There is a plot twist when at the end of the book, the reader finds out that Sage, the orphan, is really Prince Jaron.  Sage tells Nobleman Connor that he is the prince and imprisons Connor for being a traitor and for murder.

There was little figurative language in this book. At one point in the book one character said “Connor has probably been to every orphanage in the country.” Obviously Connor did not go to every orphanage in the country. Conner had said to Sage “You have a clever tongue.” This book had lots of plot twists, politics, mystery, and action.

Eona, By Alison Goodman

Eon has been revealed as Eona, the first female Dragoneye in hundreds of years. Along with fellow rebels Ryko and Lady Dela, she is on the run from High Lord Sethon's army. The renegades are on a quest for the black folio, stolen by the drug-riddled Dillon; they must also find Kygo, the young Pearl Emperor, who needs Eona's power and the black folio if he is to wrest back his throne from the selfstyled "Emperor" Sethon. Through it all, Eona must come to terms with her new Dragoneye identity and power - and learn to bear the anguish of the ten dragons whose Dragoneyes were murdered. As they focus their power through her, she becomes a dangerous conduit for their plans. 

Eona, with its pulse-pounding drama and romance, its unforgettable fight scenes, and its surprises, is the conclusion to an epic only Alison Goodman could create.

I'm only about halfway through the book, but it is already as good as the prequel. 
The books picks up a little after Eon ends, which I think it perfect because it removes all the boring travel time. Eona is trying to harness her new power, but she soon realizes that the dragons of the murdered Dragoneyes are trying to use her as a path back into the world. The power that she can harness with 11 dragons in enormous-but insanely dangerous. 

I would definitely recommend this, even though I haven't even finished it. A lot of authors make a sequel that can't live up to the first book, but Alison Goodman has managed to make the second book as amazing as the first. 

Crossed

Crossed

The book I read was titled Crossed and the author was Ally Condie. The main characters are Cassie, Ky, Indie, Eli, Hunter, and Xander.  In this book, The Society, or the government, chooses whom you can marry or love.  Cassie, a teenager girl, is matched to another boy Xander whom she likes as a friend but doesn’t want to marry him. Cassie runs away from her family and the government so she could be with Ky.  Ky is in a manual labor or death camp. Ky manages to escape from the death camp into a series of canyons where he finds food and books.  Cassie, through friends, finds Ky in the canyons.  While in the canyons, Cassie, Ky, Eli, and Indie meet Hunter who is part of another secret society, The Farmers, that left The Society.  The four teenagers and the adult go on a scouting mission in the canyons and find a secret Society base and steal supplies.

The literary techniques that were in this particular novel were flashbacks and plot twists. There were multiple plot twists, but there was one plot that stood out. It was when the group of teenagers realized that The Rising is real and that there is actually a secret society that exists and is plotting to take over the current tyrannical government.  A foreshadowing that stood out was when Cassie kept remembering her dead grandfather’s words, which were “Don’t go gentle”.  Her grandfather was a part of this secret society which she finds out later in the book.

There are many examples of poetry in this fascinating book. In these poems there are personification, similes, and hyperboles. An example of personification in this story is “Wind having fingers” and this was a poem that was written on a gravestone.  An example of a simile is “They dropped like flakes”. I can’t think of how this is important, I just got them out of a poem someone found. An example of a hyperbole is “The Sahara is too little price for thy right hand”. This was interesting because The characters didn’t know what the Sahara is.. These were all from one poem in the book.

I loved this book because the author wrote it so that as the reader you see Cassie’s and Ky’s point of view. This really helped me to understand what was going on throughout the whole story.  For instance the book kept alternating between Cassie and Ky’s viewpoint. Another trick that the author used was she expertly placed her plot twist throughout the story.  This book kept me on my toes, and it was hard sometimes to put the book away.  Sometimes at night, I wanted to keep reading, but had to get to bed.  I loved this book so much that I can’t wait to read the 3rd book in this series, “Reached”.

Confetti Girl

             Confetti Girl, by Diana Lopez is about a teenage girl name Lina. She live with her dad who love to read. In fact, he reads so much Lina is stuck with no T.V. Lina's best friend is Vanessa. A few years a go Vanessa's dad  got up and left her. Now she lives with her mom. She still gets to she here dad just not very often. The two girls cope with playing volley ball, doing homework together, and talking about cute boys. Like any teenage girl book they both have a crush. Lina tries to be a very independent person. She hates having her dad getting in the middle if her business. You get to follow a typical teenage girl life with all the ups and downs, lefts and rights. The best part about the book is the title. Vanessa's mom loves to make casscarones. Casscarones are confetti find eggs that you crack on your friends and family's heads. If you want to find out how it all rolls out read Confetti Girl, by Diana Lopez.

Dragonborn By Jade Lee

When dragon power flows through your veins, when dragon thoughts burn in your mind, you can accomplish anything. Natiya knows, for she carries one of the last eggs in the land disguised as a jewel in her navel. Day by day the Unhatched grows, and when at last it births they will be joined in a sacred and eternal bond. Gone will be the barmaid forced to dance for pennies; born will be Dag Natiya, revered Queen. Take her body or her soul, nothing will stop them.

In this renascence-romance novel by Jade Lee-Dragons take on human forms, planting an egg in the dragonborn's navel which slowly consumes them and turned them into a king or queen of the dragons. The prince of the realm, Kril, saw his uncle get killed get by one of the dragonborns. From that day on, he vowed to exterminate every last dragonborn as vengeance for his uncle. He is almost done-after doing the worst deed of his life. He had to kill a seventeen year old boy taken over by the spirit of the dragon. He finds the last one-the only thing standing in the way of vengeance  but before he can finish her, he ends up falling in love. To see the end of Dragonborn, you need about $10 and a Barns and Noble. I would definitely recommend this as a great read, and an amazing romance-thriller.

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The Thirteenth Reality series

The Thirteenth Reality series is a great series about a boy named Tick and his adventures with the reliants. At times the book can seem daunting or big even confusing but in the end it all ends up okay. In the fist book The Journal of Curious Letters Tick starts getting mysterious letters which will untimely bring his true destiny.
    In the next few books Tick's destiny is played and in the end of every book there is always a big fight scene. At the very end of the last and final book Tick reaches his destiny along with another person you would never expect and together they heal the world in a very odd way.
 

Plot Twist in Progidgy

The ending sucked sure

I've noticed that people out of the United States have been checking out our blog

Hey followers! I just have to say our blog has been getting lots of views actually more than I expected. Also our blog has gone world wide! If you see this post and you are from another country feel free to post a comment because I would love to hear about the world also I think it would be awesome if I got to meet or communicate with another person across the Atlantic Ocean! wow. hope you read this! oh and if you live in a country with parrots we should totally exchange parrot stuff!  

I HATE THE ENDING OF PRODIGY

I threw the book at the wall when I finished it. I hate the ending.

But it is a great book. It's a really good book. The cliffhangers drove me crazy though. I don't usually mind them, but for some reason this ones made me so angry at the author. (Sorry Marie Lu)

Anyway, here's a little extra thing for everyone. I walked out to the library to see Lizzie, Addi, and Kendra all reading in a row. Great sight. For privacy, they covered their faces. It's from the right, Addi, Lizzie, Kendra.

Can't sleep, so I'm reading!

Good exchange I think. Pretty far in now.

Prodigy

Prodigy came in today! I haven't even made it that far in, but I'm already loving it. Just wanted to post about the book coming in, and we are so exited!
Thanks for reading the random post,
Nora

Pillage

Pillage

         Pillage is an awkward child in the dragon fantasy genre. Although Pillage includes your regular elements (i.e. magic, powers, dragons etc.) it also takes place in modern times. This can lead to some confusion for the characters when these two clash. This also adds the funniest scenes to the book. Also, at the start of each chapter you read an excerpt of the mysterious book The Grim Not. In Pillage you follow the seemingly average Beck, a high school boy, as he explores his uncle's huge garden and discovers what is behind the mysterious locked doors, learning more about himself and about his family's history than he ever wanted to. This book is for fans of dragon fantasy and to those who want to watch what unfold in this book full of mystery

Sea of Trolls and House of the Scorpion (Nancy Farmer post)

Hey everyone! Once again, it's not a bookclub day. I was thinking about a post I could do today and thought about Sea of Trolls. Sea of Trolls is one of my all time favorite books, but not everyone knows it as well as they know another of the authors books, House of the Scorpion. I was meaning to make this post about Sea of Trolls, but I guess I'll do one for Nancy Farmer's best books. (In my opinion)

PLEASE DO NOT BE INTIMIDATED BY THE LONG POST! IT'S WORTH IT!

I'm going to start with Sea of Trolls. Like I said, this is one of my all time favorite books. One of the things that I hated about the ending is that there will never be a sequel. It doesn't end on a cliffhanger, but I grew to love the characters so much I wanted to see them develop more. I'll summarize Sea of Trolls for you, then move on the House of the Scorpion.

 Jack thought he was just an ordinary farm boy until he became an apprentice to the local bard – who is teaching him music, but also the magic of the Life Force. When his village is attacked by Viking berserkers, and he and his little sister are taken as thralls, he doesn’t know the perils in store for him – in order to survive and maybe get home, he’ll have to learn to deal with the Northmen, face down dragons, brave the perils of troll country, and learn more about magic than he ever thought possible. I tried to make my summary as small as possible, but there is so much more to the book then that little tiny summary says.

I enjoyed House of the Scorpion, but it was a bit strange. The book is one of the more confusing books I have ever read, in my entire life. Considering the amount of books I found in the library when I was in elementary school, that's saying something. Putting the confusion past me, I did enjoy the book. I'll try and do a short summary, but considering the book is about 400 pages, I might struggle.

The House of the Scorpion is set in a future where cloning is possible yet clones are despised by humans. In fact, clones have their brains destroyed shortly after their creation. Young Matt, however, is the unaltered clone of a drug lord known as El Patrón, the evil but aging ruler of Opium, the strip of land that separates Mexico and the United States. Matt’s existence switches between different varieties of captivity – from a peaceful but secluded childhood raised by the kind Cecilia, to living like a caged animal at the hands of the malevolent Rosa, to a life as the subject of contempt by El Patrón’s family. Even when Matt leaves the estate he is held in another kind of captivity as a member of the “lost children” who work the salt mines. I read this a while back, so I can't remember the rest of the book. I remember the end, but I'm SO not ruining this for you.

Anyway, I think I finally finished this post. I hope you guys like it!

Yours,
Nora

The Molly Moon series

The Molly Moon series is an epic tale of a girl named molly moon and her hypnotic adventures  The series is fast paced full of action and weird places along with epic hypnotism battles. In the third book which is personally my favorite she ends up in India with a strange monster-like person. The author is  Georgia Byng. I have to say it is by far my favorite action series and of course i think her pet pug is adorable.

The Sacrifice

The Sacrifice is a heart warming tale about Abigail a girl who lived in Massachusetts during the Salem witch craze. In the story she faces many ordeals and is eventually convicted of being a witch, but the problem is none of it is true and no one will believe her grandfather as he tries to stop the madness. what will become of poor Abigail find out in The sacrifice.

Eon: Dragoneye Reborn

Hey everyone! This isn't on a book club day, but I think this book deserves sharing. I read it a while back, but really enjoyed it.

The book is Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman. It's a pretty long one, 531 pages. There is also a sequel that came out recently, called Eona. I have yet to read the sequel, but it sounds amazing.

Eon has been studying the ancient art of Dragon Magic for four years, hoping he'll be able to apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune. But he also has a dark secret. He is actually Eona, a sixteen-year-old girl who has been living a dangerous lie for the chance to become a Dragoneye, the human link to an energy dragon's power. It is forbidden for females to practice the Dragon Magic and, if discovered, Eon faces a terrible death. After a dazzling sword ceremony, Eon's affinity with the twelve dragons catapults him into the treacherous world of the Imperial court where he makes a powerful enemy, Lord Ido. As tension builds and Eon's desperate lie comes to light, disaster builds in another part of the country. The lords of the Imperial Court say that only Eon can stop the tornado. As you keep reading, the secret will come to light for you to see. 

One warning though-this is a challenging read. Not only is it long, but very complicated. It is also a 15+ suggestion, but if you have read mature books before, you should be fine. 

Yours,

Nora

Mysterious Benedict Society

The Mysterious Benedict Society is about several kids and their quest to stop the most evil person of all time. The story is split up into three action packed books and even though they look huge it is about the best action book I've ever read. Oh and I can't forget about the surprises that tend to happen along the way.

The graveyard book

If you like scary books with ghosts in it try reading The Graveyard Book. The Graveyard Book is about a boy named nobody that lives in the graveyard and is mentored and supervised by ghosts. In the book it tells of his many  adventures that he encounters in the graveyard. But in the end will his past catch up to him? To find out read The graveyard Book.

Eldest

Eldest
by Nathan

The book I read was Eldest by Christopher Paolini. All four books in the series have come out. There is no known movie date for Eldest.

The main characters are Eragon,  King Galbatorix, Rohan, Horst, Nasuada, Queen Islanzadi, Hrothgar, Angela, a herbalist, Oromis, Arya an elf, Saphira, and Orik. (spoiler alert) The plot is that the leader of the varden dies and Nasuada Is elected the leader. Eragon is forced to continue his training in Ellesmera with another dragon rider. While Eragon is in Ellesmera, He was taught by Oromis and his dragon Glaedr about being a rider. Meanwhile, Rohan is struggling with some Ra’zac and gets all of his town to follow him to join the Varden where they have some epic battle scenes along the way. If you want to know the rest you should read the book.

In this action/adventure there is violence, evil, dragons. Elves, Dwarfs, battle, and magic. This book has action because there is a lot of battles but most of them are short. There is adventure because Eragon rides his dragon a lot and travels all over the place and gets to have the adventure of an extended lifetime. Anyone who rides a dragon gets a longer life.

The dialect in this book is not old fashioned nor futuristic, but the dialect is the same dialect as you and I speak. The vocabulary has very bizarre names because who names someone Galbatorix? How about Durza, Solembum, Arya, or even Brom. There is also the made up Ancient Language for the elves and the Dwarf language for the Dwarfs.

There are flashbacks and plot twists in this book. An example,of a flashback was when Eragon is fighting in Ellesmera, he keeps having flashbacks to the Battle in Tronjheim. An example of a plot twist was when Murtagh turned out to be a rider and attacked Eragon.

I would really recommend this book to you if you like action, magic and adventure. The plot twists were spaced evenly throughout the book which made the book more interesting because it kept me wanting to read more. Eldest had plenty of magic spells to keep the book intriguing.  Also It was cool because in order to summon magic they had to speak this ancient language.

Eragon

Eragon
by Nathan

The book I read was Eragon by Christopher Paolini.  All four books in the series have come out. The movie came out in 2006.

The main characters are Eragon,  King Galbatorix, Durza, the shade, Solembum, a werecat, Brom, Murtagh,  Ajihad, Arya an elf, Saphira, Orik, and The Twins. Eragon finds a Dragon egg and tries to get rid of it but instead it hatches and they bond together. He names her Saphira after a dragon he heard about from Brom. Eragon, Saphira and Brom escaped after the Ra’zac attacked to get the egg. This starts of a amazing adventure where the three cross the whole map and eventually reach the Beor mountains on the other side of the map. Along the way they get are wanted by the Empire ruled by the Evil King Galbatorix, Brom dies, Murtagh joins them, and Eragon gets captured. If you want to know the rest you should read the book.

In this action/adventure there is violence, evil, dragons. Elves, Dwarfs, battle, and magic. This book has action because there is a lot of battles but most of them are short. There is Adventure because Eragon rides his dragon a lot and travels all over the place and gets to have the adventure of a extended life time. Anyone who rides a dragon gets a longer life.

The dialect in this book is not old fashioned nor futuristic, but the dialect is the same dialect as you and I speak. The vocabulary was just names because who names someone Galbatorix? How about Durza, Solembum, Arya, or evan Brom.

There are flashbacks and plot twists in this book. An example of a flashback was when Eragon remembered the Dragon Riders. An example of a plot twist was when the Ra’zac sneak attacked Eragon in Dras Leona.

I would really recommend this book to you if you like action, magic and adventure. The plot twists were spaced evenly throughout the book which made the book more interesting because it kept me wanting to read more. Eragon had plenty of action to keep the book suspenseful.  Also It was cool because in order to summon magic they had to speak this ancient language.

Insurgent

Insurgent
by Nathan

The book I read was Insurgent by Veronica Roth.  She’s also published Divergent and is working on a third book. The third book is projected to come out in 2013. The movie “Divergent” will come out on March 21, 2014 (IMDb).

The main characters are Beatrice "Tris" Prior and Caleb Prior who are both 16 years old and are brother and sister.  Other characters in this story are Tobias Eaton/ Four and Eric who are 18 years old and Christina, Peter,  Marcus Eaton, Jeanie, Uriah, and Tori who are all 16 years old. There are five factions in this story.  A faction is a city devoted to a certain character trait. These factions are: Candor, the honest,  Erudite, the intelligent, Amity, the peaceful, Dauntless, the brave, and Abnegation, the selfless.  The faction, Abnegation, was destroyed by the Erudite in “Divergent” and now the Dauntless are split into half good and half bad. The good are at the Candor headquarters and the bad are located at the Erudite headquarters. The bad Dauntless attacked Candor with the mind control serums. After that, the good Dauntless returned to their own headquarters.

In this action/romance novel there is violence, technology, deceit plus the action and romance. This book has action because the good Dauntless fight the bad Dauntless throughout the book. In this story there is romance because there is kissing between Tris and Tobias. Also Uriah and Marlene love each other but Marlene dies while being controlled by the mind controlling serum. Examples of technology in this story would be the serum, the serum injecting gun, the solar panels, and the surveillance.

The dialect in this book is not old fashioned nor futuristic, but the dialect is the same dialect as you and I speak. I could say the vocabulary was just names but that would be false because these are common names. Though Jeanie is an uncommon name, the rest of the names in this story are not. The unusual vocabulary in the story was the names of the factions such as Candor, Erudite, Amity, Dauntless, and Abnegation because those are odd names.

There are flashbacks and plot twists in this book. An example of a flashback was when Tris would not shoot a gun because she was still mourning over Will, her boyfriend. An example of plot twists was when the good Dauntless moved to the Dauntless Headquarters, the Erudite activated the mind control serum, and attempted to kill three of the good Dauntless.

I would really recommend this book to you if you like action, romance, and deceit. The plot twists were spaced evenly throughout the book which made the book more interesting because it kept me wanting to read more. Insurgent had plenty of action to keep the book suspenseful. This book added the Factionless, who are people who were forced out of a Faction, as a component in the battle between the the good and the bad Dauntless.

Divergent

Divergent
by Nathan 

                                                             
The book I read was “Divergent” by Veronica Roth.  She has also published Insurgent and is working on a third book. The third book is projected to come out in 2013. The movie on Divergent will come out on 21 March 2014 (IMDb).

The main characters are Beatrice "Tris" Prior(16), Caleb Prior(16)( Beatrice and Caleb are brother and sister), Tobias Eaton/ Four(18), Christina(16), Peter(16), Will(16), Marcus Eaton, Al(16), Jeanie, Eric(18), and Tori. The story is where Beatrice Prior grows up in the faction, Abnegation, with Caleb Prior.  At the age of 16, kids choose which faction they will stay in the rest of their life. There are five factions ( a city devoted to a certain character trait) which are Candor (the honest),  Erudite (the intelligent), Amity (the peaceful), Dauntless (the brave), and Abnegation (the selfless). Caleb chooses Erudite and Beatrice chooses Dauntless where she changes her name to “Tris”. Tris got Divergent on a simulation test (the test was right before the choosing ceremony) which means she has an aptitude for more than one faction. This is bad because some evil leaders in Dauntless are executing Divergent in secrecy.

In this action/romance novel there is action, romance, violence, technology, and deceit. This book has action because while Tris is in Dauntless, she has to go through violence ( For example, there was a ton of shooting) and deceit. This book has some romance because there is kissing between Tris and Tobias, her teacher. Also Christina and Will are in love but unfortunately that relationship doesn’t last until the end of the book because Will dies.

The dialect in this book is not old fashioned nor futuristic, but the dialect is the same dialect as you and I speak. I could say the vocabulary was just names but that would be false because these are common names. Though Jeanie  is an uncommon name the rest are not. The main vocabulary is just the Candor,  Erudite, Amity, Dauntless, and Abnegation because those are odd words.

There are flashbacks, foreshadowing, and plot twists in this book. An example of flashbacks was when, at the end, Tris mourns over her parents who died during the  Erudite raid of  Abnegation. An example of foreshadowing was when the Dauntless were playing paintball capture the flag. Tris strategies and wins because she anticipated what the other team would do(she knew most Dauntless would charge so she avoided them and stole their flag). An example of plot twists was on the initiation ceremony day Eric, a leader, gave everyone these shots that control your brain and that night, disaster struck( the shots included these mind controlling devices but he said they were only trackers).

I would really recommend this book to you if you like action, romance, and deceit. I was disappointed because the cover suggests magic but the there is no magic at all. The plot twists were spaced evenly through the book and it made the book more interesting because it kept me wanting to read more. Divergent had more than enough action to keep the book suspenseful.

Ruined

              Ruined,by Paula Morris is about a teenage girl Rebecca and she has to go live with her Aunt Claudia in New Orleans. She is currently living in New York with just her dad, no mom. When Rebecca arrives in New Orleans she does not listen to her aunt and goes to the grave yard. She ignores her Aunt because Rebecca wants to be at home with her dad in New York. While she is there she meets a some what human friend. Not only does she meet this new "friend," but she also finds a crush. With her new friend she learns a lot, and almost to much of the towns past. She also find out she is 15 not 14. After she is told about the towns curse, and that she is 15 everything in her world gets turned up side down. Rebecca is on the verge of life your death. Read the book to find out if she lives or dies, and who her arch enemy/cousin is.

Pathfinder

Pathfinder

By Nathan 

The book I read was the “Pathfinder” by Orson Scott Card. Book 1 of the

Pathfinder Trilogy was published in 2010 and the sequel, “The Ruins”,

will be published October 30, 2012.

The main characters, in this book, are Rigg Sessamekesh, The

Wandering Man, Umbo, Loaf, Leaky, Param Sissaminka, Hagia

Sessamin, General Haddamander Citizen, Olivenko, and Ram Odin. The

story takes place on another planet called Garden, which is 11,000 light

years from Earth. There are 2 main characters on this planet. These 2

characters, Rigg Sessamekesh (a prince) and Umbo, must learn how to

use their time changing powers. They try to use these powers to get

through a machine created invisible mind wall to escape from an evil

general who wants to be the heir to the throne and get rid of the prince

and his sister.

In this science fiction/fantasy novel there is action, time related

abilities/powers, dangerous secrets, romance, and treachery. This

book is science fiction because it has time travel between the present

and the past. It also is a fantasy book because some of the characters

have magical powers.

The dialect in this book is not old fashioned nor futuristic, but the

dialect is the same dialect as you and I speak. There wasn’t much

figurative language in this story. There was some personification, for

example, some of the machines in the story, can talk to humans. Some

of the vocabulary used in this story was made up names such as Param

Sissaminka and cities such as “0”. Isn’t the names of Sessamekesh or

Hagia or Leaky a bit unusual?

There wasn’t any foreshadowing in this book, but there was

flashbacks and plot twists. An example of a flashback was when Rigg

kept on remembering how the robot who pretended to be his father,

died. An example of a plot twist was when Rigg’s own mother betrayed

him. The dialogue in the book goes back and forth between the

different languages of different cultures. This book dealt with the past,

present, and future.

I would really recommend this book to you if you like action,

magic, and treachery. The plot twists throughout this book were

spaced evenly through the book and it made the book more interesting

because it kept me wanting to read more. Pathfinder had just enough

action to keep the book suspenseful.

Prodigy

The new book by Marie Lu, Prodigy is out now! The first book we read in the club was Legend, a dystopian story about June Iparis, a perfect girl in the Republic and how she meets Day, an thief waging a war against the Republic.

The new book, Prodigy, is summarized as follows.

June and Day arrive in Vegas just as the unthinkable happens: the Elector Primo dies, and his son Anden takes his place. With the Republic edging closer to chaos, the two join a group of Patriot rebels eager to help Day rescue his brother and offer passage to the Colonies. They have only one request—June and Day must assassinate the new Elector.

It’s their chance to change the nation, to give voice to a people silenced for too long. 

But as June realizes this Elector is nothing like his father, she’s haunted by the choice ahead. What if Anden is a new beginning? What if revolution must be more than loss and vengeance, anger and blood—what if the Patriots are wrong?

(Copied from http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13414446-prodigy)

We are hoping to be able to read this soon in our book club!

Yours,
Nora

Divergent Series By Veronica Roth

Another great book that I have read is called Divergent by Veronica Roth. I would recommend this book to people who like The Hunger Games! The second book also out is called Insurgent. I haven't read it yet, but I have heard good things! Check it out! The third book should be coming out soon as well!

If you also love parrots like me you should check out Parrots for Dummies. It is an informational book on how to take care of a parrot and it has several awesome tips. It includes from preparing to get a parrot to training it for shows.

The Graveyard Book

The latest book that I am reading is called The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Check it out at the Angevine Library!

hi i love parrots!!!!!!

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Everyone is just getting the feel of it all.

angevine book club

how far is everyone on The Graveyard Book

if you are in china

Hi people in china! if you are reading this!

Angevine Book Club: Latest Book

The new book Prodigy, book 2 of the Legend series just came out!

Pathfinder is epic

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