Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth book in the bestselling Harry Potter series. It starts about a month before school starts back up, when Ron and his family come to pick up Harry for the Quidditch World Cup (Quidditch is a magical sport played on broomsticks) When the Weasleys arrive, after an issue with the fireplace, the pick him up, bring them to their house, and off to the Cup. While they are there, Harry hears mentions of an event going the next school year. After an intense game of Quidditch, Harry's wand is stolen, used to cast a dark spell known as the Dark Mark, and a house-elf known as Winky finds it. Harry, Winky, and Winky's master, Barty Crouch Sr. (no, he does not spend his spare time crouching in bars) until it has been resolved that none of them committed the crime. Mr. Crouch is still mad at Winky for putting him on the chopping block, so he sets her free, which, depending on the elf, is the best reward or the worst punishment possible. Winky is of the second kind, so this is a huge blow for her. What will Winky do? What is the mysterious event taking place? Who cast the Dark Mark? Will I ever stop asking questions? To answer these questions (except for the last one, the answer is no) read Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire!
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Book Review: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)
Please do not read this review if you have not read the preceding Harry Potters, I do not wish to spoil your literary experience. My thoughts on those can be found here, (book 1) here, (book 2) and here (book 3).
Monday, January 22, 2018
Book Review: The Sea of Monsters (Book 2)
Please do not read this review if you have not read the first Percy Jackson. My thoughts on that can be found here.
The Sea of Monsters is the second book in the Percy Jackson trilogy. It starts about 10 months after the events of The Lightning Thief. Percy is attending a new school, and has made a singular, yet slightly dumb, friend, Tyson. During an intense game of Doge ball (no, not the meme, dodgeball) where the opponents are giants that throw fireballs (doooo do do do do do) Percy and Tyson are whisked away to Camp Half-Blood, where Chiron has left, replaced by Tantalus, a cursed spirit who can neither eat nor drink. Later, Percy finds out three things- one, the magical pine protecting the camp's borders is dying, two- tyson is Percy's half-brother on the godly side, and three- Percy's best friend Grover has gone missing. A quest is issued to find the one thing that can heal the tree- the Golden Fleece- but Percy is not issued to lead it. Instead, it is his rival, Clarisse. Mad at this outcome, Percy, Tyson, and Annabeth go out to find Grover (he went missing searching for the nature god, Pan) and the Golden Fleece. Will they die? Will they live? Who will help them? I absolutely refuse to spoil, so go read The Sea of Monsters today!
The Sea of Monsters is the second book in the Percy Jackson trilogy. It starts about 10 months after the events of The Lightning Thief. Percy is attending a new school, and has made a singular, yet slightly dumb, friend, Tyson. During an intense game of Doge ball (no, not the meme, dodgeball) where the opponents are giants that throw fireballs (doooo do do do do do) Percy and Tyson are whisked away to Camp Half-Blood, where Chiron has left, replaced by Tantalus, a cursed spirit who can neither eat nor drink. Later, Percy finds out three things- one, the magical pine protecting the camp's borders is dying, two- tyson is Percy's half-brother on the godly side, and three- Percy's best friend Grover has gone missing. A quest is issued to find the one thing that can heal the tree- the Golden Fleece- but Percy is not issued to lead it. Instead, it is his rival, Clarisse. Mad at this outcome, Percy, Tyson, and Annabeth go out to find Grover (he went missing searching for the nature god, Pan) and the Golden Fleece. Will they die? Will they live? Who will help them? I absolutely refuse to spoil, so go read The Sea of Monsters today!
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Book Review: The Hidden Kingdom (Book 3)
Again, please do not read this review if you have not the previous Wings of Fire books. My thoughts on those can be found here and here.
This book is the third installment in the Wings of Fire series. It starts off a few days after the events of The Lost Heir, when the Dragonets of Density (I HATE YOU AUTOCORRECT!!! I MENT DESTINY!!) are going to the Rainforest Kingdom to look for a healer who can heal their teacher Webs's wounds, and to look for Glory's parents. Glory hopes that the RainWings are not the lazy they are made out to be, and for a little, her assumptions are correct. They can make sleeping darts, and they have an entire kingdom in the canopy. However, they are also vegetarian (too lazy to hunt), they don't care who their parents are, and they take turns being queen. Also, there is a monster in the rainforest, kidnapping RainWings for its own sinister purposes, and the other dragons are doing nothing about it. What is the monster? What are its plans? These questions and more will be answered in The Hidden Kingdom!
This book is the third installment in the Wings of Fire series. It starts off a few days after the events of The Lost Heir, when the Dragonets of Density (I HATE YOU AUTOCORRECT!!! I MENT DESTINY!!) are going to the Rainforest Kingdom to look for a healer who can heal their teacher Webs's wounds, and to look for Glory's parents. Glory hopes that the RainWings are not the lazy they are made out to be, and for a little, her assumptions are correct. They can make sleeping darts, and they have an entire kingdom in the canopy. However, they are also vegetarian (too lazy to hunt), they don't care who their parents are, and they take turns being queen. Also, there is a monster in the rainforest, kidnapping RainWings for its own sinister purposes, and the other dragons are doing nothing about it. What is the monster? What are its plans? These questions and more will be answered in The Hidden Kingdom!
Book Review: The Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)
WARNING: As with all my sequel reviews, I highly recommend reading the first two Harry Potters before even looking at this review. My thoughts on those can be found here and here.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is, in my opinion, the best Harry Potter so far. It starts off on his birthday (July 31) when he is called by his friend, Ron, from school. His uncle is furious at this, so he locks Harry up in his room, where he has been delivered by owl some birthday gifts, including cakes, wizard gadgets, and a monster book. The next day, Harry's Aunt Marge comes to visit, and when she goes overboard on insulting Harry's dead parents, Harry accidentally blows her up (like a ballon, not an explosion. Harry isn't an arsonist) her magically, and when he notices, he grabs his stuff, runs out the door, and sees a mysterious black dog before it disappears. He holds out his wand to get more light, when suddenly, a huge purple bus known as the Knight bus picks him up. While aboard this bus, he hears of an escaped magical criminal known as Sirius Black, whose crime involves murdering 13 people with a single curse. Where is the Knight Bus taking Harry? What are the origins of Mr. Black? All these questions will be answered in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban!
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is, in my opinion, the best Harry Potter so far. It starts off on his birthday (July 31) when he is called by his friend, Ron, from school. His uncle is furious at this, so he locks Harry up in his room, where he has been delivered by owl some birthday gifts, including cakes, wizard gadgets, and a monster book. The next day, Harry's Aunt Marge comes to visit, and when she goes overboard on insulting Harry's dead parents, Harry accidentally blows her up (like a ballon, not an explosion. Harry isn't an arsonist) her magically, and when he notices, he grabs his stuff, runs out the door, and sees a mysterious black dog before it disappears. He holds out his wand to get more light, when suddenly, a huge purple bus known as the Knight bus picks him up. While aboard this bus, he hears of an escaped magical criminal known as Sirius Black, whose crime involves murdering 13 people with a single curse. Where is the Knight Bus taking Harry? What are the origins of Mr. Black? All these questions will be answered in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban!
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Book Review: Wings of Fire: The Lost Heir (Book 2)
WARNING! Do not read this review if you have not read the first Wings of Fire. My thoughts on that book are here.
The Lost Heir is the second book in the Wings of Fire trilogy. It starts off approximately a week after the first book, with the Dragonets of Destiny going to the Kingdom of the Sea to find Tsunami's mother, who just so happens to be the queen of the entire tribe. As they arrive, they are brought to the queen's palace blindfolded, as the other SeaWings distrust some of the dragonets because of complicated war alliances. The other dragonets are brought to a guest room, where they are kept for the majority of the story, while Tsunami has some catching-up time with he mother. She discovers she has a sister named An Enemy (Anemone in reality) who has a mysterious secret (I bet she watches anime, that's her secret) and is always attached to her mother by a harness, because there is an assassin in the ocean, killing off all the queen's daughters. Who is the assassin, and will they be caught? Read the novel to find out.
The Lost Heir is the second book in the Wings of Fire trilogy. It starts off approximately a week after the first book, with the Dragonets of Destiny going to the Kingdom of the Sea to find Tsunami's mother, who just so happens to be the queen of the entire tribe. As they arrive, they are brought to the queen's palace blindfolded, as the other SeaWings distrust some of the dragonets because of complicated war alliances. The other dragonets are brought to a guest room, where they are kept for the majority of the story, while Tsunami has some catching-up time with he mother. She discovers she has a sister named An Enemy (Anemone in reality) who has a mysterious secret (I bet she watches anime, that's her secret) and is always attached to her mother by a harness, because there is an assassin in the ocean, killing off all the queen's daughters. Who is the assassin, and will they be caught? Read the novel to find out.
Monday, January 15, 2018
Book Review: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2)
WARNING: Do not read this review if you have not read the first Harry Potter. The link for that review is here.
The book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second book in the bestselling Harry Potter trilogy. It starts off a few weeks before Harry's second year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry when a house-elf, a kind of magical creature, tells him to "mustn't return to Hogwarts!" (his words, not mine) because of impending doom that will happen there. When Harry refuses, the house-elf, known as Dobby, smashes a pudding with magic during a business meeting his uncle, aunt, and cousin are attending. When his uncle flops the interview because of said magic, Harry is locked in his room as a punishment. That night, to his utmost surprise, his friend Ron Weasley (yes, I spelled that correctly) and his brothers, Fred and George, pick him up in a flying car owned by their father, to car-ry (I apologize for that terrible pun) off to their house. What will happen next? Read a book to find out.
The book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second book in the bestselling Harry Potter trilogy. It starts off a few weeks before Harry's second year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry when a house-elf, a kind of magical creature, tells him to "mustn't return to Hogwarts!" (his words, not mine) because of impending doom that will happen there. When Harry refuses, the house-elf, known as Dobby, smashes a pudding with magic during a business meeting his uncle, aunt, and cousin are attending. When his uncle flops the interview because of said magic, Harry is locked in his room as a punishment. That night, to his utmost surprise, his friend Ron Weasley (yes, I spelled that correctly) and his brothers, Fred and George, pick him up in a flying car owned by their father, to car-ry (I apologize for that terrible pun) off to their house. What will happen next? Read a book to find out.
Sunday, January 14, 2018
Book Review: The 5th of March
WARNING! This book is very, very, boring. It has almost no plot at all, even though it is about one of the most gruesome parts of American History, the Boston Massacre. That is the ONLY remotely interesting part of this book. The main characters are too wimpy to do anything about it, even though one of them is a soldier, and the other is a maid to John Adams! Everything before the Massacre is literally just normal life in the 1770s, with a tiny amount of romance sprinkled in. However, the book picks up a little speed towards the end, just enough for me to finish it. Alas, even though you probably won't read it willingly because of this review, you may be forced to read it at school or for summer reading because of its historical content. Looks like you can take any interesting (or gruesome) event in history, add in some normal life, and BOOM, you get boredom. To summarize, try to never, EVER, read this book! (unless you have to read it for school.)
Friday, January 12, 2018
Book Review: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)
If you are a fan of books and you haven't read Harry Potter by JK Rowling yet, your life is incomplete. The first book, The Sorcerer's Stone, is full of magic, excitement, and plot twists. The book starts off with a tall man named Hagrid dropping off baby Harry at his cruel Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, (his parents were just killed) where he is tormented for years by them and his cousin Dudley. Eventually, about a week before his eleventh birthday, he is sent a mysterious letter from a place known as Hogwarts. His uncle burns it, and in the next few days, he is sent more and more letters, and his aunt and uncle become so nervous about the letters, they leave the house, and eventually, on the night of harry's eleventh birthday, stay in a rickety old shack on a rock in the middle of the ocean. At 12 P.M., Hagrid bursts into the house, gives Harry his letter, and says those magical words- "yer a lizard, Harry." (curse you autocorrect, I meant wizard!) What will happen next? Again, I'm not spoiling, give the book a try to find out!
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Book Review: Middle School Magic: The Kindling
The Middle School Magic series by Braden Bell has to be, in my opinion, one of the greatest book series ever written. It is about three teens, Conner Dell, Lexa Dell, and Melanie Stephens, who attend Marion Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. There, they experience Kindling, a magical event in which their powers explode out of them. After they are sent to detention, they get caught up in a battle with Light and Dark, their teachers for Light, and the malicious Stalker for Dark. The teachers end up winning, but the Stalker escapes. Their music teacher, Dr. Timberi, tells them they are part of a society of people who use the Light to fight the Dark. The teachers are there to protect the kids and teach them of Lightcraft, and to become Magi, people who use the Light. So, next time your teacher assigns you an insane amount of homework, remember that they might be magical! Later, they find out that one of the strongest Magi has been kidnapped for some unknown purpose. Will they finish their training? What is the Darkhands's (people who use the Darkness) plan? Will they be attacked? I refuse to spoil the ending, so read the book to find out.
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