If you liked The Unwanteds, you'll love Falling Kingdoms. It has everything you liked abut the other magical books I have reviewed so far: magic (duh), battles, dying lands, murder, action, likable characters, and plot twists. While reading this book, I was entranced by the magic and the way the author, Morgan Rhodes, was able to see through the eyes of multiple characters that are so radically different: A heir in love with his adopted sister, a sorceress with the most powerful magic seen in centuries, a young farmer rebelling against an opposing kingdom, and a princess who needs to save her sister. If you wish to read about magic and try to learn where the Infinity Stones (sorry, I meant the elemental rocks) are, Falling Kingdoms is the book for you.
PS: I'm trying out a new kind of book review style, comment if you like or dislike it!
Friday, March 16, 2018
Saturday, March 3, 2018
Book Review: The Battle of the Labyrinth (Book 4)
Do not read this if you have not read the previous Percy Jacksons. Start with the first one, my thoughts on it can be found here.
The Battle of the Labyrinth is, in my opinion, the best Percy Jackson out of all of them for its amazing setting (the labyrinth), interesting characters, and great plot. It starts out with Percy going to hi new school, Goode academy, when he ends up fighting vampires on mismatched legs, killing one, and letting the other escape in a fiery ball of explosion. Later, at camp, he learns that the camp director, Dionysus, is not at camp, and is replaced by a mysterious 50 year old demigod by the name of Quintus, who owns a pet Hellhound named Mrs. O'Leary. He also runs a game played later that night, involving pairs of two fighting giant scorpions for the laurels. During this game, Percy and Annabeth, while fighting three of scorpions, find an entrance to the Labyrinth in a pile of rocks called Zeus's fist (named for if you look at it the exact right way, it looks like a fist coming up from the ground, any other time, a giant pile of deer poop). Time is weird while in the Labyrinth, so while they think they are in there for about a minute, an hour has passed aboveground. Since the enemy's army is using the labyrinth as a way to travel, this gives them a direct passageway into camp. Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Tyson are sent to find the maker of the labyrinth and convince him to help the demigods. Will they succeed? Will they be crushed by the enemy's forces? find out in The Battle of the Labyrinth!
The Battle of the Labyrinth is, in my opinion, the best Percy Jackson out of all of them for its amazing setting (the labyrinth), interesting characters, and great plot. It starts out with Percy going to hi new school, Goode academy, when he ends up fighting vampires on mismatched legs, killing one, and letting the other escape in a fiery ball of explosion. Later, at camp, he learns that the camp director, Dionysus, is not at camp, and is replaced by a mysterious 50 year old demigod by the name of Quintus, who owns a pet Hellhound named Mrs. O'Leary. He also runs a game played later that night, involving pairs of two fighting giant scorpions for the laurels. During this game, Percy and Annabeth, while fighting three of scorpions, find an entrance to the Labyrinth in a pile of rocks called Zeus's fist (named for if you look at it the exact right way, it looks like a fist coming up from the ground, any other time, a giant pile of deer poop). Time is weird while in the Labyrinth, so while they think they are in there for about a minute, an hour has passed aboveground. Since the enemy's army is using the labyrinth as a way to travel, this gives them a direct passageway into camp. Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Tyson are sent to find the maker of the labyrinth and convince him to help the demigods. Will they succeed? Will they be crushed by the enemy's forces? find out in The Battle of the Labyrinth!
Book Review: The Titan's Curse (Book 3)
I advise you not to look at this review if you have not read the previous Percy Jacksons. My thoughts on those can be found here and here.
The Titan's Curse is the third book in the bestselling Percy Jackson series. However, I skipped this book while reading it for the first time as the plot didn't pick up until about three or four chapters into the book, unlike the rest of the series, which jumps straight into the plot in the first few pages. It starts off with Percy, Annabeth, and Thalia visiting a school in Bar Harbor, Maine to see if they can find some demigods living there. About two chapters later, after they met the demigods, they learn that the principal, (or one of the teachers, I haven't read this one in a while.) Dr. Thorn, is a Manticore, a creature with the feet of a tiger, the body of a human, and the tail of a scorpion (the ancient greeks had some really messed-up imaginations). During the battle, Annabeth pushes Thorn off a cliff, taking herself with him (she's captured, not dead). Then, the mythical Hunters of Artemis, hunter women who have vowed never to fall in love, in exchange for anti-aging, arrive. What do they want with our heroes? What will happen to Annabeth? Find the answers in The Titan's Curse!
The Titan's Curse is the third book in the bestselling Percy Jackson series. However, I skipped this book while reading it for the first time as the plot didn't pick up until about three or four chapters into the book, unlike the rest of the series, which jumps straight into the plot in the first few pages. It starts off with Percy, Annabeth, and Thalia visiting a school in Bar Harbor, Maine to see if they can find some demigods living there. About two chapters later, after they met the demigods, they learn that the principal, (or one of the teachers, I haven't read this one in a while.) Dr. Thorn, is a Manticore, a creature with the feet of a tiger, the body of a human, and the tail of a scorpion (the ancient greeks had some really messed-up imaginations). During the battle, Annabeth pushes Thorn off a cliff, taking herself with him (she's captured, not dead). Then, the mythical Hunters of Artemis, hunter women who have vowed never to fall in love, in exchange for anti-aging, arrive. What do they want with our heroes? What will happen to Annabeth? Find the answers in The Titan's Curse!
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