The Shadow Project

The Shadow Project

Herbie Brennan

Danny is just trying to survive, not join some top-secret CIA/MI6 spy operation. Unfortunately for Danny, when he accidentally stumbles into their secret underground facility, he is sucked in to the Shadow Project. The Shadow Project uses special machines to separate your energy body from your body, almost like being a ghost or some sort of spirit. You can see other people, but they can't see you. You can visit anywhere in the world in the blink of an eye. To the CIA and MI6, this seems to be the perfect reconnaissance tool. The problem is, one of the agents has been captured in their spirit body, which was said to be impossible! Meanwhile, Danny discovers a plot to summon spiritual monsters from the parallel Astral world and attack the Shadow Project! It is up to Danny and his fellow teen agents, Opal and Michael, to stop this attack at all costs.

When I first read the inside cover summary of the book, I had no idea it would involve all of the spiritual side. I thought it would just be remote viewing. The concept of the remote viewing was intriguing enough, but the whole Astral Plain was another story. When you get over the fact that it is a little far-fetched (because in reality, the whole story is, being science fiction), it adds a unique perspective on the three agents, as well as Danny's grandmother. The way that the operatives can bend the rules of physics there is very interesting, and helps tell the reader to keep an open mind about things. Another thing I liked about the book is the way that the chapters change perspective from character to character. It is not only helpful to get each person's opinion on the situation, but their opinion of each other as well. I really enjoyed this book and immediately bought the sequel. It wasn't a cliffhanger where you NEED the sequel right away, I just really enjoyed the book and wanted more, which I think is a sign of a very good book.

Do you think that it is possible to have machines create an OOBE (out-of-body-experience)? What about just spontaneously having them, like Danny?

If you were Danny or Opal, would you believe Michael and his Uncle about the Astral Plain?

Aside from spying, how else do you think the technology behind creating OOBE's should be used?

Please leave your comments and answers!

Rise of the Huntress

Rise of the Huntress
Last Apprentice
Book 7

Joseph Delaney

When Tom, Alice, and Mr. Gregory return to Chipenden from fighting the Ordeen in Greece, they are shocked to find that enemy soldiers have ravaged their town, burning the Spook's house down along with its immense library. Mr. Gregory is devastated, but he knows that they must leave the county, otherwise they will become prisoners of war. They leave for the small island of Mona, but quickly Tom and Alice are captured accused of being a warlock and witch. They escape the fatal testing and make it back to Mr. Gregory. After listening to the locals, the trio finds out that Mr. Gregory's escaped prisoner, and Alice's evil witch mother, Bony Lizzy, has escaped and is on the island! I desperate battle soon begins between the two spooks and Alice, but Lizzie keeps growing stronger and stronger. Can they stop her before her power gets too strong?

This was another very exciting addition to the Last Apprentice series. Revisiting an old enemy that had grown stronger as Mr. Gregory was getting weaker made the plot very interesting, especially with the witch being Alice's mother. The deepening corruption that Alice is implanting in Tom, even with good intentions, is worrying, especially with a big battle with the Fiend coming up, most likely in the next book. The repeated failures of both Tom and Mr. Gregory make the story seem very desperate, commanding the reader to continue. I hope that Mr. Gregory still sees the value in Alice, even with all of the potential danger he rightfully sees in her.

Do you think that Alice will stay with Tom to fight the dark, or will she follow the path Lizzie wants her to choose, uniting the Pendle clans for evil intent?

Tom has a dream about horrors in Ireland. Do you think that the next book will see these premonitions coming true, will it focus on fighting the Fiend, or will it be something new entirely?

Is the use of dark magic always bad?

Please comment and reply!

The Five Fakirs of Faizabad

The Five Fakirs of Faizabad
Children of the Lamp
Book 6

P. B. Kerr

Uncle Nimrod is very puzzled when he meets a member of the English KGB (King's Gambling Board) who shares her concern that the homeostasis (balance of good and bad luck) has been tampered with. Nimrod is soon joined by his nephew and niece, John and Philippa Gaunt. They discover that someone has been trying to cause a large amount of bad luck in order to arise one of the ten Fakirs of Faizabad. These ancient men were entrusted with an answer to one of the great mysteries of life and were to rise from the earth if the world was filled with bad luck. It is up to John, Philippa, Uncle Nimrod, and Groanin to try and stop whoever is behind the excess of bad luck and protect the secret of the Fakir at all costs!

This is probably my favorite of the Children of the Lamp books so far. The plot is more complicated and many more characters are involved. Some of the thought involved with the different mysteries of the universe, as well as the concept of the ending scene, is very interesting (to me at least. But I also really liked Rabbi Joshua's rambling about numbers, being a total math nerd.) ***SPOILER ALERT*** I was SO relieved to see that Rakshasas is alive, even if he is a wolf. And the ending, with them not remembering anything was really sad. It was almost as bad as The Tomorrow Code! I hope that the Jinx will still find a way to Yellowstone. ***SPOILER OVER*** Anyway, great book and I hope that there is another!

Where would you go to find a person deserving of three wishes? How would you convince them that you really can make them happen?

If you were a creature like the Jinx, would you stay in one place, even though you were causing bad luck, in hope that someone would find you?

Do you think that eventually the ending Deja Vu will turn into a full memory?

Please leave your comments and answers!

This Isn't What it Looks Like

This Isn't What it Looks Like
Secret Series Book 4

Pseudonymous Bosch

First of all I would like to say, THIS is what it looks like (a book review for those of you who can't tell), This Isn't What it Looks Like is simply a very confusing book title. I had some people ask me what I was reading (Since it was on my Kindle, they cannot just look at the cover.), and this answer TOTALLY confused them, and then made me laugh. I love the titles of this series! The Name of This Book is Secret, If You're Reading This it's Too Late, and This Book is Not Good For You are the other books.

In order to fulfill her role as Secret Keeper, Cass has eaten some of Senior Hugo's chocolate and sent her mind to the past. She hopes to find the Jester, her ancestor and the founder of the Terces Society, and learn the secret from him. Unfortunately, she seems to be stuck in a coma to the rest of the world, and Max-Ernest is very concerned and feels extremely guilty, thinking it is all his fault. Max-Ernest gets the help of Benjamin Blake, who he helped save from the Midnight Sun a few years ago, and tries to wake her up, but it turns out Blake is not who he says he his! With Yo-Yoji on vacation and Cass stuck in the past, Max-Ernest all alone, left wondering what to do to help his friend.

I must say, I was at first slightly disappointed in this book. I actually started it right after The Scorch Trials and left it alone for a while, seeming to be bored. I think it may be more to do with the fact that it is a slower series in general compared to the Maze Runner series that I got bored than that the book itself is actually boring. Also, having the main characters separated is kind of sad. However, near the end, I was totally hooked and it is one of the most intriguing of the series with a killer cliffhanger. In truth, you find out quite a bit about Bosch himself, and since most of the characters are separated throughout the book, you learn much more about them as well. I still LOVE the author's writing style with its sarcastic comments and overall comical tone. The footnotes are always a fun addition, partly because it is just so different and they also usually contain humor. (My only word of advice about them is kind of about the book in general: Don't read it on an e-Book reader. The story is the same, and I read it on my Kindle and got through it, but the footnotes are linked in the "back of the book" instead of at the bottom of the page, and a few times I totally lost my place in the book because I hit the wrong button to get out of the footnote and back to the story.) The book is very light-hearted, unlike most of the books I have read recently, so it was kind of nice.

I believe that the next book will have something to do with the sense of touch. The first one focused on smell, the second hearing, the third taste, and this one sight, so it will be interesting to see how touch is incorporated. That is unless it is just a big coincidence, but I doubt it.

Who do you think is more scared in the beginning - Cass being invisible in the medieval ages, or Max-Ernest with a comatose friend?

Do you think that Benjamin is really back to normal at the end, or is he faking? (He seems to switch sides a lot.)

What do you think the Secret is?

Please comment and leave your answers!

The Dragon Games

The Dragon Games
The Books of Umber
Book 2

P. W. Catanese

Hap would much rather stay in Umber's large home, the Aerie, than go out on another of Lord Umber's wild adventures, but when Umber receives two strange messages, Hap, Oates, and Umber are whisked away on a new adventure. One message, from Umber's old Librarian, Caspar, is a desperate plea for help and a promise to give Umber crucial information about Hap. The other is most puzzling to Umber, an invitation to an event referred to as the Dragon games. Soon the three set out, first heading toward the Inferno, a deadly ring of volcanos, to help Caspar. With no way to help him, they narrowly escape destruction on their way to the Dragon Games. When they arrive in the foreign land, Umber is appalled by the harsh treatment of the dragons, and a complicated plan hatches to save the dragons, as well as the oppressed people of the land...

Unlike many of the books I have read recently, this book is much happier. Though it does mention the destruction of our world (the saving of which seems likely to be the eventual climax of the series), the world described is much like a fairy tale, with fantastic beasts and magic (though it has a fair share of problems, nonetheless). The feuding between the three princes seems very shocking, but as my history class has pointed out, is very realistic of that age of society. It is hard to believe that power is worth such betrayal. I continue to like Umber with such an imagination and desire for adventure. All of his intentions are good, and he is a very happy man. (He kind of reminds me of Uncle Nimrod from the Children of the Lamp series (speaking of which, I am reading the Five Fakirs of Faizabad right now. Review might come tomorrow if I can finish it.)) Even with a lot more of Hap's past revealed, he still remains such a mystery. I think the concept of having a character that can remember nothing of his past is very intriguing. Hopefully, we will continue to learn more about him in future novels. (I believe number three comes out in February, called The End of Time.)

What creature from this book seems the most frightening?

Which prince do you think would make the best king? Supposing that Umber had never come to their land, would that change your answer?

Is WN (Willy-Nilly?) good or bad? Maybe both?

As usual, please leave comments, reactions, and answers!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! Sorry I'm a day late, but I was very tired yesterday from staying up until 3:30, so I didn't get around to it.

Aside from wishing everyone a great start to a new year, I have a couple of quick announcements. First of all, I may not be posting quite as much starting tomorrow due to school starting up again. I will try to keep my twitter feed as current as I can, but don't be surprised if a few days go by between tweets, let alone blog posts. With all of my homework this year, I don't have too much time to read. Second, also having to do with twitter, I am using my Twitter account to follow the authors of books that I have read, so if you look at my followers you can find links to authors to follow. I only have three at the moment, but I will be searching for more later. Finally, I will be starting up my Book of the Month post here in a few minutes, as well as a Book of the Year. This will be easier starting next month (well, this month, but I don't have any books read and reviewed yet) since I will have a full month to read. You can also expect Book vs. Movie posts to make a comeback, but I haven't seen any for a while, so it may be sometime in the next few months. (I have heard that the Maze Runner might be a movie!)

I think that is all for now, see you in a few minutes with Book of the Month!

Book of the Year - 2010

I would now like to introduce a new award, the Book of the Year! (I'd explain, but I figure it's pretty self-explanatory.)
The Book of the Year is a little different this year than it will be in the future. I have not actually blogged about the book that is receiving this award, but it deserves it no less. The 2010 Book of the Year goes to...

...The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins!

Really, the award should go to the whole series, but I figured I had already broken one rule by not having blogged about it. Also, I am not going to say too much about the book here because I hope to write a blog post about it in the near future. This was a great book that definitely tugs at your emotions and makes you sympathize with the characters. I absolutely love it and have read the trilogy twice. I would DEFINITELY recommend it.

Book of the Month - December 2010

The Book of the Month award for December 2010 goes to...

...The Maze Runner by James Dashner!

I LOVED this book, as my review says, and I am totally hooked on the series. This is one of the creepiest books I have ever read, and definitely the most suspenseful. I hardly stopped reading once I started, and I began reading the sequel the following day.

Great work Mr. Dashner! I am ready for #3!

Maze Runner Game

Hey everyone!

I ran across this game (Get it?!? 'Cuz its the Maze RUNNER! Haha! Okay... sorry...) on James Dashner's website, so I thought I'd share.

Looking for the Book Review? Click here!

Sorry it is so large, it kind of invades my side bar...oh well....it will move down eventually...

The Tomorrow Code

The Tomorrow Code

Brian Falkner

For Tane and Rebecca, the end of the world starts with a simple discussion about the possibilities of sending, or receiving, messages from the future. Soon, they discover a way to read information from gamma ray bursts in space, translating them into binary code and then into Morse code. Alarmingly, they discover that they have (or will, depending on how you look at it (or when you look at it)) sent themselves messages warning them about a biological disaster that will soon strike New Zealand, then spreading to the rest of the world. It is up to Tane and Rebecca to decode their own cryptic messages and save humanity.

I honestly don't really know what to say about this book right now. I'm kind of in book-shock. I have never seen an ending to a book remotely similar to this. It wasn't necessarily bad, but it could be taken that way by some readers. (The last chapter does help a little.) Okay, I will get over it enough to write this review, here I go for real.

Those of you who follow @CoreysBookTalk on Twitter, you may have noticed this post:

Started The Tomorrow Code today. So far it isn't holding my attention, but beginnings of books are frequently slow. We'll see how it goes..

It turns out I was one page away from the intriguing stuff starting....I was just being a little impatient, which is abnormal for me to be with a book. It may be because it started quite slower than the last few books I read. In all honesty, it was quite a normal start. About half way through, maybe a little before, it seemed like there was not going to be much action. At that point, I nearly wrote another tweet saying as much, but then I remembered my bad timing before and kept going. Once again, the action started up right away. Things started getting downright creepy pretty quick, especially once it was established that the human race was the germ, not the infected being. Also, the attacking biological entity was very creepy, especially since it was accompanied by the mysterious mist and couldn't really die...I don't want to say too much more and give away the whole book. The whole discussion about the possibilities and impossibilities of time travel and the paradoxes that it may cause, namely the grandfather effect, were very confusing yet interesting, even though it is only messages, not actual time travel. It also makes you wonder if there are messages from the future waiting for us to decode...

Would you try to break into the lab to stop the Chimera Project or simply talk to Victoria about it?

Not knowing about the salt water solution, how would you have gone about fighting the "snowmen and jellyfish"?

Do you believe that in any instance in the future that Tane and Rebecca will actually save the future or will this ending always repeat, even with the improved clues?

Please leave your thoughts and answers!

Brain Jack

Brain Jack

Brian Falkner

Sam Wilson is not an ordinary teenager. He is an elite hacker that lives in futuristic New York. Somewhere between our time and his Las Vegas was destroyed by a nuclear bomb, and with rising technology levels, the entire world is on edge with extreme new security. To Sam, this seems like a challenge. Sam hacks in to one of America's largest corporations, ordering a new computer and a neuro-headset for him and his friends. The headset is controlled by your mind, eliminating the need for a keyboard and mouse. The headset simply reads your thoughts, and it can even project sound a images into it. Through a complicated series of events, Sam is hired by a secret branch of the government to prevent people like him from hacking the United States's important computer systems. Everything seems quite boring until Sam and his co-workers are hacked themselves! An intese battle begins, but they are facing no ordinary hacker. This time, it's peoples' minds that are being hacked...

This book by Brian Falkner was absolutely amazing. Yes, I say that a lot, but it is quite frequently true. The book immediatly had me hooked in the beginning with a detailed description of how Sam would hack you, the reader. Though the hacking parts of the book can seem confusing, especially how they actually see the process in real life, it is also very exciting, and real action sequences make the book very intense. The whole gravity of the situation once it escalates is mind blowing, but it also seems realistic of the described time period under the terrible circumstances. This book is very good and actualy is what inspired me to start this blog up again - I wanted to share this book.

How would you try to prevent game addiction?

Do you think that you would be able to tell the difference between implanted memories and real ones? Do you think that the lack of emotion is distinguishable enough to be effective?

Based on Sam's "fixing" the world of its problems, do you think that this chaotic world is now a utopia? Why or why not?

Please give me your thoughts and opinions!

Corey's Book Talk is on Twitter!

Hey everyone!

Since I am now trying to keep more active, I thought that it may be helpful to have twitter updates on my reading as well (since I know that you are always wondering when you will hear from me next....yeah nevermind...). This is as much to help keep me accountable as it is to keep you updated.

The account name is @CoreysBookTalk, so please follow me! Right now I am my only follower, which is rather of narcissistic.

Also, you can see my most recent updates right over there! =>
(Well, right there for a while, as I make new posts the feed will not drop with this post, it will always be at the top of the screen. You were probably able to figure that one out by yourself though. I waste so much time blabbering about the obvious a lot...)

As my first tweet says, though it is slightly abbreviated, the purpose of the account is to announce new blog posts in another place, announce new books that I recommended, have received, or want. Also, I will update it with maybe a random thing I figured out in a book (I can be slow sometimes and when I figure things out it is very exciting.) or even to ask questions to you all!

Hopefully this will be a good new addition to the blog and I am excited to keep it up this time.

(I know that in my Christmas Eve post that I said that the first two books would be Brain Jack and The Maze Runner, but the darn Maze Runner Trilogy is so suspenseful/addicting that I had to read the next one, and then I needed to do its review right away. Brain Jack should be coming soon, hopefully in about 15 minutes.)

Happy tweeting/reading!

The Scorch Trials

The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner Trilogy
Book 2

James Dashner

The Gladers think they are finally safe from the terrors of the maze, sleeping in clean bunks with plenty of food. When they wake up to the acrid stench of the bodies of their now dead rescuers hanging from the ceiling, they know that are far from safe. Outside their windows, humans, or what remains of them, are covered in giant blisters that are rotting their flesh, moaning, looking for relief. Haunted, the Gladers stumble out into the main room to discover that they are to begin a new set of trials: The Scorch Trials. The hardships that plagued them in the maze will seem like child's play compared to the things that WICKED has in mind for them in the real world. To make matters worse, Thomas' one comfort, Teresa, is gone, replaced by a boy named Aris. Aris is from another set of teens that made up Group B, all girls except for Aris, that also escaped the maze. In the morning, the Scorch Trials begin, and the Gladers will have no rest until they reach a supposed "Safe Haven" 100 miles to the north.

Wow. I don't think that this one topped the Maze Runner, but it is hard to compare, especially since they all really form one story. The horrors that face the Gladers are way worse now, facing actual people, some of which are friends. The mystery surrounding WICKED and the controversy in Thomas' mind over whether it is good or not even has me wondering.**SPOILER ALERT** The whole Teresa betrayal still has me confused, the different layers of it make it very complicated. I watched Inception last night (Awesome movie) for the first time and the confusion the book gave me totally made me compare it to the movie. I want to like Teresa, but I can't help but like Brenda as well. While we are still in a spoiler, I am also confused by Thomas' situation at the end of the book. Is he simply being punished for Brenda and Jorge, or can they really not cure the Flare in him (most likely because of the creepy nose-rose guy)? And what is with the whole Brenda in his head? I NEED the next book with some answers! **SPOILER OVER (That was a long spoiler....sorry)** I would say this book is SLIGHTLY less suspenseful, but only slightly. (As you can see, it took me only two days to read it, and there isn't much of a chance on Christmas.) I still totally love the way that questions are not answered, making me anticipate the next book, and even while reading the book anticipate the next chapter. (It also is driving me crazy for the next book. Anyone know when it comes out? I'll look it up later...) Well I'm not really sure what all to say. These book are really great, definitely some of my new favorites of all time.

NOTE: I must caution this book even more so against younger readers. This book is also very intense with lots of violence, and this time there is more blood and gore since many enemies are human. (Once again, there is frequent language in the book, but it is all made-up swear words, so this still isn't really a problem)

What is your take on WICKED? Good, bad, both, neither, right ends but wrong means, etc.

Should Teresa be trusted? Could you ever trust somebody after that kind of betrayal?

How would you have reacted to the question that the soldier asks at the end of the book: Kill Brenda or Jorge?

Thanks for listening (well, reading...) and please leave your comments!

The Maze Runner

The Maze Runner
Maze Runner Trilogy
Book 1

James Dashner

Thomas arrives at the Glade knowing nothing more than his name. He is welcomed by about 60 other boys, all in the same situation. Thomas learns that they live in this large field and everyone works hard to survive. He learns that they are surrounded by a giant maze, covering miles. At night, Thomas is frightened when the walls surrounding the Glade seal shut, closing the entrances to the maze. An older member shows him why. Looking through a window, Thomas sees the most terrifying thing he could imagine: a slimy mass that seems to be a cross between a machine and animal. The creature, known as a Griever, is extremely deadly, appearing to be a giant slug covered in elecrtic saws, razor sharp claws, and needles filled with a terrible toxin. Even with the danger in the maze, Thomas has the feeling that he is to be one of the runners, brave members of the community that explore the maze, looking for a way out. One day, he sees a runner trying to drag Alby, the leader of the boys, out of the maze just as the doors are closing. To the shock of everyone, Thomas steps into the maze just as the doors close, trapped until morning. Nobody has ever survived a night in the maze.

Whew, that was a long summary. This book needs a long one though, since it is very complicated. Still, this book is ABSOLUTELY one of my new favorites, and I am so glad that it is a trilogy and the sequel is waiting for me on my Kindle! The book is action packed and excessively suspenseful, filled with dramatic twists and turns. The reader is constantly asking questions, and not all of them are answered. Though this can be frustrating, I enjoy it because every reader can have their own interpretation of events. The characters feel very real, showing weakness and emotion that many books and/or movies can leave out. (Also, an English Teacher would want me to say that I was impressed by the number of similes that the author used.) Another random reason that I liked it was that Thomas was a runner, and I am in cross country, so this was a connection I could make. Overall, this book was GREAT, very suspenseful and intense, that has me itching to start reading the next.

NOTE: I must caution this book against younger readers. This book is very intense and there is a lot of death and violence, and lots of it is very personal as you get to know characters. (There also is frequent language in the book, but it is all made-up swear words, so this really isn't a problem)

Check out the Maze Runner Game here!

If you were stuck in the Glade, what position would fit your personality? Why?

Would the threat of the Grievers and a night in the maze keep you from trying to help two mere acquaintances from the maze?

Were you one of the Keepers, what course of action would you recommend be taken by Tom after escaping the night in the maze?


Please give your thoughts and opinions!

Tired of Looking at that Leap Day Post? Me too...

...so I am writing a new one! It's a Christmas Miracle! (Well, a Christmas Eve Miracle.)

My Christmas present this year (I kind of opened it two weeks early...but it's okay, my mom told me to.) was an Amazon Kindle and I have LOVED it. Without going into too many details (these details may be in a later product review post coming soon), I read a lot more now that I have all of my new books in one small, lightweight place, so I have decided (once again) to start up this blog! Hopefully I'm not just crying wolf and I will actually keep with it this time...

I should be writing at least two reviews in the next few days (possibly tonight) over Brain Jack and The Maze Runner, two dystopian novels that I very much enjoyed. I am totally hooked on dystopian novels, most likely caused by the Hunger Games trilogy and the book Unwind. Now I have 4 such books on my Kindle, two read and two still to come. I hope you will get the same enjoyment from them that I do.

(Have no idea what a dystopian novel is? This parenthetical paragraph is just for you! A dystopian novel tells the story of the world after it has taken a few too many wrong turns. Sometimes nuclear war has ravaged society, other times a new invention is threatening society. Basically, things are not looking good for the human race or Earth in general. To put it simply, I suppose I should just say a dystopian society is the opposite of a utopian society. Hopefully you get the picture.)

Well, that is about all I have to say at the moment. I think the moment should soon end and a new one will start, and a new post (aside from this one) should spring up shortly.

Happy reading!

Happy Leap Day

Hey everyone! I just wanted to say Happy Leap Day on this very special day!
For those of you who were never told about leap day, never knew about leap day, or forgot why leap day happens, this will hopefully help. For those of you who never cared about why leap day, too bad, you are about to find out anyway, unless of course you stop reading. Anyway, the reason that we have a leap day every four years is because It takes Earth 365 and 1/4 days to revolve. People won’t want to stay up an extra 6 hours past midnight to wait for the new year, so we wait until the quarter days add up to one whole day, and they add it to the end of February. It is most likely February because it is the shortest month, but don’t hold me to that. You may wonder why we even care about those 6 hours extra every year, and the answer is simple; after years and years, those 6 hours add up to months and we would be celebrating the 4th of July in the snow, christmas in our swimsuits, and it would be impossible to find the easter eggs because they would be under a pile of leaves. Yes, this means that the seasons would totally mess up. This is almost solved today. Almost. Because the earth doesn’t revolve over the time of EXACTLY 365 1/4 days, just under, our calendar skips leap year every hundred years with some exceptions. If you would like a more in-depth and less confusing, the Tim and Moby movie from Brain Pop does an excellent job explaining it (I watched it in 5th hour today, so that is how I know about half of what I just said). Well, I hope this helps you!

Now remember, this is an EXTRA day that only happens once every FOUR years! Use this extra time to read some new books, finish some, and comment!

The Day of the Djinn Warriors

The Day of the Djinn Warriors

Children of the Lamp #4

P. B. Kerr

John and Phillipa Gaunt are on yet another adventure. They must save Faustina, Dybuck's sister, and get her into her own body to become the Blue Djinn before Mrs. Gaunt has a hard heart to her family! While the twins are on their adventure, they find that there are strange disturbances in the spirit world, and that museums are haveing strange thefts of Jade.....

This is my favorite yet of the Children of the Lamp series. (This next sentence has a SPOILER so do not read if you haven't read the books already! It ends at the next parentheses.) I was very sad Mr. Rakshasas died, and I hope that he can return. (The spoiler is over now, continue from here.) I think it is a very good book and was excited to see much growth in many charactars. The djinn world is becoming more and more real! Keep up the work Mrs. Kerr!

Which djinn tribe to you think you would be in? Why?

Would you want to be the Blue Djinn if you could let your spirit be unchanged?

Do you think that Iblis will somehow return? How?

Please give me your comments and answers to this post.

Spiderwick Chronicles - Books vs. Movie

Spiderwick Chronicles
Books vs. Movie

Hey Everyone! A few days ago, well, a few months ago, I went to the Spiderwick Chronicles movie. Basicly, these books and movie are about this group of kids that can see fairies, boggarts, trolls, and goblins, and they have to protect the field guide from Mulgarath.

As a movie, the Spiderwick Chronicles was a great action/adventure movie for kids in about 3-6th grade. I myself liked it, but it was nothing like the book.

They left our charactars such as the elves, the dragons, the troll in the swamp, and many more. Some charactars they added were the liitle white fairies that took Arthor. They left out the junkyard and added a mushroom circle. Little changes like these completely changed the story. A few events that were different were that Simon went to see Lucinda, Mallory went to save Simon, and their mother was kidnapped and never really met the creatures until after the junkyard when Jared explained.

Well, on a book vs. movie standpoint, this is second worst to Eragon, the worst movie in existance, but I think that it still is a good movie.

Please give me your comments and thoughts to this post.

Hello Everyone!

Hey Everybody!

Those of you who are my regular readers, yes I am still using this blog, I just have not posted in a while. I am very close to finishing a book today and am hoping to write a post on it very soon.

On a different note, I know many of you have probably read or at least heard of the Guardians of GaHoole series. One of the things I have always wanted to do was hold something like one of the ice swords (I can't remember what books they are in, but it is like around 10 or so). Well today, I was walking around and Soren stoped by with an ice sword, so here is a picture:

Ok, ok, so maybe it wasn't Soren, but this is a picture of a 2 1/2 foot long Icicle that realy reminds me of an ice sword, so I thought I'd share. I actually found a three foot long one, but it broke as I set it on the ground (not good for fighting with).

Once again, I apologize for not posting in a few months, but remember to keep on reading!

Eragon Book Three Cover and Name Released!

I have just found out today that the third book in the inheratence cycle is Brisingr! The cover is shown the the left with Glaeder on the cover. The release date is going to be at 12:01 am on September 20, 2008.