Hello Fellow Readers,
I'm not quite sure how to say this but, *whisper* I believe Dan Brown is losing his touch. I went out and bought The Lost Symbol the day it came out!!! I was expecting it to be as good or even better than Da Vinci and Angels. I wasn't. The plot is thrilling but, (for those of you that have read other Dan Browns) the prologue doesn't end with a murder. It's not that I like murder Mysteries but I sort of expected it to be one. But enough of the negative comments I a giving to turn you away from this book. The book takes place in modern DC. It opens with a initiation ceremony to the 33rd degree of Freemasonry. This is another Robert and female companion story, and in this book the female companion is ever so much wiser than Langdon. Robert is called to DC by an old friend, Peter Solomon. When Peter arrives he is told that there will be a lecture given and that he has asked Langdon to do it. But there is only a slight catch, the lecture is in less than five hours. There is no lecture. Peter Solomon has been kidnapped and it is Robert's job, along with Peter's sister Katherine to catch the kidnapper and find secret information hidden inside mason secrets that the kidnapper wants. It is very exciting but it took me a long time to get into the book. I would recommend it to other Dan Brown readers but, I'm not sure that this is all that we expected it to be.
I give The Lost Symbol:
3 1/2 stars
Yes it is a Dan Brown but it wasn't the thriller I was expecting. The plot is gripping and the female companion is wonderful. I would definitely check it out and if you don't like it KEEP READING!!!!! It will get better. So TTFN, ta ta for now. Check back soon and happy reading.
Lily Klasing
P.S. As Always.............
P.P.S. If you have never heard of the Freemasons before I would recommend doing some research or watching the second National Treasure before you read the book. It will make so much more sense.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Maximum Ride: School's Out Forever (II) /Angel Experiment (I) by:James Patterson
Hello fellow readers,
The same friend who recommended Dairy Queen is on a roll. This book is hers to. Maximum is a human-hybrid-avian freak/mutant. That doesn't give you the best description of who Max really is though. Max's DNA was genetically engineered to be combined with bird DNA. So she has something that sets her apart from the rest of civilization. She was wings. She was abandoned when she was a baby with no parents to speak of, and now she lives in a country house with her "siblings" Iggy, Fang, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel. They are all avian human birds and they are hiding. They don't have any parents, and all they have is each other. All these kids were made at The School. The School kept them locked up and ran horrible tests on them until a "white coat" took them away to their house now. Fast paced and full of adventure this book is a wonderful fantasy thriller. I loved it!!! It is right up there with Harry Potter, Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons. If that won't make you read it, I don't know what will.
I give Maximum Ride I:
4 1/2 stars
I give Maximum Ride II:
4 5/6 stars (aka I liked the second better than the first.)
Make sure to watch out for Erasers and little sisters who can read you mind. Check back soon and happy reading.
Lily K.
P.S. This book is in a series where you do have to start with book one. It won't make sense unless you do.
The same friend who recommended Dairy Queen is on a roll. This book is hers to. Maximum is a human-hybrid-avian freak/mutant. That doesn't give you the best description of who Max really is though. Max's DNA was genetically engineered to be combined with bird DNA. So she has something that sets her apart from the rest of civilization. She was wings. She was abandoned when she was a baby with no parents to speak of, and now she lives in a country house with her "siblings" Iggy, Fang, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel. They are all avian human birds and they are hiding. They don't have any parents, and all they have is each other. All these kids were made at The School. The School kept them locked up and ran horrible tests on them until a "white coat" took them away to their house now. Fast paced and full of adventure this book is a wonderful fantasy thriller. I loved it!!! It is right up there with Harry Potter, Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons. If that won't make you read it, I don't know what will.
I give Maximum Ride I:
4 1/2 stars
I give Maximum Ride II:
4 5/6 stars (aka I liked the second better than the first.)
Make sure to watch out for Erasers and little sisters who can read you mind. Check back soon and happy reading.
Lily K.
P.S. This book is in a series where you do have to start with book one. It won't make sense unless you do.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Speak by: Laurie Halse Anderson
Hello fellow readers,
Anderson starts the forward of this book with this sentence: Speak is the book I wasn't going to write. I know that hooked me right away. This book is written because of an event that happened over the summer. You never really know what happens until the end. Melinda has no friends. She is quiet, depressed and failing ninth grade. On the first day you don't really know what happened to cause this change in Melinda's social status. But, she does get called some pretty horrible names, and is left to sit alone in the auditorium with a girl named Heather from Ohio, who is also an outcast. The first 3/4 of the book are all the same. It becomes very monotonous after a while. A couple of times I asked myself "why am I reading this book?" I gets loads better. This book takes an interesting spin on a 14 year old girls life. It looks at misunderstandings, friendships, being drunk, and doing stuff you can get in trouble for. (Don't get the wrong idea.) I've never read such an interesting yet terrifying book. It really makes you think, and wonder. What would I do if this happened to me?
I give Speak:
3 7/8 stars
This book takes an interesting spin on what it means to be growing up. Think about Melinda. Don't judge her until the very end of the book. Would you be this girls friend? Check back soon and happy reading.
-Lily Klasing
Anderson starts the forward of this book with this sentence: Speak is the book I wasn't going to write. I know that hooked me right away. This book is written because of an event that happened over the summer. You never really know what happens until the end. Melinda has no friends. She is quiet, depressed and failing ninth grade. On the first day you don't really know what happened to cause this change in Melinda's social status. But, she does get called some pretty horrible names, and is left to sit alone in the auditorium with a girl named Heather from Ohio, who is also an outcast. The first 3/4 of the book are all the same. It becomes very monotonous after a while. A couple of times I asked myself "why am I reading this book?" I gets loads better. This book takes an interesting spin on a 14 year old girls life. It looks at misunderstandings, friendships, being drunk, and doing stuff you can get in trouble for. (Don't get the wrong idea.) I've never read such an interesting yet terrifying book. It really makes you think, and wonder. What would I do if this happened to me?
I give Speak:
3 7/8 stars
This book takes an interesting spin on what it means to be growing up. Think about Melinda. Don't judge her until the very end of the book. Would you be this girls friend? Check back soon and happy reading.
-Lily Klasing
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