Monday, May 14, 2012

Reflections of "The Throne of Fire" book by Rick Riordan






(P.S. The picture of the cover of this book is not mine, therefore I do not take any credit)
Recently, I read a book with the name of "The Throne of Fire" and it is by Rick Riordan, one of my favorite authors. I have read almost all of his books, if not, all of them. Rick Riordan has a great writing style which makes my brain become a sponge every time I read it. First of all, I would like to discuss the characters. Sadie and Carter, the two siblings who also happen to be the main characters of this book are hilarious. They always argue about who is going to write what. They are always on each other's necks. Their arguing kind or reminds me of my relationship with my younger sister in many ways. One thing that keeps me reading this book is the humor of the two main characters of this book. I can hardly put it down. It is so interesting. This book is certainly working for me as reading for pleasure. In this book, Rick Riordan has made sure that there were no boring bits in this book, which is probably why I am very satisfied with. I definitely think somebody else will like this book, because of all of the things that I have mentioned above. It isn't boring, the characters are hilarious, and I can't stop reading it. I picked up this book because I have read almost every other book by this author except this book. I pick up any book either because I have read other books by the same author, or because it has an interesting title. My favorite kind of books to read are books with either Greek or Egyptian Mythology, which has some kind of a mystery involved story.
Anyways, I think I have said enough about how great this book is. If you want to read a book that is interesting and that is recommended by a picky reader, then this is the perfect book.
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Monday, April 30, 2012

Reflections on "The Red Pyramid" by Rick Riordan




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Today, I have read a book which is called "The Red Pyramid" by the fantastic author Rick Riordan. After reading this book I have a few reflections that I have to make based on my opinion about this book. In this book especially, the characters are very interesting and appealing. For example, I think that it is hilarious how Sadie and her brother Carter always write in the book and take turns writing. I think it is interesting because it is unlike other books I have read where most of the time it is a narrator telling a story and the people are actually talking. This method of writing a book is interesting because you hear the opinions of two different people, but in the same book, while in other books the main story is based on one person's opinion of what's going on. The other characters in this book other than Sadie and Carter aren't that interesting or as appealing though, such as Amos, even though he is their uncle. For example, Carter's grandparents are kind of strange especially because they accuse Carter's father of murdering his mother, even though as I learned in the book that she died at Cleopatra's Needle. One thing that keeps me reading this book is the suspense. For example, at one moment of the book, Carter and Sadie are walking to the museum, and a little bit later Carter's dad is forced into a coffin by some evil Egyptian forces who are basically planning on taking over the world. As usual, the suspense is what keeps me reading this book especially. This book is a pleasurable book to read, and every single part of it is interesting. Well done Rick Riordan, I do not find this book boring at all. I think that someone else would like this book because it is full of suspense and according to my reading experience it never gets boring. I have read many other books by this author such as most, if not all of the Percy Jackson series. I picked up this book because its author is a very good author who writes books that are appealing to me. I usually pick up any book either because of its title and description, or because I have read other books by the same author. As I have basically said before, I usually pick up a book that is full of suspense, and is based on some kind of mythology such as Greek and Egyptian mythology.



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Monday, April 2, 2012

Reflections on "Scorpia" by Anthony Horowitz




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During Reading Day, I read a really interesting book with the name of "Scorpia" by Anthony Horowitz. Now that I have read it, I have a few reflections to make. Personally, I think that most of the characters, if not all of them, were very interesting. For example, Julia Rothman is a very interesting lady in the book who for a reason that I still don't understand has a tiger at her desk. Alex Rider, the main person in the books as always is a good character who ends up saving the world in different ways. Usually if you like the characters in a book, you get entertained. That's what keeps me reading this book. It was very hard, especially for me, to put the book down after class was over, even though the cover with scorpions kind of scares me and then I'm afraid of every step that I take just in case there is a scorpion. This book is certainly working for me as reading for pleasure. Every single sentence in this book makes me want to read the next sentence. There is NO single boring bit in this book, even the part where there is this party with famous people because Alex Rider somehow sneaks around the crowd, and ends up in Julia Rothman's office, with a tiger!!! I think that someone else would definitely like this book, because it is always full of suspense, and like I said before you will never get bored. Every sentence will not be complete until you read the next one. That is how I felt while I was reading this book. I think that I have read every single other book by the author, Anthony Horowitz. I picked up this book because it had an interesting cover and name. I usually pick up any book because of the title, or because it is a book that was written by a goof author, such as Anthony Horowitz. My favorite kinds of books to read are like these kind of books; full of suspense and full of mystery.

I SUGGEST THAT YOU READ THIS BOOK!!!


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Monday, March 19, 2012

Reflections on "Nightrise" by Anthony Horowitz




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Recently I read a book with the name of "Nightrise" by Anthony Horowitz. Before I can reflect on it, I have to tell you one thing. IT'S AMAZING. It is one of the best books that I have read by this author. One thing that I really like about this book is its characters. Every character seems to be different. Anthony Horowitz is really good at describing each and every character. One of the things that keeps me reading it are the characters. Some of them especially are very interesting or hilarious. This book is SO hard to put down. If you don't believe me, read this book to see for your self. This book is pleasurable to read, and there are no boring bits at all. I think that someone else would definitely like this book, because it is full of suspense and you probably won't get bored at all. That is why I picked up this book. I pick up any book either because of its title or because I've read other books by an author. My favorite books are the kinds that are ALWAYS full of suspense, and that don't have boring bits. Overall, this book is AMAZING. Period.

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Monday, March 5, 2012

Reflections on "The Evil One" by Anthony Horowitz




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Recently, I read a book with the title of "Evil Star" by Anthony Horowitz, and I have a few reflections to make. This book has sort of interesting characters, but it is sort of hard to tell who is who and what their main role is in the book. Not many things kept me reading it, except that I wanted to know what will happen next. I have to admit though, it is a little hard to put down. It is sort of working for me as reading for pleasure. There are several boring bits though. I don't know if someone else would like this book because it is sort of hard to understand what the main point of this book is. I think that the Alex Rider series had a clear explanation of the main idea, unlike this book. But, if you would like to try reading it anyways, go ahead. I have read many other books from this author though, and I've got to say, the Alex Rider Series was a little more interesting to read, except that now I have finished all of the Alex Rider books, at least I think. I mainly picked this up because I have read other books by the author, Anthony Horowitz, and his books are pretty interesting. I pick up any book either because it has a cool title (sorry people who believe in the "don't judge a book by its cover" theory) or because I have read other books from the author. My favorite kind of books to read are books that are full of suspense and mystery, and that are easy to read and understand. Overall, I think that this book is sort of interesting, and that if you would like to try reading it, go ahead.

These are my reflections for this book. You may think otherwise.

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Monday, February 13, 2012

Reflections on "The Smoky Corridor"




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Recently, I read a book with the title "The Smoky Corridor" and I have a few reflections to make. In this book, I think that the characters are really interesting, because they all have different personalities that change during the book. For example, there is this teacher whose name is Ms. DuBois. At first she is this nice teacher who is kind to the kids, while later in the book she is an evil person who was trying to find a kid's soul to eat because there is a lot of ghost activity in this book. I think that one thing that keeps me reading it is the suspense, because there are ghosts, and really interesting things going on like a cemetery next to the school where there was tons of gold, etc. This book especially was hard to put down. This book really works well as reading for pleasure. There were a few boring bits in this book, but there weren't too many. I think someone else would like this book because it is full of suspense, and it is one of those books that you just can't stop reading. This is the first book that I have read from this author, but I hope that there are other books and that they are just as good as this book, if not better. I mainly picked up this book because it had a catchy title. (Sorry people who agree with the "Don't judge a book by its cover" rule). I mostly pick up books because they have interesting eye-catching titles, and because they are mystery books. I like and prefer books that are mystery-based, and that are full of suspense.

Overall, I think that this is a really good book, and I suggest that whoever wants to find a book to read should choose this book.


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Monday, January 23, 2012

Reflections on "The Demigod Files" by Rick Riordan







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Recently, I read a book with the name of "The Demigod Files", a part of the Percy Jackson series, by Rick Riordan. After reading this book, I have a few reflections to make. As always, I love the characters in the Percy Jackson series, because the main characters are the children of the Greek Gods, which is really interesting. For example, the children of Ares, the war god, are very war-like and always try to start fights, while the children of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, are very smart and always have things planned out. I think that these books are very interesting and they are full of Greek Mythology, which is probably what keeps me reading this book especially. These type of books are really hard to put down, which is probably because they are also full of suspense, which is always why a book is hard to put down. This book is most certainly what I call reading for pleasure. In this book, there are basically no boring bits, because I think that Rick Riordan is really good at writing books without making them boring in order for them to be lengthy. I definitely think that someone else would like this book, because this book sort of explains to you what each god specializes in because all of the Greek Gods' children are just like their godly parents. I picked this book up because it is one of the many books that I have read by Rick Riordan, so I know that all of his books are good. I pick up any book either because it has an interesting title, or because someone else has recommended it to me. My favorite kind of books to read are books that are full of suspense. I really encourage you to read it, because it is a very good book that is full of adventure. Enjoy!

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