Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Pretty Little Liars: Heartless


The Pretty Little Liars' world is being turned upside down and there's nothing they can do to stop it. They all believe they saw Ali, alive, but nobody will believe anything they have to say anymore. Hanna has been dubbed "Psycho" and shunned from popularity again. Emily is in denial that the body belongs to Ali. Spencer was scammed out of her college fund and learns shocking secrets about her family. Aria is convinced that Ali's ghost is trying to contact her. A has each of them suspecting somebody new is Ali's killer as they uncover new revelations and mysteries, until the girls become the main suspects themselves. The four friends soon learn that in a town as perfect as Rosewood, nothing is as it seems.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief


The Lightning Thief is one of the best books I've read in a very long time. It is a great story and well written. Percy Jackson is a lot like Harry Potter, but more believable, injected with Greek mythology rather than magic. Percy is a 12-year-old troublemaker who suddenly finds himself faced with monthers and mythical creatures. He arrives at Camp Half-Blood, where he learns that he is the son of a god, but his father is still a mystery. As more of his ancestry is revealed, it becomes clear that Percy is being framed for a serious theft and is in danger. Along with his friends, Annabeth, daughter of Athena, and Grover, a satyr assigned to protect Percy, he sets off on a quest to find Zeus's master bolt, return it before the Summer Solstice deadline to avoid war among the gods, and rescue his mother from Hades. Along the way, Percy discovers he can't always trust who he wants to, accepts his demigod abilities, and learns that there may be something lurking that is far worse than the fury of the Olympians.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Maximum Ride: Fang


Max and her crew are on another save-the-world mission in Africa when the mysterious and wealthy Dr. Gunther-Hagen enters their lives... along with Dylan, a brand new bird kid who was designed to be Max's "perfect other half". The Doctor wants max to work with him to help humans evolve, but of course she declines. In the sixth book of the series the flock is forced to adapt to new circumstances - a new member, losing other members, and a new leader. Not to mention Angel's premonition that Fang would die soon. For me, Fang was the most fulfilling and the most frustrating of the Maximum Ride books, with an unexpected and devastating ending.