Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton....check
The Drake Chronicles by Alyxandra Harvey... check
The Secret Circle by L.J. Smith... check
Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
House of Night by P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast...check
I am not sure if I want to review Mortal Instruments anymore, but I might have to if I can't find another good book to review.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Reflection #2
So I am not really sure what I am suppose to be doing exactly. I know I need to create another blogspot for my actual review page. I know I have to create an outline on the paper, but I'm not sure what all is suppose to go into my paper and how it should be set up. Also I don't know how many reviews I need to write, so far I have 3. I have more books that I need to write reviews for, so hopefully when school and volleyball settle down a little bit I can write those reviews. This has been a lot harder than I imagined, but I like writing them. They help think about how each book was written and what could have been better about them. Also I feel that they would help my writing in the future.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Reflection #1
I am really glad I chose this project to do. I love to read, so this was a great project for me to do. My schedule has been very busy which has caused me to put this on hold for a little while, but I am back. Writing reviews have been so much harder than I thought they would be. Sometimes I have a hard time making my thoughts clear and get my point across, so hopefully this project will help me with my writing skills for the future.
Why I am so behind..
So before Christmas Break I was very very busy studying for all my exams and making sure all my work was turned in, so I was very stressed and didn't get a chance to work on my personal project. I did read though, so hopefully I will now have sometime to work on my project for a while. I also just started volleyball and it is all the way in Cleveland, so that might cause me to be slow on writing my reviews and what not. I will still be reading no matter what though.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Vampire Stalker
Vampire Stalker by Allison Van Diepen
I give this 4 out of 5 stars.
Have you every fallen for a fictional character? Amy has. She is in love with a vampire hunter from one of her favorite series Otherworld named Alexander Banks. A few days after the newest book from the series comes out, Amy is attacked by a strange young man and then saved by an Alexander look alike. Amy does not believe that this man could be The Alexander Banks, but he proceeds to show her all of his scars from his vampire run ins which makes her believe him. And the man who attacked her happens to be the infamous Vigo who is the leader of the vampires. Somehow they have traveled through a portal into Amy's dimension. Now Alexander must kill Vigo once and for all before Amy's world becomes infested with vampires like Alexander's is. Amy's feelings for Alexander seem to grow after meeting him in person, but once the deed has been completed Alexander must leave before the portal closes or else he will never be able to go back.
This was a very interesting book. I have never read anything quite like this. Even though some parts could have been written a little better, I loved the idea of this book. I agree with the author that some books just feel very real unlike others. It's all about the little details given to the characters to make readers fall in love wit; however, this book doesn't have those details to make me fall in love with the characters, but Van Diepen did do her research in adding a detailed explanation on how Alexander was able to cross into Amy's world and how the author of Otherworld was able to tap into the minds of those from Alexander's world. Overall I liked this book because of the idea behind it. If it didn't have this interesting twist; then, this book would not be very good.
I give this 4 out of 5 stars.
Have you every fallen for a fictional character? Amy has. She is in love with a vampire hunter from one of her favorite series Otherworld named Alexander Banks. A few days after the newest book from the series comes out, Amy is attacked by a strange young man and then saved by an Alexander look alike. Amy does not believe that this man could be The Alexander Banks, but he proceeds to show her all of his scars from his vampire run ins which makes her believe him. And the man who attacked her happens to be the infamous Vigo who is the leader of the vampires. Somehow they have traveled through a portal into Amy's dimension. Now Alexander must kill Vigo once and for all before Amy's world becomes infested with vampires like Alexander's is. Amy's feelings for Alexander seem to grow after meeting him in person, but once the deed has been completed Alexander must leave before the portal closes or else he will never be able to go back.
This was a very interesting book. I have never read anything quite like this. Even though some parts could have been written a little better, I loved the idea of this book. I agree with the author that some books just feel very real unlike others. It's all about the little details given to the characters to make readers fall in love wit; however, this book doesn't have those details to make me fall in love with the characters, but Van Diepen did do her research in adding a detailed explanation on how Alexander was able to cross into Amy's world and how the author of Otherworld was able to tap into the minds of those from Alexander's world. Overall I liked this book because of the idea behind it. If it didn't have this interesting twist; then, this book would not be very good.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Academy 7
Academy 7 by Anne Ousterlund
I give this a 1 out of 5 stars.
Aerin Renning has secrets and a dark past. She's accepted into the most prestigious school Alliance which takes her by surprise since she isn't even a citizen, but that won't stop her from going. She keeps herself isolated in fear that her secrets might become exposed. Because she isn't from their world, Aerin must spend all her time researching Alliance in hopes of being invited back to Academy 7.
Dane Madousin is the son of a very powerful man in Alliance. His father is the General and is on the Council, a small circle that governs Alliance. Going to Academy 7 was never a dream of Dane's, but anything to get away from his excuse for a father. Dane finds out that he is at the top of his classes except one--Physical Combat.
After a mishap in the computer lab, Dane and Aerin are forced to work together as punishment. After weeks of silence, secrets are revealed. Dane and Aerin quickly begin to realize they much more in common than they ever though before.
Overall this book was not one that I will ever read again. The book is written in third person switching point of views every second. It is very hard to keep track of what has happened and is very slow. There is no real meaning behind this book, no message. The characters aren't described well, so it is hard to connect. For me, books with well written character are the best books because we grow to love the character and connect with them, but the character in Academy 7 weren't given a personality.
I give this a 1 out of 5 stars.
Aerin Renning has secrets and a dark past. She's accepted into the most prestigious school Alliance which takes her by surprise since she isn't even a citizen, but that won't stop her from going. She keeps herself isolated in fear that her secrets might become exposed. Because she isn't from their world, Aerin must spend all her time researching Alliance in hopes of being invited back to Academy 7.
Dane Madousin is the son of a very powerful man in Alliance. His father is the General and is on the Council, a small circle that governs Alliance. Going to Academy 7 was never a dream of Dane's, but anything to get away from his excuse for a father. Dane finds out that he is at the top of his classes except one--Physical Combat.
After a mishap in the computer lab, Dane and Aerin are forced to work together as punishment. After weeks of silence, secrets are revealed. Dane and Aerin quickly begin to realize they much more in common than they ever though before.
Overall this book was not one that I will ever read again. The book is written in third person switching point of views every second. It is very hard to keep track of what has happened and is very slow. There is no real meaning behind this book, no message. The characters aren't described well, so it is hard to connect. For me, books with well written character are the best books because we grow to love the character and connect with them, but the character in Academy 7 weren't given a personality.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Some Research....
I have been doing a little research to see some other styles of writing reviews and seeing some different books I should read, so I can write a review.
This is the list of websites I used:
www.teenink.com
This is the list of websites I used:
www.teenink.com
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