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I must say I quite enjoy this extra book in the Twilight Universe. It certainly add another dimension to Eclipse and show us behind the scene of what’s going on outside of Bella’s point of view! The most frustrating aspect of the Twilight series (also its strength) is that it was mostly told in Bella’s point of view, She might be sweet and brave but she’s definitely not the smartest person in the world! Therefore it’s great to not be in her head and see the “world” differently.
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Apparently adding zombies to the plot does not make a book less boring! When I first heard of this book Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, I was excited and have to get my hands on the book despite my inability to finish any Jane Austen books because for whatever reason, I just can’t stand them. Luckily Hollywood has make countless adaptations over year so I am familiar withthe basic plotlines for most of her works.
I had high hope for the book since whatever can be more exciting than …
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The only reason I got the book was because Amber Benson. Obviously I am curious to see how Tara from Buffy do in the literary world. Not to mention there was a book-signing by her in Midtown Comics, so I got her signature and had a brief chat with her so it was pretty cool. Now the book itself is filled with interesting concepts and plots and in general a good story, but the problem is, the main character Calliope is so unsympathetic that it’s impossible for me …
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The Last Olympian is a satisfying conclusion to the Percy Jackson series. Imagine the battle of Hogwarts in book 7 of Harry Potter or the Battle of Helms Deep in Lord of the Rings but move the setting into modern day Manhattan! It is grand and epic, and honestly perfect for a Hollywood treatment! I mean, comeon, a mystical battle raging in the city of New York, with landmarks like the Central Park, Grand Central, Williamsburg Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel, the UN, Fifth Ave and of course, the Empire State …
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Reading the fourth book of Percy Jackson, the Battle of the Labyrinth, you can’t help but marvel at how the author tie the old Greek myths and stories into his book seamlessly. In addition to more appearance by the gods, this time with Hera and Hephaestus, the legend of Daedalus and the Labyrinth to the myth of Calypso and the god of the Wild Pan all tie into the plot nicely. This series really makes people want to read all about Greek mythology all over again!
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As the third book of the Percy Jackson series, the Titan’s Curse kick it up a notch, the story becomes more epic. And as like most of the Greek tales of Heroes, tragedy is right around the corner, we can feel it. There are already deaths in this book and I imagine more will come in the next two. When there’s a war, casualties are unavoidable.
While the first two books slowly reveal glimpses of the many legendary gods and monsters of the Greek mythology. This one …
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First in a series set up the background and the main characters. It give you a nice adventure story where at the end the good defeated evil. The second chapter in a series usually give you way much more depth because this time around you realize the evil come back stronger and it has long term plans. You also would realize the main character is center to the plot of the evil, that’s why he wasn’t killed. Plus there will always be some kind of a prophecy about the future! …
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is one of those book that started off as an excellent idea and to my surprise, delivered in a great story as well. Not a lot of books can manage that. This is one of those book that once you pick it up you are not gonna put it down. I finished the book in one weekend and can’t wait to start the next book in the series!
The book is about a world where the Greek gods are real …
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Good Fairies of New York is a quirky, humorous novel that at the same time captures the sad social situation of New York City in the 70-80s period before the renaissance and the transformation of the 90s. That description is more serious than it sounds because what happens with the human’s New York is just the background, the real actions of the book are the various fairies of different ethic groups living (or visiting) the city!
First of all Martin Millar’s writing style is not for everyone. It’s like following …
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After finished reading Coraline, comparsion with the movie version is inevitable. I believe the movie adaptation made some smart decisions to improve on an already great story. Things such as the invention of the character Wybie so that there is someone else for Coraline to talk, the spying doll which gives the story an even more creepy element, the backstory of the landlord lady and her missing sister, and the fact that Coraline’s family just move in! Non of them are in the original story, but they …
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