Category: young adult
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As I stated in a previous post I am working my way through the original Percy Jackson series having finished The Trials of Apollo. The Sea of Monsters is the second book in the iconic series and it chronicles the adventures of Percy’s second summer as a half-blood. It opens with Percy finding out that…
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We are once again returning to the land of the peculiar with today’s book. The Library of Souls is the third book in the Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series by Ransom Riggs. It opens on Jacob and Emma having narrowly escaped the hollows and wights but having been unable to rescue their fellow peculiar. Luckily,…
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For those of you who follow me, you’ve probably already read my reviews for The Trials of Apollo series. Having finally been able to read those I was inspired to go back and start at the beginning with The Lightning Thief, book one of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. It opens on Percy Jackson‘s field…
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Recently, I shared my review of Stormbreaker, the first book in the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz. Continuing the series I am back with a review of the second book, Point Blank. Much like the first book, it opens with Alex getting into trouble. This time he has utilized his skills to help with…
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The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan is the final book in The Trials of Apollo series. In it both Apollo and Meg have to confront their own past. Apollo by finally facing the Python and Meg by facing Nero. It starts out by going full circle with the two of them traveling back to…
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It is time to return once again to the land of the peculiar. This time I am going over Hollow City, the second book in Ransom Riggs series Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children. Having narrowly escaped the hollows and wights in their own loop the children now have to travel to London during the time of…
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The Tyrant’s Tomb is the fourth book in The Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan. In this story we learn about the events at Camp Jupiter when Apollo arrives with Jason’s coffin. Apollo has to face even more of his demons throughout this adventure as he must confront another source of prophecy that he had…
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Today’s book is one that was both hilarious and heartwarming with a rather nice side note of slightly heartbreaking as well. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie was an incredible read. It tells the story of Junior, a teenage boy on the Spokane Indian reservation as he deals with the…
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The Burning Maze is the third book in the Trials of Apollo series by celebrated author Rick Riordan. It continues the story of Apollo’s quest to restore the various sources of prophecy in order to regain his godhood. Having acquired a guide in the form of Grover, Apollo and Meg work on finding their way…
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I first started this series back when it first started, when there was only one book instead of six and long before there was a movie. The series I am referring to is Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. Recently, I decided to reread the earlier ones and catch up on the later ones…