Update #3

So PJ is back from his vacation so we can work on the blog and stuff. We are planning to make a video to upload. (I already made 2 vlogs but I haven't uploaded them.) A new From my Library post is coming soon and I have A LOT of reading to catch up on. I'm nearing an end to Uglies and I will then finish Hunger which I'm about halfway through. That's all I guess...

-Ryan and PJ

The Merchant of Death

The Merchant of Death

D.J. MacHale

Rating:A

Pages: 372

Age Range: 12+

I found the first Pendragon in a small library in New Hampshire. I thought it seemed a little odd but decided to try it. From the very first page I was hooked. I was shocked at how awesome it was!

The story is about a boy named Bobby Pendragon who's uncle tells him he is a traveler. A traveler has the ability to go between different worlds. He soon finds himself on a territory called Denduron where he finds out he must save the territory from total destruction.

The character Bobby is well made up. Some books make the characters completely understand their call to duty which I hate. If somebody told you that you had to go fight a giant monster to save the world would you just be like "Cool. I don't have any problems against that!" which is why I liked The Merchant of Death. The plot was very fast and was just overall great!

There are 9 more books in the Pendragon series which PJ and I will review. They're all by DJ Machale and no co-authors. Bye!

-Ryan. (Check out our new YouTube channel here:http://www.youtube.com/user/PreteensBookWorld more videos coming!

Harry Potter Book Giveaway!

Hey guys, I'm entering a contest to win Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows so I made this post to get an extra chance at winning! You can enter too at http://the-book-vault.blogspot.com/2009/07/harry-potter-giveaway.html so just follow the link and enter the contest! I really want to win!


-Ryan

Update #2

Hello people of the world! I just got a blog makeover! As you can see, my blog is now snazzy! Of course, I didn't do any of the work! (Lazy me.) I found out about http://justblindedblogmakeovers.blogspot.com/ and was super exited. All you do is send the person an application about your blog and what you want it to look like and they make it for you! You just put it in and SHAPOW! Your blog is new and cool! The best part is, it's free! I didn't have to pay a single penny!
Also I really want to have a contest so I need more followers! If you guys are reading this then please just follow me because I will give away tons of books and eventually, maybe an ARC.

-Ryan

City of Bones

City of Bones

Cassandra Clare

Rating: A+

Pages: 512

Age Rating: 13+

City of Bones starts with a bang and it doesn't stop there. The entire book was a thrill ride filled with tons of amazing twist and turns.

The book is about a girl named Clary who discovers these people called Shadow Hunters. The Shadow Hunters kill demons and stuff like that. Then, Clary's mom disappears and the adventure begins. (Okay, so that was a TOTALLY lame summary. The book is great so don't judge it on my lame summary. It's just so hard to summarize!)

The plot is fast-paced and brilliant in every possible way. The writing was great, the way Cassandra Clare describe things carefully and in detail and the characters were amazing. If the characters were any more well written I would literally explode. The book was actually very humorous too and there was some romance that was interesting.

There are 2 more books in the series called City of Ashes and City of Glass which I will be reading soon.

From The Library #1

This is a From The Library post which shows what books I'm going to Read and I'll give a small little Caption to it on the side.

I saw this in the sci-fi section of the library. It looked interesting enough...

Already about 100 pages through but it's not very good.

I read the first couple chapters and loved them. This is gonna be a good one.

Just wrapping up City of Bones now...

Gone

Gone

Michael Grant

Rating: B+

Pages: 576

Age Range: 12+

I picked up Gone at Barnes & Nobles saying ,"Hey! This looks really good!" It was really good but it defiantly wasn't flawless. Sam Temple is sitting in his class when suddenly, his teacher disappears. It turns out that everyone 15 and over has disappeared and a barrier has surrounded the town of Perdido beach. Things could NOT get much worse but of course, they do. Kids start mutating, getting powers and of course animals are mutating as well, creating talking coyotes and flying snakes.

So you can tell the plot is fast paced because using parent disappearances, powers, mutations, and huge barriers, you've got a lot to work with. There were lots of twist and turns in the book so I was glued to it. But the one main flaw were the characters. AHHHH! The characters were SO boring. Sam was really plain and his friend/girlfriend Astrid had no personality. Maybe you guys disagree but I am stuck with my decision.

Gone is the first book of a 6 book series but only the second one is out.

Update #1

I just wanted to mention some upcoming things for this blog. If I get at least 5 followers I will hold my first contest! I'm not sure what I'll give away but I know it will be a book. (Maybe the Hunger Games...) and also I'm going to be doing double and triple reviews in one post because some series have SO many books in them. One example of this is The Pendragon series by DJ MacHale which has 10 books in it. That's all for now.

-Ryan

The Lightning Theif

The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan

Rating: A

Pages:392

Age Range: 9+ for Violence

The Lightning Thief is the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and it was a great one. It's all about this kid named Percy who discovers he is a "Half-Blood" which is someone who is part god. He goes to this camp called Camp Half-Blood and soon enough he is claimed as the son of Poseidon. (Yes, this book has Greek Mythology.) Then, he is accused of stealing Zeus's Master Bolt so he goes on a mission to find it.

I really had no idea this would be such a great book. The characters were beautifully made. Rick Riordan did a wonderful job making all of them seem so real! Also, the writing was great and the plot was really awesome. Not only did Rick Riordan glue me to the pages but he also made me laugh a lot. Yes, the book was very funny at parts. I guess the only con to the book was that some parts were a little slow for me but they always picked up again so don't worry about that.

You may be thinking, why would I read a book about Greek Mythology? Well, Greek Mythology is really a small factor of the book. Really, Riordan just used Gods and monsters for characters. This book is NOT a history lesson although I did learn a lot about the gods and such. I would suggest you just forget about the myths before you read it.

There are 4 more books in the series.

• The Sea of Monsters
• The Titans Curse
• The Battle of the Labyrinth
• The Last Olympian

We will defiantly review those as well. PJ is on vacation right now and he won't be back until Sunday so I guess your stuck with me until then. :)

-Ryan

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins

Rating: A+

Pages: 384

Age Range: 13+ (Violence and Romance)

Basically, the second I started reading The Hunger Games, I fell in love with it. It takes place in the nation of Panem with is in the ruins of North America (You can tell it's in the future). Anyways, every year 2 teens from each district of Panem are chosen to battle in The Hunger Games. So, Katniss Everdeen, who is our amazing heroine of the story, saves her beloved sister Prim from competing in the games. She is thrown into The Hunger Games with 23 other contestants and only one can win. The entire event is televised for all of Panem to see.

A lot of the book is about survival, but this book is no Hatchet. It is filled with tons of action,romance,battles, and I know that who ever reads this book won't put it down until they're done.

The two main characters are well developed. Katniss is heroic and brave from the start and Peeta (another tribute from district 12) is Shy, and smart. The other tributes weren't really told a lot about but it doesn't matter because only a couple tributes play a role in the story. Besides, it would be hard to go in depth with character development on 22 characters!

I'm pretty sure that there will be a third book and the second one is called: Catching Fire. It will be released sometime in September.

September 1, 2009!

-Ryan

P.S. PJ didn't read this book so he wasn't included in the review.

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