The Great Hunt

Hey people!  I have finished the first and second book in the wheel of time series.....The second is called the Great Hunt and it was really good:)  The writing is awesome, but it takes a while to get through each book.  I'm reading a few short books now because these books are really long so that I don't get bored of the series.  If you want to know more about this series, read it yourself!!!!!! :)  Remember-The Wheel of Time, Robert Jordan, 1st book- The Eye of the World.  You should really check it out.  I'm only doing a short post this time, check for more later.  Bye!



                                                                 Liv:)

The Wheel of Time

     Hi Everybody! Sorry it took so long in between posts, but I've been incredibly busy.  I just started a new series called The Wheel of Time, by Robert Jordan, and it's REALLY good so I decided to do this post about it.  I'm still on the first book and it's called The Eye of the World and is between 600 and 700 pages long, so if anybody's looking for a nice, long series to keep them occupied for a while, this one's for you.  The main character in the series is a young boy called Rand Al'Thor and it begins on a small farm.  So far in the 200-some pages that I've read, Rand and his friends Mat and Perrin are trying to escape from an all-powerful evil dude called the Dark One with the help of a powerful sorceress named Moiraine and a man named Lan.  They are still escaping in the part I'm on right now, and so far it's an incredibly good read.
     Look for more later, I'll keep you posted!!!
     I also just finished a series called Maximum Ride by James Patterson.  It was really good and I whipped through it about a book per day.  The first book is called The Angel Experiment.  The books are about a group of kids that have been experimented on illegally by scientists and whose DNA was mixed with that of a bird.  They are super strong, fast, and smart.  They also have special powers specific to each kid like breathing underwater, reading minds, manipulating and bending people's wills, and being magnetic.  The one special thing about all of the characters is that they can fly and each have a beautiful pair of wings.  The characters in the group or "flock" as they are called are as follows: Maximum Ride (Max), Fang, the Gasman, Angel, Iggy, and Nudge.  You should totally read the books to find out more.


                               See ya later!!!!!




                                                 Liv:)

All about the Flamels

     I'm pretty sure quite a few people know about Nicholas Flamel, especially if you've read the Harry Potter series.  That guy that invented the sorcerer's stone.  Well, I found a series known as "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel" by a guy named Michael Scott.  They are all about Nicholas Flamel (aka Nick Fleming) and his wife Perenelle Flamel (aka Perry Fleming).  They choose to have these code names so that they can stay hidden from an evil dude named Dr. John Dee and the "Dark Elders".  The Flamels are trying to protect a book thousands of years old and known as the codex.

     The codex keeps the Flamels alive and they are immortal just so long as they make a potion from a recipe in the codex every month.  The catch is that the recipe is different each month so that if they lose the codex they will age, wither, and die.  Like I said before, they are protecting it from the "Dark Elders" who are trying to steal it and all of its knowledge for their own purposes.  Some include using the human race as slaves or even as food.  They manage to turn other humans over to their purposes by granting them immortality.  But the humans can never leave service, for if they do, their immortality will be withdrawn and they will die.

     A help in the Flamels battle are the legendary twins, Sophie and Josh.  They are prophesied in the Codex, and have extraordinary magical potential.  But, to gain power, it has to be awakened, a dangerous and oftentimes deadly process.  The big question is if the twins survive and if they will survive the challenges in the rest of the books.

     I found this series REALLY entertaining and I think that all you people will like it too:):)  By the way, I'm almost positive you can get it on a nook. :)




                                                                Liv:)

Leven Thumps

   Here's a series that I doubt many people have heard of.  It's called Leven Thumps.  The series is by Obert Skye and there are five books.  My favorite is the fifth one (it's the most intense).  The first one seemed to be a bit of a drag to me, but it gets way better as it goes on.  They are all about a world called Foo, that is based on the dreams of people that live on Earth, or reality as they call it.  Anything that we dream of while we're sleeping goes directly into Foo.  If you were wondering, Leven Thumps is the main character in the story, and he's trying to stop an evil dude named Sabine. He was pulled reluctantly into Foo.

     To get to Foo, you have to meet certain requirements.  It has to be a certain temperature, at a certain place, with a shooting star rocketing through the sky.  Right when you get there, you're greeted by little fuzzy cat-like creatures called sycophants, whos only purpose in life is to serve the poor people that are taken into Foo unknowingly and unwillingly.  It's not all bad though, because of course when you're taken into someone's dream world it's going to be very magical. 

   There are good things about Foo, like being given a single magical power.  These lucky people are called nits.  Their powers range from flying to freezing stuff.  But, more powerful are the offings.  They are rare and powerful.  Unlike the nits, they can have more than one gift, and can see and move around the future.  The guy I mentioned earlier, Leven Thumps, is an offing. Directly above offings are the Lithens.  They were some of the first to arrive in Foo.  They try their hardest to "preserve the true Foo".  Lithens fear nothing, because they live and travel by fate.  The only person higher than them is The Want.  He sees every dream that comes into Foo, and is prophetic and also a bit crazy from it all.

   The Leven Thumps series is really entertaining and I hope you'll enjoy it!


                                                          Liv:)

Some Books

  Hi everybody! I know that in my first post I mentioned a probably not-so-well-known book by Pseudonymos Bosch. I think I'll start with saying a bit more about that series. As I mentioned before, my favorite is, "This Book Is Not Good for You", cause it's about the best thing in the world!:) You can probably guess that I happen to be a chocoholic. (Just keep that fake white chocolate away from me!)

   The first book, "The Name of This Book is Secret", is about a secret story. Consequently, the first chapter includes no information at all. Most people know that the first chapter of a book is all the boring stuff, introducing characters, the setting, all of that. Well, this author wants to keep everything a secret! He gives none of that, and even goes so far as to say that he won't disclose the name of the characters, so he just gave the main one the name of Cass. There you have it, the whole exposition is one name. The other books all have a twist like this, so you definitely need to have a sense of humor to get through this series!:)

   The books are all about a secret that the Terces society, (Guess what?! Terces is backwards for Secret! Obviously on purpose by the author!:), is trying to keep another group from learning. But, there's a twist. The Terces society doesn't even know the secret themselves, and another part of their job is to figure out what the secret is! You will learn later on that it's up to Cass and her newfound buddy, Max-Ernest--famous for his bad jokes, divorced parents that actually cut their house in half!, and double-name-- to discover the secret and help the Terces society keep it away from the other group, aka the Midnight Sun.

  In a rating of 1-10, I would give this series an 8 or 9. The writing is good, and I enjoyed the overall humor of the series.  I would definitely recommend this series for a person searching for humorous books!

                                     Liv:)

First Thoughts

This is going to be a blog about books. They are probably mostly going to be some of my favorites,but I'll put down others as well. To start with, I bet every body in the world has heard of "Harry Potter", and at least half of you have read them! The writing is incredible! If you have not read them, yet, they're pretty high up there on my list of cool, incredibly awesome books.
 
  Another amazing series is a curious set by the author Pseudonymos Bosch. (From sources unknown I've heard that his real name is Robert.) His series is called the "Secret Series", and my favorite one in it is, "This Book Is Not Good for You". It's mainly centered on (omg!) chocolate!!!:) Which, if you wanted to know, is one of my favorite delights in the ENTIRE world! Hopefully, every one agrees with me, or else I'll have to come and........ I don't know what. Oh well:)
 
  Next up we have what I like to call the Ink series. It consists of 3 books starting with "Inkhear". There isn't an actual name for the series, but they all start with ink so--lightbulb!--why not call them Ink series?!:) They are all by Cornelia Funke. I'm guessing a bunch of you know about the movie made about them, but in my opinion, the movie makers didn't follow the story all that well. The books are really good! Cornelia had a really amazing idea for the plot and I'm also really impressed with the writing. Another positive is the wide variety of unique characters in her books. I'll give you a hint- it's actually about a book!!

   More to come about each of these books. As a first blog, I only wanted to give you a few hints about what's to come! Just keep on reading!:) Enjoy!!

                            Liv:)