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The Postmortal Review
Drew Magary's The
Postmortal is one of the many books that I added to my list as soon as I
read the blurb. You know, the little paragraph on the Amazon page that tells
you about the story and gets you interested? Well this one pulled me in right
away. I'll try to touch upon some of the major points without giving too much
away.
The Casual Vacancy Review
So I finally finished reading J.K. Rowling’s first non-Harry Potter book: The Casual Vacancy, which shows us just what Jo is capable of. This political comedy-drama is miles away from everybody’s favorite boy wizard, but I enjoyed reading it nonetheless. So is it worth adding The Casual Vacancy to your summer reading list?
The Percy Jackson Series
Okay, the official title of the series is Percy Jackson and the Olympians, but that’s a bit long to fit into a blog post title. Either way, in light of the impending theatrical release of The Sea of Monsters, the movie based on book two of the series, I thought I’d give a rundown of the series written by Rick Riordan for those of you unwilling to read five books written for children.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Review
Yes, it’s a long name, but it’s definitely eye-catching. Ransom Riggs’ novel is a unique combination of YA fiction, sci fi, and old black-and-white photographs. It’s a unique work of art full of colorful characters and terrifying monsters, and a fantasy universe that you’ll love to dive into. Without giving away too much of the plot, I’ll attempt to tell you why you should read this book, and you definitely should.
Horns Review
Joe Hill’s novel, Horns, is a terrific page-turner, and will soon become a major motion picture starring Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe. Ignatius “Ig” Perrish awakens one morning with a wicked hangover and horns growing out of his head! This is the last thing he needs, because he has many other problems in his life at the moment. For starters, his former girlfriend was recently raped and murdered by an unknown perpetrator, and to top it all off, everyone thinks he did it, although the police never found enough evidence to charge him with anything. Are these problems of his related in any way, or is this guy just generally unlucky?
Newsflesh Trilogy by Mira Grant
Anyone who knows me knows that I love anything to do with zombies. But I've already talked in length about my love for zombies in my Warm Bodies Review. So, when I went on vacation in April, you can imagine that I was looking for a good zombie story to enjoy while sitting by the pool. And I can confidently tell you that I found it.
Mitch Albom's The Timekeeper Review
Mitch Albom, the author behind Tuesdays with Morrie and a few other books, published his most recent novel in September 2012. It’s called The Timekeeper, and it’s a delightful tale about the origin of Father Time and the reasons behind man’s constant counting of the hours.
GoT characters that should have been in the show *SPOILERS*
*THERE BE SPOILERS AHEAD!*
Obviously when it comes to TV shows and Movies the creators have to learn to decipher what can stay and what needs to be cut to stay on track with storyline, production, budget, and I am sure a ton of other things. Game of Thrones, being the immense universe it is, challenges the creators with making tough decisions on which characters to keep in, which to cut out completely, and when to use one character’s storyline on a different character (this will be explained a little later, if you don’t quite know what I mean.. I would say they have been doing a magnificent job on this, however, there are always the few characters that you wish you could see come to life on screen.
Alex and I put our minds together and came up with this list of our favorite characters in the books that we have yet to see come to life.
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Alayaya,
Bonni,
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Cleos Frey,
Dalla,
Dinosaur,
Donal Noye,
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Lollys,
Rhaegar Targaryen,
Stron Belwas,
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Top 10 Harry Potter Side Characters
If you haven’t noticed from my many posts about Game of Thrones, I only have a few select specialties when it comes to truly geeking out. I never used to really like, or was able to appreciate the world of fantasy. When the Harry Potter series first came out I was hesitant to even give it a chance. Once I did, however, it changed my world! I have fallen in love with the world of fantasy now. I love to get lost in another world and pretend I am a part of it all. I wanted to write an article that had something to do with Harry Potter, but wasn’t quite sure how because it is not exactly a recent thing.
I have decided to put a list together of my top 10 favorite side characters in the Harry Potter universe.
Note: I had some help from my good friend Claire when trying to think up some of these characters. She is an even bigger Harry Potter nerd than me or anyone I know. Anyway here it is!
The Giver Series
Wait, there's a series? Yes, the award-winning novel that found its way into many middle school curricula has been followed by three sequels so far, the most recent one having been released in October of 2012. I remember becoming completely captivated by Lois Lowry's story about Jonas and his futuristic community, and I know I'm not the only one. But what about the other three books? Are they worth reading?
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Gathering Blue,
Jeff Bridges,
Lois Lowry,
Messenger,
Peter L,
Son,
The Giver,
Young Adult
