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Review: The Lightning Thief

Posted January 8, 2015 in Reading, Review / 6 Comments

Review: The Lightning ThiefThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1
Publisher: Disney Hyperion (2005)
eBook (377 pages)
Via: Library
Rating:
Also by this author: The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Sword of Summer
Also in this series: The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth
Reading Challenges: 2015 Alphabet Soup, 2015 Mythology, 2015 What's In A Name?, Read 2015

Synopsis

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse-Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends -- one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena -- Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

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Review: Splintered

Posted December 28, 2014 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments

Review: SplinteredSplintered by A G Howard
Series: Splintered #1
Publisher: Amulet Books (2013)
eBook (377 pages)
Via: Library
Rating:
Also by this author: Unhinged, Ensnared
Also in this series: Unhinged, Ensnared
Reading Challenges: Read 2014

Synopsis

This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence.
Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now.
When her mother’s mental health takes a turn for the worse, Alyssa learns that what she thought was fiction is based in terrifying reality. The real Wonderland is a place far darker and more twisted than Lewis Carroll ever let on. There, Alyssa must pass a series of tests, including draining an ocean of Alice’s tears, waking the slumbering tea party, and subduing a vicious bandersnatch, to fix Alice’s mistakes and save her family. She must also decide whom to trust: Jeb, her gorgeous best friend and secret crush, or the sexy but suspicious Morpheus, her guide through Wonderland, who may have dark motives of his own.

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