Posted February 18, 2016 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
The Battle of the Labyrinth by
Rick Riordan Series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians #4 Publisher: Disney Hyperion (2008)
Paperback (361 pages)
Rating: Also by this author: The Lightning Thief,
The Sea of Monsters,
The Titan's Curse Also in this series: The Lightning Thief,
The Sea of Monsters,
The Titan's Curse Reading Challenges: 2016 Backlist Books,
2016 Retelling Challenge,
2016 Royal Challenge,
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Percy Jackson isn't expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to worse.
In this fourth installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos's army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop the invasion, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth - a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn.
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Posted February 17, 2016 in Let's Discuss, Reading / 4 Comments
This discussion is part of the optional monthly discussions for the Royal Challenge hosted by She’s Got Books on Her Mind.
So, what makes a royal? If we’re going to be all literal, I would have to say that birth is what makes a royal. Royalty and royal blood is inherited in certain families and nothing can change that reality.
However, if we are going to talk about what makes a good royal, then I can list some traits. Let’s keep this in the literary realms and so I will endeavor to find a character for each trait I select.
1. Compassion
A good royal would display the trait of compassion. Compassion is important in a royal so that they can truly care about their people. When a royal looses compassion, they become a tyrant, thinking only of themselves. Compassion prevents a royal from becoming self-centered and egotistical.
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Posted February 16, 2016 in Reading / 2 Comments
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
The theme this week is Books and Music. I really don’t listen to a whole lot of music, so this might be a bit hard. Typically, I only put music on when I am driving across town (5 minutes). Anything longer than that will be at least one hour and forty minutes since I live in Montana and things are so spread out. Longer drive warrant an audiobook.
I guess this means that this week I am going to give you some books (more like three) I think should have songs/ballads written about them. If there actually are songs written about any of these books, I am most likely completely oblivious to that fact. Please let me know in the comments.
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Posted February 15, 2016 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
Princess in the Spotlight by
Meg Cabot Series: The Princess Diaries #2 Publisher: Listening Library (2001)
Audiobook {4 hours and 47 minutes} (257 pages)
Via: Library Rating: Also by this author: Victoria and the Rogue,
The Princess Diaries Also in this series: The Princess Diaries Reading Challenges: 2016 Backlist Books,
2016 Re-Reading,
2016 Royal Challenge,
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No one ever said being a princess was easy.
Just when Mia thought she had the whole princess thing under control, things get out of hand, fast. First there's an unexpected announcement from her mother. Then Grandmère arranges a national primetime interview for the brand-new crown princess of Genovia. On top of that, intriguing, exasperating letters from a secret admirer begin to arrive.
Before she even has the chance to wonder who those letters are from, Mia is swept up in a whirlwind of royal intrigue the likes of which hasn't been seen since volume I of The Princess Diaries.
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Posted February 13, 2016 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
Miriam by
Mesu Andrews Series: Treasures of the Nile #2 Publisher: WaterBrook Press (2016 - March 15)
Paperback ARC (369 pages)
Via: Blogging for Books Rating: Also by this author: The Pharaoh's Daughter,
Isaiah's Daughter,
Isaiah's Legacy Also in this series: The Pharaoh's Daughter Reading Challenges: 2016 Royal Challenge,
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The Hebrews call me prophetess, the Egyptians a seer. But I am neither. I am simply a watcher of Israel and the messenger of El Shaddai. When He speaks to me in dreams, I interpret. When He whispers a melody, I sing.
At eighty-six, Miriam had devoted her entire life to loving El Shaddai and serving His people as both midwife and messenger. Yet when her brother Moses returns to Egypt from exile, he brings a disruptive message. God has a new name – Yahweh – and has declared a radical deliverance for the Israelites.
Miriam and her beloved family face an impossible choice: cling to familiar bondage or embrace uncharted freedom at an unimaginable cost. Even if the Hebrews survive the plagues set to turn the Nile to blood and unleash a maelstrom of frogs and locusts, can they weather the resulting fury of the Pharaoh?
Enter an exotic land where a cruel Pharaoh reigns, pagan priests wield black arts, and the Israelites cry out to a God they only think they understand.
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