Note : Not a book review! Some exciting (Really!!!) news...

Hello Friends (Or Kvetha Fricaya for you die hard Inheritance Fans)

For all you people who read have read the Inheritance Trilogy (Eragon, Eldest, Unnamed) by Christopher Paolini, some exciting news came out about a week ago, given by Paolini himself!!!

In a video message from Paolini himself, he stated (along with many other things) that the Inheritance series would no longer be a trilogy, but a Cycle (4 books). Also, I think the expected date of release of the unnamed Book 3 is 28 September 2008 (Not too sure though)

To see the video for yourself, check out this link -

Video Message from Paolini

Check out the site for other news, I'm not too sure about the release of Book 3.

Se mor'ranr ono finna!

Book Review - The Last Siege - Jonathan Stroud

Sorry about not posting for a long time. I was... ahem ahem... at my books again (Only a few people know otherwise)

Daft Definitions

Siege : Operations of armed forces who surround and blockade a town or fortress in order to capture it

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Meet Emily, Simon and Marcus.

They are normal kids (That actually depends on your definition of normal) living in a normal town (again, depends on your definition of normal) close to a normal castle.

They have normal families and live in normal houses, although that's not the main focus of this book. There is a normal castle near their town, looked after by an abnormal caretaker. (wow!)

So they decide to (genius!) sneak into the castle, claim it as their own, and improve it. Not to mention escaping their boring families (Apart from Marcus', but we'll find out later shall we?)

Talk about modesty eh?

But things start to go horribly wrong. Someone notices that they are in the castle and (boo! hiss!) decides to take matters into his own, and a lot of other, hands. The trio must use their wits and resources to prevent, I quote, their castle being taken from them. Their lives are intermixed (like lemon, water and sugar in lemonade) and they must survive nightmarish psychological games and other such dangers.

Whatever...

To be quite frank, (Trust me!) I wasn't too happy with this book. It's probably better if you go and read the Bartimaeus Trilogy (See below for my review on the 1st book). Stroud's other books were much better than The Last Siege, and I hope they remain so...

My Rating? (You're probably used to this)

I'd give it 6/10. I fair read, but not a must...

Yeah! It's time to party people!

Hi Everyone,

On the advice of an anonymous friend of mine, I have decided to branch out and touch various topics, and not stick to just plain boring book reviews.

I shall soon spread out my roots and brush the various topics available to mankind.

But not today. Why?

B'Coz even a trees roots take time to grow... HA HA HA!

Ho Hum...

See Ya All

Book Review - Just Crazy! - Andy Griffiths

Daft Definitions

Crazy : adj. Insane, mad, demented, deranged, maniacal, daft, unbalanced, unhinged, bizarre, weird, odd, absurd, foolish, imprudent, smitten, keen , rabid.



Ahem...

It's time for a rapid fire round. And the questions are -

Q - 1 Do you like rolling around in mud?

Q - 2 Do you like writing crazy stories about the most disgusting things possible?

Q - 3 Do you like doing other disgusting things?

Q - 4 Do you like annoying people while they're driving?

Q - 5 Do you like asking plain stupid questions?


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If -

1. You answered any of these questions as yes, you will love this book.

2. You answered all of these questions as yes, you will love this book

3. You answered none of these questions as yes, you will have to read this book.

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I admit, I was a little apprehensive when I started out with this author. I hadn't really heard much about him, but when I read the first story, I was appalled. When I finished the second story, I was quite affected (mentally that is). When I finished the book, I was having fits and spasms of laughter.

The author, in my opinion, has been researching on child behaviour, as every action of the narrator (who is a child , DUH) has been accompanied by a description, complaint or something like that, which indeed matches a child's behavioural patterns.

The author has also been great in creating other personalities related to the narrator, such as his parents, sister, teacher, friend, and other such beings. They are constantly encouraging the narrator to do disgusting things and crazy things and weird things and annoying things and the like.

So, you want to buy this book (Of course you do!) then, take my advice, GO BUY IT! It's an amazing buy and one can read the stories forever...

My Rating for this Book : 9/10 (Buy it or we'll shoot you dead)

PLUS, I almost forgot to mention, this book actually comes with FREE PAGE NUMBERS!!!!!!!!

*Faints*

Book Review - Inkheart - Cornelia Funke

Most of you guys (or girls) probably (hopefully) like to read books whenever you can. (Not between classes, though)

Imagine a character from your book coming to life... (No. That's no excuse to try and read extra. No point trying to summon some famous scientist, mathematician, antagonist, protagonist for your book. Aliens will not, I repeat, NOT emerge from your book, ready to do your bidding and eat up your teachers.)

This happens to Meggie and her father, Mo. Somehow, the duo have summoned some aliens from outer space.

Well, not really...

They HAVE summoned someone from a book. But its not an alien. Neither is it only one person. Meggie and her father must combat these evils they have unleashed and (somehow) get them to fit back in the book.

The characterisation was decent, but I'm not too happy with the storyline. Still, its a good buy (seeing that its a trilogy. Man, what's with these authors and trilogies?)

Rating? 7/10

Book Review - The Supernaturalist - Eoin Colfer

First of all, the name 'Eoin Colfer' is pronounced 'Owen Colfer' (Courtesy to Artemis Fowl Book 5 for revealing that to me).

Blah Blah Blah...

Ever faced blobs of matter that could absorb the very life out of your body?

No? (How boring can you be?)

Me neither...

Cosmo Hill is a boy living (not dying, please...) in Satellite City, a high tech future city. (Whatever, get on with it...)

You might be going OOH and AAH and WOOT WOOT and HOOT HOOT and WHISTLE WHISTLE, and many other forms of onomatopoeia, but that's besides the point. Life in the city for Cosmo Hill (He was found on Cosmonaut Hill if you're interested.) is not easy, being an orphan. That doesn't sound so bad, but for him it is. Not having a relative to live with means being sent to some social services institute. That doesn't sound too bad either (how bad can it get after all?) but Clarissa Freyne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys is toxic as hell (not to mention HOT HOT HOT!!!) The no-sponsors are treated like guinea pigs, have tests peformed on them by cruel marshalls etc. etc. etc.

Cosmo is sick of this life. He decides to attempt to escape from the Institute. (Never actually done before). When he gets that opportunity, he grabs it. (although the opportunity was actually tossed at him) But can he stay out of the bars of the Institute without (somehow, with his bad luck) getting back in?

And he just might be in for some luck (Like a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow eh?) and might meet a few people willing to help him..

He will also have to prevent mutated alien parasites from Andromeda from destroying the Earth and save princesses from parallel universes...

Only joking, people.... (moan moan...)

He will have to fight some strange blobs (really!!!) and in the process, might just discover some things about the people who protect him, their friends AND (like in a typical book) about the (so called) antagonists, THE EVIL LIFE SUCKING BLOBS THAT CAME FROM ______(fill in whatever place you want to, school, Hell (If there is any), the cooking stove etc etc.)

The book was okay. Gripping storyline but I didn't like the ending because _______ (That's a secret to preserve the essence of the story, like preserving fruits as jam. Mouth watering eh?)

My rating for this book : 6/10

Book Review - Alex Rider - Stormbreaker - Anthony Horowitz

Ah, finally a young James Bond book has been released.

I now hand over the mike to Mr. Alex Rider, the hero (really?) of this book..

(Gets sentimental) Ma name's not Bond, it's Rider. Alex Rider. I'm thirteen years old and my uncle has just kicked the bucket (or did someone else kick it for him?)

I work for the MI6 ( British Intelligence Agency , though you probably knew that didn't you?). My parents are ( not surprisingly) dead.

Now I must work out how my uncle died, who killed him, take revenge, complete the MI6's top secret missions that I am not to reveal to you ( though I will anyway)

My mission is to break into some Bill Gates style guy who wants to (unsurprisingly) take over the world ( How many of us don't?)

I am armed (Really? Wow! So am I... We must be related!) with amazing gadgets that I am not supposed to tell you about either.

So Mr. Horowitz has written my story right here, between the pages of this book. The story of horror, thrill, vengeance and (maybe) a tinge of romance will shock you the the ends of the earth (and I thought the earth was round!) I now hand the mike to the writer of this review...

Thank you Alex!

The storyline was powerful and a slight twist of humour was present in the atmosphere ( or was it laughing gas?)

The word usage could have been slightly better but the storyline made up for it.

My rating for this book : 8/10 (Good)

Book Review - Magyk - Angie Sage

Silas Heap is a Wizard. (No, not an old balding freak who uses his wand to stand upright)

He has Seven Sons (I wonder what happens when the holidays arrive...)

He himself is the seventh son of Benjamin Heap (Poor Benjy! )

It is believed that the seventh son of the seventh son will be a very powerful Wizard when his time comes. But Silas' son had died soon after he was born.

Or had he?

As an evil Necromancer returns, Marcia, The ExtraOrdinary Wizard, must figure out a way to defeat him and send him rotting to his grave.

Is Septimus Heap (The seventh son of Silas) still alive? If so, then where is he?

You will find out when you read this book! (No moaning for details!)

Overall, the series should impress most readers who enjoy fantasy books. The storyline was interesting and a general atmosphere of humour was ever present.

I was pretty happy with this book, and I hope you will be too!

My rating for this Book : 7/10 (Okay)

Book Review - Mister Monday - Garth Nix

Hi everyone.

Hmm, where are my keys?

The Keys to the Kingdom. ( NO! Not some keys that open the door to Narnia or Alagaesia or something like that! Its something quite different, which I will not reveal to you!)Hmm, Garth Nix has chosen quite an apt name for his series hasn't he?

Anyway, back to the review...

Arthur (Not king Arthur, don't be daft) Penhaligon would be your last choice for a hero. (No wonder, asthma and a weak body won't really help your chances of beating some mutated mastermind from Mars? Although you don't have anything like that in the book...) One day, he takes one step too far and his asthma gets the better of him...

But his life is saved by a mysterious stranger by the name of Mister Monday ( I hate Mondays, by the way. Don't you?). He obtains a key in the shape of a minute hand of a clock. He soon discovers a world quite unlike our own. He must know whom to trust and whom he should not. He must survive an ordeal none of us have ever survived ( No surprise there, have any of you been trapped in a dungeon before? If so, then have you ever escaped?).

He must beat Mister Monday and take his seat in the Lower House. He must complete the will of the Architect, the creator of the world ( Whoa, lets hope her designs are more solid than most buildings today).

But can he beat the odds and (miraculously) survive? The survival of this series depends on it!
The author has created a rather powerful storyline although (Sadly) the story lacks in vocabulary. He could have done better with this book but, hey, who's complaining?

The characterisation of the story was also pretty good. The sense of humour was ever present (Although unfortunately the humour was not the kind that sends you sprawling over your bed in spasms of laughter!) But everyone loves a bit of humour, right?

Overall, I'd say, where the story lacked in humour and wordplay, it made up for with a powerful and gripping storyline.

My rating for this book : 7/10 ( A good series to start with)

Book Review - The Northern Lights - Phillip Pullman

Is that a bird? A plane? Superman? Spiderman?

No...

Its the Aurora Borealis, a phenomena known as The Northern Lights. Norse mythology has it that these lights belong to the Valykries, female horse riders who serve Odin, the Norse God. They're more or less Norse Angels.

I think I'm going too much into mythology and am boring you, so I will now continue with my review...

Inter Dimensional Portals are up for grabs as people race to learn about some mysterious particles that have been discovered, which have some unique properties.

Lyra is a young girl (No, not that young, about thirteen or fourteen), who lives undisturbed at Jordan College. But when her friend Roger (Wink Wink) disappears under mysterious circumstances, she can't resist but to look for him. Together with her daemon, (The 'a' and the 'e' are sort of melded together in the book) Pantalaimon,(I'd say he's more like a demon, wouldn't you?) she must go to the North ( The North, The Northern Lights, get it?) where she discovers much more than some innocent (or should I say, guilty?) kidnappers. She must bargain with bears and consort with witches to find her friend.

And in the process she just might learn somethings she hardly expects (No slobbering for details now! Read the book yourself!!!) Secrets that should never be revealed.

I quite liked the book and hope you will too.

My rating on this book : 8/10 (Good)

Book Review - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - JK Rowling

Hi everybody.

Finally, the new Harry Potter has been released ( Much to the relief of Die Hard Potter fans, I'm one the the "Die Potter!!!" fans.)

I really don't know why people are so potty over Potter. I mean, what's so amazing about a little boy who stops one of the most powerful wizards in the world?

Anyway, back to the review...



Harry Potter and his friends, Ron and Hermione, are back and meaner then ever ( I mean, being of age and being allowed to use spells just like that, without a penalty, is pretty amazing, at least for them). They each have changed a lot ( being so close to each other, they're rubbing off their characteristics on one another).

Harry must destroy the Horcruxes before he can beat Voldemort ( And that's hard enough). He must also prepare himself and his friends for the battle against the evil Death Eaters ( Followers of Voldemort, NOT some evil mutants who have the ability to eat death, pure common sense)

But many secrets will be revealed. What are the Deathly Hallows? What are they used for? Harry will also discover ( much to his shock) the truth about one of his teachers (Which one? I do know, but I won't ruin the surprise...let me give you a hint, he, or she, is on the good side! Hooray!)

Honestly, I wasn't too impressed with the book. JK Rowling has written great books earlier, and I expected just the same from her this time...

My rating for this book : 6/10 (Okay, you'll probably read it because you're desperate to know what happens in the end...)

Book Review - Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer

This book is the first installment to the Artemis Fowl series.

The storyline revolves around an eleven year old criminal mastermind, who wishes to be the greatest criminal mastermind in his family. But his methods are somewhat...unusual.

He knows that fairies exist. And they aren't the cute little fairies of bedtime stories. They're armed and dangerous. Even the females.

Take Holly Short for example. She's the only female in the LEPrecon- Lower Elements Police Recon. Her superior officer is hard on her. She's not your typical fairy female. She's the dangerous kind.

Add that to Julius Root, who is Holly's boss, and Foaly, the paranoid centaur genius, and you get a bundle of laughter.

Don't get your stomach too tight from laughing, or you'll gas up the place, like Mulch Diggums, the kleptomaniac dwarf (No offense).

Overall, the writer has combined good word usage with strong characterisation and humour, and has created the ultimate book for readers in their teens or pre-teens.

My rating on this book : 9/10 (Must read)

Book Review - Ptolemy's Gate - Jonathan Stroud

This book is the third instalment to the Bartimaeus Trilogy. The author has once again impressed people with the combination of humour and a powerful storyline.

It has been a few years since the events of The Amulet of Samarkand, and the young magician Nathaniel, now referred to as John Mandrake, has already become a member of the Cabinet in the form of the Information Minister.

Yet he insists on still commanding Bartimaeus. Old habits do die hard, don't they?

But Bartimaeus still wants his freedom, and must complete one last task before he is released from captivity.

On the other hand, Kitty Jones must also work hard and learn something which no commoner has ever learnt to do before-... (I won't ruin the surprise for you)

But soon, a great power will emerge in London, greater than any the trio have faced before ( Again, i won't ruin your surprise!)

They ( Nathaniel, Kitty and Bartimaeus) must rally together in order to defeat this power.

The storyline is powerful consisting of mostly somebody's thirst for vengeance, which will ultimately endanger London, and then the world itself) The humour is ever-present and the word usage is okay.

My rating for this book : 8/10 (Good to pass time)

Book Review - The Amulet of Samarkand - Jonathan Stroud

This book by Jonathan Stroud will impress readers between the ages of 10 to 16. It is the first book of the Bartimaeus Trilogy.

The story is based in modern day London, complete with references to the Other World, the home of the demons which are summoned by magicians to do their biddings. Magicians rule the country. Somewhere in this huge city, lives a boy named Nathaniel. For his age, he has huge amounts of skill. Add that to Bartimaeus, the slightly-more-than-odd demon, and you get loads of humour.

Somewhere, a conspiracy unfolds. A plot is discovered. Nathaniel and Bartimaeus must confront their enemies and defeat them.

The storyline is impressive, and so is the wordplay. You don't often see writers who combine humour with serious storylines, but Jonathan Stroud is an exception.

I personally loved this book, and hope you will too.

My rating for this book : 9/10 (Must read)

Book Review - The Magician's Guild - Trudi Canavan

This book is the first instalment of the Black Magician Trilogy. The author may sound new to you, but trust me, its worth reading.

The story unfolds in the land of Kyralia, in the city of Imaldrin, where magicians control the land and non-magicians stand back and let the magicians control the city. A young slum girl, Sonea, discovers her magical potential and is unable to control it. Now the guild magicians are after her, desperate to control her powers before she destroys something, or somebody, with her uncontrollable powers. But Sonea is afraid, and she runs. Time is ticking as the magicians try desperately to find Sonea. Thus the story unfolds, revealing a conspiracy that will threaten not only Sonea's, but also the lives of those near and dear to her.

I will not tell you more, or you will not enjoy the book. But trust me, its a truly magical experience to read the book.

This was the first book of Trudi Canavan that I read. Truly, she is an amazing writer. While it lacks in word usage, it makes up for that with a gripping storyline that will pop the eyes out of most readers ( Metaphorically speaking, obviously)

Unfortunately, the author has not made good word usage. The storyline may be impressive but vocabulary is also important. The reader also tends to forget a bit of the storyline ( Who which character was, etc.) and has to flip back along the pages otherwise her doesn't enjoy the book, as he gets confused.

My rating for this book : 7/10 (Try to read)

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