Sorcerer's Stone audiobook

Review:

 

 

A book I can return to time and time again. This time I'm listening to the audio. I love Jim Dale's interpretation.

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The Enchantress Returns

Review:

 

This is a great series that twists the fairy tales we know and love and makes them into an amazing story with loads of adventure and excitement. Love it and can't wait to read more.

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Imposters by Scott Westerfeld

Review:

Audience: Middle Grade

Format:  Kindle/Owned

 

 

If you asked me to tell you about myself, I'd say first that I like to understand things.

- first sentence

  

I loved the Legend trilogy and couldn't wait to read this one. This book mostly focuses on Eden Wing (Day's little brother). It delves into his relationship with his brother and how they try to get on with their lives after the events of the Legend trilogy. They are living in Antarctica, a nation with a points system that determines your success and standard of living. The inequities of the system are gradually leading to a rebellion. Day is now known as Daniel and works with the government law enforcement agency. Eden is a star at his university and has a bright future in the Republic. But Eden is drawn to the darker side of Antarctica and finds himself crossing paths with the biggest mob boss in the city.

 

I loved seeing how Eden grew up and tried to distance himself from Daniel while at the same time maintaining the values they shared. The best part of this story was getting a chance for closure between June and Day (it was left unresolved at the end of the trilogy).

 

I highly recommend this to fans of the Legend trilogy.

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Batman by Marie Lu

Review:

 

This is part of the DC Icons series and the first book that I read of the series. It was okay. I like the story of Batman and I enjoy the Gotham tv show. I watched the original Batman tv show when I was a kid and I've seen all the movies. I also love Marie Lu, but I found this book just ok. It wasn't boring or bad or anything - just okay. I think I've used up my quarantine creativity for today.

 

I will read more of the series, just to see what they are like and since they are all by different authors maybe I will like others more. We will see. :)

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Arc of a Scythe series by Neal Shusterman

Review:

I LOVED this series. The story is so original and each book was filled with twists and turns that I never saw coming. This is one of those series that you can't put down because you want to see what will happen next but at the same time, you never want it to end.

 

Instead of a dystopian world, this world is "perfect" - death has been conquered, there is virtually no crime, and a cloud computer makes sure everything runs perfectly. But, when there is no death, the world will eventually be overcrowded. So, the world needs Scythes. The Scythes deliver random death in quantities designed to keep the population from growing too large. But, even in a perfect world, too much power in one group of people's hands, means someone will eventually use that power for evil.

 

Anyway, I'm a little distracted every time I try to write. This is the best I can do right now. Basically, if you ever liked anything Shusterman wrote, read this. If you like dystopian-ish novels, read this. But, it isn't really for the faint of heart - the main characters deal in death, so there is a great deal of it. I wish I could read the story all over again for the first time. :)

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