Charlie St. Cloud [****]
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| You may have seen the movie with Zac Efron, but this story was originally a book, which of course was much better. Set in a graveyard, this book is about seeing ghosts, unused potential, and letting go of the past. Quite moving. |
Girl Overboard [**]
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| This book starred a teen Chinese-American snowboarding girl. She lives in a mansion, but her rich, successful parents neglect her. It's definitely a teen flick, and kind of fluffy (long for no reason). I liked it because of the random Chinese words thrown in. |
The Hunger Games [*****]
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| In a world where the tyrannical Capitol is rich and the surrounding 12 districts are poor to the point of starvation, the Capitol asserts its authority by demanding child sacrifices each year as tribute. These children are gathered and left in the forest to struggle to survive - and also fight to the death - as the whole country watches on TV. The winner not only gets to live, but is rewarded with riches for their district. This book is AMAZING. I can't wait to read the rest of the series. Get it before the movie comes out. |
An Abundance of Katherines [***]
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| Smart and funny with a dash of teen angst and romance, this book centers around a child prodigy , a road trip, and a lot of girls named Katherine. I'd say read it, it was fun. |
Leviathan [****]
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| Real good one over here. In a futuristic version of the past, we're caught up in World War II. Except this World War doesn't involve nuclear arms - instead, the Allies wield ungodly animal mutations to fight the Mechanical expertise of the Clankers (Axis Powers). With flying jellyfish, the Leviathan, and 20ft mechanical walkers, no one can predict the outcome of this fight. Another awesome series! Reading the rest of it now. |
Warcraft Archive [****]
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| Blizzard Entertainment has itself some really good writers. I've been reading the novels based on WarCraft the rts computer game, and all of them are pretty great. Straight from the fantasy/scifi genre, any Tolkien fan should definitely follow Blizzard's books. This particular volume has four books in one. |
Happy Reading,
GGg Amava
