Several New Books

Did not finish the Warriors yet. I started Avalon High by Meg Cabot. I have always wanted to read a book by Cabot, since she's written so many. Avalon High was really good. Ellie starts off the school year at a new school and instantly feels drawn to the quarterback/president of student body/everybody's favorite guy, Will. Ellie soon finds herself wound up in a modern story of King Arthur, but what she needs to figure out is what role she plays in all this. It was very well written, an amazing story and I loved it.
Today I'm getting Pegasus by Robin McKinley, and The Last Song by Nicolas Sparks. Pegasus looked kinda dumb when I first looked at it on the "Must Read for Teens" on the Barnes and Noble website. But after reading the reviews I decided to get it from the library. The reviews said it was well written and a captivating story about a young girl and her Pegasus. We shall see how this turns out..... The Last Song is supposed to be really good as well and since the movie came out (starring Miley Cyrus) I have been wanting to read the book (I have not seen the movie yet though).
Maybe I will adventually get to finishing Warriors but it's kinda slow and it tends to put me to sleep. It's cute story but a little bit too easy for me.

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Mountain Pose

I finally got Halt's Peril (John Flanagan)! It was awesome! Flanagan continues the story from The Kings of Clonmel, as Will, Halt and Horace track down the cult, led by Tennyson back into Araluen. The first half of the book is packed with sarcastic conversation and humor as well as the last eighth or so. But in the middle in completely nerve-wrecking. Halt gets poisoned by an arrow and is on death's doorstep as Will rides hard to find  maybe the only person who might know the cure. Flanagan did an amazing job with this book, I can't wait for the next that comes out in April.
Also, I picked up a book loaned to me a couple months ago, Mountain Pose (Nancy Hope Wilson). It was a cute story about a twelve year old girl, Ellie, who is named heiress of her grandmother's house and farm. Her grandmother never spoke to her and only saw her once in her whole life, at her mother's funeral. But along with the house, Ellie is left and requested to read a collection of diaries written by her great-great grandmother. Through these diaries, Ellie finds out a secret of her family's past.
Just started the Warriors series. Book 1: Into the Wild. So far so good. Rusty a house cat is welcomed into the ThunderClan to become a warrior that they despretaly need. It's a cute book, but a little too easy for me.

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Rick Riordan and John Flanagan = Brilliant Authors

Finished The Lost Hero (Rick Riordan)! It was amazing. Not only does Riordan keep the greek mythology but he adds the roman mythology too! It got confusing but it turned out wonderfully. It also goes into more detail on some of the gods not dwelled upon in the Percy Jackson series. Also a main characture is a son of a Roman god so you have a little bit of conflict there. Jason, Piper and Leo go on a quest that leads them from Nevada to New York City to Quebec to California. They have the time of their lives as they look for Piper's dad and the godess Hera, and try to get back Jason's memories (convienently taken by Hera, that dumb godess haha). Annabeth, Chiron, and Rachel also are in it as very minor charactures and Percy is mentioned, he will hopefully be in the next book. The book is filled with the comedy from the original series that everybody found enjoyable. Riordan did an another amazing job and I can't wait for the sequel!
While I wait for Riordan to write and the library to get books (and to go buy books myself) I am reading again, The Kings of Clonmel (book 8 of Ranger's Apprentice series). I love that book. It has adventure, fantasy and plenty of comedy. Again, Horace joins Will and Halt as they go rescue the neighboring country of Clonmel on the island of Hibernia, from a religious cult trying to take control of the island then work their way back over to Areluen. Halt has already some practice with this type of difficulty and this cult specically. It is, again, up to Halt, Will and Horace to save the day.
Not doing much else with reading, hopefully I will be soon.

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Slowing Down

Okay, didn't finish Anne of Green Gables series....didn't even finish that book. Oh, well. Today I got the Lost Hero from the library!! I'm so excited! I started it imedietly. I just got passed the part where the sneak peek left off. It's good so far, one character doesn't who he is, another is being controlled by the bad guy and Percy (yes, Percy Jackson and Annabeth are back) is missing. Very exciting! This book should be finished soon!
Since Christmas is drawing near I have been expanding my wish list to include MORE books! Also, I bought a book for my brother, though I'm debating if it's going to be a christmas gift or birthday since his birthday in January. I guess he will just have to wait and see.
I will eventually finish Anne of Green Gables....maybe. =) But I am hoping to soon be buying Halt's Peril for myself. VERY soon, I'm not sure how much longer I can stand it. ;) I will survive, but I still really want that book.
My reading is kinda slow lately, I've been getting busy, but I hope to finish a couple more books before the end of the year!

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Matters At Mansfeild

Just finished Matters At Mansfeild (by Carrie Bebris). Man, that was such a confusing book, but it didn't get confusing untill about the middle of the book. It got to the point that somebody died then he wasnt dead and then he was dead and so on. But it was hysterical! I loved it, and can't wait to read the other books by Bebris.
Since I had no books really from the library (I'm waiting for The Lost Hero), I picked up again, Anne of Ingleside. It took a while for me to get back into it. Poor Anne, she attempts again at match making but it turns out that the people she tried to get togther were already engaged. Haha, Anne says she is done match making for the rest of her days. Hopefully, I might be able to finish this series before getting the Lost Hero.

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Trying Out A Mystery...

Finished Physik! Again another fun book by Angie Sage. This one was a little different. It had a new bad guy and a couple new characters. Snorri and her NightUllr, Ullr, become the center of several of the chapters and help Jenna and Nicko find Septimus. Septimus has been sent back 500 years by a glass. This was all planned by a not so dead ghost, Queen Ethledredda (I may have spelled that wrong. It's horrible to pronounce). Of course Marcia, and Alther are in it, it wouldn't be a Septimus Heap book with out them! I very much enjoyed this one, especially since Marcia was more of a minor character and Spit Fyre took her spot. =D
My dad bought me a book last week. It is one of the million books written about Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy (main characters of Pride and Prejudice). Though this one is a little different. It's a mystery. The author (Carrie Bebris) has written three other similar novels. Using the elegant speech of that amazing time period she creates a world never told by Jane Austen. Though not a Austen novel, she does an amazing job of copying the style of writting and complicated grammer, not to mention the huge words, it is one of the funniest books I have ever read!
Tomorrow, I hope to get Queste (4th book of the Septimus Heap series) from the library. I'm looking forward to that.
Hopefully soon, I will have the Lost Hero (book 1 of the Heroes of Olympus series) in my temporary possesion from the libray, but I can imagine the line of people that are waiting for that book so it may be awhile.

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Mythology Galore

It took me awhile but I finally got through The Red Pyramid. It was just as good as the Percy Jackson and the Olympians! I loved it, even with the Egyptian mythology twist. I never knew much about Egyptian mythology so the book taught me as much as it entertained me. It got a little confusing as it went back and forth between Carter and Sadie Kane. It is written in first-person the whole time so the changing of people can get discombobulating. The book takes interesting turns as Carter, Sadie and Bast go across the world from Egypt to Arizona. Along the way meeting many other of the Egyptian gods, good and evil. The book doesn't leave it at a horrible ending but bad enough to let you know there will be more coming....but Rick Riordan is a little busy writting the sequel series to Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series: The Heroes of Olympus.
The Lost Hero - book one of The Heroes of Olympus series - is out!!!! Finally! I am deciding if I should wait and just buy when it comes out in paperback or get it from the library and then buy it later. I think it will drive me crazy enough that I will get it from the library though.
I Just started reading Physik - book three in the Septimus Heap series. It is good so far but it is too early to tell. All that has really happened is that  Silas has unleashed the ghost of a queen from centuries ago and she is now taking over the castle staring with Jenna the young princess. We shall see how it goes from there.

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