Friday, 25 March 2011

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy


This is a collection of all 5 books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. And, it is the most RANDOM series ever written. And, I like it.

It starts off with Arthur Dent, an ordinary man, watching as his home gets destroyed to build a new bypass. Just as the earth is about to be demolished to make a hyperspace bypass, he is saved by his friend, Ford Prefect, who is actually an alien. It continues from there.

Since this series is so random it is also quite funny. I would recommend the first book to anybody, but the first is the best, and the 2-5th books all get more and more confusing and boring, and involves things like time and alternate dimension travel, which is confusing. I would rate the series 7/10.

Tuesday, 15 March 2011

The Three Musketeers


The story begins with a poor man called d'Artagnan who lifetime wish is to become a Musketeer so he travelled to Paris to sign as musketeer, however he was sentence to the antechamber while in there 3 young men named Anthos, Porthos and Aramis also want to become musketeers and that's when they're adventure starts. I find this book amazing and I would probably rate it 4/5 because, I really like historic novels and French history the author made the book very interesting because he used languages to describe how the musketeers were and thier duels against other rivals. This book is originally French but was transformed to English.

Skeleton Key


This is the third book in the Alex Rider series.

It starts with a man, general Sarov, buying nuclear weapons from two men. He then double-crosses them, and kills them. It then reveals his plan- to destroy the world. Alex rider is then volunteering to be a ball-boy at the Wimbledon tennis tournament, because his superiors at the M16 fear there may be sabotage there. Their suspicions are soon realized, as he finds out that a vicious Chinese gang, big circle, is pulling the strings. When he stops it, Big Circle is after him, so he has to be taken to America, for safety. But, he finds himself in a mission to investigate Sarov, but things start to go wrong.

I like this book a smuch as the last 2, it s goood, and exciting. 8.6/10.

Monday, 14 March 2011

The Cold Heart of Summer

This short story is about a girl called Debbie, whose dad and herself is moving into a new house due to her dad's job. However, the house that they currently live in, once belonged to an infamous, ruthless murderer known as 'The Old Man Sexton'. Rumors of previous owners being murdered and some other were too scared so they moved out came up. The neighbours would be living miles away from the house. The mansion like building laying in a vast field is believed to be haunted by Sexton. Debbie repeatly felt the cold eyes staring at her from the window every time she eyed the house on the outside. When she entered inside she felt the bitterly chill and frost even though it was in the middle of summer. Touching the objects in the house would burn her hand out of coldness. But everything is fine the way it is until one day where the ghost took control over her beloved father.

Saturday, 12 March 2011

Point Blanc


This is the second book in the 'Alex Rider' series, a kind of spy, adventure series.

After accidentally destroying a conference center, Alex finds himself back in the M16, and he has a new task. 2 of the most powerful people in the world were killed, and the only link is that their sons attended Point Blanc Academy, a finishing school for rebellious boys, set deep in the Swiss alps, which only the richest can afford. Alex is sent undercover as 'Alex Friend', son of Sir David Friend, one of the most powerful men in Britain. Bu when he arrives, there is far more to the academy then it seems...

I like this book more than the first one. It has a good mix of action, suspense, and mystery. I would recommend it to anyone who likes these type of novels. 8.7/10

Mockingjay



This is the third book in the 'Hunger Games' series. It is an action type book, but i'm not really sure how to describe it. (I'm not even going to explain to you what happened in the last 2 books, so go and read them yourself!)

It starts out with Katniss Everdeen and the rebels at the supposedly destroyed district 13. They have to face the mountainous task of taking down the Capitol, the ruling power which has enslaved the rest of Panem for decades.

I can't really describe the book, because it is so complex, and it is twisted. I really like this book. I would recommend it and rate it 9.5/10.

Stormbreaker


This is the first book in the 'Alex Rider' series, which I have just started. This is a kind of spy type book.

It is about Alex Rider, a 14 year old boy who finds his world turns upside down when his uncle, and last remaining guardian, Ian is killed in a car crash. He is curious, and finds out that his uncle was a spy working for British intelligence, the M16. He is then forcibly recruited, and set on his first mission- to investigate Herod Sayle, a billionaire who might be doing a service to the country- but there might be more to it when it seems.

This book is a fast paced adventure book, and I like it. I would rate it 7.6/10.

The last song by Nicholas Sparks


It is the most moving booking to ever read. In is about a girl called Veronica Miller (Ronnie Miler) and her parents are divorced. She lives with her mom and brother Jonah. For 17 years Ronnie was mad at her dad for leaving the family. Before her dad leaved, he used to teach her how to play piano. This summer she was made to spend her whole summer with her dad. She hated her dad so much, she wouldn't play the piano anymore. After a week or so, she realize that her dad is very supporting and believe in her. What she doesn't know at that time was that her father has cancer and is about to die. While that was going on she met a guy called Will Blakelee. She starts to fall in love with him. When she found out her dad has cancer it was way too late. He only had one month left to live. Around that part i cried so bad because Ronnie regretted that she has talked to him for three year. She also found out that it wasn't because his father left the family not because he cheated on her mother. But, it was her mother who cheated on her father. The way Nicholas Sparks described how slowly Steve was dieing, it feels worse than watching it on T.V.

Ways to live forever.


I find this book very sad. it is about a boy called sam who has leukaemia and is about to die. He decide to write a novel all about him. he has a friend who has cancer. They both met when they were in the hospital. His name is Felix. Felix was a brave boy who wasn't afraid to died. Before Felix died he told sam that he does not want his mother to see him die because that would make her . One of the most moving part was when Felix was in the hospital and only Sam was in the room with him. Felix opened his eyes and smile and then close his eyes and die. Although that part was sad, there were some funny parts in it too.

Thursday, 10 March 2011

Skeleton Key

This book is made by Anthony Horowitz. It's about a 14 year old spy who tries to save the world by stopping this man called Sarov who is going to destroy a city by releasing a neuclear bomb. I find this book interesting because there are a lot of action and so as adventures.

Monday, 7 March 2011

Letters To Liz – Jo’s Letter by Mary Hooper


Jo is a girl who has just come back from her holdiays at the beach. She has told all friends that she met a boy that is so amazing and wonderful. So, whats the problem?

Well, he doesn't exist. She made up this fantasy and now they want to meet him.
Except she doesn't know how she can pull it off without blowing the secret. Chloe, her absolute best friend, is hosting a dinner party and expects him to come with JO. She tries writing a Letter to Liz - an agony aunt in her favourite magazine. but what if her friends read it and realise who the troubled person is? What will she do? Is it worth writing 'Letters to Liz'?

Triskellion

Adam and Rachel are sent to their grandmother's house in England for the rest of their summer vacation following their parent's divorce. They arrive at the picturesque village of Triskellion, but immdeiately feel unwelcome at the behaviour of the villagers there. Slowly, they begin to unravel the secrets of the village that the villagers try so desperately to hide with the aid of their new friend Gabriel. The secret of the village revolves around the 3 pieces that form the amulet of the Triskellion. One has been found and Adam and Rachel are on the track of second one, but when an archaeologist/TV team show up to excavate the third piece, things go awry. What will happen next? You have to read this.

It’s Not the End of the World by Judy Blume


This book is about a girl called Karen who's parents, at the beginning, are fighting constantly. But over the last few days, the arguements have been getting much more emotional than usual. Karen after every tiring day, goes up to her room and grades the day. But recently she has been grading each day with a C- as almost every day an arguement starts over nothing. THe best day so far was the 14th of December. A+.


One day an arguement gets so heated that her dad leaves the house and doesn't come back for a few days. Her mum is not speaking and she has no contact with her dad. At all.

What will happen? Thats for you to find out.

i am number four by Pittacus Lore


This book is about aliens from outer space. When they were young the Mogadorian ruin their planet and tried to invade the planet called Lorien. In that planet, there was alien that looks like us but they had special powers. Long ago,the Mogadorian deicide invaded Lorien, Nine kids and nine of the children guardian was safe. The planet got destroy and 18 of the people remaining had to live on earth. The Mogadorian soon came to earth and wants to kill all of them. But they could only kill them in order. Number one was found in Malaysia. Number two in England and number three found in Kenya. Now the Mogadorian are after number four. This book is amazing and I recommend that you should read this book. Once you read this book and then watch the movie, you will see that there is a lot of thing missing such as the powers of number four and number six. In the book, number four is heat proof, but in the movie number six is heat proof not number four.

Autobiography of my dead brother

This book is about Jesse and my best friend whom he sees as his blood brother. Jesse, his blood brother and some of their friends were member of a gang called the 'Counts'. While the town that they live in is in chaos, their neighbours kids start dying off by gunshots. Members of the 'Counts' became suspectors for the murder. Jesse's blood brother, Rise asks him to starting writng a biography for him fearing that somebody he'll die and be forgotten. Before the police and the Counts found the culprit, Rise was murder. Hurt by lossing his blood brother, Jesse and his other friend quit the gang and start living a life without involving in any gang and crimes.