"Empire of Storms" Review

Hey! Holidays are here and I've been doing the character interviews for a while. But when I'm done I'll be sure to post it here. Anyway, I've read Empire of Storms a few days ago, and boy, what a ride it was. So allow me to give you my review on this book.

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"Eclipse" Review

Hey, guys! I'm back being active and throughout the week, my mind came up with serious ideas for my novel. (yay) I'm going to apply to them soon, let's to say that I don't end up procrastinating my time away. Anyway, I've finished reading this book for a week now but I think I still remember how the story goes.

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"The Son of Neptune" Review

Hey, guys! My finals are like three days away and I'm going hard on studying Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, and History. Anyway, today, I'll write my review on Rick Riordan's The Son of Neptune, the second book in the Heroes of Olympus pentalogy.

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List of Book Reviews

This is the list of all my book reviews. I will periodically update this for books I'm reading that I'll review in the future. Click on the hyperlinks to go to my respective book reviews. Book titles that do not have any links attached are upcoming reviews.

1. The Lost Hero, by Rick Riordan
2. Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer
3. New Moon, by Stephenie Meyer
4. The Son of Neptune, by Rick Riordan
5. Empire of Storms, by Sarah J. Maas
6. Eclipse, by Stephenie Meyer
7. The Mark of Athena, by Rick Riordan

"New Moon" Review

Good day, guys! (Actually, not a good day, because it's two weeks and Empire of Storms STILL isn't out! *tantrums*) So, today, I shall be reviewing Stephenie Meyer's New Moon, the sequel to Twilight, which I had reviewed weeks ago.

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"The Lost Hero" Review

Mighty fine Tuesday today, everyone! As promised in my post yesterday, I shall write a review for Rick Riordan's The Lost Hero. Beware, spoilers ahead!

I used to love reading up Greek mythology; the legends of each god and titan are amazing. After waiting for three months for the book to arrive after my purchasing the series, I definitely think the wait was worthwhile. Upon reading the chapters in the life of the amnesiac Jason, I was hooked right in. I immediately fell in love with Riordan's writing style.

Child of lightning, beware the earth,

The giants' revenge, the seven shall birth;

The forge and dove shall break the cage,

And death unleash through Hera's rage.

The prophecy for the quest in the book. I can't believe I memorized it. 

Demigods Jason Grace, the son of Jupiter (Zeus), with his "girlfriend" Piper McLean, daughter of Aphrodite, and Leo Valdez, son of Hephaestus, embark on a journey to rescue Hera before the winter solstice, which is, shockingly, four days from when the journey starts. Titans, giants, snow goddesses, storm spirits, cyclopes, and even gods themselves stood in their way. Geez, I know Hera can sometimes be a pain but what in the world did she do? :P

I recognized most god names, but I learned more and what they really represent. Not only that, but I also recognized the name differences of each Greek god to their Roman aspects. And some facts about the gods, too, like how Athena and Artemis were virgins. I never loved Greek mythology more than before. I can't wait to begin The Son of Neptune and recognize more gods and goddesses.

There's nothing about this book that I can dislike on. I just loved it. The time when Jason met his long-lost sister, Thalia, and the fact that gods can actually go insane (Aeolus), man. I'm eagerly waiting to read about Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase. And I'm trying to learn of the seven in the Second Great Prophecy while fighting my urge to spoil myself.

No regrets spending a hundred for the series.
I just borrowed New Moon from my English teacher today (yay) and I'll be returning to the life of Bella and Edward. Unfortunately, even though Empire of Storms is released today, it isn't on the shelves of my local bookstores yet. (ugh!)
Note to self: come one week later after book is released so mother does not scold me.

That's the end of my review. Summing it up: this book takes Greek mythology to a whole new level. Have you readers read the book yet? If you did, share what you thought of the first installment of Riordan's Heroes of Olympus series down in the comments below!

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"Twilight" Review

Happy (ugh) Monday, everyone! This will be my first review as promised yesterday. Beware, spoilers ahead!

One thing's for sure: I never regretted borrowing the book from my English teacher. The story written is so much better than the movie—in fact, I never thought I'd enjoy reading romance! I simply love how developed Bella Swan and Edward Cullen's relationship is throughout the book. Slow and steady, dangerous yet lovey-dovey, human and vampire, pessimism versus indifference... I honestly never thought I'd find myself wanting to stop reading after finishing the first chapter. And that first kiss scene in the woods! >.<

"And so, the lion fell in the love with the lamb."

"What a stupid lamb."

"What a sick, masochistic lion ."

I'll never forget those lines in my lifetime. ._.

Throughout the story, I'd thought that it'll be the development between Bella and Edward until the werewolves start appearing, of course. But when it reached the ball game part, the main antagonist shows himself: James. At first, I couldn't digest the sudden change to a game of hunter and human. It was one minute, a good ole' ball game with vampires in a thunderstorm; the next minute, it's a run for your life. It didn't quite fit...

Anyway, the ending definitely made up for it. Not only were Bella and Edward an item (I didn't imagine it to be so quick!), the whole Cullen family minus Rosalie came to accept Bella into their lives. I could relate with each and every one of the Cullen family and their weird antics. But most of all (and not because it was told in first-person), I could feel the emotions of Bella throughout the story. One who came from sunny Phoenix chose to live in gloomy Forks after initially despising it to be with her soulmate. Simply an awesome read. But I'm probably just reacting like this because it's my first romance novel, boo hoo.

I've already returned the book back to my teacher (moment of sadness), but I'm eagerly waiting for New Moon, which she'll bring tomorrow! Yay! After reading this book, I immediately changed the status for the rest of the series to "Want to Read" on Goodreads, heh.

Digression: I've finished The Lost Hero just today, so I'll write a review for it tomorrow! Also for tomorrow, Empire of Storms is out. Woooooooooo!

Alright, guys, that's all from me today. Thank you for reading this post. If you'd read Twilight, tell me what you think of it down in the comments below!

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