Book Review - Raven's Gate - Anthony Horowitz
Friday, October 16, 2009 | Labels: Anthony Horowitz, Book Review, Raven's Gate | 0 comments »
Raven's Gate
- Anthony Horowitz
Raven's gate was written by Anthony Horowitz, the author of teh Alex Rider series. Anthony Horowitz at the beginning of the books, say that he wrote the book wanting to create something like Narnia or The Lord of The Rings in the modern world. Unfortunately, it doesnt even come close to that.- Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz writes about Matt or Matthew, who happens to be just like Alex Rider, is a kid who is fostered by his Aunt, and ends up in a village in the care of a scary lady. he begins to experience scary things in a village and learns that he is going to be sacrificed by witches who want to unleash 'monsters' to the world througha gate called Raven's Gate. Monsters that were defeated by five children.
Matt learns that he may be a part of the group and that he has special powers. Matt, escapes somehow with the help of a reporter he befriends and learns that an organization called The Nexuz was looking after him and would ensure his safety.
This book was very very disappointing. The first half of the book is unusually gloomy and dull. Although it gets a bit interesting later, its still doesn't seem interesting at all. The black magic, Monsters and all doesn't seem to be convincing. And the climax to was very disappointing. And Matt seems to be to similar to Alex.
This book was very gloomy and dull and disappointing. Perhaps the next book after this would be better. Read this book if you want to, but I don't recommend it.
The Lost Symbol........And um it's...
Friday, October 9, 2009 | Labels: Dan Brown, Robert Langdon, The Lost Symbol | 0 comments »
The Lost Symbol...It's here...
The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown's latest book. People like me have been dying to get the book., after savoring his two thrillers, Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code.
I'm not going to summarise the story, but the book is about The Freemasons, and a legendary pyramis that would reveal something called the Ancient Mysteries with Robert Langdon back in action.
This book, was disappointing. I was anticipating something more thrilling, and less like his other Robert Langdon books. Unlike his other books, the book seems to be slightly predictable and not as thrilling. The book is much easier to understand and read but something seems missing.
Dan Brown introduces something called Noetic Science, which deals with the power of the human mind which was really interesting . There were very few of Dan Brown's famed twists in the story.
But don't let this discourage anyone form reading the book. The book is still a page turner, especially in the end. This book is not as great as the other two Robert Langdon books, but is still a really good book.
I'm not going to summarise the story, but the book is about The Freemasons, and a legendary pyramis that would reveal something called the Ancient Mysteries with Robert Langdon back in action.
This book, was disappointing. I was anticipating something more thrilling, and less like his other Robert Langdon books. Unlike his other books, the book seems to be slightly predictable and not as thrilling. The book is much easier to understand and read but something seems missing.
Dan Brown introduces something called Noetic Science, which deals with the power of the human mind which was really interesting . There were very few of Dan Brown's famed twists in the story.
But don't let this discourage anyone form reading the book. The book is still a page turner, especially in the end. This book is not as great as the other two Robert Langdon books, but is still a really good book.
Book Review - Alex Rider - Scorpia - Anthony Horowitz
Sunday, October 4, 2009 | Labels: Alex Rider, Anthony Horowtitz, Scorpia | 0 comments »
Alex Rider - Scorpia
- Anthony Horowitz
- Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz is getting better at this. The fifth book in this series, shows how much better Anthony Horowitz writes now.
Alex Rider, after saving the world form a nuclear disaster, does Venice to find out about 'Scorpia', after learning form the assassin, Yassen, that Alex's father worked for Scorpia.
Alex, manages to find it pretty easily, and then almost gets killed, (Predictable...)and learns that Scorpia stands for Sabotage, Corruption, Intelligence and Assassination. After learning that Mrs. Jones was responsible for his fathers death, he joins Scorpia and begins training. Shocking.
he fails to kill Mrs.Jones as he was ordered to and ends up with the MI6 who tell him that Scorpia was planning to kill hundreds of children and decides to help the M16 and of course, he does so.
But Anthony Horowitz doesn't finish it there. Giving the book a classic finish, he reveals that Alex's father worked for the MI6 and Alex leaves the building dazed with the truth. Oh, it doesn't end there, Alex is shot, by the Scorpia.
Okay, this book is really worth reading, the older book felt to much like a kiddish James Bond movie, this book really keeps you hoked.Seriously, read it.
Book Review - The Northern Lights - Philip Pullman
Friday, September 25, 2009 | Labels: Philip Pullman, The Northern Lights | 0 comments »
The Northern Nights
- Philip Pullman
I've finally found some time to read another book (Although it may seem that I was completely swamped with work..I just didn't get a book ) Th Northern Lights, It was filmed as the movie "The Golden Compass", The title for the movie is an understatement. It' an interesting book, set in a world very similar to ours except with subtle differences (This is given in the book). And humans have something called Daemons with them from birth.
A young girl called Lyra, who lives in Oxford in a college, comes to know of something called Dust that scholars and her "uncle" are researching. And she is sent to London, with another person (Who happens to be her Mother) and she lives there and learns that her Mother is involved with a group that cuts away peoples daemons (Their daemons are attached to them, but not physically. Separating them was unheard of completely and was considered a heinous crime) But before being sent away she is given a device like a Compass that answers her questions, called the "Aleithometer" .
Lyra escapes from there and meets her old friends the Gyptians. The Gyptians decide to go to the North Pole to rescue their children who were kidnapped. Lyra goes along and the rest of the book outlines her adventures and how she is a part of a prophecy.
She befriends a mighty polar bear (They can talk) who was exiled from his kingdom and is involved in an amazing adventure. The book is very interesting and different. The world he creates in gripping and the Polar bears create awe (No really).
The book ends with a wonderful finish and leaves the whole story unfinished. And go read the book, now I need to get the next book from somewhere........
A young girl called Lyra, who lives in Oxford in a college, comes to know of something called Dust that scholars and her "uncle" are researching. And she is sent to London, with another person (Who happens to be her Mother) and she lives there and learns that her Mother is involved with a group that cuts away peoples daemons (Their daemons are attached to them, but not physically. Separating them was unheard of completely and was considered a heinous crime) But before being sent away she is given a device like a Compass that answers her questions, called the "Aleithometer" .
Lyra escapes from there and meets her old friends the Gyptians. The Gyptians decide to go to the North Pole to rescue their children who were kidnapped. Lyra goes along and the rest of the book outlines her adventures and how she is a part of a prophecy.
She befriends a mighty polar bear (They can talk) who was exiled from his kingdom and is involved in an amazing adventure. The book is very interesting and different. The world he creates in gripping and the Polar bears create awe (No really).
The book ends with a wonderful finish and leaves the whole story unfinished. And go read the book, now I need to get the next book from somewhere........
Books You Have Got to Read
Saturday, August 1, 2009 | Labels: Authors, Favorite Books | 0 comments »
There are so many good books out there and I make lists of the books I have to, Here are some of my favorite books. You may not like all of them, but I'm sure you'll like something:
1.Molly Moon and the Incredible book of Hypnotism(The Series)- Georgia Byng
2.The Supernaturalists - Eoin Colfer
3.The Wish List -Eoin Colfer
4.Percy Jackson (The series)- Rick Riordan
5.The Bartimaeus Trilogy- Jonathan Stroud
6.Septimus Heap(The series)- Angie Sage
7.The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini
8. Artemis Fowl (The series)- Eoin Colfer
9.The Wish List - Eoin Colfer
10.Airman - Eoin Colfer
11.CHERUB - Robert Muchamore
12.Alex Rider(he Series) - Anthony Horowitz
Well, I can go on and on(No really..), but I think I'll stop for now.Tell me what you think of it.
1.Molly Moon and the Incredible book of Hypnotism(The Series)- Georgia Byng
2.The Supernaturalists - Eoin Colfer
3.The Wish List -Eoin Colfer
4.Percy Jackson (The series)- Rick Riordan
5.The Bartimaeus Trilogy- Jonathan Stroud
6.Septimus Heap(The series)- Angie Sage
7.The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini
8. Artemis Fowl (The series)- Eoin Colfer
9.The Wish List - Eoin Colfer
10.Airman - Eoin Colfer
11.CHERUB - Robert Muchamore
12.Alex Rider(he Series) - Anthony Horowitz
Well, I can go on and on(No really..), but I think I'll stop for now.Tell me what you think of it.
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