Bookboxed

Yes, I've been missing from the blog for a very long time. I was buried under my maths, science ans social books. (Man they're heavy...) You see, I've got ese things called "examinations" which seem to leave me no time to blog or to read a book.( Okay okay, I've been forbidden to read a book until my exams are done.)

And why am I blogging now? You see, its my blog and I have a certain duty towards maintaining. Its an obligation .

Okay, since I haven't read a book lately and since I've been unsuccessfully "trying" to start writing a book, I have just learnt how hard it is to write a book.

Its not as simple as, "just let the thought flow". I got a few ideas and a few scenes rolling around in my head, but its seriously difficult to place them in an order that makes sense. I'm stuck on page one. And I'm not even happy with it!

Try writing one, and if you're successful tell me how you did it. Because I know people who are struggling like me.

Yes! I finally managed to finish this book after struggling to lay my hands on it (And a lot of pleases.) Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian by Rick Riordan is the culmination of the popular Percy Jackson series which involves Greek gods living and ruling over the real world, from New York, from Olympus atop the Empire State Building.

Percy, who was told of a prophecy that would effect him when he turns 16 haunts him as he tries to stop Kronos, the evil Titan from taking over Olympus. He defends Manhattan form the armies of the Titan while trying to get his personal life straightened out. Which he successfully manages to do, while saving the world.

Rick Riordan continues that fast, hilarious tone managed to keep in all the books and keeps you laughing all through the book.
Its a pretty good book and a good finish to the series. Especially the ending, which I'm not going to reveal.

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 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.

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.