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Back Again.
I know it has been a very long time since i have posted on here, and I am sorry about that, But I hope I will have more time to dedicate to this blog from here on out. At least for research. :) I hope that, if I have any fans on here, that they are not too upset with me about my absence but it was unavaoidable.
I hope you all have a wonderful night. That is all for today.
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Sweet Venom (Medusa Girls #1) by Tera Lynn Childs
Grace just moved, which means a new town, a new house, and a new school. A new school means a chance for Grace to reinvent herself. But things get a little weird when Grace sees a Minotaur in a local restaurant and then later gets kidnapped by a girl who could be her twin. Gretchen has lived in San Francisco all her life, fighting monsters at night and going to school by day. She makes sure to keep her life simple, good grades, no friends, no boyfriends. It is a small sacrifice, a sacrifice she feels she must make in order to fulfill her destiny as Medusa's descendant. But the rules are changing. The last thing she ever expected was to see her double in a night club. Greer has her life planned to perfection, not to mention the perfect wardrobe to go with it. Nothing surprises her. Until the day two girls who look exactly like her, show up on her doorstep claiming to be her long lost sisters. I found this book to be a unique twist on mythology and I must add that I am very happy to see one with more of a female audience in mind. The characters themselves remind me of other girls I knew in high school and, though none of them reminded me of myself in high school, the character's personalities were believable. I think the hardest part for me to wrap my head around was Grace. Her inability to make friends in the beginning of the book was hard to believe given her personality traits. I also had trouble swallowing her perfect family. I would have liked to see a little more interaction between her family members and the friends she eventually makes at school. As for Greer, I would have liked to learn more about her personality. I hope, and do believe I will see more of Greer in the next two books. I am anxious to see where this story goes from here. I would recommend this to female fans of The Lightening Thief or any other books with a strong base in mythology. All together a pretty good book.
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Why the Ripper for The Name of the Star?
I’ve always been interested in Jackthe Ripper. Loads of people are. The name means Victorian England. It meansfoggy streets and the glint of a silver knife. There’s something almostromantic about Jack. This, when you think about it, is one of the mostdisturbing things possible. He was serialkiller. The fifth murder of the Ripper series, the murder of Mary Kelly, isstill considered one of the worst crime scenes in English history.
When I started work on The Name of the Star, I was trying tothink of the person you would least want to return from the grave and roamLondon, unseen. Jack fit the bill. I was always fascinated with Jack theRipper. I grew up in Philadelphia loving English mystery novels. I read twoAgatha Christies a day. The first book I remember reading in its entirety wasThe Hound of the Baskervilles. Jack the Ripper was more of that—but real! After 123 years, people are still trying tocatch Jack the Ripper. The investigation has never stopped, not once. He is theone who got away. And since someone solves the case every year or so, there’salways a documentary to watch, another story to tell. The real mystery is—whyis this man famous? He murdered prostitutes, women who barely registered on theVictorian social scale. He worked in East London, a place that was rife withmurder. It genuinely does not make sense that this man should be an object ofinterest for over a hundred years. So that’s where the mystery started forme—why Jack? Why do we care?
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My Other Blog
I began a blog here on tumblr because I know there are a lot of blogs here and that some people who are not on other sites may find my blog here and enjoy it. But my main blog is still on Weebly. I like having my blog there, as much as I do here, and I am still trying to figure out my blog here on tumblr. I just wanted to envite everyone who follows my posts here on tumblr to check out my weebly blog as wel. It is: stephanietiner.weebly.com and I would love to see you there.
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass #2) by Sarah J. Maas
Celaena Sardothian is now the King's Champion. The title got her out of the salt mines alive but the last thing she wants is to serve a king responsible for so much pain and horror. With the help of her friends Prince Dorian, Princess Nehemia, and Chaol, the captain of the guard, things are moving along nicely until one night when Celaena's life is shattered by disaster. With Elena's absence and an unknown evil lurking around the castle, can Celaena discover the King's plans and come up with a way to stop him? I enjoyed this installment of the Throne of Glass series. The author's way of writing makes it easy to become wrapped up in the story. I also enjoyed how the author continued to show that Celaena is a human being and not simply a killing machine. I do have two complaints about this book. My first dealing with Celaena's love interests. We are introduced to a love triangle in the first book. In this installment, there is a rather large section where nothing happens besides interaction in the love interest realm. In an attempt to not spoil any of this book for those who have yet to read it, I will simply state that I thought this section should have been smaller or had more important love interactions mixed in to what is already there. I know that that is rather vague, and I am sorry. I don't want to spoil the book in any way, and in a way, this is a very important part and will be for many of the interested readers. My second complain would have to be the big reveal at the end of the book. My only complaint with the surprise is that, for me, it wasn't a big surprise as I had already guessed as much earlier in the story. The many many other surprises that I never saw coming, made this book a wonderful, edge of the seat read for me and I am anxious to begin reading book three. I would recommend this book, as well as the rest of the series to fantasy lovers everywhere. It is a wonderful book. I have permission from the publishers to use this image above. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17167166-crown-of-midnight
The Nethergrim (The Nethergrim Trilogy #1) by Matthew Jobin
Many years ago, the Nethergrim and its many monstrous minions brought terror and death to the lands. A hero and his band of followers fought against these monstrosities, eventually setting off on a dangerous mission to slay the Nethergrim. Of the many men who ventured into the mountains, only three returned. Now the people of Elverain celebrate the deeds of the men who slayed the Nethergrim. But when animals go missing only to be found later as nothing but a pile of white bones, people begin to fear and whisper. When Edmund's brother and four other children go missing, it is up to Edmund and his gang of outcasts to save them. Can they make it through the many dangers ahead of them in time to save the children? In the beginning of this book, I really thought I wasn't going to like it. My only reasoning being that the main character was so young and immature. I was happy to see that Edmund's character grew and matured throughout the story. The action starts right away an the story is unique and filled with creatures I have never heard of before, at least not that I remember. Despite these creatures not being previously known to me, I had no trouble imagining them as I read. My greatest complaint about this book would be that I felt the character of Tom could have been, well, more. I wanted to know more about Tom and how he knows things that the others do not, and what his life really is like. I hope that I will be able to learn more in book two. I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes a good story with a young hero in the face of horrible odds. If you liked the Harry Potter series or the Rangers Apprentice series would love this story. It has a perfect mixture of magic, danger, evil, and hope. A wonderful read.
Ink and Bone (The Great Library #1) by Rachel Caine
The Great Library of Alexandria has become the greatest power in the world, completely in control of the distribution of knowledge to the population, with a sister library in every major city on every continent. The people are not allowed to own their own books, it is illegal. But that doesn't stop everyone. Jess Brightwell grew up running books throughout London for his father, a black market smuggler. When Jess is sixteen, his father sends him for Library training, this way they can have a spy on the inside. Jess' loyalty to his family is tested as he enters training and makes friends among the other postulates. When one of his friends inadvertently commits heresy, Jess must find a way to help his friends and possibly stop the library's tyranny. I liked this book very much. Being so attached to books myself, the idea that the great library of Alexandria could have survived is entertainment itself but to turn it into a controlling monster.... I love how knowledge is seen as being so important in this story, though I hate the people who have used this knowledge as a way of controlling the people. I must admit, I had a hard time picturing these people in this day, as the modern people. I felt more like I was reading a historical fiction rather than a distopian historical fiction. I was a little disappointed by the lack of action in the first half of the book. After reading the blurb on the cover, I expected much more action, including the act of heresy, to happen much sooner. However, once it does pick up, I was not disappointed and I found that the first half of the novel to be completely awesome and necessary. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good story about books, not to mention the wonderful distopian, evil government, fantasy novel.
Go West! written and illustrated by Joel Nakamura
Children have always loved the wild west with its stories of heroics, wilderness, and adventures. So why not go west? My children absolutely adore this book. The images are fun, bright, and inspire their imaginations. The ideas are whimsical and invite the children to create their own magical western experience. My daughter especially likes the images personifying the hats and chili peppers. The words flow well with the images, however fantastical the ideas are, such as cuckoo hats and rocket boots. They tell of a west that we all know but add an interesting flare to the concept that I can only call unique. As for myself, I am at a crossroads. I love the bright, inviting images but feel like there too much going on on each page. The words don't flow together well at times and at other times they very nearly rhyme. In the end, my child like this book and I find nothing wrong with the content. I won my copy on Goodreads Giveaways and have permission from the author to use the image above.
If I Had a Gryphon by Vikki Vansickle and Illustrated by Cale Atkinson
A hamster is a great pet for younger children just learning to care for their pets, but some might find them a little boring. But what kind of magical creature would be the best replacement? My daughter and step daughter enjoyed this book. My step daughter is an older child who is currently reading chapter books and my daughter is three. My step daughter enjoyed it but it is below her reading level and my daughter likes it because it rhymes and has pretty pictures. But she was too young to recognise most of the creatures in the story. As for the artwork, the pictures are very good, if a bit dark at times. Both girls liked the brighter pictures more than the darker ones. The book reads well and rhymes, which helps with the flow of the story. I personally like it very much. I grew up wishing I could have any one of these creatures, though I didn't know about most of them at such a young age. I feel there is a very small margin of children who would know what these creatures are and still young enough to want to read it. After explaining each creature to my daughter she enjoyed the book much more than before. A wonderful book for kindling the child's imagination. I won my copy on Goodreads Giveaways. I also have permission from the author to use the image above.
Spellbound by Rachel Hawkins (Hex Hall #3)
Sophie finally was able to connect with her father and came to terms with her demon powers and heritage, when the council takes it all away. After narrowly avoiding the Removal, Sophie makes another shocking discovery about herself and the war that is about to begin, in earnest.
With her powers trapped and a magical mirror telling her that she’s the answer to stopping the war, Sophie is on the edge of freaking out. With her friends and loved ones there helping her along, she just might make it through in one piece.
This is the third book in the Hex Hall trilogy by Rachel Hawkins. As far as the writing goes, as with the other books, the wording is well thought out and easily ingested. The tone that remains throughout is exactly the kind of tone I remember from high school, minus the magical creatures.
As for the plot, I envisioned so much more, and at the same time, so much less. As far as the action and the war that the book promises, there really wasn’t much at all. The action was more spying and planning and smooching, which is fine, I guess, but I was expecting more, good versus evil throwing spells and what not. I was really so much more. The war, if you can call it that, barely began before it was over and, in the long run, Sophie didn’t seem to be as needed and as important as the book makes you think, but that could just be me.
As for the love triangle we are presented with in book two, I wasn’t at all prepared for the drama and the direction this book went. With most teenage love triangles I have read, especially those involving female heroines, there is usually an “event” that occurs so that the heroine no longer has to choose between the two love interests. I was prepared for such event, as long as it followed the unspoken rules. I was not ready when the author broke those rules.
I would love to see the author write a book that gives a look at where these characters are after they complete their schooling and find their places in the real world.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed the first two books.
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11454587-spell-bound
If you would like to read my reviews on books one and two they can be found on my other blog at stephanietiner.weebly.com.
Sticks and Stones
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." I, like so many others, grew up hearing this phrase. My parents told me to remember it if ever I was bullied. I wasn't supposed to allow mean words to hurt me. When I was older, I learned that words could hurt much worse than a broken bone, as well as, take longer to heal. Words are powerful. They build cities, invent technology, and help to reduce poverty. They enforce laws, discover new places, and construct governments. They can also raise forests, demolish countries, and enslave people. They can inspire hate, breed unrest, and incite chaos. Words are magical. They create heroines, ride dragons, and battle pirates. They grow friendships, inspire dreamers, and kindle hope. Words can bring people together or tear them apart. Words, spoken or written, english or french, have the power no stone or stick will ever have. We should always think about the words we use.
