The Book Report

On this blog I (Amp) will write reviews of books that I have read. I won't write reviews of books I'm still reading or haven't read. Critical opinions welcome. 

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Quaeque upsa miserrima vidi, Et quorum pars manga fui.  ...and those terrible things I saw, in which I played a great part.

Virgil

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A Court of Mist and Fury

A fantastic addition to the series!

few spoilers

This book gets every amount of hype it deserves and more, as it was a riveting continuation of the court of Thorns and Roses story and a beautiful segway into the third book, A Court of Wings and Ruin. Maas transitions a further away from the hunger games/divergent-esque style that she started with, and much like how Feyre <spoiler>erupted back to life a completely different race, this book evolved into something of its own and really flipped the series on its head.

As mentioned above it started off after the events under the mountain from the first book, and starts up slowly. <spoiler> It tells the tale of how she and Tamlin got their happily ever after, except it's hardly as happy as Feyre anticipated. Magic has flooded back into the land, with every lord and fae getting their powers back as a result. This means more fear, more tension in the air as recovery of 50 years of danger and death finally cease. Throw on top that our female heroine has some serious PTSD and you've got a wonderful self vs self conflict to start the book off right!

From there, events happen, and the plot thickens/deepens, and gets even more involved as Maas puts her worldbuilding abilities to the ultimate test of fleshing out this new land for her audience, and she pulls it off excellently. Not exclusively worldbuilding but also plenty of character development! Not everyone is who you once knew, now that the land is awake and thriving once more. And Feyre is by no means who she used to be either, outside or inside.

All in all, there's nothing wrong that I can pinpoint with my reading experience. This one took me some time, of course, being it's a little thicker than it's predecessor, but never once did I feel it was dragging, or lacking in one aspect or another. For fans of ACOTAR it is a must-read, a re-read, and a book that slams the door wide open for the series, giving it's audience as much as possible in the span of 624 pages.

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“classic literature isn’t relatable” what about the time jay fucking gatsby nearly fell down his own staircase because his crush looked at him

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Don't ever knock a good classic!

#the great Gatsby

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After some time, I’ve returned

College started for me recently, by recently I mean two years ago and it has been very hectic for me to say the least lol. With some spare time on my hands, a beefier computer, and an increased enthusiasm for reading I feel like I just might revive this project of mine. I’ll pick it up just as though I never left and that will be that! Expect results soon(tm)

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Man, have I been gone for awhile.

Hello all! Unsure why I haven’t been posting recently. Between school and life I apparently just haven’t had the time. I will continue posting soon

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Even critics read the book before they judge the cover.

Anon

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When cleaning impulses clash with books

*looking at bookshelves* Brain: Rearrange them Me: Why Brain: Cause you gotta Me: K

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Well, this is awkward.

I guess I never actually got around to deleting the blog itself, I just stopped posting. Now that I've found this out, I'll make good use of this domain space and turn this into a book fans blog.

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Signing off.

Hey few followers, its rather depressing for me to say that I'm shutting down the bookreport. Its just not where I'd thought itd be by now. Maybe it's just that book reviews aren't really exciting, or I am inadequate at running a blog. No matter the case, from my point of view I'm putting more in than I'm getting out, and its really inefficient. I hope I've helped you find new books to read, or at least amused you with my opinions. Goodbye, and this is your host "Amp", signing off.

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Mockingjay by: Suzanne Collins

Hello, all my avid fans! I’m sure you’ve been holding your breath for this post, no matter how unprecedented the book I’m reporting may be. If you’ve noticed I haven’t done a report on the first two books, nor do I have any interest to. It just so happened that I never got around to finishing this trilogy, and now that I did I might as well write a quick opinion of it to fill the void my absence left behind.

Frankly this book was not my favorite of the three. It had a good idea going for it, but it all fell apart faster than the characters did. Left and right static/secondary characters drop dead or the reader finds out that they have died, and there always seems to be a sense of panic in the context. This may be to represent how war and revolution really feels, but it did not clash well with the structure of the book. Especially when a lot of the time it focuses on Katniss’s mental state and her trying to keep it together.

The ending was short and clipped, felt very sloppily put together. Which left behind more questions than answers, and for there to be unawnsered questions in the final book of a trilogy either implies a second series, or poor writing skill. I really felt that I could have done without reading this book, but nevertheless I felt like I owed myself for finishing the series. Of course you all may have your own opinion, you may think it was brilliantly written. You are entitled to that, just as I am entitled to mine. I believe this book suits a young adult audiance and up, for there’s many elements too “grown-up” or difficult for younger audiences to understand. That is all, see you when the next report rolls around!

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The School for Good and Evil: The Last Ever After by: Soman Chainani

Hello all! I would just like to inform you that I am indeed very much alive, and what’s more is that I bring with me the book report for Mr.Chainani’s newest addition and what may be the final addition to the school for good and evil trilogy. Sorry its been a bit quiet around the blog here, I’ve been busy with school and work and simply haven’t had the time to enjoy my beloved books. Putting that aside, let’s begin! (If you are new to this series: SPOILERS BELOW)

My first impression of this book came to me when comparing it to its predecessors. I noticed how much the context and characters have matured, and it certainly spins the mixing pot when it was noticed that the stakes were even higher than before. The world is disintegrating around Agatha and that’s just the way Sophie likes it. Old stories are being written new, and evil are winning again and again. The more victories evil obtain, the closer they get to the reader world. With Sophie infatuated with the school master, can Agatha convince her to turn it all around? Maybe. I’m not giving anything away until you read it!

Now in the previous books there were a roller coaster of character development between Agatha, Sophie, and Tedros. They’re all taking new perspectives and trying to find what will make them truly happy. These developments certainly show in the third book, and it is these developments that determine how the three of them will live together, or not live together at all!

Overall it was an exciting read, and I’d love to write more about it. But I’m a little rusty with my reporting skill at the moment, and I feel as though the more I leave to the imagination, the more you all will want to read it. Although it’d be best to pick up the first two books in the trilogy if you’re a newcomer.

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Pet Sematary by: Stephen King

I have returned, after several interesting events in my life, with a new book report! Tried as I might, I couldn’t finish this book as quickly as I had wanted. It seemed my reading time was being stolen away by outside forces. Kidding aside, recently (on the 21st) the third school for good and evil was released! I got an e-copy of it and plan to read it after rereading the first two books. Expect a book report on Mr.Chainani’s newest work within a few weeks.

Now let’s get to the meat of this book report sandwich. Pet Sematary was really an intriguing book with an intriguing concept. There was an old sacred burial ground that used to belong to mimac indians. If you buried someone in this ground that person came back to life the next day (or maybe even sooner.) The only drawback is that they aren’t quite the same as before they were killed. They’re odd, don’t move right, and sometimes can turn violent…

I really liked Mr.King’s technique using a doctor as the main character. To use such a factual and by-the-book type of character and then have them confront the opposite of everything they ever knew or studied? It makes for an interesting inner conflict, that the author beautifully constructs/builds onto time and time again throughout the story.

This is definitely a book for adults, or a mature young adult. There’s graphic content left and right, from intense macabre tragedy to blood and gore. This is a Stephen King book after all, and from what I can tell from his book Under the Dome there isn’t anything he won’t write in his books. So if you’re 17 or under, or just faint of heart I recommend a softer book.

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Inferno by: Dan Brown

I've been reading this one for quite a bit (given that I had to stop and do school work) but it wasn't at all hard to pick up where I left off. It was like pressing play on a movie I had paused. Everything came back to me. Being that I've read a few Dan Brown books already I kind of already knew what to expect. It was a lot like his previous books, giving it kind of a fill-in-the-blank feeling. The only thing that sets it apart and made me want to read it despite its structure was its details and context. The suspense was unreal, and had me turning the pages til either sleep took me or I met the end of the book (the latter happening just earlier.) I really liked it's references to Dante's inferno as it gave me insight on something I haven't even read yet. Turns out inferno is only a third of the "Divine Comedy" by old renaissance Florence thinker Dante Alighieri. This Divine Comedy contains three parts (inferno, purgitorio, paridiso) and describes Dante's journey through all three with what may be the longest poem ever written in his time. It seems I got sidetracked, back to the book. If you're a fan of Dan Brown, or just incredible thriller books that steal away many hours of your sleepless nights, then Inferno would be a great addition to your library.

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Dangit.

Excuse my shortened and rather angry repost of the book report for Tuesdays with Morrie. Technical issues are inevitable it seems.

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Tuesdays with Morrie by: Mitch Albom

Hello dear followers, however small of a group you may be. I have finally finished my summer work and now I'm able to return to the report writing and book reading shenanigans I indulged in before. Before I do so though, I feel it appropriate to write a book report about the (second) book I had to read for summer work and that book is, as mentioned in the title, Tuesdays with Morrie. What the title shows about the book is quite a miniscule window to a house so grand and so rich in ideas. It tells the teachings of a dying man and an old friend, to a previous college student who has strayed from the path of whats important in this life. While they go on and talk their deep meaningful talks we as readers are given the chance to listen in on what they're saying. Almost as though we were there ourselves, hearing morrie go on with his remaining breaths about what to value and what to learn, what to yield and what to understand. As morrie says himself, " I'm about to take that last journey into the great unknown. People want to know what to pack." I enjoyed this book very well, but it made me look at myself and question who I was. If I'm making the right choices, and if I'm putting value into the right things. Its very heavy in reflectance and those who are rather self conscious may feel uncomfortable reading this book. Other than that I recommend this book for all ages and for anyone who can understand what they're reading. This may be the one nonfiction I recommend for everyone...

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A quote, to keep my followers happy and enlightened. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (Page 129)

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