What Should I Read? Book Talks and More

This is the last in the Percy Jackson series--at least I think so. There is a hint that Riordan may go on with a spin--off! The book ends with a twist--those prophesies really are hard to interpret! I will make sure we have some of these on hand in the library ASAP! It wasn't out til June or July--after school was out.

I enjoyed this book. Stephanie Meyer ( The Host ) really likes to write about love--its depth and destiny. Sigh--romance--with a twist! This one is not about vampires! Look at the novels Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë . I think these classic novels must have influenced Meyer!

Ok --so I like Stephanie Meyer and her supernatural genre. While I am waiting my turn to finish The Last of the Olympians , I am reading The Host . This book is an alien assimilation book--you know--The Animorphs is an alien assimilation book. http://www.scholastic.com/animorphs/index.htm It is fascinating! The Host is classified as an adult book--not young adult like the Twilight Series. So far I haven't seen anything that makes it more adult than Breaking Dawn. I will keep you posted as I finish this. http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/thehost.html

I am reading Rick Riordan's latest in the Percy Jackson saga-- The Last Olympians. It is exciting, as I have come to expect from this series. I think one of my kids said it is the last in the series, but there seems to be SOMETHING that could be followed up in a new series. We can only wait--and HOPE!!! Here is a link in case you haven't taken a look at these books... http://www.rickriordan.com/

I finished the last of the Twilight books-- Breaking Dawn . I liked it the best of the four. Edward and Bella remain very compelling characters--which is really the appeal of the series. I did have to skip the whole middle section of the story--Jacob whining--and go back a read it after I finished--it was just too much until I knew more. I haven't been able to check out more of the Darren Shan Saga yet--but the rest of the books are on my reading list!