Ready Player One

Set in the future, Ready Player One is a Sci-Fi/Fantasy geek adventure. As technology advances with time, the enviornment is horrible, and for some, living in the real world unbearable.This is where OASIS comes in. OASIS is a video game-no, more like a virtual galaxy. A player uses a visor of their head and then use there mouth and movements to control their character. Overtime the game became wildly popular and most everybody that could, played it. But when it's creator dies, he leaves a quest in his will, and whoever completes the very difficult quest first, earns his fortune of billions of dollars.Let the games begin.

What I Liked About It:
 I usually don't tend to read geeky computer/video game novels but this one really stuck out. It seemed much more than a fantasy world, since it included all of the events and games that we have today. Also, the creativity of the author, Ernest Cline, is so imaginative which makes it very fun.

What I Didn't Like About It:

The only thing that made it confusing, was since I didn't know all of the video games, movies, and TV that were mentioned. But I easily figured it out.

Calico Joe

Though in the book it changes perspective, the main character of this book, is a young man named Joe Castle. A young phenom to the baseball world. In one point you listen to his experience being the new kid, and what it's like to go through the majors and have everybody looking at you.The other main character is Paul Tracey, son of Warren Tracey an MLB pitcher for The New York Mets. Warren is not a good pitcher, and he is not fun to have around. Especially after he loses.The book has many emotions, including, joy, heartbreak, and relief.

What I Liked About The Book:

I liked how even though Joe Castle is a fictional character, he plays with real stars of that era. Also, I really enjoy Grisham's style of writing. He really draws in as a reader and you never get bored. (I read the book in 2 days)

What I Didn't Like About The Book:

There wasn't anything I didn't like.

Theo Boone 3

The third and newest Theodore Boone book is full of drama. On a Monday an Electronics store was broken into and robbed of some tablets, phones, and Ipods. The police were still looking for a suspect. After Theo routinely parked his bike in the bike rack outside the school, one of his bike tires was slashed for the first time. This would end up happening three times in one week Also, the police received an anonymous that said to look inside Theo's locker, and they would find some of the stolen good. The police did so, and guess what they found.Would he be found guilty or innocent?

What I Liked About The Book:

In my opinion this is the best book in the series;. The reason behind this is because of how involved the main character in the book is. You never know what was gonna happen!

What I Didn't Like About The Book:

Like The Abduction there was one chapter that really had nothing tho do with the story. Besides that I loved it.

Theo Boone 2

The first Theodore Boone book is about the trial of Pete Duffy. It is a murder case, and so it is the talk to Strattenburg. The rumor, and The State's case is that while Pete Duffy was playing gold at the nearby golf course in Waverly Creek, (Where he lives) he drove his cart to his house (Which is on the 6th hole) and murdered his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Duffy had been separated once, and recently were determined to work out there problems. The thing is, Mrs. Duffy had life insurance policy, so if she died, Pete would get 1 million dollars.

What I Liked About The Book:

I love the legal/criminal aspect to the story. Because of this I learned a lot more about the leagal system and how things work inside a courtroom.

What I Didn't Like About The Book:

Compared to the other 2 books in this series, this was my least favorite. In the others Theo was involved in case, one way or another. Having him be separate from the action made it a little less intense.

Theodore Boone

Every time I was spotted reading this book, an adult would ask me, "John Grisham wrote a kids book?!?" And my answer was always the same. "Yes. He did write a kids book. Well actually 3" (so far). Pretty good ones, too.

Theo Boone and April Finnemore had been going to school together for a long time, and were very close friends. And Theo was one of the only friends that April had. Most night s the would talk for hours. Mostly April would tell Theo about how horrible her parents are. That was the case for this night in particular. This time, her dad was on tour with his god-awful band named Plunder, and no one had seen her mom for 3 months. This was a recurring theme and April was used to it. After Theo and her talked, they went to bed. Next thing Theo knows, he is being woken up by his parents, being told that April has been abducted, and they were going to drive to her house.

What I Liked About The Book:

I loved the mix of a fast paced mystery and a normal life of a 13 year old boy. Grisham's writing style also sucked me right into the story. I liked how it was easy and light, yet surprising and fun.

What I Didn't Like About It:

Occasionally there were that didn't seem related to the story-line, but that was a rare thing in the book. Besides that, I liked it!

The Son of Neptune

     The Son of Neptune started off, in the perspective of Percy Jackson. (The Lost Hero) When it starts he is in the middle of fleeing from two Gorgons chasing after him. But this is the least of his worries at the time. He remembers close to none of the last 16 years of his life.The only thing he remembers is a single name. Annabeth.On top of all of this he quickly finds himself at a strange place named Camp Jupiter, with weird ghosts calling Greek.

What I Like About The Book:

     For me, the books that I enjoy reading the most, are ast pace, action-y, fun stories. And those words fit the description of this book. I love how these books switch off between three characters, letting you get inside the heads of all the main stars. Also, who would love a flying warship??

What I Didn't Like:

     Like the first book, pages 100-200 are a little bit less face paced. But the reason of this is obviously. That section of the story is a set-up for some of the best endings of books I have ever read.

The Lost Hero

 

The Lost Hero is the first book to a prequel series that takes place directly after The Last Olympian ends. Throughout the book it switches off between three characters. Jason, Piper, and Leo. Three kids who were sent by their parents to The Wilderness School "Where The Kids Are The Animals". But there is one problem. Jason doesn't know who he is, where he came from, and why he is there. Throughout the book they go on a quest to save the world and return Jason's memory.

What I Liked About The Book:

Throughout the book it is fast moving, and never boring. Also, I really love how Greek mythology is involved so heavily. I also love the style of writing that Rick Riordan has.

What I Didn't Liked About The Book:

There was only one thing I didn't especially enjoy. In the beginning of most chapters, you are inside the characters dreams. At first it was really cool, but as it was repeated it occasionally got boring.                                           

Gregor

When Gregor (12) and boots (3) fall through a grate in there laundry, their lives will change forever. After falling and falling they land in "The underworld", a place of no sunlight and people with very pale skin. There are many spinners (spiders), gnawers (rats) crawlers (coackroaches) all over the place. And the rats are the bad guys. Gregor soon learned that he is the "warrior in an old prophecy, and must go and fight off gnawers.

What I liked:

It was an easy read, and always filled with imagination and action. The character of Boots was really great, and  it was fun to hear her talk throughout the book.

What I didn't like:

It is very cliche nd i felt like I could predict everything that happened in it. It was Suzanne Collins first novel, and I hear the others in this series are better, but it wasn't very difficult to read.

Shadows in Flight

It's a new life for Bean and his three children in space. they are in isolation from the rest of the human race. not like any humans would know who they are, anyway. While they have only aged 6 years, the human race has aged 421 years. The only reason they are in space is the hope of the people on Earth to find a cure for Anton's Key. But as so much time passed, nobody on Earth is even working on the matter. Did I mention how brilliant the kids are? The Giant (Bean) is so weak that he spends all doing work from a room, because of his size. His daughter, Bella (nicknamed Carlotta) maintains the ship, Andrew (Ender) works on research for Anton's Key, and Cinncanatus (Sargeant) does...well I don't know what he does. Together they work on the ship and...bond?...I guess.

What I liked:

I liked the personalities of the kids, but I also like seeing Bean as a father figure. From every other book, he is the kid getting his hands dirty, and messing around. But he passed that baton on to his kids.

What I didn't like:

I didn't like how different it was. There was no war strategy, no politics, no nothin'! I understand they aren't on Earth, but those aspects was what I liked most.

Shadow of The Giant

Throughout this novel, chaos strikes everywhere. Petra and Bean go try to find their "babies" who were taken to other families. I put quotes around babies because these are more than just regular children at that age. From the results of Bean getting genetically modified as a baby, he will never physically stop growing. The down side to this is that as he gets to be HUGE the Earth's gravity will pull so much force on him that he will die at a very young age, but since he never stops growing, his brain continues to get larger and larger making him smarter than anyone else. Back to the "babies", Bean and Petra tracked down all of the babies who were lost and given to other parents. After determining which one of the babies had Anton's Key passed down genetically, Bean and Petra had to make a tough decision. Take Bean and the other Anton's Key babies to space at near light speed in hope of finding a cure, or stay on Earth and die at the age of 20. They decide to go to space, and because of how fast they are going, Earth is aging 85 times faster than they are.

What I like:

I liked the emotions flowing throughout the whole book. There were many places in the story that had me wondering what was going to happen. I also like the ending. Yes, it made me cry but it was the most intense ending to a book I have ever read,