Wednesday, November 10, 2010

21. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green

20. The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir


I don't think I need to right a summary of this book because it's pretty self-explanatory. Alison Weir is an amazing historian and author and I am well on my way to reading all of her books.

19. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert



I tried to avoid reading this book because it regarded religion, but I am happy to say that I gave in and read the book. It changed my view about love and religion and finding happiness.

18. The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel




I suck at keeping this blog updated. My friend recommended this book to me and I did not enjoy it. I'm not really into mythology and fantasy fiction. There was a big cliffhanger at the end but I highly doubt that I'm going to read the sequel.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

17. Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer


Miranda's life is turned upside down when a meteor crashes into the moon and brings it closer to the Earth.

[edit] I'll write a proper review soon.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

16. Cell by Stephen King



On the first of October around 3pm est, a "pulse" is sent through cell networks turning anyone who was on the phone at the time into a mindless killer. The "phone-crazies" start running around killing anyone that crosses their path. Clayton Riddell, an artist from Maine, is in Boston at the time of the pulse. Clayton meets Tom McCourt and Alice Maxwell, and the trio escape to Malden as Boston burns to the ground. The people who were affected by the pulse are out during the day, and sleep together at night. Clayton and others find out quickly that the "phone people" are all connected to each other telepathically. The "phone people" at night seem to be rebooting (they sleep in crowds where multiple stereos are set up playing music), and as the days progress they are able to telepathically communicate and are no longer killing.

Clayton and his friends desperately try to make it out of the city and into Maine, meeting new people and destroying as many phone people as possible.

15. Under the Dome by Stephen King


The town of Chester's Mill, Maine is suddenly cut off from the outside world when an invisible barrier comes down, trapping everyone inside. Many injuries and fatalities occur during the first day (plane crash, multiple car crashes, Duke's pacemaker explodes). Jim Rennie, the town's second selectman(who already has a significant influence over the town), uses the barrier as a way to rise to power and rule over the town. Rennie expands the police force by employing his son(who suffers from excruciating migraines from an undiscovered brain tumor) and his reckless friends. Life under the dome changes significantly in just a few days.

While the government is unsuccessful in trying to break through the dome (using cruise missiles and deadly chemicals), Jim Rennie is manipulating the town in believing that he is doing everything that he can for the town, when he's actually running the largest drug lab on the east coast. A few individuals who cross his path throughout are framed, blackmailed, and even murdered. Dale Barbara, Julia Shumway, and a few others try to find a way to stop Rennie (who is enjoying his power and influence under the dome) and find out what or who is keeping them trapped.