Book #9

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Book #9: Angel
Finished: February 21, 2011

If you haven't read the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson than this blog won't make a lot of sense to you. Just a warning.

I started reading the Maximum Ride series when I was a freshman. One day freshman year I went to one of our school book fairs. At these book fairs most kids would only go to buy cool pens, pencils, and stickers. I was one of the few who actually bought books. So I was looking around and I picked up the first book of the Max series, called The Angel Experiment. On the back cover the first thing that was written there was 'Do not put this book down! Your life may depend on it!'. So I didn't put the book down and I bought it, you know to save my life and all ;)

Maximum Ride Series Summary: these books are about 6 kids who were used as experiments buy mad scientist when they were little. They were all given wings and different powers at the lab, which they call 'The School'. One of the scientist, Jeb, helped them all escape but then disappeared leaving Max, the oldest mutant bird kid in charge. During these seven books Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy, and Angel have to try to stay alive, stay together, stay away from the schools, and save the world. That's a VERY basic summary of the overall series...

Angel Summary: Angel is the 7th (and second to last) book in the Max series by James Patterson. In this book Fang starts building up his own gang, and Dylan slowly, against Max's better judgment, takes Fangs place in her flock. But both groups find  a huge piece of the puzzle and have to come together and work side by side to stop the end f the world from coming.

My favorite things about the book: This book was the missing link in the story. The whole time they were talking about saving the world, but they didn't know from what. And finally this book told us. So yay for that, it was about time. I like how Angel didn't stab Max in the back again, that was good. I loved the obvious tension, emotions, and angst between Fang and Max. They still love each other. I really just loved how everything finally started make sense. It's going to be hard to wait a year to see how it all ends... Great ending to, really big cliff hanger..

Some things I didn't like about the book: One word. Dylan. He has to stop trying to get Max to love him. It's not going to happen.. at least I hope not. She loves Fang, and just because Fang left doesn't mean they won't get back together in the last book.. I didn't like how Fang and Max were not together. That was hard to read. Other then the whole love square/ triangle thing going on it was really good.

How It All Will End: So really quickly, this is what I think will happen in the last book. They will somehow save the world, Jeb will turn out to be a good guy, and they will all go live/ get adopted by Max's mom. Fang and Max will get back together, and Dylan will get together with Maya (Max II) so this is what I think, Maya and Dylan were made around the same time, 6 months ago. When they programed Dylan to love Max I think they really programed him to love Maya. But they thought Maya was dead but that didn't matter because Maya and Max are almost the same exact person. But Maya's not dead so Dylan and her will be together. I think.. Lets hope... 

Rating: I would give Angel 4.4 out of 5 stars

Recommend it?: Yes, but start at the beginning of the series. Starting with Angel would be very confusing.

Disagree or agree with anything I just wrote? Let me know in the comments :). Thanks for reading! Another blog very soon (tomorrow?)

9 down, 91 to go
That's all for now 
Adieu~ Caroline

Tomorrow asdfghjklkjhgfdsa!

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Tomorrow is February 14, 2011. Tomorrow Angel by James Patterson comes out. Tomorrow right after school I am going to Borders and buying that book. Tomorrow I am going to stay up until midnight reading it (great way to spend Valentine's day right? haha)  Tomorrow I might just die. Tomorrow I finally get to read what happens next. If you're a Maximum Ride fan then you know how I feel right now. If you have no clue what Maximum ride is then you better start reading it. Kbye

P.s. Blog on The Color Purple out tomorrow (if I'm not to busy reading <3)

Adieu~ Caroline

List of Books

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I wanted to let you guys know some of the books I'm planing on reading soon. This way you  can know what's coming and if you want you can read them too (there not in any particular order, there just the books at the top of my list!)

Looking for Alaska by John Green (I love john green. I think it's about time I read his book. Dftba)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by stieg larsson (people say it's great)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by stephen chbosky (again, people say it's great)
Linger by maggie stiefvater (sequel to shiver)
Torment by lauren kate (sequel to fallen)
Angel by James Patterson (next book in the Maximum Ride series, 13 days until it comes out. Eeeep!)
The Color Purple by Alice Walker (can't wait to read for school!)
their eyes were watching god by zora neale hurston (also reading for school, but it's amazing)

So those are the books I know will be coming soon. Hope there are some books here you like, if not then leave some comments with recommendations :)

Thanks for reading. Blog tomorrow on Looking for Alaska! 

That's all for now 
Adieu~ Caroline

Book #4

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Book #4: Witch & Wizard
Finished: January 19, 2011

One of my all time favorite book series is the Maximum Ride series by Mr. James Patterson. They are fantastic, and I definitely recommend them to anyone who has not read them. Of course right now I'm about to talk about Witch & Wizard by James Patterson, but don't worry, I garente that some time this year (most likely next month) I will re-read the Maximum Ride series and do a blog on them. Anyway back to Witch & Wizard. Seeing as how I love Mr. Patterson's Max Ride books, when I saw that he put out another book series meant for teens I was estatic. They were saying it was going to be the new Harry Potter (harrryy poootterrr<3) and I could not wait, but I never got around to buying the book. So finally when it was released in paperback about a month ago i bought it, but I had a long list of things to read before it so I put it off until about a week ago. And let me warn you now, it is NO maximum ride...

Witch & Wizard Summary: So there is this brother and sister, Whit and Wisty, and they are just living normal lives until one day they are captured and accused being a witch and a wizard. They don't know if they will ever see there parents again and no longer have any connection to the outside world. Now they need to escaped, find there parents, and figure out what is going on. But it's not as simple as it sounds...

Some things I didn't like about the book:
Okay so this book kinda disappointed me. It was just... disappointing. I had very high expectations for it because of maximum ride and how amazing they are, but this book just didn't work. Like  in maximum ride the charters are very sarcastic, but here it doesn't work. I couldn't connect with the characters, it started veryyy slowly too. I mean I was a good idea for a book and I think it had the potential to be great, only if it was a different author and not James. Of course he did have a  co-writer for this book... Let's just blame it on him ;)

My favorite thing about the book: It wasn't all bad; It did have some very good qualities to it. I loved the idea of the shadowland and the black shadow creatures who live there. And I liked the people they stayed with in the free world. I liked how the New Orders sign was N.O. (haha), and of course I loved how they could do magic; how Wisty could burst in to flames, float, glow, etc. Very cool, I'm very jealous.  And there was a small Maximum Ride reference in the book that just made it ten times better! They said something like "Maybe I'll grow wings and learn how to fly." "Yah flying kids, like THAT would ever happen" ^•^ hahahaha

Rating: I would give Witch & Wizard a 2.9 out of five stars.

Recommend it?: eh, only if you are a huge JP fan then maybe.. But who knows maybe you will love it :)

Disagree or agree with anything I just wrote? Let me know in the comments :). Now I'm all done catching up on the books I have already read this year, so my next blog will be out sometime during the next two days or when ever I finish the book I'm reading now. Thanks for reading!

4 down, 96 to go
That's all for now
Adieu~ Caroline