Runaway King

Hello everyone, it seems that I like to choose books that are part of a series. The Runaway King is the second book in the Ascendance trilogy, by Jennifer A. Nielsen. THIS HAS SPOILERS ABOUT THE FIRST BOOK. It starts off with Jaron getting a threat from the pirates, and he has to surrender or there will be a war in his country. Everyone around him is trying to tell what to do and what is right, but he knows he has to do what he thinks is right. Jaron runs away to bring down all of the pirates, which is impossible but what choice does he have. This plot is pretty straight forward but has some really crazy plot twists. I really can't say more about the plot without giving any more away, but some characters from the previous book come back. Jaron is my favorite character because he is so independent, he listens to himself and does his best for himself and others around him. I would call this a fantasy maybe? It is based more in medieval times with kings, queens, and knights. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to read it, but I recommend reading the first book first.

TBR List:
Kindred-my book group book for next week
Neverwhere
Raven Boys
Ready Player One

SOL 3

"Today we will be docking in Petropavlosk, Russia. Please get in line for customs." said the woman at the front desk. I wondered what we would be doing there, maybe staying at the beach? On a driving tour? No, visiting a replica of a traditional village from a different time period. Trudging through the thick layers of grass, I  felt cold. Not like sitting outside on the patio for lunch, but truly cold. There were these shack structures that sat at about twelve feet in the air, and had a carved log for a ladder. Yes this was all wonderful and nice, but when do we eat? Our group finally made our way into a teepee, which was warm from the fire burning in the center. The woman kneeling at the fire was cooking something similar to bread, and it was warm! Food and warmth, very good. I sat on the log stump eating the bread, just enjoying it. At some point someone tried to talk to me but I was too focused on the food and warmth to pay attention. A little while later we walked into another building that had three tables set with plates and silver wear. I couldn't believe it, more food?! Today was a very, very good day. I sat down as someone brought over a bowl of soup. She said it was something that the people here would have eaten at that time, but food was food. As the bowl was lowered, I saw two potatoes and a chunk of salmon. Not a strip, but a whole chunk of the body was sliced and put in a bowl of water. For the first time that day, I was not hungry.

Night Circus (Part 2)

This is going to be pretty similar to the previous post because I don't want to give too much away about the plot. It is by Erin Morgenstern and is kind of like a magical fantasy book. There is this circus, The Circus of Dreams, and it goes through towns without any notice. Same goes for leaving. This is not any ordinary circus, because it is filled with magic. Not like fake magic, but cloud mazes and more mystical things like that. Throughout the book there is a feud between a girl and boy, each with a different talent. At first my favorite character was Celia (the girl) but then more characters came and now my favorite is Bailey Clarke. He is a daredevil little boy that just brings more fun to the story. The ending is a little sad, but also kind of happy. I don't really know how to explain it without giving too much away, but I do recommend this book to anyone in our class who would want to read it. Also if you want more information my week one post of this book has more, because I didn't want to repeat myself.

TBR:
Neverwhere
Ready Player One
Eleanor and Park
Kindred

Airplanes

I am too little to remember where we are going, but all I know is that I get to watch a movie on the airplane. I drag my little Scooby-Doo suite case down the narrow walkway in between rows of seats, and hand it to my dad as I jump for the window seat. I have to have the window seat, always. I love to see the city lights at night as we are flying above getting closer to the ground. Right now the people and the cars, the buildings and the roads are shrinking as we are flying higher. Soon we are surrounded by clouds, and they are all I can see. Finally I can watch a movie, so I sit with my blanket and the DVD player (when there were no iPads) and watched Cinderella. It is my favorite movie. Before long I am woken up to see the city lights as we are preparing for landing. Apparently I fell asleep at some point, and I look to see that the DVD player is frozen on a scene from when Cinderella gets a new dress. We landed and the flight attendant said "welcome to Florida!"

The Night Circus

This book is by Erin Morgenstern and so far really good! Im about half way through because this is a two week book. This circus (The circus of dreams) appears in different town without any notice, and same with leaving. One day it just appears and word of mouth is a very good way of advertising, and it seems to work. It is a magical place that is full of mystery, especially when things happen that shouldn't have. Such as a vertical cloud maze; when people step out or get lost, they float back down to the ground. Besides wonder and amusement, the circus is training new "prodigies" Celia Bowen and Marco Alisdair but it becomes a competition. Celia learns how to become an illusionist, while Marco learns more about becoming something like a leader almost. I don't want to spoil too much, so that is all I will say about the plot. This is definitely a fantasy book, and it is based in London I think around the 1800 or 1900's. My favorite character is Celia because I love the role she plays. She came as this little girl ready to be trained as an illusionist because she had natural talent, thanks to her dad Prospero the Enchanter. It really is kind of sad the way she came into the story but she is just such a happy character in my opinion.

TBR:
Ready Player One
House of Ivy and Sorrow
Neverwhere
Kindred

Fall Days

Every year I add new memories, ones of winter, spring, summer, and fall. Now is the time of year when things just seem to have a sort of gloom. The colors on the trees became radiant, then crumbled. My memories of when I was younger are fading, but I remember walking back up to class as a primary kid through the leaves. While recess was still going, we always made piles of leaves and then jumped in them. There used to be a tree that actually had leaves that fell to the floor, but it is long gone. The tree itself was no bigger than seven feet, but it always had leaves to play with. We picked up the crunchy brown ones, and took the soft yellow and red ones too. Put them all in a pile and jumped through them one at a time. When recess was over, My friends and I lined up against the fence and headed through the path by the patio. Surrounded by the big red trees, we kicked our way through each clump sending red, brown and gold cascading down around us. We did this every day until the first snow, then we moved onto making snowmen.

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The Death Cure

This is third book in the Maze Runner series by James Dashner. I know that some of you may not like this book or the previous ones, but I really liked it. Also, THIS MIGHT INCLUDE A FEW SPOILERS so if you plan on reading or just don't want to know, don't read the rest of this post! By now Thomas and the remaining Gladers have passed the Scorch Trials. The Flare is spreading very quickly throughout the world, and the only people who claim to have a cure are Thomas's worst enemy. Thomas's main goal is to take down WICKED, but staying alive is also a good tactic. If you are worried about mature topics or language, there is a lot of violence included. Basically the whole world has turned into murderous crazy people (called Cranks) and they don't exactly say please and thank you. My favorite character is Newt because he is the most realistic character and he is just the coolest. All the other characters think of other people first and so does Newt, but he also sticks up for himself. I guess he knows he has to do whats best for the team, but he knows he is part of the team as well. This book has a lot of adventure, and its also kinda dystopian. When I say dystopian please don't relate it to the Hunger Games or Divergent because it is different than those.

TBR List:
The Night Circus
Runaway King
Raven Boys
Ready Player One
My book group book: Kindred