I love books! I really do, I used to care more about films and got bored just reading the first couple of pages from books. here were times I did read through and entire book but I didn't feel quite that over whelmed when I finished it. Even if it had a good ending I didn't care about it. So what made me a book-lover? Well a long time ago, during the holidays, I saw a trailer on the TV and it was called "Percy Jackson and the Lightning thief". I was so hyped up to see it. It had monsters, action, Greek myths and a race against time. I wanted to see it, but my mum found out it was based on a book, so bought that for me. I didn't care since I wasn't a book fan then, but I decided to give it a try and see what it's like. And I found myself reading on and on, non-stop. It seemed much cooler, it felt more like a 12 year old actually did write it. I thought it was good because you get confused at the beginning and you want to know what's going on. It wasn't just that book that brought me into the book series and made me interested in Greek myths, but other books. I read quite alot of books now, so I decided to type a blog about my top 7 favourite books, aside from Percy Jackson. So let's dive in.
7. The seven fabulous wonders, book 4. The Mausoleum Murder - written by Katherine Roberts.
OK, technically it's cheating that it's from a series, so I should include the other books. But the book are usually different. It's based on the 7 fabulous wonders so the books always set in another country with different characters, different beliefs and different magic. The Mausoleum murder is about a Greek boy called Alexis born in Halicarnassus during the war between Halicarnassus and Macedonia. Alexis has the gift to turn statues (with gold in side or coating it) into real people. He really summons a lost soul and sends the soul into the statue. His friend and stepmother were statues before and they can stay still very well and are incredibly strong. His stepmother is always wanting him to erase his powers by asking help from the river god. He finds out his long lost father had appeared in the streets was murdered before and he suspects his stepmother to have done it. He befriended the princess but they find out she was kidnapped; her father suggests that it was the Macedonians. So Alexis has to save the princess and proof that his stepmother did kill his father. But as it progresses, we find out more about how Alexis got his powers and who his stepmother really was before. I do like this book mainly because it drawed me in more than the other books, I just didn't like the others, like the book about a girl who is the daughter of a mortal and a sea demon called a telkhine. The problem is, Mausoleum murder and the other books are a bit rushed, like we have to accept the fact that Alexis can do this. But I think it's cool that he can do this; he uses this ability when he msakes a statue of his father and tries to transmit his father's soul into the statue and does the same with a statue of the Chimaera which the princess suggested. But what makes it better is the twist at the end, which we needn't talk about. No clues, you might have to read the book. Don't worry you don't need to read the series to understand what's going on, it's always different, just with magic and unsuspected characters.
6. The road of the dead - written by Kevin Brooks.
This is a mystery book about Ruben and Cole who are half gypsy who find out there sister was murdered. They really want to find out who killed her saw the police finds the culprit and Cole and Ruben and their mother could have a proper burial. Ruben is 14 years old and the narrater. He is quiet and observant and has the ability to "feel" what other people feel. His brother, Cole is a devil angel who doesn't smile alot and always fights with others. He doesn't care if he dies or lives but he loves his little brother. It has an esscence of prejudice since the brothers are half gypsy and quite alot of people hate them especially a small group of gypsies who Cole befriends. It brings you into the book to find out who killed te sister and why was she killed. And it has one of the scariest vilaains. Sean Redman or Red is a slimy creep who acts all nice to the brothers, especially Ruben but when he's angry, man is he scary. He even enjoys it near the end when he starts beating Ruben up. Dude, he's 14, what an a-hole. When I found out the reason for the murder, my heart felt like it just stopped. It's really good, with a good twist. Cole is...insane. He uses a gun quite frequently and doesn't really hesitate to use it, unless the villain has Ruben. The villain, aside from Red, is a greedy land owner who would do anything to get hold of the land. Nothing much to say but, dang that is a creepy baddy.
5. Push - written by Sapphire.
This is a very disturbing book. About 16 year old Claireece Jones or Precious who is pregnant for the second time after being raped by her father, for the second time! That, is so wrong! She can't read nor write and she gets expelled from her school after being pregnant and goes to an alternative school when Precious starts to excape her tormenting life and finally reach to happiness thanks to her kind teacher, Mrs Blue Rain. Her mother, is a bitch! I mean it, anyone who saw the film "Precious" or read the book knows what I'm talking about. Mary Lee Johnston swears at her daughter, beats her up with a frying pan or other things and when she is down, she carries on kicking poor Precious in the face. Sometimes Mary commits incest as well but rarely does it. I don't know what drew me into this book; it was about incest, rape, child abuse, teen pregnancy and AIDs/HIV. But I guess I wanted to know what was going to happen to her. Plus, I watched the trailer and saw a clip of Precious fighting back against her mother, so I wanted to see Precious beat that monster of a mother. Mary Lee Johnston is worse than József Barsi (look him up) I mean she keeps blaming Precious for making her husband leave her. Hello, he raped your daughter, and you're blaming her!? I pray you shall rot in hell you fat arsed bitch. The style of writing shows that Precious really was illiterate before but is learning, she usually involves her own dialect, like "chile" or "nuffin'"and. My opinion, probably read the book, the film might be good, but usually the book is better than the film.
4. The Catcher in the Rye - J.D Salinger.
An adventure of Holden Caulfield who's a 16 year old boy who recently got expelled from 4 schools, but after all that,he decides to run away and decide to live on his own and has adventures in the city. OK, he is a liar who keeps calling himself different names and about his age. But he is a normal guy who acts like most 16 year olds, he's just immature. All in all, he's an OK guy; he befriends people like a few nuns and a little kid. He does some stupid things but he's just a teen and most teens make a lot of mistakes. Adults make a few mistakes but they plan ahead. Though to be honest the stupidest mistake he made was pretending to be an adult (though he looks like one and has half his hair grey) and he was almost about to make out with a prostitute. OK, that was a bad idea for a 16 year old to do, but he doesn't really want to act older and sometimes acts like a 13 year old, sometimes he is hoarsing around. I like him, mainly because he's a nice guy and he isn't afraid to make his own decisions. It's not just about rebellionism but it also has a message on how we should make our decisions. The reason why it's called "Catcher in the Rye" because Holden mistakes the name of a poem a little boy starts humming which he believes is called "If a body catch a body coming through the Rye" though his sister corrected him and told him it was "If a body caught a body coming through the Rye" which was written by Robert Burns. (I just thought it would be nice to explain the title). So all in all, great book, great(ish) character and great premise.
Join in for part 2, because I'm still needing to think about explaining the books without revealing the ending. Plus, I'm still thinking of arranging the other numbers. But I'm still sticking with the number 1 spot, nothing can top that book.
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