Weekly cookie jar

Posted: May 13, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Treasure Island | 2 Comments

Row 1: sushi / cake / card
Row 2: blocks / print / paper clips
Row 3: teacupcakes / announcement /vase

Leviathan

Posted: May 13, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Book of Sand | 1 Comment

by Scott Westerfeld

{ 2009 | Simon Pulse | 440 pgs }

I can’t tell you how much I’d been looking forward to reading this book. And in true Roni fashion, I got it from the library just days before the Romgi was going to buy me a copy for our anniversary. Haha. (If you don’t know, I am uncannily good at spoiling his gifts. It’s kind of a talent.)

Anyway, I heard about Leviathan quite a while before it was released – the publishers did a great job of…publicizing it. Which, really, is part of their job. They made a video trailer to promote the book. Does that happen often? I’ve never seen one before. But you really, really ought to go watch it. As soon as I saw it I knew I had to read the book.

I was not disappointed. The writing was great, and the story was fascinatingly original despite being what I guess is called a revisionist history (the style, of course, is steampunk). I only had one complaint: there was no ending. This is not a stand-alone book, and I had no indication beforehand that such was the case.

But don’t let that deter you! I still heartily recommend Leviathan despite the long wait until who-knows-when the next book in the series is published.

Keys to the Demon Prison

Posted: May 13, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Book of Sand | 1 Comment

by Brandon Mull

{ 2010 | Shadow Mountain | 544 pgs }

The final book in the Fablehaven series, this came out just before the Romgi’s birthday and was one of his presents from me. We’ve both really enjoyed the series and I know the Romgi was glad when finals were over and he had free time to relax and finally read.

Apparently my memory isn’t as good as the Romgi’s – or else we can blame the fact that I’d read almost 70 books since finishing the fourth Fablehaven book – but I honestly had no idea what was important to know before starting the final book. Luckily, the Romgi had just finished it and gave me a quick refresher. And the author did a good job of helping readers remember the important story lines.

I absolutely loved Keys to the Demon Prison. It was a fun, captivating, visual book that I almost wanted to take my time reading because I didn’t want it to end. Of course, with all the action, I wanted to read quickly…either way, I really enjoyed it. I still recommend the entire series. It’s written for a younger audience than the Harry Potter books, and, if it’s possible, feels more “magic-y” to me. But that’s just my opinion. If you want to get a feel for the author without reading the whole series, try The Candy Shop War, which is incredibly fun as well.

I mean it! Go read something!

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