Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25

In book one: The Prisoner of Cell 25 of the Michael Vey series your name is Michael Vey and you are like any other kid with Touretts. You get bullied, have a crush on the prettiest girl in school, you love crepes and waffles, live for video games, and homework is one of your own personal demons... the other is a secret only your mother and dorky best friend know; your body is coursing with electricity. Ever since your dad died when you were eight and you moved from your hometown (and from town to town since), finally landing in least know state in America (sorry Idaho) it's been your secret. Until one day you find another Electric Child and your secret becomes not so secret and you find that a very powerful man and 12 of the 17 Electric Children are hunting you; and what they want is exactly what your going to give them. I read this book recently and finished the series in two days. Thanks to Hooked on Phonics I'm a pretty fast reader and the books drew me in on page one. This book is a little slow to begin with, but as the story unfolds and the mystery continues to gain momentum the climax doesn't fall until the last page of book 3. This book has few kisses, a kidnap or three, and some sci-fi plane/vehicle crashes which is expected, but nothing past that. If uncomfortable with that then this book is not for you, but if not then you will love Evans writing. Happy reading!
      Author: Richard Paul Evans         
Genre: Science Fiction 
                  Recommended Age: 11                   
    Rating: 4/5 stars  

Sunday, April 6, 2014

The Hunger Games



The Hunger Games

With the "death" of the Twilight Saga a new era was born, this new era was that of... *dramatically hits imaginary drum roll button

The Hunger Games (Book 1): Suzanne Collins: 9780439023528 ...

         In book one of three in this captivating series you are dropped into the life of 16 year old Katniss Everdeen, the kick butt protagonist whose as dangerous with a bow and arrow as any male character I've ever read about. This female Robin Hood lives in the starving 12th district of Panem, the only country in what was once known as North America. 74 years prior the nation of Panem was at war with itself. United the 13 districts fought against their father the Capitol in the attempt to free themselves of the bondage he had them in. 12 districts lost and the 13th was destroyed, so as punishment for their rebellion the Capitol did what any post apocalyptic, insane government would(extreme sarcasm used)... forced each of the remaining 12 districts to each offer up one teenage girl and one teenage boy up each year to fight to the death in their high tech arenas for the sick entertainment of the Capitols worshiping residents. This living hell became known as The Hunger Games. I read this book three years ago and again last week and am still in love with it and it's characters. Collins draws you in with every word and will leave you gasping for air at every heart stopping twist and turn this story throws at you. Of course there are those people who hate the book and the movie adaptation because of it's violence, but I am a sucker for the balance of romance, violence, sorrow, pain, and joy Collins presents in every chapter. For squeamish readers I'd say avoid this book or read with your best friend. I wouldn't recommend it for anyone under 12 because of the gore, but nothing sexual except a few kisses happen. 

Genre: Science Fiction 
Recommended Age: 12
Rating: 5/5 Stars

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Some Stuff About Me

 

Some Stuff About Me

An incomplete bio

    Hello American and Not American people! My name is Isis Toldson and you are reading my FIRST BLOG EVER!!! which I have titled "an incomplete bio" because contrary to popular beliefs,   I AM ACTUALLY NOT DEAD. First thing to know is that I will always be completely honest, and that means I am opening myself up and sharing some personal things with a very public audience. This leaves me vulnerable to the things you say and the comments you make. So please for the sake of my sanity don't leave any comments you'll regret or criticize people in a harsh way on this blog or in life in general. Second know that I hate all of the following: BULLYING, CHANGE, BAD WRITING, BAD ACTING, WARS, ABORTIONS, DEATH, HATE, QUITE, BEING IGNORED, AND THE IDEA OF GETTING OLDER. I Love: GOD, LIFE, BOOKS, EYES, BIG HAIR, MUSIC, MY FAMILY, MY FOUR SISTERS IYA, IKIRA,ILEA, AND IANNA, MY MOM TIFFANY AND MY DAD ISAAC,MY GRANDMA'S ALMA, DIANNE, TERESA, AND CORRA, MY GRANDPA'S IZEAR, JAMES AND FARRIS, MY COUSINS AND AUNTS AND UNCLES, MY YOUTH LEADERS HEIDI, RAPHAEL, HAILEY, JESSIE, AND NINYA. MY TEACHERS MRS. PODANY, MS. BARBARO, MRS.QUINN, MRS. MAYS, AND THATS ONLY NAMING A FEW. MY BEST FRIENDS GABY, ALEX, KENADIE, SINCLAIR, AIRIANA, LOGAN, AND PRESTON. AND FINALLY I LOVE SKINNY JEANS AND SWEATSHIRTS! Well, if you haven't already guessed from the way I title everything, I am a teenager, 14 years 3 months and 8 days old to be exact. In that time I've been bullied, depressed, happy, angry, fed up, and stubborn, a little disrespectful, had HUGE crushes and people I despised, said WAY too many goodbyes, whether to the dead or living. I've been uprooted and planted from Nevada to Texas and from house to house and church to church since, causing me to hate change. Like all humans I've made mistakes and said and done somethings I wish I hadn't, but the two most solid things in my life, the things that never changed were God and books. I didn't become a Christian until early 2013 though both my parents are pastors; it took a real life shaking situation for me to get over my bitterness and anger with the world and honestly with God for me to actually see where He helped me out and kept me alive and well. But reading was different, having started reading in 5th grade when the bullying began I burned through the pages like a car burns through gas. It was in the pages of book where I wasn't me and wasn't where I was that I found an escape. I could be Cinderella at the ball, or Eragon fighting for AlagaĆ«sia. I was free to travel to worlds unknown and do things humanly impossible. It was there that I hid from my tormentors and suffocating depression only known to me. I fought battles alongside kick butt princesses and was a damsel saved by a knight. I had mystical powers and breathtaking beauty all in one body and I was fearless; I WAS A SOMEBODY. So the point of this blog isn't to only give a review, the point of this blog is to show you who you can be and where you can go while in the pages of a book. So ladies and gentlemen grab your swords, shine your shoes, put on your reading glasses, and lets go on an adventure.