Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Nevermore Author Review/ Romeo and Juliet

I have just starting reading the book, Nevermore by James Patterson. I haven't really got much into the book so I am going to dedicate this blog post to talk about the author.

James Patterson is a great author who wrote many great books which include the series of Maximum Ride. James Patterson was born on March 22, 1947 in Newburgh, New York. Patterson published his first novel in 1996, after retiring from a successful career in advertising. Patterson currently lives in Palm Beach, Florida with his wife, Susan, and son, Jack. He has published many books and also has some TV shows and films that he has started. He explains his other works in the following video. I hope you enjoy it.


Romeo and Juliet:
I am definitely enjoying Romeo and Juliet right now. I find it to be more interesting than what I expected it to be. I feel like I am kind of used to Romeo and Juliet because, I am able to understand the Elizabethan Language and derive the meaning out of it into my own words. I also noticed that there are some small characters in the play that definitely play a major role in the play. In some parts of the play, it is very comedic but there are also some tragic factors to it too. I personally feel like Romeo and Juliet is a great love story that may not turn out to have a very good ending.

Monday, January 13, 2014

Maximum Ride-School's Out Forever Book Review

I read the book Maximum Ride-School's Out Forever and I had really enjoyed the book. Not to spoil the book for you or anything but here is just a small summary just to get you going:

Max, Fang, Iggy, Gasman, Nudge, and Angel, six absolutely unforgettable kids. With some major problems. They are being hunted by killers. But who? It's even worse than that. Max is sure that a microchip has been inserted under her skin-leading freakish forces of evil to ambush them at any moment...and worse! She and hte others are supposed to save the world. But from what? when? and how? Max will stop at nothing to find answers. One thing she does know: it's got somehting to do with an astonishing ability they have that no other can claim. They can fly. Max's heart-stopping quest to protect her "family" and investigate the mind-blowing mystery of her ultimate destiny continues in the sariest, strangest, and funniest James Patterson thriller yet.

The type of audience that would enjoy this book would be any teenagers. This is because some of the vocabulary and writing style of the author is more upper class and yonger age children might not understand the book that well. This book is a suspense filled thriller and it would definitely draw the teenagers into this book.

I would give this book a rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 with 1 bieng the lowest and 5 being the highest. This book had definitely drew me in and would not let me go till I had finished the book. But, the beginning of the book was slightly boring, but once all of the characters were introduced then, the actual action began and the book got more interesting.

The writing style the author used made the book even more interesting. This is becuase with the use of short and reasonably long sentences, it keeps the reader engaged and won't let them doze off without paying attention to the small details in the story that might make a difference in understanding the book as a whole. But, overall I really enjoyed this book and I am looking foreward to reading the next book in the Maximum Ride series.