Title: Storm Catchers
Author: Tim Bowler
Summary: Fin is devastated when his sister is kidnapped. Poor, frightened Ella, snatched away from the house in the middle of a storm. Fin will never forgive himself for leaving her on her own. Still, at least they'll get her back when they've paid the money. But the kidnapper has more than just money on his mind. And as his plans unfold, Fin and his family are forced to confront their deepest, darkest secrets. A storm is breaking, and it's going to change everything.
Genre: Mystery.
Time Started: 10th May, unknown time.
Time Ended: 11th June, unknown time.
Page Count: Unknown.
Age Rating: 13+
Warning: Profanity
Appeal Rating: 4/10.
I had to read this in school, only during English lessons, and I regret to say that I chose it for my group to read. Although, if I'm honest, it was the best-looking one in the stock cupboard. So... yeah.
The plot is interesting, the characters are amazing for the most part, but I can't stand the way Tim Bowler writes. I don't what it is about it, but I just couldn't get into it. He writes as if he's writing for little kids, despite the relatively complex plot, and throws in swear words now and then just to higher the age rating. It's really rushed, and it's as if he hasn't re-drafted.
However, it's clear that he's planned it, because the plot is well-thought out, and that much is obvious. With the kidnapping and the pendulum and Imogen and Ricky ... it's so inventive. If only he could write better, this could be an excellent book.
There's a storm coming, gotta catch it.
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Book Thirty-Four
Title: Vampire Knight Vol. 7
Author: Matsuri Hino
Summary: N/A
Genre: Romance
Time Started: Unknown.
Time Ended: Unknown.
Page Count: Unknown.
Age Rating: "Older teen." 15+?
Warning: N/A.
Appeal Rating: 9/10.
I think this is the one in which Zero drinks Kaname's blood. Do you have any idea how erotic it looks? As a slash fangirl, I squealed (internally, because I was with family) at it in glee, but still - It looked like ... a porno manga or something O_O I remember changing my position on the sofa so my aunt couldn't look over and see it. Haha.
Why do I remember this? BECAUSE ZERO DRUNK KANAME'S BLOOD, YOU NITWIT!!!
*cough*
Oh, and by the way, I can't finish reading the series because someone decided to take them out of the library before I could get my hands on them, and apparently, they want to drive me mad by not returning them. Also, if I buy them, I'll want to buy the entire series, and at £7 a book, I don't have that kind of money just laying around.
Author: Matsuri Hino
Summary: N/A
Genre: Romance
Time Started: Unknown.
Time Ended: Unknown.
Page Count: Unknown.
Age Rating: "Older teen." 15+?
Warning: N/A.
Appeal Rating: 9/10.
I think this is the one in which Zero drinks Kaname's blood. Do you have any idea how erotic it looks? As a slash fangirl, I squealed (internally, because I was with family) at it in glee, but still - It looked like ... a porno manga or something O_O I remember changing my position on the sofa so my aunt couldn't look over and see it. Haha.
Why do I remember this? BECAUSE ZERO DRUNK KANAME'S BLOOD, YOU NITWIT!!!
*cough*
Oh, and by the way, I can't finish reading the series because someone decided to take them out of the library before I could get my hands on them, and apparently, they want to drive me mad by not returning them. Also, if I buy them, I'll want to buy the entire series, and at £7 a book, I don't have that kind of money just laying around.
Book Thirty-Three
Title: Vampire Knight Vol. 6
Author: Matsuri Hino
Summary: N/A
Genre: Romance
Time Started: Unknown.
Time Ended: Unknown.
Page Count: Unknown.
Age Rating: "Older teen." 15+?
Warning: N/A.
Appeal Rating: 8/10.
Author: Matsuri Hino
Summary: N/A
Genre: Romance
Time Started: Unknown.
Time Ended: Unknown.
Page Count: Unknown.
Age Rating: "Older teen." 15+?
Warning: N/A.
Appeal Rating: 8/10.
Book Thirty-Two
Title: Vampire Knight Vol. 5
Author: Matsuri Hino
Summary: N/A
Genre: Romance
Time Started: Unknown.
Time Ended: Unknown.
Page Count: Unknown.
Age Rating: "Older teen." 15+?
Warning: N/A.
Appeal Rating: 8/10.
Author: Matsuri Hino
Summary: N/A
Genre: Romance
Time Started: Unknown.
Time Ended: Unknown.
Page Count: Unknown.
Age Rating: "Older teen." 15+?
Warning: N/A.
Appeal Rating: 8/10.
Book Thirty-One
I am an idiot. First of all, I'm sorry for neglecting you. I have been reading. Secondly, I wrote down the blurbs for Vampire Knight Vol. 4-7 so I could return them to the school library, but I can't find the sheet ANYWHERE. I've literally turned my room inside out, but it's hopeless. I can't remember when I read those specific volumes, or what happened in each individual one, so I'm just going to post my overall opinion of the entire series, but in seperate entries, so ... yeah. iSuck. [nopunintended]
Title: Vampire Knight Vol. 4
Author: Matsuri Hino
Summary: N/A
Genre: Romance
Time Started: Unknown.
Time Ended: Unknown.
Page Count: Unknown.
Age Rating: "Older teen." 15+?
Warning: N/A.
Appeal Rating: 8/10.
Title: Vampire Knight Vol. 4
Author: Matsuri Hino
Summary: N/A
Genre: Romance
Time Started: Unknown.
Time Ended: Unknown.
Page Count: Unknown.
Age Rating: "Older teen." 15+?
Warning: N/A.
Appeal Rating: 8/10.
Sunday, 23 May 2010
Book Thirty.
Title: New Moan
Author: Stephfordy Mayo
Summary: Heffa Lump is just a typical, pale and interesting seventeen-year-old. But then she moves to Spatula and meets Teddy Kelledy, an impossibly gorgeous boy who eats rare meat, is super-strong and never goes out in the sunlight. Could he - just maybe - be a vampire? (Hint: totally.) A tale of first love, painful longing and even more painful pointy teeth, New Moan is a hilarious parody of the phenomenon that is Stephenie Meyer's Twilight saga.
Genre: Romance, Humour, Parody
Time Started: 23rd May, 9:50am (ish)
Time Ended: 23rd May, 2:00pm (ish)
Page Count: 272
Age Rating: 13+
Warning: Mature themes/conversation/topics/etc.
Appeal Rating: 9/10.
I bought this book yesterday, and I can safely say that it was worth the money. I absolutely loved this book. As @loupie said on Twitter, "This book is brilliant. It somehow manages to take everything we all hate about Twilight and make it funny." Side-splittingly so, I'd say. Now, I'm not usually a fan of comedic books/crack!fics/parodies because the writers try too hard to be funny that you end up rolling your eyes instead of laughing. However, as I dislike Twilight so much, I couldn't pass up the oppurtunity and bought it immediately - I do not regret it. The humour in this book is so natural, as if someone who dislikes it was merely talking about Twilight and mimicking the characters.
Speaking of which, the names and places were hilarious, too. Heffa Lump (Bella), Joe Cahontas (Jacob), Justin Case (Michael), Chump Lump (Charlie), Spatula (Forks), Port D'angerous (Port Angeles), Sunnytown (Phoenix) ... you just can't help but laugh.
I love how it connects and changes parts from each of the books, along with including original parts that aren't seen in the books, too. It's a nice combination, proving to the reader that no, the author didn't just copy the scenes and fix them up. S/he worked over this parody, thought about it deeply, considered what parts to include and what not.
I recommend this to everyone over the age of thirteen, whether you're a fan of the books or not. It's really enjoyable (:
Author: Stephfordy Mayo
Summary: Heffa Lump is just a typical, pale and interesting seventeen-year-old. But then she moves to Spatula and meets Teddy Kelledy, an impossibly gorgeous boy who eats rare meat, is super-strong and never goes out in the sunlight. Could he - just maybe - be a vampire? (Hint: totally.) A tale of first love, painful longing and even more painful pointy teeth, New Moan is a hilarious parody of the phenomenon that is Stephenie Meyer's Twilight saga.
Genre: Romance, Humour, Parody
Time Started: 23rd May, 9:50am (ish)
Time Ended: 23rd May, 2:00pm (ish)
Page Count: 272
Age Rating: 13+
Warning: Mature themes/conversation/topics/etc.
Appeal Rating: 9/10.
I bought this book yesterday, and I can safely say that it was worth the money. I absolutely loved this book. As @loupie said on Twitter, "This book is brilliant. It somehow manages to take everything we all hate about Twilight and make it funny." Side-splittingly so, I'd say. Now, I'm not usually a fan of comedic books/crack!fics/parodies because the writers try too hard to be funny that you end up rolling your eyes instead of laughing. However, as I dislike Twilight so much, I couldn't pass up the oppurtunity and bought it immediately - I do not regret it. The humour in this book is so natural, as if someone who dislikes it was merely talking about Twilight and mimicking the characters.
Speaking of which, the names and places were hilarious, too. Heffa Lump (Bella), Joe Cahontas (Jacob), Justin Case (Michael), Chump Lump (Charlie), Spatula (Forks), Port D'angerous (Port Angeles), Sunnytown (Phoenix) ... you just can't help but laugh.
I love how it connects and changes parts from each of the books, along with including original parts that aren't seen in the books, too. It's a nice combination, proving to the reader that no, the author didn't just copy the scenes and fix them up. S/he worked over this parody, thought about it deeply, considered what parts to include and what not.
I recommend this to everyone over the age of thirteen, whether you're a fan of the books or not. It's really enjoyable (:
Book Twenty-Nine.
Title: Vampire Knight Vol. 3
Author: Matsuri Hino
Summary: Kaname, the pureblood vampire, has kept to his room since learning of Yuki and Zero's forbidden act. However, the arrival of Ichijo's grandfather brings the entire Night Class together to greet one of the oldest vampires on the senate. Ichijo's grandfather says he's there merely to visit his grandson, but he's out for Kaname's blood.
Genre: Romance
Time Started: 23rd May, 9:10am
Time Ended: 23rd May,9:45am.
Page Count: Unknown.
Age Rating: "Older teen." 15+?
Warning: N/A.
Appeal Rating: 8/10.
This book, compared to the last two, is absolutely fantastic. The plot is really going somewhere now, we're finding depth to the characters - seeing more than just their level of authority or social status in the school. I like Yuki in certain respects - her past, her selflessness, her authority - but other parts remind me disgustingly of Bella Swan from Twilight, and she's an awful character. Begging to have her blood sucked, easily accepting vampires, etc. ... it's all very stereotypical human-falls-for-vampire setting. And, yes, Zero and Kaname are amazing characters who deserve her love and acceptance, but I just have to roll my eyes at some of Yuki's lines.
Even so, another book thoroughly enjoyed *thumbs up*
Author: Matsuri Hino
Summary: Kaname, the pureblood vampire, has kept to his room since learning of Yuki and Zero's forbidden act. However, the arrival of Ichijo's grandfather brings the entire Night Class together to greet one of the oldest vampires on the senate. Ichijo's grandfather says he's there merely to visit his grandson, but he's out for Kaname's blood.
Genre: Romance
Time Started: 23rd May, 9:10am
Time Ended: 23rd May,9:45am.
Page Count: Unknown.
Age Rating: "Older teen." 15+?
Warning: N/A.
Appeal Rating: 8/10.
This book, compared to the last two, is absolutely fantastic. The plot is really going somewhere now, we're finding depth to the characters - seeing more than just their level of authority or social status in the school. I like Yuki in certain respects - her past, her selflessness, her authority - but other parts remind me disgustingly of Bella Swan from Twilight, and she's an awful character. Begging to have her blood sucked, easily accepting vampires, etc. ... it's all very stereotypical human-falls-for-vampire setting. And, yes, Zero and Kaname are amazing characters who deserve her love and acceptance, but I just have to roll my eyes at some of Yuki's lines.
Even so, another book thoroughly enjoyed *thumbs up*
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