K's Book Review

Good morning everyone! This week I decided to go back to read a Young Adult book. Not long ago my blog was specifically about reading teen books but I changed that as over time I found it was important to read outside of just teen books. A true reader reads a variety of genres.  I had seen this book in the book store and, being a fan of Alice in Wonderland, I thought I would give it a shot. While there are a few references to the original story this book doesn't relate much to Alice in Wonderland at all. Alice loves her sister more than anything. On her 16th birthday she decides that for her gift (since her parents forgot her birthday) she wants to go to her sisters dance performance. The only problem with this is that their dad is crazy. Ever since they can remember their father has been a crazy drunk who refuses to allow anyone to leave the house after dark. He sees monsters that no one else sees and stands guard every night with a gun despite the fact that no one besides ...

SPOILER ALERT! Dracula When we start out we see through a diary style of writing a man named Jonathan Harker who has gone to a man called Count Dracula’s house to speak with him of his move to London. While there he notices that the Count that eat or keep any mirrors in his large home. Certain rooms are locked to him making him very curious. As time goes on he starts to realize that he isn’t being allowed to leave. He tries to send word to his fiancé Mina that he needs help but the Count intercepts him. He meets three woman who live in the home who are try to kill him one night and begins to grow weak as the Count continues feeding on him at night. He makes plans to try to escape. Back in London Mina is writing in her diary how worried she is about John. Her friend Lucy has gotten engaged and is soon to be married. The two get along very well it seems. Soon a ship called the Demeter arrives with a crew completely dead on the ship. The only thing on the ship is a large wolf...

Good morning, afternoon, and evening everyone! It is that time of year again and whether you go to school or not you know that September is a time to celebrate. Of course, most kids don't see going back to school as anything to celebrate but we will do it anyway. School time is a great time to catch up with friends, improve your knowledge, better your future, and read a lot of great books.  For University students like me who have to go buy their textbooks it might seem a little poopy that you have to spend all of your book money on large textbooks that you will only really use for a year. But with a good budget and proper planning you can still manage to fit a few good books into your plan. When back at school try to take any time you can get to yourself to read. Recess if you are in younger grades, lunch break if you are in upper grade, and those small breaks in between lectures if in post-secondary. If you are working fill in your break time with a bit of exercise for the mi...

Hey everyone. This review is super late as I have been so busy with moving and family problems that I haven't had a chance to read the book. Now that things are starting to settle down I have had a chance to read it and now I can finally tell you what I think. The author was kind enough to send me a copy, and though I have had to put it off for the last month, I really am thankful that I was able to read this book. Jane works as a scientist in a research facility where she is trying to create a serum to cure autism. She works with rats to test the cure and one rat, named Einstein, has shown remarkable capabilities. Over time he has been able to navigate mazes and even learned how to count. With the testing going so well she moves up to testing on larger animals starting with a dog named Bear. But what no one realizes is that she is so focused on this cure because her own son Robbie was born with autism. She is hoping that the cure she makes will one day be able to help her s...

SPOILER ALERT! Phantom of the Opera An older man tells the story of the Phantom of the Opera as he grows into very old age. He tells how he witnessed Christine, a beautiful chorus girl, rise to a sort of fame when the lead of the show quits in a diva rage. The new investor in the theater where she performs is Christine’s childhood friend’s older brother. The friend’s name is Raoul and he tries to grow closer to Christine, but she just pushes him away. There are rumors of a phantom who lives within the opera house and who stays in one of the boxes. He has a kind voice but no one has ever seen his face. As Raoul tries to grow closer to Christine he finds that a mysterious man is stalking her. She accepts this man as he promises her many things. He allows her to hear her dead fathers violin played again. But many times when they think Christine is alone they can hear her speaking with someone secretly. Eventually Christine disappears altogether after being pursued by Raoul one n...

Hey everyone, I am back online finally. Internet came and was set up yesterday but I wasn't able to get a review up on Monday because of it. To not throw off the natural schedule of the blog I wont be posting another review until Monday again so today is just another update to let you know I am back. It seems like the posts that I scheduled to go up last week worked just fine as far as I know so I will be able to use that in the future. With all of our gear moved in now I will have some time before school starts in a week to read and do other things for the blog. I am still looking into the laws behind giveaways and mulling over the pros and cons of doing so.  So this is just a really quick update to let you all know that I am back now and that things should be back on track for the next while. Have a great week and happy reading! - K

SPOILER ALERT! The Mist We start out our story with the protagonist David and his wife at their lakeside home with their son. They see a storm cloud coming over the lake and David thinks it is going to be bad. Bringing his young son inside they decide to wait out the storm together in the living room where David has a good view of the lake. He sees funnels appear over the lake and tries to keep his family calm until the morning when they can check out the damage. When they come outside in the morning they find that trees all over the place have fallen down and crushed their house, boathouse, and downed power lines all over the property. With the power going to be out for a while David decides to go into town to the supermarket to get some food for the rest of the day. On his way out his rich neighbor asks for a ride into town and his son says he wants to come along as well. Seeing no other choice David takes them with him but notices a strange fog coming in slowly across the la...