Monthly Archives: June 2010


Outcast (Warriors: Power of Three Series #3) by Erin Hunter

Summary

“There will be three,
Kin of you kin….
Who hold the
Power of the stars
In their paws.”

A secret prophecy shapes the lives of Firestar’s grandchildren, but only one of the three knows about it. Jaypaw is captivated by the power it promises, and he believes the key to that power may lie buried in the distant past — with the ancient cats who once walked these woods and now prowl through his dreams. His search for answers leads him toward the mountains — the home of the Tribe of Rushing Water. Lionpaw and Hollypaw feel drawn to the mountains too, for different reasons.

But the mountains hide secrets as well as answers, and if the three cats find a way to get there, they may discover more than they ever expected.

Review

This was an exceptional book in the Warrior Series term. There was a mini journey, there was a big battle, there were unexpected secrets that were reveled. I learned things about the Tribe that I did not know before. And if you do not know who the tribe is you have to read the series where they have the great journey. I think that this book was pretty good, one of the best.I would not read it again, but there is only one reason why. It is because this series is so big. If it was smaller like the Alex Rider series, I would read it again. Hope you all like the book.


Seeing things differently

Sometimes we can become blind to things around us.  Sometimes we don’t even see them. We use them everyday and lose awareness of them, they fade into the background. We take them for granted.

But once in while the veil is lifted and we look with different eyes, from a different angle, or  actually stop and look. If you are a reader you probably love books. The feel, the cover art, the paper texture, the print.

But a book is a book.

Or so you think.

The artist Su Blackwell does extraordinary things with books. She uses them to make creations. How wonderful is this?

See more about her here http://www.sublackwell.co.uk/

by Guest Blogger M.O.M.


ALEX RIDER Operation Stormbreaker

The Movie

“The PERFECT James Bond experience for Kids and Teens.”
– Shawn Edward, Fox-TV (Kansas City)

Cast

Alex Rider – Alex Pettyfer
Darrius Sayle – Mickey Rourke
Alan Blunt – Bill Nighty
Sabina Pleasure – Sarah Bolger
Nadia Vole – Missi Pyle
Ian Rider – Ewan McGregor

Summary

*From back of DVD case.

Enter the world of Alex Rider, and ordinary teenager trained to be the ultimate spy. When his uncle (Ewan McGregor) mysteriously disappears, Alex is recruited to investigate a billionaire (Mickey Rourke) plotting to control the world’s computers. Within days he’s gone from schoolboy to super spy – but is Alex ready to save the world.

Based on the best-selling novel by Anthony Horowitz Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker is loaded with an all-star cast, cool gadgets, sinister villains and amazing stunts. Get ready for the ultimate adventure.

Review

This movie was extraordinary. It was exciting, it was packed with adventure, there was humor, there was fight scenes. The fight scenes were incredible because you have to contemplate that there is a 14-year-old spying doing it. This movie was extremely good, and I will definitely watch it multiple times over. The acting in tis movie was phenomenal, it was done really well, and if you watch the behind the scenes, it really adds to the movie. They also had really good sets. And to add to the effect, everyone had a British accent except Jack Starbright because she is supposed to be American. Hope that you enjoy the movie.

Oh and this movie is PG.

Rating from CommonSenseMedia.org
Violence: Guns, shooting, fighting, and explosions throughout. A man with two guns (pointed into the camera) assassinates a character, although we don’t see the impact. A character is killed for making a simple mistake. Many scenes of peril, including car and motorcycle chases, skydiving, and careening off buildings, although no blood is shown.

Sex and Language: Some flirting between teens, and some uses of the word “heck”


Summer, Summer, Time Is Here!!!!!

Summer time is once again upon us. And do you know what summer mean for me. Well of course you don’t so that is why I am going to tell you. Summer time mean swimming, summer homework, being with friends (if they are around), going on holiday, and best of all reading as many books as I want. Oh and watching lots of movies too. But it also mean more blogging time and more posts for my fellow readers.

One thing that I thought of doing was to do a lot of books to movies this summer. As my readers will have a lot of time off, you can read the book and then enjoy the movie afterward. And my suggestion is that you always read the books first because the movies are sometimes different and/or edited. I personally find that watching the movie before I read the book is not that good because you expect one thing from the book but you get something different. That is just my advice.

Some of the books to movies that you can watch out for are….

The Chronicles of Narnia
The Golden Compass
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
Alex Rider
and many others.

Hope that you will enjoy the books and movies that I am going to review.