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The Infernal Devices Series – Book One – Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

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Summary

Tessa Grey is sixteen years of age and she thinks that her life is normal. What she does not know until she meets the Dark Sisters is that she has a power. She can change shape. The Magister wants to claim Tessa for his own so he can share her powers. But the Dark Sisters are cruel and the Magister is unknown. When she becomes friendless and hunted, Tessa joins the Shadowhunter of the London Institute. They swear they will find her missing brother but only if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself falling in love with James, who is fragile and beautiful but holds a deadly secret, and Will, whose moods do not let you know whether you are friends or not with him. As the Shadowhunters searching draws them nearer to a plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa figures out she must choose between saving her brother and saving her new world and friends. Love just might be the most dangerous magic of all.

Review

This book is written by Cassandra Clare and she also wrote the Mortal Instrument Series. That series is very popular and so a lot of people will have read it. I want to clarify one thing about this book. It is a prequel to the Mortal Instruments series. Cassandra Clare is writing a prequel to the Mortal Instrument Series. If you have already read that series than you might recognize locations and people because they were around a few hundred years before the Mortal Instrument Series.

So now on to my opinion of this book. I personally thought that this book was pretty good. It captured the reader because of the story line, it made you want to keep reading, and it had a little romance. This was a definite page turner. I like the characters and how they were described. The thing that really drew me into the book and made me choose it though was the cover.  It shows a young man (17 or 18 like described in the book) who is in old-fashioned clothes. He is turned so you can just see a part of his face. This made me wonder who he was and I just had to find out. Also I liked the title. Clockwork Angel. It makes you (the reader) and me curious. Well that is my opinion anyway. This book is a Hot Off the Press book and it was still really good. Hope that you will try and read it because I am pretty sure that you will enjoy it. I am not the person who likes books with Demons and Vampire and stuff but this one was pretty good. I hope that you will try this book.

What does INFERNAL mean?

When my mother saw the title Infernal Devices she kind of groaned. So I got curious to what Infernal meant. So here is a definition for you.

Infernal – adj – of, relating to, or characteristic of hell or the underworld

Just a little bit of vocabulary for you to learn.

Warriors: Power of Three #4: Eclipse by Erin Hunter

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Summary
 Life in the clans is normal. For now. When a stranger named Sol arrives to the ThunderClan territory they are nervous. He says he has some important news to share that is important for the clan. Leafpool and Jaypaw accept to listen to it because they are medicine cats. When they hear what he says they don’t know what to do. But then Sol travels to ShadowClan. That could be his worst mistake or the worst mistake that ThunderClan let them go. ShadowClan might never be a clan or the same ever again.

Review
This was definitely not one of the strongest books that was written. If I had to be honest then I would actually say that I did not enjoy the book. It did not really go anywhere. I cried a couple of time because there were some sad parts but overall this book was actually not what I expected from Erin Hunter. All of the other books that I have read are ok, but this one was boring. It was the introduction of Sol and I believe that he plays and important part in the some of the other books but this book could have been made to be a little more interesting in my opinion. So, you still need to read it to understand the story or the series, but I personally thought this book was a little bit boring.

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Dark River (Warriors: Power of Three Series #2) by Erin Hunter

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Summary

* From HarperCollins.com

The three children of Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw, grandchildren of the great leader Firestar, have thrived in their apprenticeships: Lionpaw’s strength and energy serve him well as a warrior in training, Hollypaw hones her understanding of the warrior code, and Jaypaw explores his mysterious powers and connection to StarClan as the medicine cat apprentice.

With more experience comes both power and danger: Lionpaw makes a friendship—and a discovery—that must be kept hidden; Jaypaw learns a secret that could benefit ThunderClan by damaging others; and Hollypaw knows something that could avert a battle, if she could convince the rest of her Clan.

The three are torn apart as each discovers darkness: in themselves, in the Clans, and in the past. And, as conflict begins over what it means to be a warrior, rising tensions threaten to overflow, washing away the peace that has existed for many moons.

Review

This was an interesting book. It had a lot of suspense and it seemed like this book was based around Jaypaw and Lionpaw. There is just one more thing I will tell you about the book.

There is a possible deadly friendship that could ruin 1 or 2 clans.

But I cannot tell you anymore because otherwise I would give the whole book away.

The Sight (Warriors: Power of Three Series #1) by Erin Hunter

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Summary

*Review from HarperCollins.com

“There will be three, kin of your kin . . .

The wild cats have flourished in their new home on the banks of the lake for several seasons, and the Clans are growing strong and healthy with new kits. The time has come for three kits of ThunderClan to become apprentices.

Hollypaw, Jaypaw, and Lionpaw spring from a strong legacy: children of Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw, two of the noblest ThunderClan warriors, and grandchildren of the great leader Firestar himself. All three young cats possess unusual power and talent and seem certain to provide strength to the Clan for the next generation.

But there are dark secrets around the three, and a mysterious prophecy hints at trouble to come. An undercurrent of rage is rising against those who are not Clanborn, and the warrior code is in danger of being washed away by a river of blood. All the young cats’ strength will be needed if the Clans are to survive.

. . . who hold the power of the stars in their paws. ”

Review

This book starts a whole new chapter in the Warrior Saga. This starts something new with new main characters, different perspectives and all that. In the first series where it was the very first book it was from the perspective of FireStar, although in the first few books is was FireHeart or Rusty. In the first book of the second series, The New Prophecy, it was from the point of view of BrambleClaw. But now in the third series, The Power of Three, it is from the point of view of HollyPaw, JayPaw, LionPaw. And with the new prophecy to FireStar, “There will be three, kin of your kin who hold the power of the stars in their paws.” who knows what is going to happen next.

This has to be one of the best books for one particular reason. The mingling of the clans. In this books there is a time when the clans hate each other, then they make up and it almost seems as if the 4 clans might merge into 1 clan. This is probably one of the most suspenseful books because of this. I really hope that you enjoy it as much as I did.