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Saturday, July 14, 2012

REVIEW: The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer

8:00 AM review 2 comments

Title: The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, #6)

Author: Eoin Colfer

Genre: Young Adult

Format: Paperback, 391 pages

Published: Published July 15th 2008 by Hyperion

ISBN: 1423108361 (ISBN13: 9781423108368)

About the Author:

Eoin Colfer (pronounced Owen) was born in Wexford on the South-East coast of Ireland in 1965, where he and his four brothers were brought up by his father and mother, who were both educators.

He received his degree from Dublin University and began teaching primary school in Wexford. He has lived and worked all over the world, including Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Italy. After the publication of the Artemis Fowl novels, Eoin retired from teaching and now writes full time. He lives in Ireland with his wife and two children.

Official Site: http://eoincolfer.com/

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10896.Eoin_Colfer

Synopsis:

After disappearing for three years, Artemis Fowl has returned to a life different from the one he left. Now he's a big brother, and spends his days teaching his twin siblings the important things in life, such as how to properly summon a waiter at a French restaurant.

But when Artemis Fowl's mother contracts a life-threatening illness, his world is turned upside down. The only hope for a cure lies in the brain fluid of the silky sifaka lemur. Unfortunately, the animal is extinct due to a heartless bargain Artemis himself made as a younger boy.

Though the odds are stacked against him, Artemis is not willing to give up. With the help of his fairy friends, the young genius travels back in time to save the lemur and bring it back to the present. But to do so, Artemis will have to defeat a maniacal poacher, who has set his sights on new prey: Holly Short.

The rules of time travel are far from simple, but to save his mother, Artemis will have to break them all.and outsmart his most cunning adversary yet: Artemis Fowl, age ten.

My Thoughts:

This is the 6^th book in the Artemis Fowl Series. The Time Paradox was simply incredible. This book starts off at a heart-thumping pace and never slows down. It literally grabbed my attention from the very first page up to the last. So exciting, it is definitely worth losing sleep over. If you have read the previous Artemis books and thought that they were full of fun and mind wrenching excitement, just wait until you read this one! Get ready for a wild roller coaster ride that is filled with humor, action, excitement, and romance.

My Rating:

4.5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic!

An excellent read.

REVIEW: The Loners by Lex Thomas

6:44 AM review 6 comments

Title: The Loners (Quaranteen, #1)

Author: Lex Thomas

Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopian, Romance

Format: Hardcover, 416 pages

Published: EgmontUSA (July 10th 2012)

ISBN: 160684329X (ISBN13: 9781606843291)

About the Author:

Lex Thomas is the pen name for the writing team of Lex Hrabe and Thomas Voorhies. Lex received a BA in Drama and English from the University of Virginia and has worked as an actor, director and writer. Thomas graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design, and now writes, and exhibits his realist oil paintings in Los Angeles. Lex and Thomas met in a writers' group in Los Angeles. Their friendship developed as they tried to blow each other's minds with clips from bizarre movies. In 2005, they became a screenwriting team, and found that writing with a friend is much more fun than doing it alone. QUARANTINE: THE LONERS is their first novel.

Official Site: http://www.lex-thomas.com/

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1206979.Lex_Thomas

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lexthomasauthor

Synopsis:

It was just another ordinary day at McKinley High—until a massive explosion devastated the school. When loner David Thorpe tried to help his English teacher to safety, the teacher convulsed and died right in front of him. And that was just the beginning.

A year later, McKinley has descended into chaos. All the students are infected with a virus that makes them deadly to adults. The school is under military quarantine. The teachers are gone. Violent gangs have formed based on high school social cliques. Without a gang, you’re as good as dead. And David has no gang. It’s just him and his little brother, Will, against the whole school.

In this frighteningly dark and captivating novel, Lex Thomas locks readers inside a school where kids don’t fight to be popular, they fight to stay alive.

My Thoughts:

This book surprised me, I rarely read Dystopian YA books, but I found this one amazing.

I got hooked the first time I saw the description (and the cover), I instantly fell in love with it. I was captivated by the first part and couldn't stop myself until it was finished.

There were a lot of fun elements in this one. The fast pace keeps it entertaining and the twists holds your attention. It was very intriguing, I just wanted to know what was going on and that kept me reading. Another thing that I enjoyed was reading about strong young adult characters that could take care of themselves.

I just really liked the story, the story literally sucked me in, and although I did put the book down a few times I just kept thinking about it and wanted to know how it would end. Though the ending wasn't as powerful as I would have preferred, I'd recommend it to anyone who loves a good book.

Another YA Novel that has me waiting anxiously for book number two!

My Rating:

4.5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic!

An excellent read.