Heros of Olympus

I am reading House of Hades and I think it's really good so far and I can't wait to keep reading. So far I really like all the suspense the book has and I would give it a 5 out of 5. I wish I had more time to read because it feels like I never have time to read anymore. I like how in this book it has chapters from the perspectives of all 7 demigods on the quest to stop Gaea. I also like how Rick Riordan incorporated both Greeks and Romans in his books and how he had them cooperate in order to defeat the evil earth goddess. I also like how he got the two camps to meet by taking Percy and switching him out for Jason. I just love how Rick Riordan made everything work out so well.

Theme and Sumary: The Book of Broken Hearts

The thematic statement for this book would be, Don't spend your life regretting about the past, when you should be spending it by living the present. A quote to support this thematic statement would be, "There was no going back to the way things were, because all you ever got was the way things are. One moment. Then another. What you did with that moment was up to you. No regrets" (Ockler 328). Like I mentioned in my last post this book is about a girl named Jude Hernandez and her dad has Early Onset Alzheimer's and Jude believes the only way to save her dad is by restoring his motorcycle because her dad remembers everything about the days when he'd ride his motorcycle. The mechanic they hired happens to be Emilio Vargas which like I've already said his brothers have a bad past with Jude's older sisters. But Jude starts to fall for Emilio and finds out that he's nothing like his older brothers. He is the one that helps Jude realize that there are no regrets and not to spend her whole life worrying about her dad because she couldn't have prevented him from getting Early Onset Alzheimer's.

The Book of Broken Hearts

Right now I am reading The Book of Broken Hearts and so far I'm really enjoying it. So far it's about a girl named Jude Hernandez and she is trying to help her father restore his old motorcycle. She believes that this is the last possibility in helping her dad with Early Onset Alzheimer's. This is because her dad can remember everything about the days he rode his motorcycle. The only problem is the mechanic they've hired is a Vargas. The history between the Vargas brothers and the Hernandez sisters aren't so good. Jude's older sisters have had their hearts broken by a Vargas brother. Jude starts to fall for Emilio Vargas and she doesn't know what to do.

Links and Displays: The Book of Broken Hearts, House of Hades

 

The Book of Broken Hearts                             House of Hades
http://sarahockler.com/            http://www.rickriordan.com/home.aspx

Link to summary of  The Book of Broken Hearts           
 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15805597-the-book-of-broken-hearts?from_search=true                                       

Book Recommendation: Flipped

Another book I have started reading is Flipped so far I am enjoying this book and I can't wait to read more. I would give this book so far a five out of five. I like how the author tells this story from the perspective of both the girl and the boy this shows what it is like from the other point of view. I would suggest this book to both girls and boys. This is book is realistic fiction. Flipped is a book that tells a story between a girl and a boy who are neighbors.  When Juliana Baker (Juli for short) first meets Bryce Loski she flips. When Bryce first meets Juli he runs. In the beginning of the book Bryce doesn't like Juli one bit but in the middle of the book Bryce starts to see a different side of Juli he's never seen before. Juli likes Bryce in the beginning when they are seven and toward the middle of the book she starts to see a different side of Bryce she doesn't like. I hope to find out what will happen between Juli and Bryce.

                                                 
                                     

Tone and Mood: The Daughters Join the Party

The tone in The Daughters Join the Party is determination because the main character, Emma Conway is determined to help her friend in need. The mood of this book is caring because Emma really cares about her friends and she will do anything to help them when they are in need of her help. When Todd Piedmont's dad is brought on trial and his story is posted in the newspaper Emma is determined to help him. She helps him by buying every single copy of the newspaper at the newspaper stand right in front of their school so no one sees the story on Todd's dad. She shows determination here, "I'd like all the New York Posts, please." The newsstand man looked up from the lotto ticket he was scratching. "All of them?" "Emma what are you doing?" Lizzie asked. Emma reached around into her backpack and pulled out her wallet. "Sir? Did you hear me? I'd like every New York Post you still have. How much do you think that will be?" The man still looked confused. "They're not all for sale." "Will this do the trick?" Emma asked, laying down a couple of twenties. The man shrugged and took the money. " Go for it" ( Philbin 94). Emma is really determined to help Todd so she convinces the newsstand man to sell her all the copies of the New York Post in order to get rid of them all so the other students at their school won't see the paper. The way she uses a determined and convincing voice got the newsstand man to change his mind.

The Daughters Take the Stage/ The Daughters Join the Party

The Daughters Takes the Stage is the book I just finished I really enjoyed it because it shows that you can't be afraid to stand up for yourself even if it's against your parents. The main character, Hudson learns to stand up to her mom when her mom goes too far. I would give this book a rating of 5 out of 5 I really enjoyed it. This series is one of those series that keep you wanting to read the next book. I just started the last book of the series. It's called The Daughters Join the Party and so far all I know is that this book is about a girl named Emma Conway whose dad is a senator who is now running for President and she doesn't seem really happy about it. Emma gets expelled from her boarding school and now from what I know I think she might be going to start school at Chadwick where Lizzie Summers, Carina Jurgensen, and Hudson Jones go. I think she is going to become friends with them because they all know what it feels like to have famous parents.

Character: The Daughters Take the Stage

I just finished the third book in The Daughters series it's called The Daughters Take the Stage. The main character's name is Hudson and she likes to sing slow jazz like songs and write her own songs. Hudson's mom just so happens to be Holla Jones a major pop star and she wants Hudson to become a pop star too. When Hudson decides to write her first album her friends Carina Jurgensen and Lizzie Summers both love it but her mom thinks it won't sell. Hudson at first sucks up to her mom and lets her mom turn her first album into something that she doesn't like. At the Snowflake Ball Hudson gets stage fright because her mom keeps pushing her to go bigger and better this causes Hudson to get scared and run off the stage and make a fool of herself. Hillary Crumple, a girl that goes to Hudson's school that is a fan of Hudson's mom asks Hudson to go shopping with her and Hudson agrees but when shopping Hillary asks Hudson what happened at the Snowflake Ball and Hudson tells her the truth then Hillary decides to become Hudson's life coach to teach her that she doesn't have to do what her mom always tells her to do. Throughout the course of the book Hudson starts to learn that she doesn't need to listen to her mom all the time. Hudson decides to drop her album that her mom changed completely and later decides to join the band of Hillary's cousin Ben. Later in the book her mom finds out that she dropped her album for a band and she is furious and makes Hudson quit the band. Devastated Hudson decides to start listening to her mom again until the idea of starting up her original album comes up and she decides to finish her first album. In the end Holla realizes that she needs to give Hudson more say in her life. Hudson tends to get along with everyone. She is polite to everyone even to the people she dislike. Hudson tells Ava, girl that she has never liked, " Don't you have more important, interesting things to think about than my life?" This shows that she'll even be polite to her enemy. Hudson is a round and dynamic character because she changes throughout the story from a shy person that let everyone tell her what to do to a person that wouldn't let people boss her around or tell her how she should do things.