Come Read with me - November

I read a couple of books - both belonging to my 11-year old cousin!

I was really anticipating for Book 2 of Heroes of Olympus to come out (spin-off from Percy Jackson Series) and the wait was worth it. This time the story revolves around Percy - who is a Greek demi-god who gets switched into the Roman Camp by Juno/Hera. He has to work with the Roman Demi-Gods (kids who has 1 parent whose a Roman God/dess) on a quest to release Death and save all of them from being destroyed. Riordan still writes with the same flair that keeps your glued and wanting to know more. I enjoyed this read - only part is that *spoiler alert!*             it's somewhat a cliffhanger!



The second book - I didn't really fancy - perhaps I'm too old to appreciate it. It was written by a 13-yr old French Novelist. I wonder if the beauty of the story has gotten lost with the translation. It's a story of 3 girls on a quest to save Fairytale. Oddly, Death is on strike here and they meet it too! A nice read if you're in your tweens. 

Comments

Trotter said…
Hi Mariposa! Sorry for the absence, but there was a small accident around here... Not much time for reading last month, but finally managed to finish «The Prague Cemetery"...

Blogtrotter Two is spending a day at sea. Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend!
2/12/11 19:31
Trotter said…
Hi Mariposa! I’m so happy to be here after my accident ;)

«Reading Myself and Others», Philip Roth... That's it now... ;)

Blogtrotter Two is around Scandola. Fabulous! Enjoy and have a great weekend!
11/12/11 02:10
Pietro Brosio said…
Hello Mariposa, thanks for sharing these nice readings! About the second book, maybe, as you rightly say, the beauty of the story has gotten lost with the translation: the poems, for example, loose a lot of their musicality with the translation.
Happy Thursday :-)
14/12/11 23:53
Trotter said…
Hi Mariposa!
Blogtrotter Two is waiting for you! Enjoy and have a great holiday season!
24/12/11 23:45
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