I'm really sorry I know I promised you that I will be transalating my posts in japanese starting this month not only that I only managed to write two posts this month.I will try to transalate them as soon as possible and you can expect three posts next month maybe even four if I have some free time.I read Ottoline Goes to School last week,you might remember that I read the first book for my children book month on May.The book was published in 2008.It is written by Chris Riddell,you might recognize him as the illustrator of the Edge Chronicles.
High and Low
.The Illustration looks much more natural.
.The story is much more stronger than the first book
.Too short
Quick Summary
Ottoline meets a girl named Cecily.Cecily lives in a great house and she also seems to have a great lineage of families.She goes to the Alice .B Smith for the Differently Gifted.Ottoline decides to enroll to the school there she meets more new friends and this put Mr Munroe in a quite unpleasant situation.It seems that the school is hunted and it wants to chase the students away but Ottoline is determine to find the ghost and her hidden gift as well...........................This book is pretty short.If I said more I would be revealing too much.
The Conclusion
I'm glad to say that Ottoline Goes to School was much better than Ottoline and The Yellow Cat.It seems that the author is getting used to his characters,making them much more likable(both in personality and illustration) I also felt that the story was stronger than the first book,sure it is still probably too simple for older readers but I don't think they will complain much considering the beautiful illustration and the wacky characters.However I still hope that the book could be longer.I know this is a children book but considering the huge amount of illustration I just wished there were more text to follow with.Nonetheless I would be glad to reccomend this book to any parents around who are looking a great book for their kids.
Rating;8 out of 10
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Beyonders:Seeds of Rebellion
Happy New Year readers.(I know that it has been more than a week but I still feel that i should say it)As I promised you last week I will try to buy my own books for this month.All of my brother and sister banned me from reading any of their book for a month so I have no choice but to buy my own book for this month.
Anyway I do hope you remember that I will be starting to transalate my post into japanese,just saying my japanese really need some brushing so I probably need a couple of month to get my japanese good enough to write a nicely written post but for now you need to bear with my baly written japanese.This book is written by Brandon Mull and it was published in 2012.This is the second book of the Beyonders series.
The High and Low
.The story is more adventurous compared to the first book.
.The characters were more likable than I remembered
.I felt that the author completely ignored Jason
Quick Summary
Jason is now back on the real world,he felt guilty about leaving Rachel alone in that world and he also he need to tell her that the secret word was fake before she confronts Maldor.One day he decided to visit the zoo,once again he heard the music coming from the hippo's mouth and without thinking he went inside hoping it would get him back to that world.Rachel is now on the run,one day she met a woman who can help her training with Edomic(Rachel has a natutal talent for speaking Edomic).She decided to stay with her for a while because she wants to be stronger.After hearing the news that Jason had returned,Rachel thank the woman and took off to find him.After meeting up they decided to meet all the words holder to tell them they don't have to guard it anymore because the word is actually meant for another person but unfortunately they find out that the words holder are getting killed........................................................That's all I will say.
The Conclusion
Like I said the last time Beyonders is a great book.It shows a dark fantasy world but yet I still can feel that it was written for young teen so by doing that it appeals to a lot of readers.This time I felt the book had a far a greater adventure than the last book.This is probably because the events felt more important.Anyway some characters were more likable than I remembered,I know I said the characters were likable when I reviewed the first book but there were still some annoying but likable characters.The only major thing I had to complain was about Jason.Truthfully I felt the author completely Ignored Jason after Jason and Rachel met.
Not to mention that the author made Jason felt useless.Rachel was learning Edomic.She could defeat monsters with that knowledge and that made her a valuble asset but Jason tried to learn the art of sword fighting but that takes years to master and I doubt with the skill he has know will be able to fight three soldiers let alone a monster.Regardless Beyonders is still full of strong characters and a great story that probably will keep you entertain to getthe third book.
Rating:8 out of 10
あけましておめでとうございます、もう一週間以上がたった.しかし私が言うべきであると感じました。約束通りこんげつのあいだ自身の本を読んでみます。実は兄弟の本を借りられませんでした。それで自身の本を買わせます、ところでこんげつのはじめに日本語を使うつもりです。
私の日本語は大変下手のであなたは少し待たけれべなりない、日本語を使かうようになります。
今、あなたは私のひどい日本語を読まさせられます。この本はブランドンマルによって書かれました、2010年に発表されました。
ハイとロー
。この話は処女作比べてもっとぼうけんに感じました。
。キャラクターはわたしの記憶よりもっと好ましい。
。
Anyway I do hope you remember that I will be starting to transalate my post into japanese,just saying my japanese really need some brushing so I probably need a couple of month to get my japanese good enough to write a nicely written post but for now you need to bear with my baly written japanese.This book is written by Brandon Mull and it was published in 2012.This is the second book of the Beyonders series.
The High and Low
.The story is more adventurous compared to the first book.
.The characters were more likable than I remembered
.I felt that the author completely ignored Jason
Quick Summary
Jason is now back on the real world,he felt guilty about leaving Rachel alone in that world and he also he need to tell her that the secret word was fake before she confronts Maldor.One day he decided to visit the zoo,once again he heard the music coming from the hippo's mouth and without thinking he went inside hoping it would get him back to that world.Rachel is now on the run,one day she met a woman who can help her training with Edomic(Rachel has a natutal talent for speaking Edomic).She decided to stay with her for a while because she wants to be stronger.After hearing the news that Jason had returned,Rachel thank the woman and took off to find him.After meeting up they decided to meet all the words holder to tell them they don't have to guard it anymore because the word is actually meant for another person but unfortunately they find out that the words holder are getting killed........................................................That's all I will say.
The Conclusion
Like I said the last time Beyonders is a great book.It shows a dark fantasy world but yet I still can feel that it was written for young teen so by doing that it appeals to a lot of readers.This time I felt the book had a far a greater adventure than the last book.This is probably because the events felt more important.Anyway some characters were more likable than I remembered,I know I said the characters were likable when I reviewed the first book but there were still some annoying but likable characters.The only major thing I had to complain was about Jason.Truthfully I felt the author completely Ignored Jason after Jason and Rachel met.
Not to mention that the author made Jason felt useless.Rachel was learning Edomic.She could defeat monsters with that knowledge and that made her a valuble asset but Jason tried to learn the art of sword fighting but that takes years to master and I doubt with the skill he has know will be able to fight three soldiers let alone a monster.Regardless Beyonders is still full of strong characters and a great story that probably will keep you entertain to getthe third book.
Rating:8 out of 10
あけましておめでとうございます、もう一週間以上がたった.しかし私が言うべきであると感じました。約束通りこんげつのあいだ自身の本を読んでみます。実は兄弟の本を借りられませんでした。それで自身の本を買わせます、ところでこんげつのはじめに日本語を使うつもりです。
私の日本語は大変下手のであなたは少し待たけれべなりない、日本語を使かうようになります。
今、あなたは私のひどい日本語を読まさせられます。この本はブランドンマルによって書かれました、2010年に発表されました。
ハイとロー
。この話は処女作比べてもっとぼうけんに感じました。
。キャラクターはわたしの記憶よりもっと好ましい。
。
Monday, December 31, 2012
The Pinhoe Egg
I'm sorry but once again I decided to read a book I already owned byt don't worry I haven't posted my review for it yet.The Pinhoe Egg is a book written 2006.It was written by the late Diana Wynne Jones and it is a book from the Chrestomanci series and a continuation from Charmed Life.It is the last book she wrote for the Chrestomanci series.
The High and Low
.The story is as interesting as ever.
.The characters were charming.
.Really loved the cover.
.Some characters were underused.
Quick Summary
Cat was just sitting there when he heard Janet and Julia talking about horses.Julia asked Janet to ask her father for horses because she felt that Chrestomanci will be more lenient on her because what happended to her.Chrestomanci agreed to buy a horse for them eventhough he's not fond of the idea.After a series of situation Cat ended up owning the horse.chrestomanci asked him to care for the horse properly meaning no magic.Marianne(The second protagonist of the story)needs to take care of Gammer's Cat(Gammer is the title given to the woman's chief)because Gammer is not in a stable condition and the other villagers want her to move with one of them so it would be more easier to look after her.Because of this Gammer's house is now unoccupied and they decided to sell to someone(to a Pinhoe to be exact)you see all of the villagers use magic as they please so they try to hide their action from Chrestomanci fearing he would stop them from using their magic................................................................That's all I'm going to write
The Conclusion
I already said this and I'm going to say it again,Diana Wynne Jones is one of the best fantasy ever lived.This may not be her strongest book but she rarely dissapoints me.Diana Wynne Jones had a knack of making charming characters.Most of them are full of life relatable and almost never annoying.Charmed Life was written in 1977 and this book was published almost 30 years later but Jones still managed to capture the essence the first book had.The book also had a great cover,always a good thing in my opinion.My biggest complain was how Jones didn't use musch of her suppoting characters I would love to read more about Millie,Joe and especially Janet she was basically non existance in this book.I would had really loved to see her interact with cat more like she did on the first book.This book was the last of the Chrestomanci series and it is the seconnd book to future Cat and I really glad that Jones managed to make this book great.
Rating:9 out of 10
The Conclusion
The High and Low
.The story is as interesting as ever.
.The characters were charming.
.Really loved the cover.
.Some characters were underused.
Quick Summary
Cat was just sitting there when he heard Janet and Julia talking about horses.Julia asked Janet to ask her father for horses because she felt that Chrestomanci will be more lenient on her because what happended to her.Chrestomanci agreed to buy a horse for them eventhough he's not fond of the idea.After a series of situation Cat ended up owning the horse.chrestomanci asked him to care for the horse properly meaning no magic.Marianne(The second protagonist of the story)needs to take care of Gammer's Cat(Gammer is the title given to the woman's chief)because Gammer is not in a stable condition and the other villagers want her to move with one of them so it would be more easier to look after her.Because of this Gammer's house is now unoccupied and they decided to sell to someone(to a Pinhoe to be exact)you see all of the villagers use magic as they please so they try to hide their action from Chrestomanci fearing he would stop them from using their magic................................................................That's all I'm going to write
The Conclusion
I already said this and I'm going to say it again,Diana Wynne Jones is one of the best fantasy ever lived.This may not be her strongest book but she rarely dissapoints me.Diana Wynne Jones had a knack of making charming characters.Most of them are full of life relatable and almost never annoying.Charmed Life was written in 1977 and this book was published almost 30 years later but Jones still managed to capture the essence the first book had.The book also had a great cover,always a good thing in my opinion.My biggest complain was how Jones didn't use musch of her suppoting characters I would love to read more about Millie,Joe and especially Janet she was basically non existance in this book.I would had really loved to see her interact with cat more like she did on the first book.This book was the last of the Chrestomanci series and it is the seconnd book to future Cat and I really glad that Jones managed to make this book great.
Rating:9 out of 10
The Conclusion
Thursday, December 20, 2012
A Series Of Unfortunate Events:The Reptile Room
Yes I'm being a cheapskate once again and decided to rummage my little brother's closet.Since he dooesn't mind me reading any of his book I decided to read A Series Of Unfortunate Events:The Reptile Rool.It is the second book of the thirteenth part series.It is written by Lemony Snicket in the year 1999.He once again asked us to read a book which will be more cheerful.
The High and Low
.The story and characters are charming
.Nice Illustration
.I felt that this book was somewhat inferior to the first book.
.I also felt that the book was too similiar to the first one
Quick Summary
The three children now live with a relative of their called Uncle Monty he is a kind man and he is excited that the children is staying with him.The Baudelaires are excited because they're going to an expidition next week they thought that it was the end of their very bad luck but they were wrong.Uncle Monty hired a new assistant after his previous one left and this assistant was none other than Count Olaf who is wearing a disguise.He threathens them not to tell Uncle Monty about his identity.The Baudelaires felt curious on why was he even here.He doesn't even have a right to any of them anymore he couldn't take their fortune even if he wanted to but the children still felt suspicious and decided to report to uncle Monty when Count Olaf was busy.Unfortunately Uncle Monty doesn't believe them and thought that his assistant was a spy who wanted to steal a snake that he just discovered a while a go to...........................................That's all I can say.
The Conclusion
I felt somewhat dissapointed after reading this book.Truthfully I was looking forward on reading this book as I felt the first book was relatively depressing yet it managed to show it's charming side as well.As I read on this I still managed to find those essence in this book but it felt inferior to the first book.The Baudelaires is as charming as ever but I felt other character lacked something I really liked Count Olaf in the first book but I couldn't like him as much in this book.I also felt that the story was a tad too similiar to the first one.actually there is nothing wrong with a book being similiar to its predecessor but this time the other characters was lacking the story was less adventurous.I'm a bit worry about what is going to happen in the other books,will it be similiar to the first two books if yes I'm not sure whether I'm going to continue reading this series.I will probably give the third book a chance in the not so near future.While this book failed to captivate me, fans or a slightly more younger reader than me probably wouldn't mind reading this book and would think that I'm crazy for hating this book.
Rating:5 out of 10
The High and Low
.The story and characters are charming
.Nice Illustration
.I felt that this book was somewhat inferior to the first book.
.I also felt that the book was too similiar to the first one
Quick Summary
The three children now live with a relative of their called Uncle Monty he is a kind man and he is excited that the children is staying with him.The Baudelaires are excited because they're going to an expidition next week they thought that it was the end of their very bad luck but they were wrong.Uncle Monty hired a new assistant after his previous one left and this assistant was none other than Count Olaf who is wearing a disguise.He threathens them not to tell Uncle Monty about his identity.The Baudelaires felt curious on why was he even here.He doesn't even have a right to any of them anymore he couldn't take their fortune even if he wanted to but the children still felt suspicious and decided to report to uncle Monty when Count Olaf was busy.Unfortunately Uncle Monty doesn't believe them and thought that his assistant was a spy who wanted to steal a snake that he just discovered a while a go to...........................................That's all I can say.
The Conclusion
I felt somewhat dissapointed after reading this book.Truthfully I was looking forward on reading this book as I felt the first book was relatively depressing yet it managed to show it's charming side as well.As I read on this I still managed to find those essence in this book but it felt inferior to the first book.The Baudelaires is as charming as ever but I felt other character lacked something I really liked Count Olaf in the first book but I couldn't like him as much in this book.I also felt that the story was a tad too similiar to the first one.actually there is nothing wrong with a book being similiar to its predecessor but this time the other characters was lacking the story was less adventurous.I'm a bit worry about what is going to happen in the other books,will it be similiar to the first two books if yes I'm not sure whether I'm going to continue reading this series.I will probably give the third book a chance in the not so near future.While this book failed to captivate me, fans or a slightly more younger reader than me probably wouldn't mind reading this book and would think that I'm crazy for hating this book.
Rating:5 out of 10
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The Assassin's Curse/暗殺者の呪い
Now you are probably suprised on why is there some Japanese Letters on the title.You see I've been learning Japanese for a while now and an "acquaintance" of my friend keeps stressing me on how I should practice my Japanese more often by chatting to someone in the internet so I decided from now on I'm just going to write my review in both english and japanese.However because my Japanese isn't that good I will probably try to simplify it as much as possible for now and just saying I can't actually read or write Kanji that well I probably can recognize the most basic Kanji so I'm probably going to use a Kanji Transalator in my post.I'm just telling you this because sometimes the transalator isn't that good and makes mistake so I'm just telling you that you may find some errors on my post.Now I'm already getting a headache on thinking on how willl I transalate my post from now own I will start writing the Japanese version of my post on January.I read a book called The Assassin's Curse last week.It was written by Cassandra Rose Clark.It was published in 2012 and it is the first boom of the series.
The High and Low
.The book had a gorgeus cover
.The characters were great
.The story was told brilliantly and it felt refrshing
.The book was too short
Quick Summary
Ananna of The Tanarau is forced to flee after her parents decided that she will marry Tarrin to ally with another pirate clan.While he is a very handsome man she just can't marry someone like that and decided to flee when he wasn't looking but by doing this she has angered Tarrin's Parents and the decided to send an assssin's after her.Knowing her life is in grave danger she asked for a strange woman's help who gave her a spell to send the assassin to another place where he will never disturb her again.Somehow the spell didn't work and she is forced to defend her life using a knife.When the were fighting she saw a snake coming closer to the assassin without any further thought she killed the snake and because of that she activated a curse that binded them together now he has to protect her from danger while looking for a cure for this curse.........................That 's all I should say because this book is rather short and I don't want to spoil anything
The Conclusion
Actually I bought this book because it had a promotion and not to mention it's gorgeus cover.While a lot of people would argue about that I simply can't resist a good looking cover like this.Ananna and Naji are both great characters they managed to show me that not all Young Adult characters are the same yes while i did praise characters from books like Unspoken,I still felt like the characters lack something.The biggest suprise for me was the story.The author really suprised me sometimes I felt like I was reading a Diana Wynne Jones novel because of it's wit and the characters charm.As you open the book Ananna mentions something that a lot of young adult heroine should have known and the line was "I ain't never been one to trust beautiful people"imagine if all of those heroine followed this line wouldn't it make their life a whole lot easier.Ananna and Naji does have something going on between them but it light and their relationship doesn't actually go anywhere by the end of this book and thank goodness for that.I always felt that the characters from a lot of books were rushed and I don't mind for the characters to take their time at least for the first two books.I forgot to mention that I felt the book was too short because on back cover it had a sypnosis and while it did deliver on what it had said it only gave us a preview on what to come,I don't actually mind the length though because sometimes a good book can really turn sour if it goes on too long.(You will probably understand what I'm saying if you read the book)The Assassin's Curse is probably the best book I read this year and it probably is one of the best young adult book written this year.
Rating:10 out of 10
The High and Low
.The book had a gorgeus cover
.The characters were great
.The story was told brilliantly and it felt refrshing
.The book was too short
Quick Summary
Ananna of The Tanarau is forced to flee after her parents decided that she will marry Tarrin to ally with another pirate clan.While he is a very handsome man she just can't marry someone like that and decided to flee when he wasn't looking but by doing this she has angered Tarrin's Parents and the decided to send an assssin's after her.Knowing her life is in grave danger she asked for a strange woman's help who gave her a spell to send the assassin to another place where he will never disturb her again.Somehow the spell didn't work and she is forced to defend her life using a knife.When the were fighting she saw a snake coming closer to the assassin without any further thought she killed the snake and because of that she activated a curse that binded them together now he has to protect her from danger while looking for a cure for this curse.........................That 's all I should say because this book is rather short and I don't want to spoil anything
The Conclusion
Actually I bought this book because it had a promotion and not to mention it's gorgeus cover.While a lot of people would argue about that I simply can't resist a good looking cover like this.Ananna and Naji are both great characters they managed to show me that not all Young Adult characters are the same yes while i did praise characters from books like Unspoken,I still felt like the characters lack something.The biggest suprise for me was the story.The author really suprised me sometimes I felt like I was reading a Diana Wynne Jones novel because of it's wit and the characters charm.As you open the book Ananna mentions something that a lot of young adult heroine should have known and the line was "I ain't never been one to trust beautiful people"imagine if all of those heroine followed this line wouldn't it make their life a whole lot easier.Ananna and Naji does have something going on between them but it light and their relationship doesn't actually go anywhere by the end of this book and thank goodness for that.I always felt that the characters from a lot of books were rushed and I don't mind for the characters to take their time at least for the first two books.I forgot to mention that I felt the book was too short because on back cover it had a sypnosis and while it did deliver on what it had said it only gave us a preview on what to come,I don't actually mind the length though because sometimes a good book can really turn sour if it goes on too long.(You will probably understand what I'm saying if you read the book)The Assassin's Curse is probably the best book I read this year and it probably is one of the best young adult book written this year.
Rating:10 out of 10
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