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Post by Kaggami on Aug 22, 2014 20:50:00 GMT
Hello there. Many people have said I read too much, and I believe I am not the only one. So, from today on, I´ll be recommending some books I have read. This is just my personal opinion, if you have read and disliked the book, don´t criticize me. I know fully well my tastes can be strange... If you know a book that is great just add. I´ll go first. I will try to add one a day, so join me when you find a good book. Title: A Discovery of Witches Genre: Mystery/Romance /Fantasy... Rating:hmm... well... nothing major, but guess teens up no? Is part of the All Soul Trilogy by Deborah Harkness. All books have been published already, latest this July. Check the book here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/8667848-a-discovery-of-witches Personal opinion: Loved! It is exciting, has mystery and fantasy, not to mention romance. The low between the man characters is wonderful... makes you want to find someone you love strongly enough to give them everything you have... With the special appearance of witches, demons and vampires, the book is amazing. Also, there are many historical moments talked in the book, as well as some science. Anyway, worth a try. P.S. This is the forth time I am rereading it... Muahahaha
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Post by Crimson Amarone on Aug 22, 2014 20:57:48 GMT
Title: The Devotion of Suspect X Genre: Mystery/Crime Rating: this is fine for most audiences Third book in the Detective Galileo series by Keigo Higashino. Great and emotional mystery. It isn't a thriller type genre but very thought provoking and has beautiful subtleties. This book was also made into a movie. It's a little hard to find it online but it's out there.
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Post by Crimson Amarone on Aug 22, 2014 21:20:58 GMT
I was recommended a book recently that I forgot the title that sounds like it might have been A Discovery of Witches. Not use but I do like the fantasy genre a lot too so maybe I can get around to it sometime or other.
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Post by Nikudou Natsumi on Aug 22, 2014 23:10:27 GMT
Wow, with reading Detective Conan all the time, I've forgotten some of the books that I've read. Well, if I heard the name, I'd know I read it, but I wouldn't be able to think of one off the top of my head. I suppose Sherlock Holmes is a given, right? . . . Let's see, I think I'll have to say The Emperor of Nihon-Ja. Genre: Fantasy, Adventure Rating: teen The Emperor of Nihon-Ja is the 10th book of the Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan. Here are two different book covers: Well, the main thing that I like about this particular book in the series is, well, it's in the title isn't it? Nihon being the Japanese word for Japan, after all . . . Basically this book takes place in an imaginary land that's basically equivalent to Japan. There's even one point where there was a Japanese sentence. The only part I remember of that sentence is "ikimasu" though.
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Post by Kaggami on Aug 23, 2014 23:16:28 GMT
Nice books. When I finish those I am currently reading, I think I´ll give them a try. Title: Skulduggery Pleasant Genre: Mystery/Fantasy/Adventure Rating:Everyone I believe. Official site: www.skulduggerypleasant.co.uk/books/skulduggery-pleasant/Personal opinion: This is a multi-book saga. So far I read 4 of them, and I loved every one. It´s not your typical adventure, specially because there is nothing typical about it. Skulduggery Pleasant, mostly known as Skul, is a detective, but most importantly, he is a skeleton. Magic, adventure, danger... this book has it all, and with every book it becomes better and better. I highly recommend people to read it. I started rereading it once again (today and I already finished the first one muahahaha) and I still love it the same!
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Post by Kaggami on Aug 27, 2014 20:42:31 GMT
Title: Harry Potter all books Rating: ALL
I don´t think more should be said XD
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Post by Kaggami on Aug 27, 2014 20:50:57 GMT
Title: Beautiful Creatures Genre: Romance/Fantasy/Magic Rating:For teens, but other can read it. Personal opinion: For those whom watched the movie, I assure you book is way better. In scale of one to ten, I would give it 7. A little too much of "romance in the air" for me, but has interesting magic aspects. Not much adventure... A love story.
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Post by neonquincy1217 on Oct 18, 2014 17:01:55 GMT
Hmm, if I were to recommend a book I've read recently, it would be this... Title: The Graveyard Book (written by Neil Gaiman) Genre: Fantasy, Children's literature, Horror, Speculative fiction A link to the summary: www.neilgaiman.com/works/Books/The+Graveyard+Book/The book follows the story of Nobody Owens, whose biological family was killed by a man named Jack while he was a toddler. Death was supposed to be his fate in the man Jack's hands if he hadn't escaped his crib to explore. He eventually ends up in a graveyard, where he's being protected by the resident ghosts and the caretaker Silas until he's of age. What I like about this book is that Gaiman made it to look like each chapter is a stand-alone, but then he eventually links them all up for an explosive climax.
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Post by Crimson Amarone on Oct 19, 2014 2:08:10 GMT
Title: The Lies of Locke Lamora (book 1) Series: Gentleman Bastards Genre: Fantasy/Adventure Rating: This is more of a late teen/adult series "In this stunning debut, author Scott Lynch delivers the wonderfully thrilling tale of an audacious criminal and his band of confidence tricksters. Set in a fantastic city pulsing with the lives of decadent nobles and daring thieves, here is a story of adventure, loyalty, and survival that is one part "Robin Hood", one part Ocean's Eleven, and entirely enthralling..." Locke is like a late medieval Venetian version of your gentleman thief. Knowing how many Kid fans there are, I think some might like this. It is more mature with violence and language than DCMK is though, just so you know.
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Post by Kaggami on Oct 20, 2014 21:02:20 GMT
Hahaha... I completely forgot about this... Collage has been eating my brain away...
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Post by assasin8 on Oct 25, 2014 16:08:31 GMT
Title: The False Prince, bk 1 of The Ascendence Trilogy Author: Jennifer Nielsen Genre: Trials, Humor (kind of), Fantasy (but no magic) About the book: Basically, the book is about an orphan named Sage. He's a thief and a pickpocket with a smart aleck attitude, but above all he is clever. One day, he gets caught stealing some meat from a butcher and ends up as a candidate to impersonate the missing prince in a plan cooked up by a nobleman. There three other boys who are also competing with him to become the "prince", and whoever doesn't get chosen to be the prince is clearly going to die. The concept isn't particularly spectacular, but the execution is extremely well done, Sage's voice is extremely entertaining, and the ways he deals with situations are the best part of the book. About the Main Character: Sage is, as said, a very clever kid. His background as a thief means he excels at things like deception, climbing, hiding, and sneaking around undetected. He's arrogant and defiant, and also pretty much the only candidate who doesn't want the "honor" and "prestige" that comes with being the prince. He's also got a backstory. Personal Opinion: One of my favorite books of all time. I love Sage's voice, and the ending was foreseeable, but you don't really expect it to go down the way it did. I still love the series to death, and I read it over a couple a years ago!
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Post by Nikudou Natsumi on Oct 25, 2014 16:51:14 GMT
Wow, steal some meat and become a(n impersonater for the) prince. Sounds interesting. I'll have to see
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Post by assasin8 on Oct 25, 2014 17:35:50 GMT
Title: Insignia Author: S. J. Kincaid Genre: Sci-fi, Future world, Military (sort of), Special School (my own made up genre ) About the Book: The main character is Tom Raines, a kid who lives with his father and moves around a lot. His father's a gambler, but not a very good one, and so Tom is the one who mainly supports them. Ironically, his source of income comes from gambling also, specifically, Virtual Reality gaming (like a, "hey let's play this racing videogame! Let's bet 100$, so if I win, you'll give me 100$, if I lose, then I pay you" kind of deal) The story take place in a futuristic society, so a lot of stuff is high tech. Kids can go to school with nervegear basically, wars are fought in space with machines controlled by human pilots on Earth, and it's kind of like the hologram age. Right now, the Indo-American alliance and the Russo-Chinese alliance are at war, and the U.S military need soldiers. Naturally, they end up noticing the main character (it's what he got for being so good at videogames), and he gets recruited (because it also means that his dad is ensured to be ok, and he gets to do something useful with his life). Once he gets there though, he finds that there's some serious ethnical issues and corruption with the military as he tries to get through training and social problems. Personal Opinion: What I particularly liked about this book was, surprisingly, the romance. There is very, VERY little romance in this book, but the way the tiny amount of romance was carried out was something I loved to no end. It starts out as a competitive rivalry/platonic friendship, and it doesn't even hint at becoming romantic until near the end, but the author wrote it in a way that I have never seen anyone else try. The technology in the book was also interesting, especially since it was a very integral part of the plot. Politics and corporate struggles are also seen clearly, but honestly I think it made me the most happy that a book on a future society didn't become "just another Hunger Games". Instead of starting a revolution in his unit, the main character learns to adapt to his complicated environment and play the game his own way. This resonated with me personally because future society type books always catch my eye, but I dislike dystopian-rebellions... ...Yeah, so I hope I didn't spoil anything! I hope someone takes an interest in this!
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Post by StarlightDragons on Oct 26, 2014 14:23:12 GMT
Oh, I've read Insignia! I'm glad I'm not the only one, haha. I really liked that book, and there were plans for a sequel that's out now - called Vortex, I think? And Catalyst after that, with something else in the middle somewhere.
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Post by assasin8 on Oct 26, 2014 17:08:22 GMT
Oh, I've read Insignia! I'm glad I'm not the only one, haha. I really liked that book, and there were plans for a sequel that's out now - called Vortex, I think? And Catalyst after that, with something else in the middle somewhere. Vortex is out! I read that too! It was great! I'm currently waiting on Catalyst...
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