The Wizard Heir by Cinda Williams Chima

The second book in the Heir Chronicles is The Wizard Heir, and I must say I liked this book even better than the first, and I LOVED the first.

The Wizard Heir is the story of Seph McCauley, who has been to and been kicked out of several boarding schools over the last few years.  Seph grew up knowing that he was a wizard, but also knowing very little about his family.  He knows that what he has been told about his family is a lie and all he wants is answers.  In the book Seph gets sent to the Havens, an all boys school, and discovers that the alumni and staff are all wizards.  The story goes on to tell of Seph's troubles at the school, his escape and finding out who his family really is.  During the story Seph ends up in Trinity and Jack, Ellen and quite a few other characters from The Warrior Heir show up to add to the story.  This is a really great book, and I loved how the author included/continued characters and story plots from the first book while adding Seph and a few other interesting characters.  For more information about The Heir Chronicles please visit the author, Cinda Williams Chima's website, www.cindachima.com.

 

 

Enjoy,
Tabitha

 

*you can purchase this book from Amazon.com

**pictures are from www.cindachima.com and Amazon.com

The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima

So I have been reading the first three books of the Heir Chronicles and I just finished, I have been wanting to blog about these books but I could not seem to put them down.  The first three books are called The Warrior Heir, The Wizard Heir and The Dragon Heir.  I am going to start by telling you about the first in the series, The Warrior Heir.

The first book is about Jack, an average high school student who almost died when he was a baby (OK, not so average).  So since he was a baby he has had to take medicine for his heart.  However one day he forgets and everything goes crazy.  Jack finds out that he is a Warrior Heir and maybe the last of his kind.  As if that's not enough he also finds that there are wizards and other non-wizard weir out there.  The biggest problem is that the wizards want to capture him, so that they can play him in the game, which gives its winner control over the other wizards and non-wizard weir.  As the story unfolds Jack goes thru a lot of ups and downs trying to figure out what is best for him and his family and friends.  The end is great it finishes part of Jacks story while leaving you waiting for more :)

This book will keep you up late at night wanting to know what will happen next.  I think that I finished it in two or three days it was so good.  Cinda Williams Chima knew what she was doing when she wrote this book.  Please check out her web site, www.cindachima.com.

 

Enjoy,

Tabitha

 

* you can purchase this book from amazon.com

** pictures are from Cinda Williams Chima's web site, www.cindachima.com

 

The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

Last week I read The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen and I absolutely loved it.  Sarah Addison Allen is a North Carolina author from Asheville, NC.  She has written four books total and she is one of my favorite authors.  All of her books have these magical elements that leave you wanting more.  I have read all of her books and they were all really great novels.  I can't wait to read the next one :)

The Peach Keeper is about these two young women, Willa and Paxton, who don't seem to have much in common.  However, in the end they become good friends when they solve the identity of a body that is found on the grounds of what once used to be Willa's family home and which Paxton has renovated.  This book has it all, mystery, friendship, and two love stories.  I hope that you read it and tell me what you think.  You can find out more about Sarah Addison Allen on her website, http://www.sarahaddisonallen.com/, which is where I got these wonderful pictures from.

Enjoy,

Tabitha

*You can purchase this book from amazon.com

Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks

So while I was on vacation this last week, I had the chance to do a lot of reading.  One of the books I read was Nicholas Sparks, Safe Haven.  It takes place in Southport, NC which is one of my favorite places.  I was really excited to read this book because I found out that they are filming it right now in NC.  I loved the book and I am happy to say that yes someone dies but trust me you won't be sad about it.  The book is about a woman named Katie and she comes to Southport running from her past.  She starts to fall in love and she has to choose between continuing to run from her past or starting a new future.  The book was really good and I definitely recommend reading it especially if you are going to take it to the beach to read it :) 

The movie stars Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel and Cobie Smulders.  The release date looks to be February 8, 2013 (imdb.com).  When it comes out I will be adding it to the movie section of this blog, and I will let you know what I think.

(All these pictures are from the movies Facebook page)

Enjoy,

Tabitha

Underworld by Meg Cabot

Finally my box from Amazon.com came, WOOHOO! and in it was my copy of Underworld, the second book in the Abandon trilogy. As I started reading this book it was so easy to fall right in where the first book left off. Underworld was terrific; it was more about John Hayden (Hades character) and his background. The story explained more about how he became ruler of the underworld and all the hardships that he has had to deal with. Also, this book gave more information about Uncle Chris and Pierce's family, which I liked. This book answered a lot of questions that I had after reading the first book and I appreciated that. I can't stand when all you get is question after question with no answers in-between. However, I must also say that while this book does answer a lot of questions it also give us some new ones to think about, especially about those dangerous Furies. I enjoyed reading Underworld until the last page and was so sad that I have to wait until next spring for the last book Awaken :(

Enjoy,

Tabitha

* The picture of this book can from here.

**You can purchase this book here.

Abandon by Meg Cabot

So, I love to read. I mostly read young adult, and recently I read Abandon by Meg Cabot and loved it. I have not read anything by Meg Cabot since I was in high school and I read the Princess Diaries, but when I saw this book I knew I would have to read it.

This book is exactly as the book flap says, "The Myth of Persephone...Darkly Reimagined". I don't know about anyone else but I enjoyed learning about the Greek gods in high school, it was interesting to learn about how other cultures explained different things. For example the story of Persephone, her story explained why the seasons changed. For more detail about Persephone's story check out what Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persephone) says about the Abduction Myth. Meg Cabot takes this myth and applies it to the modern world. The book is about a young girl named Pierce (Persephone) who has died and been brought back to life. However, as she tries to return to her normal life things continually go wrong and John Hayden (Hades) keeps popping into her life. I don't know if you can see it in the picture above but the cover of the book says "She knows what it's like to die" and then on the back "Now death wants her back." Tell me that does not get your attention. I know that it got mine. This is the first book in a trilogy and I just ordered the second one Underworld from Amazon it should be here today or Monday. The third Awaken comes out spring 2013.

So let me know if you read this book and tell me what you think about it.

Enjoy,

Tabitha

*the picture of this book came frommegcabot.com

**you can buy this book at Amazon.com