If you were obedient and read the first book, I am glad to tell you that you can read this post without screaming at me for ruining everything. If you didn't read the book, stop reading this post RIGHT NOW! However I can direct you to a more suitable post for you, try Nobody's Princess by the same author. Then you may read this.
Now, enough with the warnings. This will be a little shorter since this book is basically the continuation of the other. Like, immediate continuation. The end of Nobody's Princess and the beginning of Nobody's Prize are both on the same day for Helen. Well, I'll do the best I can for you who didn't listen to me when I warned you, but can't guarantee you'll be safe reading this. Keep a glass of water right next to you just in case you faint.
When Helen decides to sneak onto the Argo for The Quest of the Golden Fleece along with the ex slave Milo, she discovers it's not easy disguising herself as a man and being called Glacus instead of Lady Helen. Firstly, her brother's can easily notice her familiar blue eyes and those long lashes. On top of that, if she does get figured out, her punishment will be nothing she ever experienced before. On the bright side, Helen was getting exactly what she wanted; an adventure. Also, Milo knew her secret, and was always there when she needed him the most.
He aides her in basically everything; from getting her a blanket to stay warm to keeping her perilous secret safe and sound.There is also something else to the story. It's called my favorite subject, otherwise known as romance. Helen meets a handsome sailor named Hylas. The only problem is--Helen's a boy too! Milo notices the faint trace of a blush creeping up on Helen's cheeks everytime Hylas comes near, he notices the stutters and anxiety. Milo finally realizes the real reason he is so protective over his lady; his queen. He loves her.
Eeeeeee!!!! Love! Doesn't it just make your heart vibrate with excitement? Doesn't it just make you feel warm and content in your heart? Don't miss this thrilling sequel to Helen's adventure. Helen's waiting for you, so don't keep her too long.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Nobody's Princess by Esther Friesner
My goodness! There are just some books that you pick up from the library thinking, "this gotta be a good one" and it just captivates you. This is the exact kind of book. Everything about it is just perfect. The picture on the front begs for you to pick it up and just read it! The font used on the front cover looks so thrilling that it sends shivers to your heart. (Well, that's what it was like for me).
Nobody's Princess is about a princess (um, really?) but not just any princess. This gal's called Helen of Troy, otherwise known as the beauty of Rome. The story starts out with eight-year-old Helen wondering why everyone keeps on calling her beautiful, yet her twin sister Clytemnestra just has the title of artistic or talented. Sure, instead of Clytemnestra's deep brown eyes, Helen has blue, and instead of a sharper nose, Helen's was more petite and round. But did all of these differences add up to what is known as beauty? On top of that, Clytemnestra was getting a little jealous of her twin sister. Who could blame her? The last straw is when it is announced that Helen shall be the heir to throne for Troy, leaving Clytemnestra to marry some other prince in a neighboring city. Clytemnestra was not the only one who need to find a match, Helen's elder brothers, Castor and Polydeuces had to marry off to another princess as well.
Helen took all of this in a very good way; she was not proud like a peacock due to her fruitful future. Instead, she focused on being different. All Helen's life, she had been told to "do this" and "don't do that" and Helen just couldn't take it any longer. She decided to go her own way, and follow the ways of the goddess Artemis. She started secretly training to become a Trojan warrior, alongside her brothers. Once they realized what their sister was taking on, they had no choice but to agree since once Helen decided on something, there was no way of turning her back.
By the age of fourteen, Helen started changed. It might have been all the training, it might have been just growing up, but she noticed she wasn't getting compliments like, "Oh, beautiful lady Helen!" any longer. Clytemnestra also noted this, and was getting a little more content with her position. Besides, Clytemnestra had found a prince in the city of Mykenae, and was marrying him in four days time. However Helen was grateful to Aphrodite for giving her as much as she already had.The only thing Helen yearned for, the only thing she dreamed about day and night, was an adventure. When the king agreed to let Helen accompany her twin sister to Mykenae for the wedding, Helen just might've found what she was looking for.
Yes, I know, the seat-gripping cliffhangers. I feel your pain. I know the cure to that though. All you have to do is read the book. I gave you the title, the author, and a brief description, so what's there to stop you?
Nobody's Princess is about a princess (um, really?) but not just any princess. This gal's called Helen of Troy, otherwise known as the beauty of Rome. The story starts out with eight-year-old Helen wondering why everyone keeps on calling her beautiful, yet her twin sister Clytemnestra just has the title of artistic or talented. Sure, instead of Clytemnestra's deep brown eyes, Helen has blue, and instead of a sharper nose, Helen's was more petite and round. But did all of these differences add up to what is known as beauty? On top of that, Clytemnestra was getting a little jealous of her twin sister. Who could blame her? The last straw is when it is announced that Helen shall be the heir to throne for Troy, leaving Clytemnestra to marry some other prince in a neighboring city. Clytemnestra was not the only one who need to find a match, Helen's elder brothers, Castor and Polydeuces had to marry off to another princess as well.
Helen took all of this in a very good way; she was not proud like a peacock due to her fruitful future. Instead, she focused on being different. All Helen's life, she had been told to "do this" and "don't do that" and Helen just couldn't take it any longer. She decided to go her own way, and follow the ways of the goddess Artemis. She started secretly training to become a Trojan warrior, alongside her brothers. Once they realized what their sister was taking on, they had no choice but to agree since once Helen decided on something, there was no way of turning her back.
By the age of fourteen, Helen started changed. It might have been all the training, it might have been just growing up, but she noticed she wasn't getting compliments like, "Oh, beautiful lady Helen!" any longer. Clytemnestra also noted this, and was getting a little more content with her position. Besides, Clytemnestra had found a prince in the city of Mykenae, and was marrying him in four days time. However Helen was grateful to Aphrodite for giving her as much as she already had.The only thing Helen yearned for, the only thing she dreamed about day and night, was an adventure. When the king agreed to let Helen accompany her twin sister to Mykenae for the wedding, Helen just might've found what she was looking for.
Yes, I know, the seat-gripping cliffhangers. I feel your pain. I know the cure to that though. All you have to do is read the book. I gave you the title, the author, and a brief description, so what's there to stop you?
Friday, July 20, 2012
Born To Write: The Remarkable Lives of Six Famous Authors by Chris Cotter
Almost half of the books I read are classics. And almost half of the classics I read have very unique authors whom you would never dream of having a mystery to.
This book not only solves their mysteries, but also show how hard it was in their time period, before life got easy. Take Lucy Maud Montgomery for example; her parents died when she was but a child, and moreover she had to live with a strict grandmother who loved giving orders. Montgomery took losses much to heart, to give you an example her cat died one day and she cried for two days. Thus showing she was quite a sensitive child. You can see how her personality reflects on Anne so much. Like Anne, Lucy loved nature and it's serenity, and also lived in a very similar house. Unfortunately Lucy's childhood was not as joyful as Anne's; she did not have loving guardians nor did she have a "bosom friend" like Anne did. Basically Anne of Green Gables was Lucy's vision of her perfect life; a dream.
Lucy was also a very depressed girl, and at the age of 68, she died of drug overdose. Not a very happy ending for her, but the works she left were priceless. Who would have ever known the person who wrote Anne of Green Gables, the cheerful timeless classic, had a depression problem!
This book made me think twice about the authors of any books I read. I wonder, "What made this person want to ever write a book with a plot like this? Did something happen in their life that sparked a fire which fueled every word of this book? What message did they want to convey when writing this book? Is any character in the book based on people in their personal life or even themselves?
Things like that also help you understand the book your reading. It makes sense; if you understand the feelings the author is having while writing the book, it is completely logical that you would also fully understand the character's feelings as well, since the author's feelings and the character's feelings are always in sync. They have to be. The author fabricated the character, so some feeling from the author would be reflected onto the character. Perhaps the author and the character are having similar problems in life, whether it be moving to a new unfamiliar place or having your parents die at a young age. All problems in life are at the same intensity and level, but it's the range that's different. A small child can take the death of her pet goldfish as intense as if her parents died, and vice versa,
Anyway, you get the point I am trying to make. Please, please, please read this book because it's amazing and makes you smarter than you ever were before (take my example). Yes, I know, I flatter myself sometimes. Ok moving on, read this book please because it makes an awesome essay :) AND the books written in a way that's educational and fun. Who can say no to that?
This book not only solves their mysteries, but also show how hard it was in their time period, before life got easy. Take Lucy Maud Montgomery for example; her parents died when she was but a child, and moreover she had to live with a strict grandmother who loved giving orders. Montgomery took losses much to heart, to give you an example her cat died one day and she cried for two days. Thus showing she was quite a sensitive child. You can see how her personality reflects on Anne so much. Like Anne, Lucy loved nature and it's serenity, and also lived in a very similar house. Unfortunately Lucy's childhood was not as joyful as Anne's; she did not have loving guardians nor did she have a "bosom friend" like Anne did. Basically Anne of Green Gables was Lucy's vision of her perfect life; a dream.
Lucy was also a very depressed girl, and at the age of 68, she died of drug overdose. Not a very happy ending for her, but the works she left were priceless. Who would have ever known the person who wrote Anne of Green Gables, the cheerful timeless classic, had a depression problem!
This book made me think twice about the authors of any books I read. I wonder, "What made this person want to ever write a book with a plot like this? Did something happen in their life that sparked a fire which fueled every word of this book? What message did they want to convey when writing this book? Is any character in the book based on people in their personal life or even themselves?
Things like that also help you understand the book your reading. It makes sense; if you understand the feelings the author is having while writing the book, it is completely logical that you would also fully understand the character's feelings as well, since the author's feelings and the character's feelings are always in sync. They have to be. The author fabricated the character, so some feeling from the author would be reflected onto the character. Perhaps the author and the character are having similar problems in life, whether it be moving to a new unfamiliar place or having your parents die at a young age. All problems in life are at the same intensity and level, but it's the range that's different. A small child can take the death of her pet goldfish as intense as if her parents died, and vice versa,
Anyway, you get the point I am trying to make. Please, please, please read this book because it's amazing and makes you smarter than you ever were before (take my example). Yes, I know, I flatter myself sometimes. Ok moving on, read this book please because it makes an awesome essay :) AND the books written in a way that's educational and fun. Who can say no to that?
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The Search For Wondla by Toni Diterlizzi
I've talked about the sequel of this book, so I thought it only logical that I post about the first book as well.
I told you about the basic plot, however now I'm going to expand on everything.
12-year-old Eva Nine has never stepped a foot on earth, yet she knows how to speak English fluently and can read very well. Eva has never conversed with a human being. but knows how to hold a conversation very well. Eva Nine has never eaten a home-cooked meal, but is still a very healthy child. This is all thanks to a caring mother robot (known as Muthr) who looks after Eva as if she was her own. No one knows why, no one knows how, and no one knows where. Everything is unknown and unclear. The only thing that is known is that Eva lives in a high technology sanctuary with Muthr and yearns to meet another human being. When a evil guy named Beestal steals the scene and starts breaking in to Eva's sanctuary. Muthr tells Eva to leave and safe herself. Eva reluctantly does so, but worries that she won't see her beloved companion any longer. This is Eva's first experience outside of her personal sanctuary however fortunately she is bestowed with many high-tech devices that help her with, well, everything!(this device is most commonly known as the Omnipod) She meets another creature called Rovender Kitt (whom she nicknames Rovee) and then finds Muthr. Unfortunately her once very well working robot was now broken and unresponsive. Rovee decides to help Eva out and both of them set out back to the destroyed sanctuary to fix Muthr.
I know what you're thinking right now, and I'm not physic reader person either. You want to know WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!!! To get the answer to that question, I am very happy to say you will have to read the book! (Don't worry, it's not that long, it's only 466 pages) I read it in 1 hour; this is the kind of book you just have to sit down and read through all of it in order to not go crazy with suspense.
So sit in a nice, air-conditioned room and grab a few ice cubes, and enjoy!
I told you about the basic plot, however now I'm going to expand on everything.
12-year-old Eva Nine has never stepped a foot on earth, yet she knows how to speak English fluently and can read very well. Eva has never conversed with a human being. but knows how to hold a conversation very well. Eva Nine has never eaten a home-cooked meal, but is still a very healthy child. This is all thanks to a caring mother robot (known as Muthr) who looks after Eva as if she was her own. No one knows why, no one knows how, and no one knows where. Everything is unknown and unclear. The only thing that is known is that Eva lives in a high technology sanctuary with Muthr and yearns to meet another human being. When a evil guy named Beestal steals the scene and starts breaking in to Eva's sanctuary. Muthr tells Eva to leave and safe herself. Eva reluctantly does so, but worries that she won't see her beloved companion any longer. This is Eva's first experience outside of her personal sanctuary however fortunately she is bestowed with many high-tech devices that help her with, well, everything!(this device is most commonly known as the Omnipod) She meets another creature called Rovender Kitt (whom she nicknames Rovee) and then finds Muthr. Unfortunately her once very well working robot was now broken and unresponsive. Rovee decides to help Eva out and both of them set out back to the destroyed sanctuary to fix Muthr.
I know what you're thinking right now, and I'm not physic reader person either. You want to know WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!!! To get the answer to that question, I am very happy to say you will have to read the book! (Don't worry, it's not that long, it's only 466 pages) I read it in 1 hour; this is the kind of book you just have to sit down and read through all of it in order to not go crazy with suspense.
So sit in a nice, air-conditioned room and grab a few ice cubes, and enjoy!
Friday, July 13, 2012
No Body's Perfect by Kimberly Kirberger
My dad picked up this book from the library since I am VERY self-conscious about myself (that's beside the point) anyway, it was actually very helpful as well as interesting. The book is written in a way which is like a fiction story. Basically the author gathered stories about the different difficulties girls are going through in their youth. From anorexia to being seriously left out; this book has it all.
This book was very helpful to me because I have some self-acceptance problems of my own as well. It made me see myself from a whole different angle; a more positive and higher self esteem angle. Even if you think you don't have these kind of problems, you'll be surprised with the things you discover about yourself. For example, I particularly noticed this with high school girls but they all dress exactly the same. It's like a uniform or something. The reason behind this is because they've actually lost their identity; they don't know what defines them anymore. And the only way to find out you have that problem in the first place is to read up on it!
This book will help you with identity problems and more! So don't hesitate to get this book by any means possible, open it up, and discover your true colors. Enjoy!
This book was very helpful to me because I have some self-acceptance problems of my own as well. It made me see myself from a whole different angle; a more positive and higher self esteem angle. Even if you think you don't have these kind of problems, you'll be surprised with the things you discover about yourself. For example, I particularly noticed this with high school girls but they all dress exactly the same. It's like a uniform or something. The reason behind this is because they've actually lost their identity; they don't know what defines them anymore. And the only way to find out you have that problem in the first place is to read up on it!
This book will help you with identity problems and more! So don't hesitate to get this book by any means possible, open it up, and discover your true colors. Enjoy!
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