Arcadia Awakens

At the beginning, this book has me rather confused. I'm not sure if you're suppose to be confused or what, but the introduction didn't really help me understand why she's taking people's possessions or why she is flying to see her family. It sounds as if she is poor, yet the stuff she takes she just throws down somewhere else just to cause trouble. So all-in-all, this book doesn't have much that I'm liking right now. Hopefully it gets better.

A Monster Calls

'A Monster Calls' was an amazing book. At first you get into the book and think that the monster is this evil creature out to get him, and maybe it could still be seen that way, but all the monster was was himself and his guilt and fear. (IF YOU READ FURTHER, IT'S A SPOILER) The main character, Connor O'Mally, was loosing his mother to cancer and although he of course wanted her to make it through the treatments, a part of him just wanted it to be over. And so he felt guilty and the monster inside him was teaching him how to get over his denial, self-absorbtion, and fear. In the end, his mother dies at 12:07 am, the same time the monster would always come to him, and the dark monster that had been plaguing his subconsciousness took his mother down, down, deep into the swirling abyss that is death. So all in all, 'A Monster Calls' was a great book and it really made me think about my own monster and how it is calling me in some similar ways that Connor was being called. If you want a horrifying book to scare the whits out of you, this is not your book, but if you would like to change things up for once and instead learn about morals, pain, and healing, then this book is your book. Enjoy reading!

Brisinger

Brisinger - third in the Eragon series - is about Eragon, the human dragon rider, who is braving his way through Alagaesia with his loyal friend and dragon, Saphira. Unfortunatly, recent events have forced them apart and as Eragon hopes to rush the dwarfs along to find their new king or queen; Saphira is left back with the Varden, pretending that Eragon is still there while the elfs project an apparation of him whenever needed. Meanwhile, Roran, Eragon's cousin, is having some troubles of his own. Roran has recently married Katrina, and as he learns that she is pregnant and plans to leave the Varden in hopes of safely raising their child when it's born, he is forced apart from her for ever growing durrations of time while he strives to defeat Galbatorix's soldiers during missions the leader of the Varden, Nasuada, has sent her army on. All-in-all, Brisinger is a great read filled with mystery around every corner that keeps you reading until the wee-hours of the night.