Sunday 29 August 2010

Skullduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy

Hey guys

This book I think is great and its called Skullduggery Pleasant.

Its about this skelenton detective who has the powers of water, Air, Fire And overs. Its a fun book to read and I would give it a 9/10 score I recomend pepole to read it.

The books are listed below:

Skullduggery Pleasant, Skullduggery Pleasant Playing with fire, Skullduggery Pleasent The Faceless Ones.

Hope you enjoy reading them

Samuel

Tuesday 11 May 2010

Hey

Hey....wow, there hasn't been any reviews on here for a long time - three years! I've got my own book review blog now:

http://themilelongbookshelf.blogspot.com

And I review for these websites:

http://www.chicklish.co.uk
http://www.teen.chicklitreviews.com

Hope this website starts up again soon!

Amber x

Monday 2 June 2008

The Magician's Nephew By C.s.Lewis

The first book in the chronicles of Narnia. ( Yes that is the ones which has a movie made but that is the next book. Now pay attention.)

In this book a boy and girl find the way to another world whilst playing in the loft of the houses. The boys mad uncle who would like to call himself a wizard trick them to going to the other place. Which starts the journey to Narnia.

A great book a must for any reader.

Monday 5 May 2008

The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents By Terry Prachett

As you might guess from the Authors name this is a discworld story but aimed at kids. ( If you have no idea what i am talking about ask your mum or dad.)

Now then.

Maurice is a cat. A very smart cat. A con cat. He and a bunch of rats. Very smart rats. And a kid with a pipe have the perfect con. Rats run around creating havoc, the kid turns up and pretend to be a piper. The town pay him to get rid of the rats. You get the idea. But this time the rats have found some strange thing happernig. Now they have to lean what EVIL means.

I loved this book. I hope you can read it.

Friday 18 January 2008

The Killing by Robert Muchamore

Regular readers might remember the CHERUB series which i posted about. If you do you will remember that i did not have 4,5 and 7. Well now i do so here is book 4.

Two agents are sent to investigate a small time crook who just got lots of money. Seems simple make friends with his kids, get in the house, find lots out. but no one expected what they found and the only one who might know any thing died a year ago.

Monday 14 January 2008

Artemis Fowl And The Lost Colony By Eoin Colfer

Artemis is in Spain waiting for someone to show up. Sounds normal but when it arrives screaming starts. The visitor is a daemon the 8th family of fairy.

Meanwhile the fairies have noticed what happened. They send their best agent captain Holly Short ( sorry I have forgot to mention the name before) to investigate.

Sounds routine yes?

Well next thing they know a demon has been fairy-napped, a maniac is trying to kill all the demons and Artemis is stuck on the demon's home.

This is the last Artemis Fowl book so far. I really enjoyed the series.

Artemis Fowl And The Opal Deception By Eoin Colfer

Artemis has had his memory wiped.

He remembers nothing about the fairy people.

Down in there city the last goblins who had played part in the goblin Revolution had been locked up. And the pixie behind it has been in a coma for a year.

But they don't know that she has woken and the pixie in her place is a clone.

Now the fairies must bring Artemis's memory back before it is to late.

Thursday 10 January 2008

Artemis Fowl And The Eternity code By Eoin Colfer

Following the rescue Artemis's father is awake and has his heart set on going straight.

Artemis is planing one last job. And it goes horribly wrong.

His bodyguard Butler gets shot and a piece of technology made from fairy scraps gets stolen.

Can Artemis save Butler? Can he stop John spiro ( the bad guy ) from discovering the fairies or will their world get ransacked by humans?

Friday 4 January 2008

Artemis Fowl And The Arctic Incident By Eoin Colfer

This is the second book in the Artemis Fowl series.

In this book Artemis receives a email showing his father in the Arctic. Artemis plans to go and save his father from the Russian Mafiya.

But the fairies want Artemis down in there city to answer some questions. some humans have been trading with the goblins. When they find out that Artemis isn't to blame he is asked to help find out who is behind it.

How are the goblins getting so smart?, who is trading with them? and what has a pixie genies have to do with it?

Artemis Fowl By Eoin Colfer

This book is the first of the Artemis Fowl series.

Artemis Fowl is hunting fairies. Most people who do that are still watching preschool tv shows.

But Artemis is a 12 year old master criminal a child prodigy.

And he isn't hunting fairies of bedtime story's.

These fairies are armed and dangerous and Artemis is trying to kidnap one.

Monday 17 December 2007

Titanic 2020 By Colin Bateman

In this book Jimmy Armstrong stows away on the new Titanic.

But this time it doesn't sink however there are worse thing than drowning as Jimmy and and the owner's daughter Clair soon find out.

A mysterious, incurable disease is rapidly infecting the world so being at sea appears to be the safest place to be.

Friday 7 December 2007

The Tutti-Fruitti Collection

This book is great! It has three different stories in it. The author is Jean Ure. The first story is called Skinny Melon And Me. Cherry wonders how her mum could even think or remarrying-and to such a dweeb! At least she has her best friend, Skinny Melon, to cheer her up...

Second book: Becky Bananas This Is Your Life! Becky shares her dreams and describes her wonderful life so far.

Third book: Fruit And Nutcase. Mandy's scatty parents drive her up the wall! She's trying really hard not to totally lose the plot...

I would give this book 100/100 because it is the best book ever!!! It has Madness, memories, mayhem, comedy, calamity and cool characters in this book which is why I like it!

Roll Call By Malcolm Rose

This is the third traces book.

In this book Luke and Malc are hunting a killer using untraceable weapons.

The only motive all the victims have the same name. When a another person vanishes Luke trys to save her from the muderer's plan and a tsunami.

Lost Bullet By Malcolm Rose

This is the second book in the traces series.

In this book Luke and Malc are in the slums of London when a doctor is killed.

But the rain has washed away the bullet and the other clues.

Luke and Malc must hurry to find some evidence before more people die.

Thursday 29 November 2007

The Hobbit By J.R.R.Tolkien

This book is about a a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. (Yes that is the name of someone in lord of the rings but this came first ok? right then.) Bilbo is a normal hobbit, predictable, boring and food loving. Until he met Gandalf. He is looking for people to go on a adventure. The next day 13 dwarves turn up at the door. Next thing he is on a quest to reclaim stolen treasure from a dragon. But many dangers await including, Goblins, woods and of the dragon.