The Lost Hero of Olympus by Rick Riordan

     I've always loved mythology, especially Greek. The adventures of Hercules and Jason always amused me like many others, but in Rick Riordan's 'the Lost Hero of Olympus' there's a new Jason in town and he has a bad case of amnesia. Finding himself on a school bus with no idea how he got there next to a girl named Piper (who has a little secret) and a strange guy named Leo (who works great with tools) he's told that they go to a school for naughty kids but has no idea how he ended up there.

    Jason soon finds out that he has mysterious powers that he can't explain. Soon having to be rescued by Annabeth Chase and a few other demigods. They take a trip to camp half blood where everyone's talking about " Greek Gods " and Jason is referring to them by their Roman names. Now Jason, Leo, and Piper must go on a quest and discover not only who they are, but who stole Jason's memory and why.

    If you liked the Percy Jackson series, you'll love "The Lost Hero of Olympus". Its action packed and if you read Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series, you'll recognize some old friends. I really liked this book because it had a Roman twist to it along with Greek and it tied together perfectly. Read Rick Riordan's "The Lost Hero of Olympus" and tell me what you think.

East by Edith Pattou

     In Edith Pattou's 'East', Rose's mother is very superstitious. So when her daughter was born, she was terrified. Since then, she kept her daughter's unusual birth a secret hoping to keep adventure-seeking Rose from leaving home. But when a humongor size talking white bear comes to the door asking for teenage Rose to come away with it and in return promises to keep her family healthy and prosperous, she agrees.

     Rose travels to a distant and mysterious castle that’s hidden inside of a mountain. Every night when she goes to bed, a stranger in the middle of the night sleeps next to her and disappears by morning. Finally discovering who she shares a bed with, he's soon taken by the troll queen "East of the sun and West of the moon." an impossible place but she's determined to find him and has an adventure of a life time.

     First off, if a talking polar bear came to my door asking me to go with him, I'd most likely go in a heartbeat. This was a magical book, full of surprises till the very end. I read it to my sisters and they enjoyed it as much as I did. Since I've read the book, I've been wondering what it would be like to travel "East of the sun and West of the moon."  

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

WARNING. DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE NOT READ 'THE CITY OF BONES' BY CASSANDRA CLARE. I'M SERIOUS!                                      

    So some crazy stuff is going down in this book, some unbelievable stuff. Finding her mother in a magical comatose state, Clary Fray is now faced with trying to not only find a way to wake her mother, but now knowing she's a Shadow Hunter, she's trying to help find the second mortal instrument. If that wasn't enough, she also finds out that her real father is actually the most evil man alive, the one and only, Valentine Morgenstern. (who by the way is supposed to be dead. Just throwing it out there.) On top of that, Mr. Heart stopper himself, aka Jace Wayland, (or should I say Morgenstern) is also her brother. 

    Then, just to really make your head spin, Simon is in love with her. Whoo! That was a lot and there's still more. Poor Jace is being accused of helping his father escape. You know, the evil one who tried to break the peace between the Down Worlders and Nephilim by trying to slaughter everyone. Then faked his death and went into hiding the past fifteen years raising Jace till he was ten, fooling everyone in believing that Jace was Michael Wayland's son, just to fake his death again. Then gathered his followers and stole the mortal cup and now going after the sword. Yeah, you know the one. The question is, will he? Valentine wasn't the most nurturing father, but he was the only one Jace ever knew. Now that his father is back from the dead and he's being accused of horrible crimes, where will his loyalty lie? With his long lost dad who seems to be there for him? Or his adopted family who can't help but feel weary around him? 

     On top of it, trying to sort out his feelings for his knew founded sister. It’s a topsy turvy world right now for our heroes. But 'the City of Ashes' makes an amazing sequel to 'the City of Bones'. Cassandra Clare can do no wrong. If you read this post without reading the first book and now your upset because i spilled everything when I warned you not to. All well. I mean come on, it was in big capital letters. You should of listened and you can blame no one but yourself. Well guys, read the book and tell me what you think. I assure you, if you liked 'the City of Bones' you're going to love 'the City of Ashes".

Steel by Carrie Vaughn

    Yo ho, yo ho a pirate's life for me! Since I was younger, I loved pirates. They didn't have to answer to anyone, had epic sword fights and never had to worry about getting grounded. Their lives seemed so exciting. I mean, just look at Captain Jack Sparrow. 

    When Jill finds an old broken sword piece, she gets transported through time to find her self on a ship surrounded by pirates. Now forced to be part of the crew. Jill soon learns how dangerous the pirate life can be when she forms a desperate plan to get home by sword fighting with one of the most dangerous pirates who's ever sailed the seven seas. 

    'Steel', by far, has got to be one of the coolest books I’ve ever read. If the pirate's life calls to you, so will this book. Read Carrie Vaughn's 'Steel' and tell me what you think.