Hey!
Okay guys, so, I've decided to do some author reviews for your benefit. I've read a ton of books. Most of them are fantasy. And, if you're a fantasy geek like I am, you know that most fantasy books out there are meh. Well, I'm gonna give a list of most (if not all) of the fantasy books I've read. I'm a Christian, and my family has pretty high standards bookwise. So...I'm going to give the reviews according to what I found in them. I'll review on language, romance, and overall writing style / content.
Most of these authors are middle grade authors, which means the age range for these books would be, you guessed it, middle school / late elementary school / etc. So, as a high schooler right now (2017), I would find them a bit simple, but if you're looking for simple, well, here you go.
Also, most of these were written in 2015. I was in middle school. Give me a break if there's some immaturity. And let's be honest, not much of that has changed.
Anyways, read on.
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Andrew Peterson
Definitely one of my favorite authors in the history of ever. He's also a Christian singer/songwriter. :P
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ANDREW PETERSON
~Stars: Six
~Author of: the Wingfeather Saga (On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness, North! Or be Eaten, The Monster in the Hollows, The Warden and the Wolf King, hopefully some kind of finishing short story to end it coming soon), and Pendrick's Creaturepedia (an addition to the Wingfeather Saga).
~Notes: Okay. Let me just start out by saying this:
He is very good. Which is quite the understatement. His writing style is engaging and pretty funny, and he includes footnotes something like what I've heard about Lemony Snicket. His characters are very well developed and so is his plot.
Now that that's out of the way, down to business. His books have no language. Of course.
Romance, well, there's a little. Eheh. The main character is, um, I think 12 in the first books and he grows up over the next three books and in, let's see, the second one, he meets a girl and (inevitably) falls in love with her. They never see each other again, though. There's a really big thing that happens and I won't tell you but anyway. Hopefully they will see each other again. Janner (the main character) thinks about the said girl a bit, when he's lonely. His family teases him about her too. Once. But that's it for the romance.
Guys, let me tell you something. Andrew Peterson is an amazing author. You should read all of his books. They will blow you away.
He made me cry, which is the first time I've ever cried at a book. I really love the Wingfeather Saga because it reminds me of my family, and Janner reminds me of myself.
(Janner is actually my book crush xD shhhhhh don't tell anyone)
(he's amazing)
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So you may have guessed that I get my pen name (Zoë Wingfeather) from Andrew Peterson. :P Yes I did. And if you read his books, you'll know what I mean when I say I'm a throne warden and proud of it. :) You should read his books.
Read forever!
~~Zoë Wingfeather
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ANDREW PETERSON
~Stars: Six
~Author of: the Wingfeather Saga (On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness, North! Or be Eaten, The Monster in the Hollows, The Warden and the Wolf King, hopefully some kind of finishing short story to end it coming soon), and Pendrick's Creaturepedia (an addition to the Wingfeather Saga).
~Notes: Okay. Let me just start out by saying this:
He is very good. Which is quite the understatement. His writing style is engaging and pretty funny, and he includes footnotes something like what I've heard about Lemony Snicket. His characters are very well developed and so is his plot.
Now that that's out of the way, down to business. His books have no language. Of course.
Romance, well, there's a little. Eheh. The main character is, um, I think 12 in the first books and he grows up over the next three books and in, let's see, the second one, he meets a girl and (inevitably) falls in love with her. They never see each other again, though. There's a really big thing that happens and I won't tell you but anyway. Hopefully they will see each other again. Janner (the main character) thinks about the said girl a bit, when he's lonely. His family teases him about her too. Once. But that's it for the romance.
Guys, let me tell you something. Andrew Peterson is an amazing author. You should read all of his books. They will blow you away.
He made me cry, which is the first time I've ever cried at a book. I really love the Wingfeather Saga because it reminds me of my family, and Janner reminds me of myself.
(Janner is actually my book crush xD shhhhhh don't tell anyone)
(he's amazing)
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So you may have guessed that I get my pen name (Zoë Wingfeather) from Andrew Peterson. :P Yes I did. And if you read his books, you'll know what I mean when I say I'm a throne warden and proud of it. :) You should read his books.
Read forever!
~~Zoë Wingfeather
Maryrose Wood
Okay I just remembered another author to review so here goes!
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MARYROSE WOOD
~Stars: Five
~Author of: The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series (The Mysterious Howling, The Hidden Gallery, The Unseen Guest, and coming up, The Unmapped Sea).
~Notes: Okay so another five star author. Maryrose Wood is a really quaint author. Her books are set in, um, well I'm bad at history so let's just say it's the age of English governesses and cars are new. And bicycles are pretty new too. Actually now that I think about it maybe there isn't any cars. But anyway. It's in the English countryside, and the main character, Penelope Lumley, is 17 and just starting out as a governess for three very (coff) strange (coff) children. There's a great mystery and some fantasy mixed in. Really good. I like them because they're full of witty sayings, quaint quips, and random thoughts (I like how that sounded ;D).
Language: there is no serious language. However, this is also the age of hunting parties and men who smoke and stay at clubs most of the time, so there is the occasional blast/blasted said by the master of the house and his friends.
Romance: a little romance. Penelope meets a "perfectly nice young man named Simon" in the second book, and they stumble through a relationship. Penelope, being raised in a girls school where there was a noticeable lack of boys, is very inexperienced in the art of love. She thinks about him sometimes, but never notices how much she actually likes him. Simon I think has an idea but maybe denies it. It's cute and innocent romance, and it doesn't play a key role in the storyline.
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Well, there you have it folks. Once again, any ideas on who I should review next? Comment your thoughts!
~~Zoë Wingfeather
Ted Dekker
AMAZING CHRISTIAN ALLEGORICAL AUTHOR COMING THROUGH!!!!!!
swag
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TED DEKKER
~Stars: Five
~Author of: the Circle series (Black, Red, White, Green); the Lost Books series (Chosen, Infidel, Renegade, Chaos, Lunatic, Elyon); the Paradise trilogy (Saint, Sinner, Showdown); the Books of Mortals series (Forbidden, Mortal, Sovereign); several single thriller novels i.e. Water Walker, Outlaw, The Sanctuary, The Priest's Graveyard, The Bride Collector, Boneman's Daughters, Adam, Skin, House (with Frank Peretti), Bink of an Eye, Obsessed, and Three; some fantasy/sci-fi i.e. Hacker, Immanuel's Veins, Burn, Kiss, Blessed Child, the prequel to A Man Called Blessed, A.D. 30; and some older fiction, Heaven's Wager, When Heaven Weeps, and Thunder of Heaven. Wow.
~Notes: Okay, so this guy is (I think) the first adult author I've reviewed. Yay.
He is amazing. Like totally. This guy pours so much emotion into his books, it's just amazing. Makes anyone want to cry. I've read the Circle series and the Lost Books, and plan on reading the Paradise trilogy whenever I can get my hands on them (those three series are connected). His other books look kind of...adult-ish, if you know what I mean. But A.D. 30 looks pretty dang good too. The library has most of his books too so that's nice.
Alright here we go again: romance. Yes there's romance. It is, after all, adult fiction. In the books I've read, there is a good amount of romance. Yay. There's kissing (not detailed most of the time though), feelings of love between married, probably soon to be engaged, and not married people, but no sexual scenes. There is some seducing between different forces of evil. That did make me a bit uncomfortable.
Language: none. No language. In the books I've read. Wait, I think I may have seen heck once. Now that I think about it.
Very good author. I'm working on owning the whole Circle series, and it's one of my go-to series when I have nothing new to read.
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yeehaw
~~Zoë Wingfeather
swag
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TED DEKKER
~Stars: Five
~Author of: the Circle series (Black, Red, White, Green); the Lost Books series (Chosen, Infidel, Renegade, Chaos, Lunatic, Elyon); the Paradise trilogy (Saint, Sinner, Showdown); the Books of Mortals series (Forbidden, Mortal, Sovereign); several single thriller novels i.e. Water Walker, Outlaw, The Sanctuary, The Priest's Graveyard, The Bride Collector, Boneman's Daughters, Adam, Skin, House (with Frank Peretti), Bink of an Eye, Obsessed, and Three; some fantasy/sci-fi i.e. Hacker, Immanuel's Veins, Burn, Kiss, Blessed Child, the prequel to A Man Called Blessed, A.D. 30; and some older fiction, Heaven's Wager, When Heaven Weeps, and Thunder of Heaven. Wow.
~Notes: Okay, so this guy is (I think) the first adult author I've reviewed. Yay.
He is amazing. Like totally. This guy pours so much emotion into his books, it's just amazing. Makes anyone want to cry. I've read the Circle series and the Lost Books, and plan on reading the Paradise trilogy whenever I can get my hands on them (those three series are connected). His other books look kind of...adult-ish, if you know what I mean. But A.D. 30 looks pretty dang good too. The library has most of his books too so that's nice.
Alright here we go again: romance. Yes there's romance. It is, after all, adult fiction. In the books I've read, there is a good amount of romance. Yay. There's kissing (not detailed most of the time though), feelings of love between married, probably soon to be engaged, and not married people, but no sexual scenes. There is some seducing between different forces of evil. That did make me a bit uncomfortable.
Language: none. No language. In the books I've read. Wait, I think I may have seen heck once. Now that I think about it.
Very good author. I'm working on owning the whole Circle series, and it's one of my go-to series when I have nothing new to read.
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yeehaw
~~Zoë Wingfeather
Toby Forward
I can't think of anything to say here. :P
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TOBY FORWARD
~Stars: Three
~Author of: the Flaxfield Quartet (Dragonborn, Fireborn, Doubleborn, one more on its way), five picture books, two story books (no idea what that means), the Wyvern Quartet (Wyvern Winter, Wyvern Spring, Wyvern Summer, Wyvern Fall), six other junior fiction novels, a junior non-fiction novel, two young adult novels, an adult fiction book that I STRONGLY recomend NOT reading, and four other random genre novels. I just learned that he wrote this many books. WOW.
~Notes: I've only read the first three Flaxfield Quartet books, so I can't tell you much about his writing. I do, however, plan on getting the Wyvern Quartet from the library soon. :)
Toby Forward's Flaxfield Quartet is a very strangely written quartet. He writes in short sentences that remind me of poetry. But he also has left out several things. So I have questions, which is never good for a book.
Regarding language, there is none. Regarding romance, as far as I remember, there is none. There may have been a few thoughts about people, but I don't remember any particular instances.
The book that I STRONGLY recommended NOT reading has sexual content. I know because I read the DESCRIPTION, NOT the book. :P That's why I think it's for adults.
He's a good author with a strange take on life. I suggest you check him out. :)
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I'm gonna post more of my STORY right now!!! ;P
PLEASE COMMENT YOUR THOUGHTS!!!!!! I NEED INPUT!!!!!!
~~Zoë Wingfeather
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TOBY FORWARD
~Stars: Three
~Author of: the Flaxfield Quartet (Dragonborn, Fireborn, Doubleborn, one more on its way), five picture books, two story books (no idea what that means), the Wyvern Quartet (Wyvern Winter, Wyvern Spring, Wyvern Summer, Wyvern Fall), six other junior fiction novels, a junior non-fiction novel, two young adult novels, an adult fiction book that I STRONGLY recomend NOT reading, and four other random genre novels. I just learned that he wrote this many books. WOW.
~Notes: I've only read the first three Flaxfield Quartet books, so I can't tell you much about his writing. I do, however, plan on getting the Wyvern Quartet from the library soon. :)
Toby Forward's Flaxfield Quartet is a very strangely written quartet. He writes in short sentences that remind me of poetry. But he also has left out several things. So I have questions, which is never good for a book.
Regarding language, there is none. Regarding romance, as far as I remember, there is none. There may have been a few thoughts about people, but I don't remember any particular instances.
The book that I STRONGLY recommended NOT reading has sexual content. I know because I read the DESCRIPTION, NOT the book. :P That's why I think it's for adults.
He's a good author with a strange take on life. I suggest you check him out. :)
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I'm gonna post more of my STORY right now!!! ;P
PLEASE COMMENT YOUR THOUGHTS!!!!!! I NEED INPUT!!!!!!
~~Zoë Wingfeather
Brandon Mull
Okay, I thought I'd start out with my ALL STAR FAVORITE author. :)
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BRANDON MULL
~Stars: Five
~Author of: the Fablehaven series (Fablehaven, Rise of the Evening Star, Grip of the Shadow Plague, Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary, Keys to the Demon Prison), the Beyonders series (A World Without Heroes, Seeds of Rebellion, Fulfilling the Prophesy), the Candy Shop War series (The Candy Shop War, The Arcade Catastrophe), the Five Kingdoms series (Sky Raiders, The Rouge Knight, Crystal Keepers, and two more on their way), the first book of the Spirit Animals series, and two picture books.
~Notes: Brandon Mull is a fantastic author. Like really. He's great. I have read all of his books except the Fablehaven series and the picture books. So, the Beyonders series is COMPLETELY clean. No cussing, no bywords, no using God's name in vain. Hardly any romance. The romance in that series is very subtle (the main characters are 13) and only include thoughts of the characters about others and "Hey I think she likes you."
The Candy Shop War series is the same thing. No ugly words and VERY subtle romance.
The Five Kingdoms series is the basic same thing, BUT. The romance in the books I've read (#1 and part of #2) is more......easily noticed. Still no language, but there is some romance. Then again, the main characters ARE like 11, so the romance is still innocent.
Spirit Animals is a strange series. Brandon Mull started the series by writing the first book, but other authors have written the remaining books. There is no language but slightly more romance. The main characters are about 12. The romance is more defined. As in, there are two boys and two girls, guess what happens? There ends up being two couples. The kids get separated sometimes, and they think about each other, occasionally an awkward scene or two, maybe holding hands, but that's it.
Now. Fablehaven. I have not read those. My mom read the first one to us a few years ago, but she edited while she went. I believe that there is romance in the later books. In the first book, I know there is at least heck, but I don't know what other ugly language or bywords there are in the entire series. Fablehaven was his first series, so I think he was inexperienced at the time. :) That's all I know.
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YAY!!!!! First one done!!!! Hope I helped!!!! :)
~~Zoë Wingfeather
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BRANDON MULL
~Stars: Five
~Author of: the Fablehaven series (Fablehaven, Rise of the Evening Star, Grip of the Shadow Plague, Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary, Keys to the Demon Prison), the Beyonders series (A World Without Heroes, Seeds of Rebellion, Fulfilling the Prophesy), the Candy Shop War series (The Candy Shop War, The Arcade Catastrophe), the Five Kingdoms series (Sky Raiders, The Rouge Knight, Crystal Keepers, and two more on their way), the first book of the Spirit Animals series, and two picture books.
~Notes: Brandon Mull is a fantastic author. Like really. He's great. I have read all of his books except the Fablehaven series and the picture books. So, the Beyonders series is COMPLETELY clean. No cussing, no bywords, no using God's name in vain. Hardly any romance. The romance in that series is very subtle (the main characters are 13) and only include thoughts of the characters about others and "Hey I think she likes you."
The Candy Shop War series is the same thing. No ugly words and VERY subtle romance.
The Five Kingdoms series is the basic same thing, BUT. The romance in the books I've read (#1 and part of #2) is more......easily noticed. Still no language, but there is some romance. Then again, the main characters ARE like 11, so the romance is still innocent.
Spirit Animals is a strange series. Brandon Mull started the series by writing the first book, but other authors have written the remaining books. There is no language but slightly more romance. The main characters are about 12. The romance is more defined. As in, there are two boys and two girls, guess what happens? There ends up being two couples. The kids get separated sometimes, and they think about each other, occasionally an awkward scene or two, maybe holding hands, but that's it.
Now. Fablehaven. I have not read those. My mom read the first one to us a few years ago, but she edited while she went. I believe that there is romance in the later books. In the first book, I know there is at least heck, but I don't know what other ugly language or bywords there are in the entire series. Fablehaven was his first series, so I think he was inexperienced at the time. :) That's all I know.
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YAY!!!!! First one done!!!! Hope I helped!!!! :)
~~Zoë Wingfeather
Donita K. Paul
Next author: another of my favorites :)
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DONITA K. PAUL
~Stars: Four
~Author of: the DragonKeeper Chronicles (DragonSpell, DragonQuest, DragonKnight, DragonFire, DragonLight), the Chiril Chronicles (The Dragons of Chiril, Dragons of the Valley, Dragons of the Watch), the Realm Walkers series (One Realm Beyond, Two Renegade Realms, more to come), a WHOLE BUNCH of romance novels, and two picture books.
~Notes: Donita K. Paul is a young adult author, so her books are slightly older. I've read both the DragonKeeper and Chiril Chronicles, and plan on reading the Realm Walker series soon (the library doesn't have them ;D), but I've not read her other books. She is an AMAZING author.
Both of the series I have read are allegories. To the Bible, of course. They're REALLY, REALLY well written. HOWEVER. Since the (main) audience is teenagers, her books have quite a bit of romance. The main character in the DragonKeeper books starts out as fifteen, and grows up (of course). She falls in love in book #3. By then she's about 18. Her and the knight she loves kiss in a very detailed scene in book #3. Eheh. That's when they realize that they are (OBVIOUSLY) meant for each other. After that, though, they get married, and when they kiss, it is totally not as detailed. :P So that's the extent of the romance. As for language, there is absolutely none.
Now, the Chiril Chronicles are not as romantic. The main character is probably around 18. She falls in love in book #1, but doesn't really have an active love life, except for holding hands and the rare kiss on her cheek. Book #3 is where it really gets intense. Here's an overview. The main characters are both about 20. One is a country lass, one is a man of the elite upper class. They get trapped in a difficult situation involving a giant inescapable bottle full of rowdy children (long story). They fall in love (of course), but really struggle with their feelings because of the radical difference between their social statuses. They kiss several times, but only two of the times are very detailed. That's the extent of the romance. As with the DragonKeeper Chronicles, there is absolutely no language.
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Yay another one down!!! Hope I was informative, etc.
I'm out!
~~Zoë Wingfeather
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DONITA K. PAUL
~Stars: Four
~Author of: the DragonKeeper Chronicles (DragonSpell, DragonQuest, DragonKnight, DragonFire, DragonLight), the Chiril Chronicles (The Dragons of Chiril, Dragons of the Valley, Dragons of the Watch), the Realm Walkers series (One Realm Beyond, Two Renegade Realms, more to come), a WHOLE BUNCH of romance novels, and two picture books.
~Notes: Donita K. Paul is a young adult author, so her books are slightly older. I've read both the DragonKeeper and Chiril Chronicles, and plan on reading the Realm Walker series soon (the library doesn't have them ;D), but I've not read her other books. She is an AMAZING author.
Both of the series I have read are allegories. To the Bible, of course. They're REALLY, REALLY well written. HOWEVER. Since the (main) audience is teenagers, her books have quite a bit of romance. The main character in the DragonKeeper books starts out as fifteen, and grows up (of course). She falls in love in book #3. By then she's about 18. Her and the knight she loves kiss in a very detailed scene in book #3. Eheh. That's when they realize that they are (OBVIOUSLY) meant for each other. After that, though, they get married, and when they kiss, it is totally not as detailed. :P So that's the extent of the romance. As for language, there is absolutely none.
Now, the Chiril Chronicles are not as romantic. The main character is probably around 18. She falls in love in book #1, but doesn't really have an active love life, except for holding hands and the rare kiss on her cheek. Book #3 is where it really gets intense. Here's an overview. The main characters are both about 20. One is a country lass, one is a man of the elite upper class. They get trapped in a difficult situation involving a giant inescapable bottle full of rowdy children (long story). They fall in love (of course), but really struggle with their feelings because of the radical difference between their social statuses. They kiss several times, but only two of the times are very detailed. That's the extent of the romance. As with the DragonKeeper Chronicles, there is absolutely no language.
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Yay another one down!!! Hope I was informative, etc.
I'm out!
~~Zoë Wingfeather
Bryan Davis
Cool author number whatever coming right up!!!
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BRYAN DAVIS
~Stars: Four
~Author of: the Children of the Bard series (Song of the Ovulum, From the Mouth of Elijah, The Seventh Door, Omega Dragon), the Tales of Starlight series (Masters and Slayers, Third Starlighter, Exodus Rising), the Dragons of Starlight series (Starlighter, Warrior, Diviner, Liberator), the Echoes from the Edge trilogy (Beyond the Reflection's Edge, Eternity's Edge, Nightmare's Edge), the Dragons in our Midst series (Raising Dragons, The Candlestone, Circles of Seven, Tears of a Dragon, the Oracles of Fire series (Eye of the Oracle, Enoch's Ghost, Last of the Nephilim, The Bones of Makaidos), the Reapers Trilogy (Reapers, more to come soon), one children's book, a book for men, and one novel.
~Notes: Wow this guy has written a lot of books. I've only read the Dragons in our Midst series, but I hope to read all of his books soon. The Oracles of Fire series is a sequel to the DioM, and the library doesn't have either, so I hope to own the OoF at some point. (haha the OoF lol)
Language: as usual, there is none. He's a Christian author and his books are somewhat allegories.
Romance: yes. There is romance. His books are for young adults, so...... But the good thing is, the romance (well, most of it anyway) is pure. Like, they are pure relationships. The main characters in the series I've read (Billy and Bonnie in DioM [cheesy, I know]) are teenagers and they fall in love (duh). They think about each other a lot, Billy is protective of Bonnie, and they pray about their feelings and for each other. It's really sweet and you can practically taste the emotion in some of the prayers. I personally find it obnoxious, as it plays too large of a role in the books and is honestly a bit too sweet for me. I prefer well developed romance that plays a minor role. But that's personal preference. As for the non-pure romance, well, the little part I've read was a man looking at a girl with that longing look. Haha
I think that from him, you could probably expect pure romance and no language. I recommend him as a pretty fair author.
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So, whaddya think?
~~Zoë Wingfeather
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BRYAN DAVIS
~Stars: Four
~Author of: the Children of the Bard series (Song of the Ovulum, From the Mouth of Elijah, The Seventh Door, Omega Dragon), the Tales of Starlight series (Masters and Slayers, Third Starlighter, Exodus Rising), the Dragons of Starlight series (Starlighter, Warrior, Diviner, Liberator), the Echoes from the Edge trilogy (Beyond the Reflection's Edge, Eternity's Edge, Nightmare's Edge), the Dragons in our Midst series (Raising Dragons, The Candlestone, Circles of Seven, Tears of a Dragon, the Oracles of Fire series (Eye of the Oracle, Enoch's Ghost, Last of the Nephilim, The Bones of Makaidos), the Reapers Trilogy (Reapers, more to come soon), one children's book, a book for men, and one novel.
~Notes: Wow this guy has written a lot of books. I've only read the Dragons in our Midst series, but I hope to read all of his books soon. The Oracles of Fire series is a sequel to the DioM, and the library doesn't have either, so I hope to own the OoF at some point. (haha the OoF lol)
Language: as usual, there is none. He's a Christian author and his books are somewhat allegories.
Romance: yes. There is romance. His books are for young adults, so...... But the good thing is, the romance (well, most of it anyway) is pure. Like, they are pure relationships. The main characters in the series I've read (Billy and Bonnie in DioM [cheesy, I know]) are teenagers and they fall in love (duh). They think about each other a lot, Billy is protective of Bonnie, and they pray about their feelings and for each other. It's really sweet and you can practically taste the emotion in some of the prayers. I personally find it obnoxious, as it plays too large of a role in the books and is honestly a bit too sweet for me. I prefer well developed romance that plays a minor role. But that's personal preference. As for the non-pure romance, well, the little part I've read was a man looking at a girl with that longing look. Haha
I think that from him, you could probably expect pure romance and no language. I recommend him as a pretty fair author.
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So, whaddya think?
~~Zoë Wingfeather
Robert Jordan / Brandon Sanderson
:'( a not good author. prongs.
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ROBERT JORDAN WITH BRANDON SANDERSON
~Stars: Four
~Author(s) of: The Wheel of Time series (The Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn, The Shadows Rising, The Fires of Heaven, Lord of Chaos, A Crown of Swords, The Path of Daggers, Winter's Heart, Crossroads at Twilight, Knife of Dreams, A Memory of Light), books related to that series, the Conan series (Conan the Invincible, Defender, Unconquered, Triumphant, Magnificent, Destroyer, Victorious), two books connected to THAT series, and several unpublished books.
~Notes: Definitely one of my favorite authors of all time. Robert Jordan died before he could finish the Wheel of Time series (his best known books and the ones I’ve read) so Brandon Sanderson finished it off for him. Their writing styles are incredibly similar, so the transition was flawless. What I love about these is that these guys never leave out a person. Literally. One book will mention a random guy on the street, and then he shows up several books later and plays an important role. They’re awesome. The plot is so intricate, there’s so much history behind everything, and there’s so many sub plots and characters that there’s a lengthy index in the back.
Language: none. They have their own world’s cursing (blood and bloody flaming ashes, mother's milk in a cup [what even], "light" used as an exclamation, "goat kissing" used as an adjective, wow these got creative)
Romance: and this is why they’re iffy. There's a lot of romance. And since it’s an adult series, the characters (for the majority) are adults, and it is in a different culture (though I'm not sure that has much of an influence on the romance part, but anyways), there’s more than kissing. There are lots of kisses (slightly detailed, but less than Donita K. Paul’s), lots of conflicting thoughts and romantic thoughts about people, slightly detailed descriptions of low necklines and tight outfits, seductive women, seductive men, gambling, drunkenness, and implied but not detailed sexual scenes. I started these in middle school, stopped for a few years, and picked them back up over the summer after tenth grade. The romance becomes quite a bit more prominent.
This series was recommended to me by an adult. I did not just pick the books up from the library on a whim.
I would advise you to use discretion on whether or not to read these, considering your own maturity and ability to handle sexual content.
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Wow, that was a long one. But I had a lot to pack into it so.....
Happy reading!
~~Zoë Wingfeather
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ROBERT JORDAN WITH BRANDON SANDERSON
~Stars: Four
~Author(s) of: The Wheel of Time series (The Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn, The Shadows Rising, The Fires of Heaven, Lord of Chaos, A Crown of Swords, The Path of Daggers, Winter's Heart, Crossroads at Twilight, Knife of Dreams, A Memory of Light), books related to that series, the Conan series (Conan the Invincible, Defender, Unconquered, Triumphant, Magnificent, Destroyer, Victorious), two books connected to THAT series, and several unpublished books.
~Notes: Definitely one of my favorite authors of all time. Robert Jordan died before he could finish the Wheel of Time series (his best known books and the ones I’ve read) so Brandon Sanderson finished it off for him. Their writing styles are incredibly similar, so the transition was flawless. What I love about these is that these guys never leave out a person. Literally. One book will mention a random guy on the street, and then he shows up several books later and plays an important role. They’re awesome. The plot is so intricate, there’s so much history behind everything, and there’s so many sub plots and characters that there’s a lengthy index in the back.
Language: none. They have their own world’s cursing (blood and bloody flaming ashes, mother's milk in a cup [what even], "light" used as an exclamation, "goat kissing" used as an adjective, wow these got creative)
Romance: and this is why they’re iffy. There's a lot of romance. And since it’s an adult series, the characters (for the majority) are adults, and it is in a different culture (though I'm not sure that has much of an influence on the romance part, but anyways), there’s more than kissing. There are lots of kisses (slightly detailed, but less than Donita K. Paul’s), lots of conflicting thoughts and romantic thoughts about people, slightly detailed descriptions of low necklines and tight outfits, seductive women, seductive men, gambling, drunkenness, and implied but not detailed sexual scenes. I started these in middle school, stopped for a few years, and picked them back up over the summer after tenth grade. The romance becomes quite a bit more prominent.
This series was recommended to me by an adult. I did not just pick the books up from the library on a whim.
I would advise you to use discretion on whether or not to read these, considering your own maturity and ability to handle sexual content.
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Wow, that was a long one. But I had a lot to pack into it so.....
Happy reading!
~~Zoë Wingfeather
Brian Jacques
Brian Jaques--definitely one of my favorites, though he died around four years ago. :'(
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BRIAN JACQUES
~Stars: Five
~Author of: the Redwall series (Redwall, Mossflower, Mattimeo, Mairel of Redwall, Salamadastron, Martin the Warrior, The Bellmaker, Outcast of Redwall, Pearls of Lutra, The Long Patrol, Marlfox, The Legend of Luke, Lord Brocktree, Taggerung, Triss, Loamhedge, Rakkety Tam, High Rhulain, Eulalia!, Doomwyte, The Sable Quean, and the Rogue Crew [not in any particular order, there seems to be a very random order to these books, you can read them in any order you please]), several Redwall add-on books (The Great Redwall Feast, A Redwall Winter's Tale, The Redwall Cookbook, The Legend of Redwall Abbey, Redwall [the graphic novel], and Songs From Redwall), the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series (Castaways of the Flying Dutchman, The Angel's Command, and Voyage of Slaves), Urso Brunov, Urso Brunov and the White Emperor, Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales, and The Ribbajack.
~Notes: oH GOODNESS HE'S WRITTEN SO MANY BOOKS
I have read all the Redwall books at least 6 times each and they are totally worth it. They're my go-to books when I want a good classic fantasy. His writing is easy to understand and the plots are simple but not too simple and just interesting enough to keep you engaged without needing a dictionary.
This guy is an awesome author and he's amazing. I've read a few of the add-on Redwall books but none of the other ones. The Castaways of the Flying Dutchman just didn't appeal to me, and most of the add-on books/books written on the side are picture books, so I haven't really read many of them.
Time to review!!! ;D I'm doing the Redwall books cause of what I just said.
Language: none. No language of this world. The world of Redwall is pretty cool. It's written as if people in this world are animals--mice, squirrels, foxes, rats, ferrets, moles, etc. Jacques is very good at inventing colorful insults that are animal themed (wily fox; potbellied, insolent, bottle-nosed pond scum; etc). As a PS, I personally don't add descriptions of cursing that is not of this world, just like, you know, the Lord's name in vain (blasphemy), bywords, and so on.
Romance: haha there's not much. They are animals, after all. There's some thinking about people, maybe a little teasing and blushing, but it's so subtle that you hardly notice any of it and most books don't have any at all. They are very clean books and totally worth reading. I suggest you pick some up because they're amazing. :)
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BRIAN JACQUES
~Stars: Five
~Author of: the Redwall series (Redwall, Mossflower, Mattimeo, Mairel of Redwall, Salamadastron, Martin the Warrior, The Bellmaker, Outcast of Redwall, Pearls of Lutra, The Long Patrol, Marlfox, The Legend of Luke, Lord Brocktree, Taggerung, Triss, Loamhedge, Rakkety Tam, High Rhulain, Eulalia!, Doomwyte, The Sable Quean, and the Rogue Crew [not in any particular order, there seems to be a very random order to these books, you can read them in any order you please]), several Redwall add-on books (The Great Redwall Feast, A Redwall Winter's Tale, The Redwall Cookbook, The Legend of Redwall Abbey, Redwall [the graphic novel], and Songs From Redwall), the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series (Castaways of the Flying Dutchman, The Angel's Command, and Voyage of Slaves), Urso Brunov, Urso Brunov and the White Emperor, Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales, and The Ribbajack.
~Notes: oH GOODNESS HE'S WRITTEN SO MANY BOOKS
I have read all the Redwall books at least 6 times each and they are totally worth it. They're my go-to books when I want a good classic fantasy. His writing is easy to understand and the plots are simple but not too simple and just interesting enough to keep you engaged without needing a dictionary.
This guy is an awesome author and he's amazing. I've read a few of the add-on Redwall books but none of the other ones. The Castaways of the Flying Dutchman just didn't appeal to me, and most of the add-on books/books written on the side are picture books, so I haven't really read many of them.
Time to review!!! ;D I'm doing the Redwall books cause of what I just said.
Language: none. No language of this world. The world of Redwall is pretty cool. It's written as if people in this world are animals--mice, squirrels, foxes, rats, ferrets, moles, etc. Jacques is very good at inventing colorful insults that are animal themed (wily fox; potbellied, insolent, bottle-nosed pond scum; etc). As a PS, I personally don't add descriptions of cursing that is not of this world, just like, you know, the Lord's name in vain (blasphemy), bywords, and so on.
Romance: haha there's not much. They are animals, after all. There's some thinking about people, maybe a little teasing and blushing, but it's so subtle that you hardly notice any of it and most books don't have any at all. They are very clean books and totally worth reading. I suggest you pick some up because they're amazing. :)
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~~Zoë Wingfeather
Sage Blackwood
Heeeeyyyyy another great author to review!! By the way, I'm publishing some of my own work soon, so keep your eyes open! :)
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SAGE BLACKWOOD
~Stars: Four
~Author of: the Jinx Trilogy (Jinx, Jinx's Magic, Jinx's Fire).
~Notes: Sage Blackwood is probably a little known author (I discovered her books by walking around aimlessly in the library), but she's a pretty good author.
Her books have no language (like most of the books I read), unless you count the once or twice you see "How the--" (no object inserted). She does use the word flippin' occasionally, as a byword I guess.
Now, romance. There is little to none. The main character (Jinx) starts out as being 6 years old, and grows up over the course of the trilogy to be 14. He can see people's thoughts (long story, just read and you'll know what I mean), and once or twice sees people thinking "pink fluffy thoughts" to each other (love), but never actually thinks them himself. He does, in the last book, realize that he's in love with a girl he met in the first book, but they pretty much just have this scene where they sit on a log in the middle of the woods and look at each other and come to the startling conclusion that they're in love. But they don't talk about it at all. There is also love between a particular husband and wife, but all you know is what Jinx sees ("silvery thoughts"). He realizes real quick what kind of thoughts those are and learns to leave the room when he sees them. Haha. Hah.
I sincerely hope that wasn't confusing. If you read, all will come to light. :)
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Okay. Like I said, I'll post some of my own work soon!
Peace out!
~~Zoë Wingfeather
Chuck Black
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CHUCK BLACK
~Stars: Five
~Author of: the Kingdom series (Kingdom's Dawn, Kingdom's Hope, Kingdom's Edge, Kingdom's Quest, Kingdom's Call, Kingdom's Reign), the Knights of Arethtrae series (Sir Kendrick and the Castle of Bel Lione, Sir Bentley and Holbrook Court, Sir Dalton and the Shadow Heart, Lady Carliss and the Waters of Moorue, Sir Quinlan and the Knights of Valor, Sir Rowan and the Camerian Conquest), the Wars of the Realm trilogy (Cloak of the Light, Rise of the Fallen, last one coming sometime soon), and some books on family building and that stuff.
~Notes: This guy is an amazing author. He is a Christian and both the Kingdom series and the Knights of Arethtrae series are allegories. AMAZINGLY AWESOME AND COOL!!!!!!!!!
We own all of his books except the ones on family building and I have read all of them. He is very good at Christian writing!! I can't wait for the last Wars of the Realm book, they are so good!
Being a Christian author, this guy has no language in any of his books. HE IS SO AWESOME.
As for romance, well, there is a little. But just like Bryan Davis, it's pure romance. In both Sir Dalton and Lady Carliss (those books are connected) there is romance. They fall in love (of course), but Lady Carliss thinks that Sir Dalton is still in love with another lady and she thinks he's just teasing her when in reality he loves her and it's one big confused mess of feelings until the end. They eventually sort it out but Lady Carliss especially struggles with her feelings for Sir Dalton. The rest of the Knights series, though, is like no romance. There may be a few ladies involved, but they play a VERY small part and eventually drop out and each book goes on without them.
The Kingdom series does have romance, but still very pure and there's not much of it. Nothing mushy.
The Wars of the Realm trilogy also has romance. Unlike the other books, they're set in our world (partly, but that's another story), so there's more NOW romance if you know what I mean. The main character (Drew) falls in love with another main-ish character (Sydney). HOWEVER, she's a Christian and he's not. So they're both in love but Sydney's conscience and her religion prevent her from allowing a relationship with a non-Christian. So Drew tries to ask her out a few times, thinks about her and how pretty she is, and tries to understand why she can't be his girlfriend, but it never happens. I have this feeling that he will get converted in the last book and all can be right between them BUT it is, after all, just a feeling.
SO. Check him out, he's awesome.
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Have a great weekend y'all!!!!
~~Zoë Wingfeather
CHUCK BLACK
~Stars: Five
~Author of: the Kingdom series (Kingdom's Dawn, Kingdom's Hope, Kingdom's Edge, Kingdom's Quest, Kingdom's Call, Kingdom's Reign), the Knights of Arethtrae series (Sir Kendrick and the Castle of Bel Lione, Sir Bentley and Holbrook Court, Sir Dalton and the Shadow Heart, Lady Carliss and the Waters of Moorue, Sir Quinlan and the Knights of Valor, Sir Rowan and the Camerian Conquest), the Wars of the Realm trilogy (Cloak of the Light, Rise of the Fallen, last one coming sometime soon), and some books on family building and that stuff.
~Notes: This guy is an amazing author. He is a Christian and both the Kingdom series and the Knights of Arethtrae series are allegories. AMAZINGLY AWESOME AND COOL!!!!!!!!!
We own all of his books except the ones on family building and I have read all of them. He is very good at Christian writing!! I can't wait for the last Wars of the Realm book, they are so good!
Being a Christian author, this guy has no language in any of his books. HE IS SO AWESOME.
As for romance, well, there is a little. But just like Bryan Davis, it's pure romance. In both Sir Dalton and Lady Carliss (those books are connected) there is romance. They fall in love (of course), but Lady Carliss thinks that Sir Dalton is still in love with another lady and she thinks he's just teasing her when in reality he loves her and it's one big confused mess of feelings until the end. They eventually sort it out but Lady Carliss especially struggles with her feelings for Sir Dalton. The rest of the Knights series, though, is like no romance. There may be a few ladies involved, but they play a VERY small part and eventually drop out and each book goes on without them.
The Kingdom series does have romance, but still very pure and there's not much of it. Nothing mushy.
The Wars of the Realm trilogy also has romance. Unlike the other books, they're set in our world (partly, but that's another story), so there's more NOW romance if you know what I mean. The main character (Drew) falls in love with another main-ish character (Sydney). HOWEVER, she's a Christian and he's not. So they're both in love but Sydney's conscience and her religion prevent her from allowing a relationship with a non-Christian. So Drew tries to ask her out a few times, thinks about her and how pretty she is, and tries to understand why she can't be his girlfriend, but it never happens. I have this feeling that he will get converted in the last book and all can be right between them BUT it is, after all, just a feeling.
SO. Check him out, he's awesome.
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Have a great weekend y'all!!!!
~~Zoë Wingfeather
Erin Hunter
Another good one:
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ERIN HUNTER
~Stars: Five
~Author of: so many books I will just tell the series she's written. Okay so there's the Warriors series (a series comprised of the series Dawn of the Clans, Warriors, The New Prophesy, Power of Three, Omen of the Stars, Super Editions, graphic novels of the books, some guides, and some e-books), the Seekers series (like the Warriors, comprised of Seekers, Return to the Wild, and graphic novels), and Survivors (same as the others, with the Survivors series and a few add on books too). There are like six books in each series/sub series so that's a lot of books. :)
~Notes: This girl is pretty good!! Her books are about animals (cats, bears and dogs, respectively) living in our world, not another like the Redwall series. So, they have like words for us, and the highway, and cars, etc. Very cool. I'm working through the Warriors series right now, since it's the first one she wrote. And my sister read the Seekers series. So I can give you a good idea of what to expect.
Language: none. They're animals, for goodness' sake. The Warriors' curses are like "mouse dung" and such. Little made up curses.
Romance: there is a little. But again, they're animals. So, there's love, and "I love you"s, but really it's so cute and adorable between animals so it really doesn't count to me. But you're you, so I can't really say...but yeah. She's a really good author and even though the characters are animals the Warriors really keep me on my toes the whole way through the book. However, I did notice a theme throughout her books similar to that of the Hardy boys series. I stopped reading the Hardy boys because the same thing happened in all 40+ of them--the brothers come across a mystery, there's maybe a bit of romance, the plot thickens, they get captured, and then their dad comes with the police to bust them out of the tight spots. Literally. Every. Book. With the Warriors series, virtually the same thing happens every series--there's a prophesy, someone descended from someone important has to fulfill the prophesy, the fulfillers are way overpowered, the clans are in trouble, the cat angels are powerless to help anyone, and there's some sort of Romeo-Juliet love affair. Sadly, it's pretty predictable.
If you're looking for reliability and a good, mindless read, check her out.
Also, she has a secret which you'll find out if you go to her website and look for her biography page. Very cool.
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IT IS A VERY GOOD SECRET
EHEHEH
~~Zoë Wingfeather
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ERIN HUNTER
~Stars: Five
~Author of: so many books I will just tell the series she's written. Okay so there's the Warriors series (a series comprised of the series Dawn of the Clans, Warriors, The New Prophesy, Power of Three, Omen of the Stars, Super Editions, graphic novels of the books, some guides, and some e-books), the Seekers series (like the Warriors, comprised of Seekers, Return to the Wild, and graphic novels), and Survivors (same as the others, with the Survivors series and a few add on books too). There are like six books in each series/sub series so that's a lot of books. :)
~Notes: This girl is pretty good!! Her books are about animals (cats, bears and dogs, respectively) living in our world, not another like the Redwall series. So, they have like words for us, and the highway, and cars, etc. Very cool. I'm working through the Warriors series right now, since it's the first one she wrote. And my sister read the Seekers series. So I can give you a good idea of what to expect.
Language: none. They're animals, for goodness' sake. The Warriors' curses are like "mouse dung" and such. Little made up curses.
Romance: there is a little. But again, they're animals. So, there's love, and "I love you"s, but really it's so cute and adorable between animals so it really doesn't count to me. But you're you, so I can't really say...but yeah. She's a really good author and even though the characters are animals the Warriors really keep me on my toes the whole way through the book. However, I did notice a theme throughout her books similar to that of the Hardy boys series. I stopped reading the Hardy boys because the same thing happened in all 40+ of them--the brothers come across a mystery, there's maybe a bit of romance, the plot thickens, they get captured, and then their dad comes with the police to bust them out of the tight spots. Literally. Every. Book. With the Warriors series, virtually the same thing happens every series--there's a prophesy, someone descended from someone important has to fulfill the prophesy, the fulfillers are way overpowered, the clans are in trouble, the cat angels are powerless to help anyone, and there's some sort of Romeo-Juliet love affair. Sadly, it's pretty predictable.
If you're looking for reliability and a good, mindless read, check her out.
Also, she has a secret which you'll find out if you go to her website and look for her biography page. Very cool.
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IT IS A VERY GOOD SECRET
EHEHEH
~~Zoë Wingfeather
M. L. Forman
Next up: one more AMAZING author :P
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M. L. FORMAN
~Stars: Four
~Author of: the Adventurers Wanted series (Slathbog's Gold, The Horn of Moran, Albrek's Tomb, The Sands of Neza, The Axe of Sundering).
~Notes: Okay, M. L. Forman is pretty good writer (his books are awesome) but in my opinion, he could use a bit of editing in his books. His story plot, however, is pretty decent. My problem with these books is that he had a good idea and created a developed world, but plopped a not-very-developed main character into the middle of it all. Alex, the MC, is 15 in the first book and grows up over the next few. He gets to be about 17 or 18 in the latest one, I believe. First of all, he adjusts too quickly. The culture is formal and honor-centered, and he gets right used to it without any mess-ups at all. This theme continues, with him learning insignificant lessons the first time and not making any costly mistakes. The result is a bland character who seemingly can predict everything and act accordingly, causing him to be uninteresting and slightly flat. But that's just my personal problem.
You would think that because he's 17, and exceptionally cool, he'd at least have a girlfriend. Surprise! You're wrong. He doesn't fall in love at all. In Albrek's Tomb, though, there is this one girl that he saves from the brink of death (I think she may reappear in the later books) who, once she's well, kisses his cheek. And then rides away into the sunset with him looking dazed behind her. (Just [kind of] kidding :D) Other than that, aside from a little (tiny) bit of quiet romance with the characters of his adventuring company (two get married in one of the later books), there is no romance. It’s so subtle, you could hardly call it romance. Quite nice.
As with the books before, no language. Yay for clean books!
They're pretty awesome books. I can't wait for him to finish the series!
And by the way, here's a link to see what you would be if you went on an adventure like the ones in his books:
Adventurers Wanted Test
Click either the sign in the window or the open menu, and click Adventurers Quiz.
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Keep calm and read on, you guys!!
~~Zoë Wingfeather
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M. L. FORMAN
~Stars: Four
~Author of: the Adventurers Wanted series (Slathbog's Gold, The Horn of Moran, Albrek's Tomb, The Sands of Neza, The Axe of Sundering).
~Notes: Okay, M. L. Forman is pretty good writer (his books are awesome) but in my opinion, he could use a bit of editing in his books. His story plot, however, is pretty decent. My problem with these books is that he had a good idea and created a developed world, but plopped a not-very-developed main character into the middle of it all. Alex, the MC, is 15 in the first book and grows up over the next few. He gets to be about 17 or 18 in the latest one, I believe. First of all, he adjusts too quickly. The culture is formal and honor-centered, and he gets right used to it without any mess-ups at all. This theme continues, with him learning insignificant lessons the first time and not making any costly mistakes. The result is a bland character who seemingly can predict everything and act accordingly, causing him to be uninteresting and slightly flat. But that's just my personal problem.
You would think that because he's 17, and exceptionally cool, he'd at least have a girlfriend. Surprise! You're wrong. He doesn't fall in love at all. In Albrek's Tomb, though, there is this one girl that he saves from the brink of death (I think she may reappear in the later books) who, once she's well, kisses his cheek. And then rides away into the sunset with him looking dazed behind her. (Just [kind of] kidding :D) Other than that, aside from a little (tiny) bit of quiet romance with the characters of his adventuring company (two get married in one of the later books), there is no romance. It’s so subtle, you could hardly call it romance. Quite nice.
As with the books before, no language. Yay for clean books!
They're pretty awesome books. I can't wait for him to finish the series!
And by the way, here's a link to see what you would be if you went on an adventure like the ones in his books:
Adventurers Wanted Test
Click either the sign in the window or the open menu, and click Adventurers Quiz.
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Keep calm and read on, you guys!!
~~Zoë Wingfeather
Christopher Paolini
Okay another great author coming up:
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CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI
~Stars: Four
~Author of: the Inheritance Cycle (Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance).
~Notes: This guy is a pretty good author. His writing isn't five stars, but the plot is amazing.
I've read Eragon and Eldest. I had to stop, though, more on that later. As far as I remember, there were no dirty words. However, there is romance. The main character (Eragon) is around 15 in the first book and probably 20-ish in the last. I know he falls in love, and has dealings with a woman to whom he is not married. Sadly. That comes in book #3 or #4, I don't know because my parents told me. I also remember an instance where Eragon asked a friend why he got in trouble, thinking it was maybe because he "bedded the wrong woman."
Also, his cousin, Roran, falls in love in book #1. He gets engaged to this lady, but I remember in book #2 where she comes in his bedroom and goes to sleep in his bed. Soon after (found due to some investigation on my mom's part), Katrina (I think that's his fiancé's name) is discovered to be pregnant, and a wedding is arranged. As you can tell, that is backwards. Should be the other way around.
That's all I know, folks. Sorry I can't tell you more! :(
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Yeah, I told you there would be some ones that I had to stop. Sigh. Oh well.
Later guys!
~~Zoë Wingfeather
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CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI
~Stars: Four
~Author of: the Inheritance Cycle (Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance).
~Notes: This guy is a pretty good author. His writing isn't five stars, but the plot is amazing.
I've read Eragon and Eldest. I had to stop, though, more on that later. As far as I remember, there were no dirty words. However, there is romance. The main character (Eragon) is around 15 in the first book and probably 20-ish in the last. I know he falls in love, and has dealings with a woman to whom he is not married. Sadly. That comes in book #3 or #4, I don't know because my parents told me. I also remember an instance where Eragon asked a friend why he got in trouble, thinking it was maybe because he "bedded the wrong woman."
Also, his cousin, Roran, falls in love in book #1. He gets engaged to this lady, but I remember in book #2 where she comes in his bedroom and goes to sleep in his bed. Soon after (found due to some investigation on my mom's part), Katrina (I think that's his fiancé's name) is discovered to be pregnant, and a wedding is arranged. As you can tell, that is backwards. Should be the other way around.
That's all I know, folks. Sorry I can't tell you more! :(
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Yeah, I told you there would be some ones that I had to stop. Sigh. Oh well.
Later guys!
~~Zoë Wingfeather
Soman Chainani
Another not-so-good author. :'(
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SOMAN CHAINANI
~Stars: Three
~Author of: the School for Good and Evil Trilogy (The School for Good and Evil, A World Without Princes, The Last Ever After).
~Notes: This guy is a good author, with an amazing plot, but some things could be left out.
The thing I really like about his book (I've only read the first one) is how it looks on the inside for evil and good, not the outside. For instance, the two main characters, Sophie and Agatha, are picked to go to the School for Good and Evil. Every year, the Schoolmaster takes two kids from a village and one is the princess, prince, etc, the other is the villain. Agatha looks like your typical witch--black hair, loves cats, wears black clothes, etc. Sophie is the living image of a perfect princess--long blond hair, pink dress, flawless skin, etc. However, they get dropped in what seems like the wrong school--Agatha goes to Good, Sophie goes to Evil. But it is soon apparent that the Schoolmaster looks on the inside, not the outside. Agatha just wants what's best for Sophie and is kind and generous, while Sophie doesn't care about Agatha and wants a prince and happily ever after. Great plot.
Language: about halfway through the first book, I ran into blasphemy. It also was not at a tense part, which (in my experience) means that there will be more to come. Sadly.
Romance: yes, there is romance. Practically half of it is how to become a princess, and all princesses must have a prince. In the first book there is one almost kiss, and very vivid descriptions of handsome boys. One of the things I definitely could have done without is at the last bit, Sophie dies. And Agatha kisses her lips and then Sophie is alive again. It's supposed to show the bond between friends is just as good as true love, but in this day and age, it's just not right. Seems to me that there's a little homosexual theme right there. Sadly. There is also some detailed descriptions of slightly scandalous outfits that Sophie wears. Not sure if that is something I need to tell, but I will.
Like I said, there's a great plot, but some things are just wrong.
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Sigh. If only all books were clean...
~~Zoë Wingfeather
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SOMAN CHAINANI
~Stars: Three
~Author of: the School for Good and Evil Trilogy (The School for Good and Evil, A World Without Princes, The Last Ever After).
~Notes: This guy is a good author, with an amazing plot, but some things could be left out.
The thing I really like about his book (I've only read the first one) is how it looks on the inside for evil and good, not the outside. For instance, the two main characters, Sophie and Agatha, are picked to go to the School for Good and Evil. Every year, the Schoolmaster takes two kids from a village and one is the princess, prince, etc, the other is the villain. Agatha looks like your typical witch--black hair, loves cats, wears black clothes, etc. Sophie is the living image of a perfect princess--long blond hair, pink dress, flawless skin, etc. However, they get dropped in what seems like the wrong school--Agatha goes to Good, Sophie goes to Evil. But it is soon apparent that the Schoolmaster looks on the inside, not the outside. Agatha just wants what's best for Sophie and is kind and generous, while Sophie doesn't care about Agatha and wants a prince and happily ever after. Great plot.
Language: about halfway through the first book, I ran into blasphemy. It also was not at a tense part, which (in my experience) means that there will be more to come. Sadly.
Romance: yes, there is romance. Practically half of it is how to become a princess, and all princesses must have a prince. In the first book there is one almost kiss, and very vivid descriptions of handsome boys. One of the things I definitely could have done without is at the last bit, Sophie dies. And Agatha kisses her lips and then Sophie is alive again. It's supposed to show the bond between friends is just as good as true love, but in this day and age, it's just not right. Seems to me that there's a little homosexual theme right there. Sadly. There is also some detailed descriptions of slightly scandalous outfits that Sophie wears. Not sure if that is something I need to tell, but I will.
Like I said, there's a great plot, but some things are just wrong.
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Sigh. If only all books were clean...
~~Zoë Wingfeather
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