Started work today. Was kinda confusing and whoa-too-much-info-at-once!, but I think it'll be a good job. It's infinitely better than, like, McDonalds.
Oh, and I signed up for JulNoWriMo today. I'm gonna try it, even though I'll be starting 5 days late because of my upcoming Alaska vacation. I guess I'll just bring a notebook with me and write like mad by hand. I've got my plot all ready and am excited to write it! 50,000 words, 26 days--I can do this! woot!
Anyway! Book reviews! I haven't finished
The Last Olympian yet, but so far it's good. (I just love Percy. He's not one of those heroes who are like "I'm so awesome, everyone worship me." He actually acts like he's 15. Plus, his dialogue and narration are just funny... and the chapter titles... like "I drive my dog into a tree." I love that his pet hellhound is named Mrs. O'Leary, lol. And I'm a sucker for Greek mythology reference jokes.)
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan. This book was so sad, although I don't know what I expected... the whole premise was based on the post-zombie apocalypse plight of the remnants of the human race. The ending did have a sense of hope for the future, but it was bittersweet because of [insert spoiler here]. All in all, I liked it. It was a cool, original idea, and it had bloodthirsty zombies in it... not to mention a domineering cult of nuns. Yep. Pretty awesome.
MAX by James Patterson. The best I can say for these books is that they are entertaining, although some parts require a little bit more suspension of disbelief than I'd like (98% human, 2% avian, and they can grow GILLS? Really?). I also don't particularly like the save-the-environment message that the author's been trying to hammer into us during the last few books. If you're going to make a political statement, children's books are not the place.
But the plot is exciting, I'll give it that, and although some of their narrow escapes are kind of unbelievable (*cough* growing gills on cue) they kept me reading. Also, Fang is hot. And Max stopped being crazy and bipolar in this book long enough to make out with him several times... :D
Hunted by P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast. I think it may be impossible for Zoey to function without at least three potential boyfriends on a leash at all times. Seriously. This is getting kind of weird. (and for the record, I dislike Erik and am voting for Stark.) Anyway, in this book Zoey and her gang are hiding out in these tunnels with the undead red vampyre kids. The evil Kalona thinks she's his long-lost girlfriend, but that doesn't stop the Raven Mockers from almost killing her on several occasions; Stark is acting like a total jerk, but may still be a good guy underneath his scary undeadness; and one of the red fledgelings has been writing prophetic poems that may or may not spell out how to make the evil guy run away. Oh, and her human ex-boyfriend Heath will not stop following her around.
Yup, mostly this book was just an excuse to remind us how many people are in love with Zoey, with a big not-quite-final battle at the end. But I like this series despite the MC's Sue-ness. It's like sugar for your brain, only...not very sugary. Okay, bad metaphor--I mean it's bad for you but kinda delicious.