The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan is a somber and exhilarating final entry of the original Percy Jackson series. This book has Percy Jackson defending Olympus as Kronos attempts his final invasion into Olympus. Percy must beat Luke as Kronos as the Titan army mounts a full-scale invasion of Manhattan.
The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan is an upgraded exciting entry in the Percy Jackson series, featuring exciting new characters and even more Greek monsters for Percy to face. In this book, Percy Jackson once again must save one of his friends—Annabeth, while trying to hunt down the mysterious general who kidnapped Artemins and is plotting with Luke the destruction of Olympus.
Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters is a fairly well-received sequel and an exciting Percy Jackson adventure where Percy’s best friend, Grover, is taken by a Cyclopes and in order to free him and retrieve the Golden Fleece, must sneak and venture into the Sea of Monsters, a monster-infested area of water with Annabeth.
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is an exciting and riveting novel where Percy Jackson realizes that there are two worlds: monster and human. He must navigate and return Zeus’ stolen lightning bolt and meet and defeat a host of monsters on the way.
In Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, Celaena Sardothien is a trained 18-year-old assassin who was forced to work in a prison camp named Endovier. She is then given the chance to fight for her freedom when Prince Dorian invites her to compete to become the king’s champion. Celaena must beat 23 other chosen thieves to gain her freedom. As the competition progresses, Celaena’s competitors begin dying and she must discover which creature is hiding in the castle.
The live-action The Little Mermaid (2023 version) is a Disney movie based on the original The Little Mermaid. The movie is about Ariel, a mermaid who dreams of living on land with humans. When she falls in love with a human prince, she makes a deal with the sea witch, Ursula, to trade her voice for legs.
Son by Lois Lowry is the final book in the Giver series. The book is about Claire, a young woman who lives in a seemingly perfect place called "The 4errtcv er Community". However, when Claire's son is taken from her shortly after his birth, she becomes determined to find him and sets out on a dangerous journey to do so. Along the way, she discovers the true nature of The Community and the sinister forces that run it.
Messenger by Lois Lowry is the third book in the dystopia Giver series. The community is known for its hospitality and generosity, but it is also surrounded by a dangerous forest that is a mystery. Matty is a messenger who is tasked with delivering important messages between Village and other nearby communities.
The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat is a fantasy book with inspirations of Thai culture. In this book, Sai plays the role of a perfect girl working to provide herself with a future by assisting a mapmaker in Mangkon. When Sai is given the opportunity to chart the southern seas, she hopes to use the expedition to rid herself of her family secrets and make a name for herself on her own.
I read A Court of Thorns and Roses over my winter break, and I really enjoyed it. If you have ever imagined Beauty in the Beast but a little more intense and a little more PG-13, then this book is for you. In a land divided by a magical wall, there are humans and there are fairies. Feyre, the protagonist, unknowingly breaks an ancient fairy law and is forced over the wall into the fairy realm to pay her debt. The first book is moderately paced but picks up towards the end.
