Reviews by Tag: adventure

The precursor to a film of the same name, The Princess Bride is a story

about a story - a fairy tale told to a young boy by his father. Of course,

not without lots of editing to ensure that only the good parts are left

in. The reader is left with a tale of swordplay, true love, evil men,

escape from death, and plenty of humor. The story starts with a young

bride whisked away by assassins that plan to kill her and pin her death on

Mal and Alina are orphans who grow up in military service. They are great

friends but then a military conflict happens and Alina is drafted by a

mysterious figure called the Darkling to be a Grisha. Alina is learning what

it means to be a Grisha while the Darkling takes a special interest in her

because she has the powers of a sun summoner which have been gone for

centuries. She has to run from the palace though when Baghra reveals the

Darkling’s true colors and reveals that he intends to bind Alina with a

Max is a young girl who is a knight-in-training, and is part of a group of adventurers known

as the Midknights. She has just learned that she has a twin sister, named Mary, and wants to

become reunited with her and learn more about their past. However, Mary is on the run for the

many crimes that she has commited, and can be nowhere to be find. In order to find her sister and

learn more about her past, Max must go on a journey with the Midknights to find Mary and travel

Max is a young troubadour traveling with Uncle Budrick across the land. However, Max

doesn’t want to be a troubadour, but instead a knight. Max is soon given the chance to become a

hero when both her and Uncle Budrick arrive in Byjovia. There they find out that King Gastley

has taken control of the kingdom, making Byjovia no longer the great land it once was. To make

matters worse, Max’s uncle is soon taken away by Gastley and sent to his palace! In order to save

The story is set in the middle ages and focused on a girl named Max and her friends, the

Midknights. Max wants to become a knight and go on great adventures, so she is currently

attending knight school. However, her homeland, Byjovia, is soon under attack by creatures that

can take the form of any Byjovian! These creatures are known as the bodkins! In order to protect

Byjovia and defeat the bodkins, Max and the Midknights must travel to the creatures’ homeland,

Artemis Fowl is a fantasy novel by Eoin Colfer. It is the first novel in the Artemis Fowl series. It follows Artemis Fowl, a child genius who decides to kidnap a fairy named Holly Short for ransom in order to reinstate his family fortune. However, he has to contend with the magic of these dangerous fairies to succeed with his plot.

Rating: 4

My rating for this book is a 4 because the books plotline was great but this book didn't stand out that much and the plotline was confusing at some points throughout the book.

Summary:

This book is based around the character Nora. Her birthday is the day that her mom died in a public shooting. Exactly a year after her mom dying she and her dad head into a canyon in the Arizona desert. A flood happens which takes away her father. Nora then has to survive all by herself in the hot desert and has to find a way to save herself and her dad.

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller is fantasy fiction and the second book in the series. Alosa’s mission if complete, she has retrieved the map that led to the unbelievable treasure and she has three pirates from the enemy ship held captive. One of them being Riden, who is now under Alosa’s orders but still a big distraction. When Vordan reveals a huge secret ,Alosa and her crew find themselves in a race with the Pirate King. But Alosa’s not too worried, she is the daughter of the Siren Queen.

Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller is a fantasy fiction. Sixteen year old captain Alosa, is set on a journey by her father to retrieve an ancient and very hidden map. Alosa’s plan to get the map is to hand herself over to the enemies as the perfect opportunity to search their ship. Alosa has one thing standing in her way, not the ship full of crewmates, but the first man Riden. One thing she didn’t expect on this journey was a clever and appealing captor who she has complicated chemistry with.

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black is fantasy fiction and the third book in the series. Jude releases her control over Cardan for immeasurable power, who in realty exiles her. Now as the exiled queen of Faerie, Jude must plan from the mortal world. She makes many deals, faces great dangers, and find her way back to Faerie. But she must hide. There is war brewing; she must confront Cardan, sneak into enemy lines, and becomes entwined in the deadly politics.