He talked a lot about his life and how he got into writing, along with all of the weird covers his books have gotten in different countries.
I got a whole bunch of signed books like House of Hades! Review is here!
He talked about his deal with Hollywood and how that all got screwed up! Sorry about the video quality!
He also talked about Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods which will come out August of next year and will be a full length book (he said 450 pages) about Percy's view on the Greek Mythology!
And then, after all that, he tweeted me! I made a sign that said TROLL on it for every time he trolled us and he got a question asking why he was so sassy and I held up the sign and he pointed at me! It was amazing!
I myself, will be waiting all night, Kindle in palm, getting ready. Being ready.
When all Hades breaks loose.
I've mostly tried to stay away from the spoilers but of course I've heard many (which I refuse to believe until I read it myself) and won't share any on here so I don't spoil it for you guys.
Here are some of my predictions though to what happens:
Rick Riordan did say we will get to see Calypso in this book, which should be interesting. I actually don't think Calypso and Percy will meet face-to-face, rather that Leo will meet Calypso. Which should be interesting.
He also mentioned that we will get to here all points of view in this book. I predict we will see a lot of Percabeth surviving tartarus and flashing-back to previous adventures.
Along with that, Riordan said we will get to know Reyna's, the young powerful praetor of New Rome, last name. It will be interesting to see how he ties that into the book. I think we will get to see the battle on Camp Half-Blood. But I don't think Percy and Annabeth will be there. I think the Argo will take a detour to help save camp before they pick up Percy and Annabeth.
Nico though. I bet he'll blame himself for it all. I bet he'll be more scarred than we've ever seen him before. I don't think he'll trust Jason (like Annabeth) and he'll be wary of Piper. I definitely think he'll stick distantly close to his sister, Hazel, which means he'll know Frank, but they'd be extremely awkward around each other (at first). And I think he befriends Leo.
Uncle Rick is really going to get us with this one. It's going to hit hard. More than Mark of Athena (although let's all agree we DID NOT see that coming).
For Wednesday I'm going to do W... W... W... Wednesdays hosted by Should Be Reading.
Currently Reading
I am currently reading Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, and I don't quite have an opinion on it. But I do hope it's good and that its all that people have said its cracked up to be.
Finished Reading
I recently finished reading Escape from Camp 14, which was an amazing book. I had originally wanted to read it because John Green said amazing things about it and it sounded like just the educational book I need for the political view on North Korea.
To-Read
I won many ARCs this past week and I hope to read most of them. That includes Rogue Hunter: Dark Space by Kevis Hendrickson, Water by Terra Harmony (Oh MY GODS THE COVER), and so many more! Can't wait to start!
Notes
Not too much to say on this fine, fine day. I have a lot of tests coming up so I'll be more freaking out over that than reading, but hopefully I'll have a lot more time to read soon! Have a good HUMP DAY!
And in honor of Dylan O'Brien's birthday being this week, we will start this blogpost with a dancing Dylan O'Brien gif.
And we will also be talking about the soon to be release of The Maze Runner in theaters for those who have yet to hear.
So this is just going to be a Dylan O'Brien/Maze Runner centered Blogpost! (but who would complain about that). The Maze Runner is written by James Dashner.
So let's talk about the book:
Title: The Maze Runner Author: James Dashner Genre: Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic Goodreads Books in Series: The Scorch Trials, The Death Cure, The Kill Order Rating: 4/5
The characters in this novel will become close to your heart. Most of the characters are teenage boys, with a pool of diverse characteristics.
The plot really pushes through, although sometimes drags and sometimes confuses, it will really intrigue you and open your mind to a whole new idea of the world's end.
The Maze Runner Movie
So far, we don't know much. We do have a full cast and stills, but no trailers or anything else. Here is some casting:
Dylan O'Brien as Thomas
Dylan is mainly known for is role as the beloved Stiles Stilinski in Teen Wolf but has also done other small things like The Internship and High Road. May I suggest Teen Wolf as an excellent TV series. You might be hesitant at first, but it is definitely worth your time.
Also, if you are having a bad day, let me direct you to this thirty second video of fifteen year old Dylan.
Thomas is a behind-the-scenes kinda guy. You might not notice him here, but let me list off a few things he's participated in.
Ferb Fletcher in Phineas and Ferb
Jojen Reed in Game of Thrones
and can we just mention that he was in the one episode of Doctor Who with David Tennant?
Yeah this kid is awesome.
Blake Cooper as Chuck
This kid has hardly stared in anything, but he looks like he could be the literal incarnation of the chubby, cute, and innocent character Chuck in The Maze Runner.
So that is just a few of the cast members! James Dashner will also be writing the screenplay and our director is Wes Ball, who directed many a Star Trek shorts.
The movie will be shot in Louisiana, and is expected to be released February 14th, 2014.
Get excited guys, because this is an exceptional book and is going to be an exceptional movie.
If you want to read more about the movie you can check it out on ImDb!
If you want to pick up the book you can check it out on Goodreads!
Now I'll peace out to you guys for now. You might here more from me this weekend! Let me leave you with this wonderful video of Dylan O'Brien leading a dance party on the set!
I have a good deal to talk about in this post, but, come on, when don't I? First off let's talk about Cassandra Clare.
Cassandra Clare has written a boat load of books. All in the same category or "world". That is the Shadowhunter world. Shadowunters are humans that have angelic blood, and protect the world from demons, and rouge downworlders. Downworlders are anything from faeries to werewolves to vampires to warlocks (and rumoured zombies). They tend to help keep peace, but, not always. The main character is a sixteen year old ginger living in Brooklyn, Clary Fray. She and her nerdy (and totally hot) best friend to a club called the Pandemonium, and that my friends, is when the pandemonium starts. We also meet more wonderful and well developed characters like Magnus Bane, our magnificently glittified warlock, Alec and Isabelle Lightwood, two badass siblings that kick demon buts with gold whips and beautiful dark locks, and finally, last but certainly not least, our protective, duck fearing, demon slaying, sassy, natural blonde Jace Herondale. Yesterday, the movie adaptation to the first book was released in theaters (in America). I will not be seeing it until Friday do to school (pfft). On Friday I will hopefully write out a full review if I have time, like I had for Percy Jackson. It will contain spoilers but I will mark it as so.
ALLISON HEWITT IS TRAPPED BY MADELEINE ROUX (A STORY OF LIFE, LOVE, AND A KICKASS ZOMBIE KILLER)
DO YOU NEED A THRILL BOOK? ARE THOSE CONTEMPORARY NOVELS JUST BORING THE HECK OUT OF YOU? WELL YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE!
Allison Hewitt our female protagonist, works in a bookshop when it happens. She and her fellow employees and customers get themselves in the break room and look the industrial doors. Allison finds herself a computer and gets on SNet, a government ran wireless system, and blogs. Yes blogs. She blogs about her story as she fights to find her mother, struggles with thieves and extremely religious housewives who want to repopulate the earth and set fire to the damned (humans and undead alike). She also finds love and trust in other characters that she meets along the way. Will Allison find her mother? Will she fall in love? Will she find a safe place to hide? Will she become undead?
Find out in this thrilling All-American Zombie novel! And don't forget to read the sequel!
LOOKING FOR MY HEART (I MEAN ALASKA) BY JOHN GREEN
This is one exceptional book. We start out with the character Miles "Pudge" Halter, a kind of shy guy who has an obsession with remembering last words. He goes off to a boarding school for the first time to search for his "Great Perhaps". He meets many friends along his way including his roommate and capital-population-country memorizing Chip Martin, and the wild and free Alaska Young. Read the spectacular and memorable pranks, the self-realizations, and the budding friendships and romances.
John Green, as I send in my previous blog post, knows how to break a heart. Each one of his novels, makes you pause and look at the world in a whole new way. It makes you fall in love with the characters and the situations and the placing.
If you didn't already know about the world renowned fandom that he and his brother started way back in 2007 with his brother, than I suggest you listen up. Nerdfighteria is a base of millions of kids and teenagers and adults all around the world aiming to decrease world suck. Two times a week John and his Hank post videos about world problems, John's books, puppy-sized elephants, or anything they bring up. They have educational channels and the support other youtubers like Tyler Oakley and Emily from the Brain Scoop and Vsause. I adore the heck out of these two guys and I hope you do too!
I have many thing to go over today, but first I'll discuss countdown dates!
First off, Rick Riordan's House of Hades comes out on October 8th, which is in 53 days. This book is the fourth installation in the Heroes of Olympus series and will hopefully resolve last falls tragic cliff hanger. Rick has said there to be tartarus Percabeth scenes, and this book has been critically viewed to be the Percabeth Book that fans have been waiting for. Rick has announced tour dates, and I would get them while they're hot! He is turning into quite the J.K Rowling icon, according to the signing I attended three years ago. Here is the list of locations:
For your information, I will be attending the St.Louis Public Library Event, so if you see someone wearing a Camp Half-Blood shirt that's me! Hmm... that might be a little vague... I will probably have some way of advertising my user in the public, but for now, I suggest you come (ONCE IN A LIFE TIME PEOPLE I SWEAR HE'LL GO INTO HIDING LIKE ROWLING!)
The second thing we are patiently (not) awaiting is Veronica Roth's Alliegant. This is aimed to come out on October 22nd, which is in 67 days. We have a good wait ahead of us. It is to be told in not only Tris's point of view, but Four's (ohmygods yes). It is going to be the stunning conclusion to the Divergent trilogy. All I've heard is that we will get to see the other side of the famous fence! Time to get excited my friends!
Other Events to look forward to: Catching Fire: November 22nd, 2013: 98 days The Maze Runner Movie: February 28, 2014: 196 days The Divergent Movie: March 13, 2013: 209 days
ON ANOTHER NOTE THOUGH~
I did finish rereading the original Percy Jackson series, and instead of reviewing it on here (because that would take forever) you can read them here. Let's just say it was amazing as always. Absolutely brilliant.
I DID read An Abundance of Kathrines by John Green.
I have to say it was an amazing book. We take a nerdy, obsessive, child prodigy, Colin, who got dumper by his nineteenth Kathrine. Yes Kathrine. He has dated nineteen girls with the name K-A-T-H-R-I-N-E. He takes this one pretty hard, so his chubby and Judge Judy obsessed friend, Hassan, takes him on a Road Trip. They take an exit that leads them to Gutshot, Tennessee. And this exit changes their lives. We watch character's develop and crash and burn. We read determination and love and heartbreak. We see sides of people we never thought we'd see.
Another thing that really grasped my heart and got me into this book was the math (don't freak out). Colin, within the development of the book, creates a Theorem, trying to predict relationships, and help you figure them out through equations.
It was a spectacular book and I was hooked right off the back. Honestly, John Green has never failed at capturing my heart, even reading his zombie novels (which are free here). I suggest you read all his books.
That's it for this Thursday guys! See you after I start school and read Looking For Alaska!
A new update from Veronica Roth tells us that there will be more FOUR POINT OF VIEW BOOKS!
Now if you haven't read the first one, I suggest you do. It is thirteen pages of Tobias's point of view from the knife throwing. What was going through his head as he threw knives at his future love interest?
The name of the book is Free Four and it is exceptional.
BUT NOW THERE"S MORE!
There will be four books over the fall and winter months. They will each tell a slightly longer story of our beloved Four.
So last Tuesday (or Wednesday) I met a bunch of authors! It was an amazing expierence, and I got a lot of signed thingys. I also video taped there first questions and will post the link to that video later. Enjoy!
Blue Balliett came to my school one day to speak to us about writing mystery novels. I was captivated by the way she illustrated certain details, and designed code to incase her books in. She talked of road trips and notebooks and just wow. It was amazing. I picked up her book, and you can tell instantly how much effort she put in this book.
It's kind of a children's book, but I believe it is for all ages. Exceptional Read!
Hey guys! If you haven't heard already, WE GOT THE FIRST STILL FOR DIVERGENT! I believe it is the scene where Four throws knives at Tris, since she took the place of Al. Here is a LINK to the article. Also the picture:
Do you recognize the style? It's okay if you don't! The creater of this long awaited picture was taken by none other than the magnificent Jaap Buitendijk. He took all the stills for the Harry Potter movies including this one:
ON THE OTHER SIDE of the Spectrum (not really) we have blog posts from Ms. Lauren Oliver, that I really enjoyed, like:
I can't wait to meet her and have her sign my book this coming Tuesday! I love you Lauren!
So Viria is a Fan artist for Percy Jackson and many other Fandoms. She is amazing at what she does. This is picture of Leo Valdez, our beloved elfy character, and a female version of the outstanding Argo II. I found this fan art by her and I automatically was inspired to write a Fanfiction about it. So here you go people! The first ever Largo Fanfiction! I wonder what Uncle Rick would say of this...
Jurassic Park really kicked off the dinosaur world. Michael Cricton wrote of humans bringing pack long extinct dinosaurs including the T-Rex, Veliociraptor, and much more, using genetics found in Misquitos preserved by tree amber. The main characters include:
Dr. Alan Grant, a paleontologist.
Dr. Ian Malcom, a mathematician who specializes in The Chaos Theory.
Dr. Ellia Sattler, a paleobotinist.
Mr. John Hammond, the creator of the Park.
Even though the movie have noticable differences, they are both exceptional.
Add the book to your To Read List now: Goodreads
I guarentee this book is exceptional and mind blowing.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
A night filled with DeviantArt. Found an extremely good graphic representation of the very dissapointing ending of Mark of Athena. Enjoy!
Dr. Alan Grant, a paleontologist.
Dr. Ian Malcom, a mathematician who specializes in The Chaos Theory.
Dr. Ellia Sattler, a paleobotinist.
Mr. John Hammond, the creator of the Park.
