8/15/2013: Looking Forward, Kathrine, and Gatsby

HAPPY THURSDAY!

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:

http://rickriordan.blogspot.com/2013/08/house-of-hades-tour-dates.html

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!

Dearest,
        Monty

Percy Jackson and The Singer of Apollo and The Transfer and The Lightning Thief Original Movie Script (It's worse)

Hey Guys!
Happy Thursday (Or Thor's Day)!

Small note before we start: I'am going to regularly post every Thursday.

Okay! Let's Start:

The Book News for this week starts with Rick Riordan's upcoming short story Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo!

It is based right after The Last Olympian, at Grover's Birthday. It will be the first time we've heard from Grover since the end of the Percy Jackson series. It is targeted to come out September 17th of this year, less then a month from our long awaited House of Hades.

Listen to Rick Riordan himself read the first chapter here!

The second Book News this week is the soon to be release of Veronica's Roth's first part in the collection of short stories in Four's POV! Just recently the cover was released.

Absolutely beautiful graphics! Can't wait to see Part 1/4 September 3rd!

And finally, this you have to read. The ORIGINAL LIGHTNING THIEF MOVIE SCRIPT.

http://screenplayexplorer.com/wp-content/scripts/The_Lightning_Thief.pdf

May I suggest pages 63, 115, 59.

That's all I have for this post this week, but catch me next Thursday!

Sea of Monsters: A Movie Review *MAY BE SPOILERS*

Last night. At 10 pm. The famed series, and the sequel to the notorious first film. Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters everyone. And let me just say, I clap my hands toward the directors and producers.

Let's start with casting and character portrayal:

Logan Lerman played the series main character Percy Jackson. I definitely loved the blue eyes and the dark hair. He was even the right height! The sass levels were kind of low (Percy in the series tends to be quite sassy), but he still did a good job portraying the attitude. Also, in the book, Percy tends to ask for his father, or hopes to have help from his father. This shown very well in the film. But there were cons. In the movie they try to focus on how Percy is treated like a loser at camp. No one likes him. I think this is kind of off the scale. At camp, Percy is supposed to feel at home. He is supposed to be accepted not bullied. I didn't like this at all.

Moving on to Alexandra Daddario as Annabeth Chase. Annabeth, in the books, is quite the smart ass. But that isn't necessarily a bad thing. She is a powerful heroine and a smart decision maker. In the movie, Annabeth is portrayed as kind of naive. And this bothered me. As we sink into the movie she becomes stronger as a character but still. Also, when they meet Luke on the Princess Andromeda, Annabeth is hurt that Luke betrays her and Thalia. In the movie this is shown truly as an underscore. There is a line where Annabeth tries to make Luke feel guilty, but it is a weak line. Otherwise, her visage was exceptional. Her eyes were the stormy gray that Percy always mentions. Her hair was blonde, but not the "princess curls" that Percy describes.

Clarisse's attitude was exceptional. The "this is my quest and I am going to please my father" attitude was spot on. But I pictured Clarisse more bulky. Just my opinion.

Plot:

Yeah... no. Not one bit. They really messed up in this category. They didn't have the right monsters or situations that really build the series. They didn't visit the right places. It was kind of annoying. Another point is that they mentioned to much of the main prophecy in this movie, which we don't learn to much about till Titan's Curse. Also, the age in the prophecy is TWENTY. WHAT IN HADES. IT SUPPOSED TO BE SIXTEEN NOT TWENTY.

That angered me. But there are a lot of plot holes, including Kronos and the prophecy.

Also, they weren't wearing the famed orange Camp Half-Blood shirts.

And then we learn that Chris Rodriguez,Silena Beauregrad, and Ethan Nakamura were traitors in this movie. That was NOT supposed to happen. Although Chris looked spot on character wise. I'll give them that.

But there were some things in the movie that really impressed me.

Jake Abel as Luke. Spot on.

The flashback seen in the beginning of the movie, although Thalia doesn't have her famed shield, Aegis.

The details in the graphics in the monsters, and Percy's sword.

And, of course, Thalia at the end of the movie. At that part I was in tears. The dialogue was spot on. I was absolutely in bliss.


Overall, it was an interesting movie. It was most definitely better than the first movie (which we do not speak of). The graphics and MOST of the characters were spot on. But there were some definite plot holes which made me sad. I don't know where they plan to go from here but it definitely left room for a sequel. Let's cross our fingers on a good Nico Di Angelo and Zoe Nightshade.

That's it for now but expect another post tonight!

~ Monty

Free Four: The Transfer, The Initiate, The Son, The Traitor.

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.

The books are:

The Transfer coming out September 24th.
The Initiate coming out December 17th.
The Son coming out January 21st.
The Traitor coming out February 11th.


Can't wait to see these books come out with Allegiant coming out this fall too!

Have a good summer!

I'm 100% Sure...

You've all seen this but one more time won't hurt.

So here is what the internet is saying about this:

- the furies in the top left corner

- the doors of death directly in front of them

- the lava

- the water? or souls? 

- Annabeth and Percy vs. Nico and Hazel vs. Nico and Annabeth (it's definitely Percy and Annie)

-not Percy's sword (sword from Demigod Diaries?)

- Annabeth is still limping

- clothes (ceremonial vs. woven spider web)

Guys, Rick Riordan probably thinks we're crazy....