Diary of a wimpy kid the last straw

Author:Jeff Kinney
Genre:Sport/Adventur
Book review number: 12
Rating:3/5 Boring at parts but I liked how Greg tried to get out of his habbits
Synopsis:
Frank Heffley (Gregs dad) actually thinks he can get his son to toughen up, and he tries to get Greg in to sports and other manly Activity. , Greg is able to easily get out of his father's attempts to change him. But when Greg's dad threatens to send him to military academy, Greg realises he has to man up  or get sent away.

The Hobbit

The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien

Fantasy, Adventure.

In a hole, in a hill, lived the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins; Hobbits preferred staying in the comforts of their home, but one day Bilbo went on an adventure of a lifetime.

It started when the mischievous wizard Gandalf tricked poor Bilbo into hosting a group of Dwarfs in his hole. Not three, not four, BUT TWELVE!! Dwalin, Balin, Kili, Fili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur and Bombur. After a long time of laughing and singing (from the dwarfs and Gandalf) They hear a knock on the door. Thorin Oakenshield, head of the dwarves and heir to the throne of the destroyed Dwarvish Kingdom, Erebor (now there's Thirteen dwarves).

After the long night, Bilbo had found out that he is the “Burglar” and he must steal the Arkenstone from the large red dragon, Smaug; destroyer of Erebor.

Bilbo, (who was really Indignant) decides to join the dwarves on their Dangerous quest, which will take a year to get there and back again. During their risky Journey, they meet many dangerous foes, including large Spider, ugly trolls, Chilling Goblins, horrifying Orcs, unkind Elves, gigantic Eagles, and Bilbo even steals a magic ring from a strange creature named Gollum.

5/5 It’s my 2nd time reading The Hobbit (3rd time including the time my dad read), and I still enjoyed it. I enjoyed the adventure and characters that you meet throw out the book (My faverate characters are Bard the bowman, his son Bain and Kili). I recommend it to anyone that likes adventure, and fantasy worlds like me.

Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero

Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero

Genre: Action, Greek Mythology & Fantasy

Main Characters

Jason

Piper

Leo

After the disappearance of their coach Mr Hedge. Jason, Piper and Leo are picked up by a chariot flyed by three pegasus, driven by Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena, and Butch, son of Iris. After landing at Camp Half Blood home of demigods, the friends split up for a private tour.

Leo gets claimed by Hephaestus (This means he is his father) the god of blacksmiths and forges. Annabeth takes Piper to a weapon shed. Piper spots an ancient dagger named Katoptris that was once owned by Helen of Troy.

Jason then meets Chiron who immediately realizes who Jason is. Afterwards they find out Hera (goddess of marriage and family) is in danger.

The lives of the gods depends on them.

I liked how each chapter was a different character's point of view. 5/5

Beast Quest - Mortaxe The Skeleton Warrior #12 By Adam Blade

Genre: Adventure:

An Explosion has gone off at King Hugo’s palace, so Elenna and Tom have to go to the Gallery of Tombs where all the great beast hunters are buried to find out what the problem is. Elenna is an archer and Tom’s fateful friend, and Tom is just a mischief and brave kid who fights beasts / monsters to protect the kingdom. While the two follow the good wizard Aduro to the Gallery, they bump into Malvel’s Apprentice Petra who has been trained in all the dark spells and enchantments to fight Tom. Petra has risen Mortaxe from the grave to fight for Malvel and control Avantia. Now Tom has to figure a way to defeat the skeleton warrior who is said to be invincible, and by the looks of it, it must be true. But Aduro gives them a map to follow Mortaxe, but the two kindly souls end up being trapped by Avantia’s six good beasts. Tom and Elenna have to fight the beasts in the coliseum which has corrupted Elenna’s mind as well as the beasts. Tom is all alone and it’s up to him to fight the beasts and his friend.The fate of the kingdom is in Tom’s hands. Will Tom figure out how to kill Mortaxe and free all his friends from Petra’s control? Or is Mortaxe really just an unbeatable monster?

I quite enjoyed how Tom had to fight Mortaxe because he’s indestructible warrior who has only one weakness and used to be human, until an evil sorcerer cursed him to transform into a skeleton warrior when dead.

I didn’t like that the only scenes where the palace and a huge arena / coliseum that ended up being destroyed.

I would rate this book a 3 / 5 just because it wasn’t that interesting.

Beast Quest - Mortaxe The Skeleton Warrior #12 By Adam Blade

Genre: Adventure:

An Explosion has gone off at King Hugo’s palace, so Elenna and Tom have to go to the Gallery of Tombs where all the great beast hunters are buried to find out what the problem is. Elenna is an archer and Tom’s fateful friend, and Tom is just a mischief and brave kid who fights beasts / monsters to protect the kingdom. While the two follow the good wizard Aduro to the Gallery, they bump into Malvel’s Apprentice Petra who has been trained in all the dark spells and enchantments to fight Tom. Petra has risen Mortaxe from the grave to fight for Malvel and control Avantia. Now Tom has to figure a way to defeat the skeleton warrior who is said to be invincible, and by the looks of it, it must be true. But Aduro gives them a map to follow Mortaxe, but the two kindly souls end up being trapped by Avantia’s six good beasts. Tom and Elenna have to fight the beasts in the coliseum which has corrupted Elenna’s mind as well as the beasts. Tom is all alone and it’s up to him to fight the beasts and his friend.The fate of the kingdom is in Tom’s hands. Will Tom figure out how to kill Mortaxe and free all his friends from Petra’s control? Or is Mortaxe really just an unbeatable monster?

I quite enjoyed how Tom had to fight Mortaxe because he’s indestructible warrior who has only one weakness and used to be human, until an evil sorcerer cursed him to transform into a skeleton warrior when dead.

I didn’t like that the only scenes where the palace and a huge arena / coliseum that ended up being destroyed.

I would rate this book a 3 / 5 just because it wasn’t that interesting.

5 Lords of Pain - The Lord of the Void Book #11 By James Lovegrove

Genre: Adventure

Long long ago, demons used to be able to wander free across the lands of our earth and both humans and demons lived together in peace. One day, the 5 lords of pain wanted to disrupt that peace and create an army of demons to take control of the earth. Yoshiro Yamada, a famous japanese warrior, chose to fight off these demons. But instead of facing them all, he challenged the lords of pain and if he won they would have to leave the earth and promise not to harm any more human. But then they came back after 30 years in revenge and killed Yoshiro, but the 5 lords of pain hadn’t kept their promise to not harm a single human so they were cursed back to whence they came and if they returned,  the Yamada Clan would always have at least on man child to fight in the contest. Now it is Tom Yamada’s turn to fight the 5 lords of pain but they’ve returned 15 years earlier, causing Tom to train even harder. Tom has a keen witted soul and honour which gave him the power to defeat the Lord of the Mountain. But the Lord of the Void is his next opponent this guy is twice as strong and controls the element of the void. Every time the lords regenerate, they change the way there body  is to become stronger so the Lord of the Void could do and be anything. Can Tom defeat the Lord of the Void, and will he lose a friend in the process?

I liked that a story of how the contest began was put in and that some people that aren’t from the Yamaha Clan know about the contest.

I didn’t like how the epic showdown or at least the whole book was short because it could have been a really awesome book if it had more pages.

Rate: 4 / 5 I think it needs more pages.

TombQuest Book 3: Valley of Kings by Michael Northrop

Genre: Action

Alex, Luke, and Ren have to stop a powerful group of people called the Order. The three arrive in Cairo with Todtman and soon find out that they’ve been betrayed. The Order is on their trail and Alex needs to find his lost mother who has the Lost Spells, which could defeat an evil undead race called Death Walkers. They meet some unexpected guests along the way and find out there’s more to what their special amulets can do. The Crew head out to the Valley of Kings to find the Lost Spells but things get a little too hot in the desert of Egypt.

Burnt bodies of guards and strange sunburns are found near some ancient tombs. Alex now knows that this is the works of a Death Walker that has the power of fire. The three kids need the Book of the Dead to stop anymore Death Walkers from entering their world. Who can they trust now that they know there’s a mole among them.

I enjoyed reading the part where Alex, Ren, and Luke use there Amulets to fight against the Order.

I didn’t really like how I couldn’t find the first book of TombQuest so I found it kind of difficult reading the first couple of chapters.

Rate: If I were to rate this book, I would rate it 4 out of four because it is a good book but it isn’t a great book.

TombQuest Book 2: Amulet Keepers by Michael Northrop

Genre: Action

Three kids arrive in Cairo with Todtman (a police detective) by the name Alex, Luke, and Ren. Soon after their arrival they realize that they have been betrayed. Alex, Luke, and Ren have to stop a powerful group of people called the Order. The Order is on their trail and Alex needs to find his lost mother who has the Lost Spells, which could defeat an evil undead race called Death Walkers. They meet some unexpected guests along the way and find out there’s more to what their special amulets can do. The Crew head out to the Valley of Kings to find the Lost Spells but things get a little too hot in the desert of Egypt.

Burnt bodies of guards and strange sunburns are found near some ancient tombs. Alex now knows that this is the works of a Death Walker that has the power of fire. The three kids need the Book of the Dead to stop anymore Death Walkers from entering their world. Who can they trust now that they know there’s a mole among them.

I enjoyed reading the part where Alex, Ren, and Luke use there Amulets to fight against the Order.

I didn’t really like how I couldn’t find the first book of TombQuest so I found it kind of difficult reading the first couple of chapters.

Rate: If I were to rate this book, I would rate it 4 out of four because it is a good book but it isn’t a great book.