Monday, April 5, 2010

18) The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

I'm still enjoying the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick Riordan.  I've just finished Book #3, The Titan's Curse.  This one was a really great adventure, I liked it better than Book #2 (Sea of Monsters).  I know I'm slightly older than the target audience for this series, but I really enjoy the storyline and I highly recommend it.  I just liken it to adults enjoying the Harry Potter series when it first came out -- it really is a good story for all ages.  Scooter just finished reading Book #4, so I'll soon read that one as well.

18 down, 82 to go!

Saturday, April 3, 2010

17) Thanks For The Memories by Cecelia Ahern

I've read a couple of Cecelia Ahern novels now, and I'm finding I quite enjoy her writing.  Thanks for the Memories is about two main characters - Irish Joyce and American Justin.  Justin, somewhat against his own will, donates blood during a blood drive at an Irish University where he has been guest lecturing.  Joyce, after a terrible accident, receives a blood transfusion.

Along with that, Joyce receives a batch of memories that are not her own.

Joyce and Justin have a strange connection, and randomly see each other at times in the book, not understanding what role they really play in each other's lives.  The pacing of the story is good, and Joyce's elderly father adds a nice touch of family and humour to the tale.

If you've enjoyed Cecelia's writing as I have, having additionally read PS, I Love You and Where Rainbows End (alternate title: Love, Rosie), I definitely recommend you read Thanks for the Memories.

17 down! 83 to go!