Category: Mythology

Thoughts: The Alchemyst by Michael Scott

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

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The Alchemyst by Michael Scott Final Verdict: 2.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 4 The Alchemyst by Michael Scott is book one in “The Secrets of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel,” a YA fantasy series often likened to Harry Potter. Sophie and Josh Newman, teenagers and… Continue Reading “Thoughts: The Alchemyst by Michael Scott”

Category: 2013 Challenges, 2013 TBR Pile Challenge, Book Review, Fantasy, Fiction, Michael Scott, Mythology, Young Adult

Review: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 37 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) Nick Carraway, our “honest” narrator, is a small-town, Midwestern boy who once spent some time in New York… Continue Reading “Review: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald”

Category: 1001 Books, American Mythology, Classics, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fiction, Jazz Age, Literature, Modernism, Mythology

Review: The Last Enchantment by Mary Stewart

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

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The Last Enchantment by Mary Stewart Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 14  Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. The Last Enchantment is the third book in Mary Stewart’s Merlin trilogy (which later became the Arthurian Saga, with the inclusion of… Continue Reading “Review: The Last Enchantment by Mary Stewart”

Category: 2012 Challenges, Arthurian Legend, Book Review, Fantasy, Magic, Magical March, Mary Stewart, Mythology

Review: Inferno by Dante Alighieri

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

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Inferno by Dante Alighieri Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 52  Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful. Dante’s Inferno is the first part of a three-part epic poem, followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. This first part is Dante’s journey through the… Continue Reading “Review: Inferno by Dante Alighieri”

Category: Book Review, Classical History, Classical Roman, Classics, Dante, Literature, Mythology

Review: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

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The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 51 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting and believable. Percy Jackson and the gang are back again.  Well, Percy is back again – but the gang is a new one. … Continue Reading “Review: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan”

Category: Adventure, Book Review, Fiction, Mythology, Rick Riordan, Young Adult

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