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This is the fifth book in the Artemis Fowl Series(I think). I started reading the series when I was younger and still love it today. It’s full of action,fantasy,and mystery. I think it’s something that would appeal to a wide audience.
The series is about Artemis Fowl, a boy genius, who uses his talents to keep his family wealthy. He’s all about strategy and rational thought. But, then he discovers a colony of faeries and it changes his whole life. That all starts in the first book. By the fifth he’s dealing with demons, but I don’t want to give anything away. Seriously, you should check this book out, I know I’m bad at summaries so disregard my ineptness and read it. Youll love it, trust me. (I’d start with the first book if I were you)

I read “A Million Little Pieces” by James Frey and I thought that it was an okay read. Then, i read the sequel called “My Friend Leonard,” and I loved it. When this book was published it created a great deal of controversy, because while “A Million Little Pieces” was an entirely true story, the sequel told both fact and fiction. Realizing this as I read only made the tale more intriguing. I would highly recommend this book to anyone-of all ages…etc.

Some of my friends recently introduced me to the book Eragon and its now one of my favorites. I personally am very into fantasy and dragons, which is probably why I’m such a big fan. It takes a whole new spin on dragons. Typically dragons are pictured as violent, wild beasts, but not in this book. They have personalities, are not always bad, and are able to communicate with the people. The writing isn’t the best, but considering the author, Christopher Paolini, was only 15 when he wrote it, I found it really impressive. I strongly encourage reading the book, whether or not you’ve seen the movie. They are very different, though both good. I also enjoyed the second book in what will be a four book series, Eldest. The third comesout on September 23(I think).

I recently finished reading “Sugar Cookie Murder,” written by Joanne Fluke, which I learned was from a series of “cooking/murder mysteries.” Interesting combination, but Fluke really did make it work. I enjoyed the book because it was an in-depth story of a murder at a Christmas party. However, I didn’t like how everybody was extremely calm about the situation. A murder at a Christmas party in a small town? I would react somewhat…shocked…if that were to happen around here. However, the characters each had a meaningful part to the story, and each person was added only if needed. Sometimes, I get lost in books with too many pointless characters. “Sugar Cookie Murder” was not one of these books. The ending…I won’t give away, but I can promise you that if you read this book, it will shock you like no other book has! (Well, at least that was how I felt about it.)

Hi! I just finished reading The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien and strongly recommend it. It takes a little while to really get into it, but once the adventure gets going, I find it hard to put it down. I really enjoy fantasy and Tolkien uses very clear descriptions so it is easy to visualize the places and things that he is talking about. He also has some really great poetry throughout  the book. Although it is not an easy read, it is a fantastic story and has a great end.