Currently Reading: Intellectual

[Unknown Entity]

Currently reading "looking for JJ"

I've read this book before, but I really enjoyed it the first time around, I thought I'd give it another go. Its about three children who adventure to the lake by their home, but only two of them return home alive.

The main character is a woman called Alice Tully, who was there that day 6-7 years ago. She knows everything that happened. She is facinated with the story, and is always reading the newspaper articals about it. By the end of chapter two, you realise that Alice Tully is JJ and IS the cause of why only her and the other child came home without the other. No details of how, when and why, but she killed the other girl.

Throughout the book, Alice has flash-backs to her childhood before the murder. You learn she had a troubled time - being neglected my her mum who was always with different men, taking up "modelling" jobs, who and how her friends were/are, and a few other things that supposadly drive her to kill. In my opinion, its what happens when you keep anger locked up inside, and when you have to realse it, it become too much to control.

Anyway, Alice becomes worried about rummers of JJ living in her area, so she may be found out, and God knows what will happen to her. The rummers bring journalists and detectives looking for her. So there is a little bit about how the attension is taken away from the area and stuff.

Its a good book to read. The first time around it left me feeling a little sad, and angry about JJ's/Alice's life. I have yet to read the endding - forgot what happens, but I hope I feel the same way as before...

[DragonHeart]

Started and finished yesterday:

Dragon Avenger by E. E. Knight

Synopsis:

I am Wistala. Wistala the great dragon huntress, a silent green avenger, dropping from the clouds...

Such is the mettle of young Wistala, one of four dragons born high in the mountains, as she breaks free of her shell. The last of a dying breed, the siblings learn of their legacy from their devoted mother and protective father--until the fateful day when their dark sanctuary is invaded by a group of slave-trading dwarves.

Pushed to freedom by their mother as she battles for their lives, Wistala and her scaleless gray brother, Auron, find themselves alone in the Upper World. And when Auron sacrifices himself so that she may live, Wistala must overcome her grief and fear to find others of her kind--and bring her wrath to bear on those who would destroy them...

When I first opened Dragon Champion, the first book in this Age of Fire, I was admittedly wary of what I might find. To capture the perspective of a dragon's alien mind without making them too human, or too archaic, is a difficult task. Knight has done this admirably without feeling heavy-handed.

When I picked up Dragon Avenger, the second of the four, I knew what to expect in terms of writing and quality. The book is written simply, almost like YA, but is very clearly made for an adult audience. Even from the start the tale is a bloody one. Although it is about a dragon coming of age, it encompasses all aspects of living--and dying.

The story begins exactly where the first did, at the hatching. This time it's from Wistala's view, making it interesting enough to sit through a second time. Once they become separated, the journey is as hard as it was for Auron. Wistala eventually finds a new home with the elf named Rainfall, but as the years pass all is not well. She finds herself on the brink of losing it all again, and that is when her character truly begins to shine as the avenger.

The story may be about her many battles, but there is much more to this tale than that. If you've ever been curious about what the mind of such a powerful creature of legend might be like, this is the serious to read. They are strong but not invincible, intelligent but not without faults, have instincts tempered by wisdom and their own will, but aren't above raising hell when they feel it justified. These are dragons.

~DragonHeart~

[DragonHeart]

The High King's Tomb by Kristin Britain
Book 3 of Green Rider

Bought it on release, didn't read it until the other day. Loved it. The debut was shaky, the second was definitely picking up steam, and with this one, Britain really hits her stride. Well worth investing in and I can't wait for the next book. I stayed up till midnight to read all 688 pages in a single day, something that rarely happens anymore. Highly recommended if you like your fantasy with a hint of romance. And I do mean a hint, as the main character and her interest, who returns the sentiment, share an unrequited love due to their differences in social status. It's less angsty than it sounds, and is done realistically well.

I think I'll go back and reread all three books at some point in the near future.

~DragonHeart~