Winter treats - series books
Golden Son by Pierce Brown
In Book Two of Pierce Brown's epic story of Darrow's battle to take down the golds, Brown consistently delivers the drama. One one page, Darrow finally seems to have found success, and on the next, he loses everything again. Pretty soon, you would think the bad guys would just realize that he just keeps rising. Here Darrow learns how to gain the respect of the old families and the devastation of war. I can't really say anything else without giving too much away. All I can say is, "Thank you Pierce Brown for this amazing series. Now get back to writing!"
The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
I know there has been a lot of controversy over the literary merit of the Percy Jackson series, but I have always loved Riordan's modernization of Greek myths. If the gods were alive today, I would picture them as Riordan does, and it his writing and characters have matured with each book. Therefore, I was sad and excited to read the final chapter in the Heroes of Olympus series. I wanted to know how they were going to defeat Gaia and who was going to die. The final book did not disappoint. There was nonstop action as the heroes had to work together to face a seemingly unending parade of monsters and monstrous men. I loved that this book finally gave voice to Nico, and the Roman Praetor Reyna. I could read even more of their tales. I was excited to learn that Riordan is moving to Norse myths next, which I have been hoping for years. I hope while doing that we can learn how the Greek heroes are doing. Thank you Rick for a supremely satisfying ending to a fun series.
The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey
Although it took me a few chapters to remember who all the characters were from the last book, I quickly got lost in Yancey's second book in this fabulous series. I love that Yancey does not pull punches. Terrible things will have to happen for the greater good of human survival. You may promise you are always coming back, but war makes everyone liars. Also, the enemy may not be who you think. The love shown between characters in these desperation times is selfless and deep. By the ending of the book, I was as confused as the first as to what really happened, but that makes me more desperate for the next installment. Yancey is brilliant! Also, I heard the movie version of The Fifth Wave has just wrapped up filming, and I look forward to watching it next year.