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On My Wishlist: June 04, 2011: 06/03/11

My reading this week is almost entirely books off my wishlist. I purchased a copy of Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan. It's the sequel to The Red Pyramid and I plan to savor it a chapter or so a week.

I finished Rebecca's World by Terry Nation. It was his first attempt at writing tween fiction. It's a fairly typical fantasy adventure where a young girl ends up in a strange world and becomes a hero before finding her way home. The book has some intricate and groovy illustrations. The illustrations more than anything else make the book feel dated.

I hope to finish Cheap Cabernet by Cathie Beck by Monday. I should have had one more renewal on the book but it's very popular right now and a fellow patron has put it on hold. I don't mind — that's how I got it in the first place. It just means that I have to give it priority this weekend as I only have Saturday and Sunday left to finish it. I'm about 1/3 of the way through.

I also have going Mio My Son by Astrid Lindgren, the creator of Pippi Longstocking. Were I not suddenly racing to finishing Cheap Cabernet, I would be finishing Mio My Son instead. It's a delightful fantasy adventure story that fans of Gail Carson Levine will like it.

Finally, I'm reading a collection of poetry by Bucky Sinister called All Blacked Out & No Where to Go. It also has Whisky and Robots, which was the collection actually on my wishlist.

Upcoming wishlist reads include (they are in my hands waiting to be read):

• Treasure Hunt by John Lescroart
• Glimmering by Elizabeth Hand
• The Naked Mole-Rat Letters by Mary Amato
• Arcadia Falls by Carol Goodman
• These Granite Islands by Sarah Stonich
• The Case of the Left-Handed Lady by Nancy Springer
• Diving into the Wreck by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
• The Writing Circle by Corinne Demas
• 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson

The Featured Wish for June 04, 2010:

The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

In The Lost Hero, three demigods named Jason, Piper, and Leo made their first visit to Camp Half-Blood, where they inherited a quest:

Seven half-bloods shall answer the call,
To storm or fire the world must fall.
An oath to keep with a final breath,
And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death.

Who are the other four mentioned in the prophecy? The answer may lie in another camp miles away, where a new camper has shown up and appears to be the son of Neptune, god of the sea...

I just finished The Lost Hero and want to keep going with the series. I especially love how the action and mystery is set in the Bay Area. After finishing the book my husband and I discussed potential locations for The Son of Neptune based on clues left in the first book.

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Comments (12)

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Comment #1: Saturday, June, 4, 2011 at 08:41:27

Grace Fonseca

Like the cover. I've heard good things about this series.

Comment #2: Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 16:36:24

Pussreboots

The first book was a lot of fun.

Comment #3: Saturday, June, 4, 2011 at 11:17:21

Heidi@heaven is a bookstore

I'd like to read 13 Blue Envelopes as well, it looks like fun.

Comment #4: Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 16:36:24

Pussreboots

I've heard it's very good. I'll get it read in the next week or so.

Comment #5: Saturday, June, 4, 2011 at 11:58:58

Kristyn

I haven't read anything by Rick Riordan, but since recently seeing the Lightening Thief movie I think I'd like to start. Thanks for stopping by and saying hello!

Comment #6: Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 16:45:15

Pussreboots

They cut a lot out of the book to make the movie.

Comment #7: Saturday, June, 4, 2011 at 14:19:31

Melissa (Books and Things)

Oh I need this one as well, but I still need to read the first one in the series. Great pick.

Comment #8: Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 16:46:41

Pussreboots

The first one was fun.

Comment #9: Saturday, June, 4, 2011 at 16:03:26

Book Reviews From The Basement

The cover looks exciting!:)

Comment #10: Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 16:47:00

Pussreboots

I'm trying to figure out where that glacier might be. It could be somewhere like Glacier Bay or Antartica. Not sure though.

Comment #11: Tuesday, June, 7, 2011 at 09:37:17

Lu

I really need to start this series!

Comment #12: Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 18:04:33

Pussreboots

Have you read the Percy Jackson books? While the new series isn't exactly a continuation of it, it is related to the first series.