End of the week update

Pages read: 3642
Pages read this week: 688
Books read: 10
So the next few weeks are going to be very busy and I am going to be gone August 3rd-10th.  I will be traveling with no internet connection during that time, but I will be reading and when I get back I will have a very long blog post.  So here are the reviews for Beyonders by Brandon Mull and I recently finished Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. 
Beyonders by Brandon Mull 4/5

This book begins in our world with the main character Jason working in a zoo and being spontaneously sucked into a magical world called Lyrian though a hippo’s mouth.  Jason quickly learns that this world is ruled by an evil tyrant and the only way to stop him is to collect the letters a special word that would render him powerless.  Along the way he meets a blind king and a girl named Rachel who aids him on his quest.  (If I go any further then I might give a way spoilers) The rest of the book is the fantastical adventure that Jason has collecting the ancient letters.  It was funny and enjoyable to read, but I think my younger brother would appreciate it more.   

 

Review of Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor 3/5

This book (while I enjoyed it) gave me mixed emotions while the characters lead my imagination on a wild rampage and I loved the character development, but everything seemed rushed.  The part were Karou figures out what she is, in my mind should have been explained in the sequel so people could understand all of her back story instead of just part of it.  I enjoyed it enough to read the entire thing and I want to read the sequel, but it did not capture me and keep me prisoner until the end.  The only part that I want to learn more about is her artwork, I'm hoping the next book be better than this book(not that it was bad it was just...lacking something). Like I said to rushed.

*side note I am reading The Knife of Never Letting go and didn't want to add it to the page count so it will be added to the total pages read tomorrow.