This semester

This semester the independent reading books I have gone through are first Throne of Glass by Sarah J.Maas.I selected this book first because of the summer reading assignment but then it became an independent read for me, Next I read the Crown of midnight by Sarah J. Maas. I chose that because I took a liking to the Throne of glass book so I decided I would read the next book in the sires which by the way was an excellent choice to continue the sires. There was also the time when i re-read the Hobbit By J.R.R Tolkien. I had read this book before but I missed some details so I decided to go back through the book to catch what I missed and trust me that paid off big time.Lastly this semester I found my self reading the third implementation to the Throne of Glass sires Heir of fire .After I had finished the first two I had to know what is going to happen in the series and how It will all end, so that is how i ended up reading the third book.

As for the quality of my posts from looking back I have missed some of the posts but for the most part the quality of my posts have been good. In my opinion there is A lot I can improve on in terms of my posts. For my posts the biggest items were length and content. Bot looking back I have made the points I have intended to make with my posts. While some used there was not that much writer's choice present in my posts defiantly a point that I need to work on next semester. All in all for what I did this semester for my blog i could have done a lot better but I would call it acceptable.

For next semester I have 3 main goals and its not just the plain old run of the mill "read more books" kind of stuff honestly you hear it so much it barely has a meaning. I mean of course you'd want to read more its honors English. But back on point my first goal with my blog is to create more in-depth posts that show deeper thought toward my topic. That Is one area I can afford greatly to improve with my posts over all. My next goal for the new semester is not to just read more that is too easy but to challenge myself with books that I find challenging to read than I am currently reading. To me this means reading longer books at a much higher level like Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. I have already read all 3 of them but I used that as an example. My third and final goal for next semester is to not see blogging as another assignment that needed to be done at a certain time. I will admit that I saw blogging as almost a chore but my goal is to enjoy crafting my posts into better works and keep improving from each post.

My Thoughts so far On Heir of Fire

OK so far In Heir of fire I am on Chapter 24 and wow this book is amazing. I will not lie there are things that I don't particularly like but so far I am really enjoying this book. But as far ans the general story and plot line goes this is a really well written book. It is one of those that you have to read the previous books or you'll be saying "hey I'm kind of lost here, what is going on". But if you have read the first 2 books then you will be ok. But back to this book being well written there is a great attention to detail in terms of character development. for example Celaena our main character introduced in book one has gone through major changes through all 3 of these books and it is very noticeable of these changes. And there is a whole lot more I can go into about character changes enough so I could make a whole seprate blog just looking at thoes changes in the characters.

I will say that the format of this book meaning how the chapters are spaced out I do not like. I am in no way saying I don't like the book or it is poorly written. But I did get a bit annoyed when I first started reading this because It would follow Celaena for one or 2 chapters then It would follow other characters such as Dorian The Crown Prince of Adarlan And Caol The captain of the guard. then after that the book would follow a witch and her training with these beasts called wyvern. When I was first reading the book as I've said I was really annoyed with this because the book would be following Celaena and a particularly interesting bit would come up in the book that I want to read and then the book would jump to a new character to follow and leave you hanging for at least 2 chapters and then finally you would get to the part you want. then this would repeat, Annoying I know the other stories in Heir of fire are interesting so the chapter format does have redeeming qualities. But I just couldn't get past the following one story then another than another. But eventually I did look past and got back to "wow this book is amazing!"

But all in all so far I really like reading this book. I don't know if it is me but once I've gotten into a good book it takes a lot for me to put it down and that is the case with this book and part of why I have put it down for a few days because I know if I continue to read it at this rate I will be done with in a week and I want to enjoy this story and not finish it in 3 days. But that is just me. So far what i've hoped for this book has been met and exceed and I cant wait to see what happens. Thank you Sarah J. Maas for these amazing books.

Why I chose Heir of Fire

There are multiple reasons why I chose Heir of fire By Sarah J. Maas, but I can only point out a few for this post. The first reason I chose the book is it is the third book in the Throne of glass series. As I've said in previous posts I started the books for my summer reading project. That was book 1 throne of glass. By the time I ended book 1 I wanted to read book 2 Crown of Midnight. Both stories were excellent and none of it was boring. Also when you finish book 2 especially It leaves on a cliffhanger. Leading up to book 3 (Heir of Fire) The story has remained captivated to me so I have chosen to keep reading on in the sires.

The Next reason I chose Heir of fire is the story line of the books. Thought the course of all 3 released books (there are going to be more books). The storyline of the books stays interesting and captivating. Thought the books the story actually grows on itself and adds new parts to it to me adding to the overall story and keeping the book interesting. Overall a well written story kept me hooked on the books and is a big reason why I chose to continue reading.

inital thoughts of Heir of fire

Heir of fire third book in the throne of glass sires. and so far it has turned out to be one of those book sires that gets you hooked and you must know what happens. currently Heir of fire is book 3 in the Throne of Glass main sires. The author has written several prequels but I am no where near getting to those books. But I started on the sires during the summer for the summer and took a liking to it. read my first post for more details on that (if you haven't already). But Heir of Fire the book was only just released and after finishing the first 2 books I couldn't just leave the sires at book 2.  In book 2 the author Sarah J. Maas leaves the reader on a cliff hanger and normally I don't like cliff hangars and this is no exception. But  do like how she uses the cliff hangar to lead the reader into the next story.

So what I've read so far in the book is Celaena (our main character) is in a foreign place on a mission from the king. In the first book we learn that Celaena won the king's competition and she now works for him. Anyways the king has sent Celaena on a mission to assassinate the royal family of a rival kingdom so he can take over their country. This particular country the king has never been able to successfully invade and conquer. The plan is for her to pretend like she is escaping the kingdom to this other country. without given too much away its a big plan of deception to get close to the royal family and kill them. but this is as far as I have gotten (with info from book 2) so far. This is shaping up to be another great addition to the Throne of Glass sires and I can't wait to see how this book turns out.

The hobbit

I will admit I have barely had time to read b/c marching band so this post will be shorter. but I did get to reading a bit more about in the hobbit. So far where I am at the group has made it into the mountain. If you know the story the goal it to take back the dwarf kingdom from Smaug the dragon. Currently the group just made it into the mountain and are formulating what to do from there.
I am sorry this post is shorter but I couldn't fund a lot of time to read. Especially this week since its the first competition of the season. Again I'm sorry I couldn't get out a longer more detailed post. But I should be able to get a longer post out next week.

For now I'm reading the Hobbit

Since the summer reading project I've discovered the Throne of Glass sires and it's a pretty good one I must add. during the summer I finished book 1 and 2 and i am still waiting for 3. I would blog about book 2 but I don't know if i can b/c technically I finished it before I started my reading blog so oh well. but beside the point the book I am reading until book 3 comes out is The Hobbit by J.R.R  Tolkien. I did read it in 7th grade but I like the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit books so I am re-reading it. My logic on re-reading a book because there are going to be details that I have missed and I want to go back and pick those details up.And let me say I've missed a lot of details since the first time I read the book.
But I'm OK with missing the details because I like when I've read a book and re-read it and found some detail that I missed. Along with the details the Hobbit from the first time I read it i liked the book. I do know a lot of people who cannot stand the books but I personally like the story it has. I like that the story goes into detail about every event and it's back story. But I will say this the Lord Of the Rings and Hobbit books are not for everyone, it is the type of book that you choose to read. you can't just pick it up and expect to be sucked into the book right away. The hobbit is a book that you read because you want to. if not you will hate the book from page 1.
Well those are some of my thoughts on the Hobbit. obviously not everything or else this blog would be way to long. With the amount of content of the book I could be blogging about it long after I finish the book and started a new one.

Summer reading: Throne of Glass By Sarah J. Maas

Summer reading, You can either be assigned a good book to read that you enjoy. Or a book that is so boring that every page turn is excruciatingly painful and you want nothing to do with that book. I know at least someone has been there at least once. But that is nt the case with Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas. Yes I know this year we did have an option for the book we read and there were probably some boring titles in the list (meaning Books I wouldn't choose to read but other people may choose some of them and enjoy the books). But anyway Throne Of Glass, This book is AMAZING. Almost everything about it was well done in this book. But for the sake of this post I will highlight option B. "Analyze how complex characters develop over the courses of the story and how they interact with other characters , and advance the plot or develop the theme". For this post I will analyze main character Celaena Sardothien. In the book at the beginning she is portrayed as a ruthless heartless assassin that is locked away in a mine as a slave. As the book progresses we see that there is more to her than that. We get to see her develop as a person and what she is feeling throughout the book.
First with her interactions with other characters. Very early on we are introduced to the 2 of the other major characters in the book . The Captain of the Guard Chaol Westfall, and the Crown Prince of Adarlan Dorian Havillard. Later in the book another character is introduced Princess Nehemia Ytger. Her interactions with the most of the characters is a negative one mostly because she dosen't trust any of them.
Second How the complex character helps devolve the plot. In this boo the character Celaena helps develop the plot because the book is a window into her life. The book is told in a way that you know what she's feeling and thaw with an already well developed plot line makes for a great and enjoyable story.