G is for Grip of the Shadow Plague (Fablehaven #3) Book Review

So as I mentioned yesterday, I have been just reading the Fablehaven series and I haven't written any reviews about it yet!  So even though this is the third book, it fits with today's letter :)  I will get all four on here before the end of A to Z! I finished this back in January, at least I keep my Goodreads account somewhat updated :)

Title: Grip of the Shadow Plague (Fablehaven #3)

Author: Brandon Mull

Genre: YA Fantasy

Rating: 4 out of 5

Why Did I Read? Continuing along the series...by here he had me hooked!

Summary: (again stolen from Goodreads) Strange things are afoot at Fablehaven. Someone or something has released a plague that transforms beings of light into creatures of darkness. Seth discovers the problem in its infancy, but as the infectious disease spreads, it becomes clear that the preserve cannot hold out for long. 
In dire need of help, the Sorensons question where to turn. The Sphinx has always given sound advice–but is he a traitor? Inside the Quiet Box, Vanessa might have information that could lead to a cure–but can she be trust? Meanwhile, Kendra and members of the Knights of the Dawn must journey to a distant preserve and retrieve another hidden artifact. Will the Society of the Evening Star recover it first? Will the plague eclipse all light at Fablehaven?

What Did I Love: I liked how this one allowed Seth's character to grow a bit more.  Yes I still have the moments of really why is he doing that, and I can't really trust him.  But I liked how he is getting his own powers and starting to really contribute.

What Did I Hate: I didn't really hate anything about this one. I rated it in the moment, and to be honest I can't really remember why it was a 4 over a 5 or a 4.5.  But I do remember thinking that this story didn't grab my interest as much--it was becoming a bit predictable.  Fablehaven is always about ready to be destroyed.

Day 4 #ReadingCram and Spine Poetry Challenge

Today I feel pretty victorious---I finished Jane Eyre which translated to me reading about 150 pages today.  I loved how it was for work....so when I got a couple of free moments today--I could read :)  I loved how on my Goodreads--which I finally updated--I just have been lazy--and I have been able to push complete twice in one week.  That like never happens! This is my most successful read-a-thon yet!

Today's challenge is a Spine Poetry Challenge...I might be able to do a picture of these books if I had Sense and Sensibility in its own book...so maybe I will update this post later with a photo since I still have Fablehaven from the library.  It probably feels more like a sentence....but I'm not great at writing poetry. Thanks to Lori @ Writing My Own Fairy Tale for the challenge!

Jane Eyre with her
Sense and Sensibility went to 
Fablehaven in 
1984 To Kill a Mockingbird

http://juliababyjenreadingroom.blogspot.com/2013/12/reading-cram-day-4-spine-poetry.html

Another Reason to Love Reading!

I was looking through my e-mail today and I found this quote from Goodreads:

I read so I can live more than one life in more than one place. --Anne Tyler

I loved this quote the minute I read it because it is a great explanation of why someone should read.  I don't get to go on big fancy adventures.  And I don't get to spend a lot of money on trips that are more stress than books sometimes.  So I think Anne Tyler was a very wise women to think this. So go read a book and go on an adventure!

http://www.schoolforlittlepeople.com/2013/02/shop-on-line-at-our-bookfair/books-for-clip-art-9/

Have Fun!

So the other day this was the Goodreads quote.  "I have never been convinced there's anything inherently wrong in having fun."--George Plimpton.  

So there were two things that attracted me to this quote.  First was the little bit that they told me about George. He was, "A contender for the title of Most Interesting Man in the World, writer George Plimpton wrestled Sirhan Sirhan to the ground when Robert Kennedy was assassinated and once got into the ring with boxer Sugar Ray Robinson."  Pretty cool guy!

The other thing is that it is a really true quote!  I fully believe in having fun....I just don't know how much I really do it because my brain is on other things. So go out and have some fun!!

Thank you to Pinterest...it was really the only picture that made sense with "having fun"