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Golden Sun

I haven’t been able to put this book down all week. I have been reading it in every spare moment. And I figured out the third book that this series crosses with besides Ender’s Game and The Hunger Games… it is Dune. The houses, the families, the Greek mythology, coupled with epic space battles, and the rise to power where there can be only one survivor. I had read some reviews of this book and…

Jupiter Ascending

We watched “Jupiter Ascending” the other day. I hadn’t heard of it but it came up on a list of visually stunning movies that you may have missed, or something like that. We agreed that it was mostly vapid. The fight scenes were basically the same fight scene over and over again. I didn’t really care about any of the characters. The main characters mumbled their words and I could hardly understand what they were…

Red Rising

Red Rising, by Pierce Brown I needed something to do on a cross-country flight and a friend suggested this book once she confirmed I liked both Ender’s game and the Hunger Games. I listened to the first 33 chapters over the last month and just sat down and finished the book in an about 2 hour push. If you like Ender’s game or the Hunger Games, I think this book will suit your tastes as…