Missing me?

I'm very sorry to all my readers that I haven't posted anything for a long time. I have now built up the expectation for my next review so high that I have no way to match it. On the other hand you could just have wandered onto my site and think what is this weirdo talking about and if do find yourself in this situation do not be alarmed. To stop this problem of the 'Review Drought', I try and make a short one paragraph review, however like J.K.Rowling I end up going on and on. Then, like J.K.Rowling, I do not want to hire an editor and I find myself having to edit my work of all the errors till I think it is worthy to publish and therefore i end up in this dilemma of having a 'Review Drought'.

I know this post isn't about books and its not a review but i thought that this would be better than nothing and at least inform and entertain you into the life of darkboyfire.

Jarvis 24 by David Metzenthen

Finally, a book following the life of a teenager without vampires. Jarvis 24 is about Marc Jarvis an average sort of teenager who likes girls, doesn't like school and likes his footy, however before you turn away from the book because of my above description, don't. This is because David Metzenthen has created a interesting setting and life for Marc, in which people who don't like books about blokes who play AFL football will enjoy as well.

Marc has been looking, with no luck, for work experience. So as he sees a attractive young girl leaving a car yard he decides to apply for work experience there and so the story unfolds. A enjoyable read that I liked even though its not my prefered genre. Metzanthen creates a story with more depth than the average book of its genre but still holds on to the basic characteristic of a book about a teenage boy. Suitable for teenagers. 3 1/2 stars.

Riding the Black Cockatoo by John Danalis

Riding the Black Cockatoo is a non-fiction book that follows the path of a white man who experiences of the life and culture of Aboriginal people. The book is about a man, John Danalis, the author, who's parents had an Aboriginal skull at their home and this is John's journey of returning the skull back to its origins and country. However this task which appears relatively easy at the beginning of the book turns out to be complex and results in a few hundred word story, as it is very important to the Aboriginals to do the proper ceremony/pass over. The story is interesting as you are seeing the Aboriginal culture through different eyes. Not as a historian or reporter but seeing them through the eyes of somebody like us (who isn't David Attenborough) who has had this true cultural experience. An informative book that does have a few slow parts but if your bored of reading about knights saving beautiful white princesses then maybe this is the book for you. Suitable for teenagers but mainly for Adults. 3 stars.

Harry Potter by J.K.Rowling

Wait, did i read the title right? Yes, you did. After watching Harry Potter 6 i thought to myself "i should read the last two Harry Potters again".Why did i think this? I'm not even sure myself, maybe is was the luring of the 1214 pages of J.K.Rowling rambling or possibly because i wanted to know the spell that made the washing up do itself, i'm not sure. I can say this after reading the 1214 pages of the last two books i am still left with one question, why does Hermione like Ron? Seriously Hermione, he doesn't even have a scar on his head! The final decision is that it's a good series but unless you have a lot of time on your hands then i wouldn't suggest reading all the books again.

P.S: The Harry Potter books don't tell you the spell to do the washing up by itself, i know were all annoyed.

The Two Pearls of Wisdom by Alison Goodman

The Two Pearls of Wisdom is a fantasy set in a world like Japan hundreds of years ago. The book is about the adventures of a young girl that is trying to become a dragoneye apprentice (a dragoneye is a powerful human with dragon-like powers).

A pet annoyance i have in a book is when you know that the main character needs to do something different or the answer is so obvious that it becomes frustrating and in The Two Pearls of Wisdom this occurred. Saying this however, its still a enjoyable read that fantasy readers and people who enjoyed 'Tales of the Otori' will like. Teenagers to Adults.

Vulture's Gate by Kirsty Murray

What would happen if all the women in the world died because of a disease but men learn to scientifically make boys? a) 24 hour parties b) everybody goes crazy and runs around in mad panic or c) A group rises up to power and everybody else is left to fend for themselves? The correct answer was c), unfortunately if you picked c) we're out of prizes so you don't get anything.

Vulture's Gate is set in a future where, as above, all the women have died, however there is still one girl, Bo and when Callum's life intersects with her, questions start to rise that there might be other girls out there. Through the story we are shown there are different ways of surviving in such a world. A highlight of the book are the inventions which Bo and Callem have to support them in their battle to survive, especially the animal inspired robots such as Mr Pinky. After reading Vulture's Gate you start to think if this happened now, in our world would we end up in chaos or would we find a solution. For ages 12 - adult. An intriguing story for people interested in the way society works and for those who like reading adventures with a good storyline.

3 1/2 stars.

Gone by Micheal Grant

When everybody disappears above the age of 15 and groups rise up and try and take control, you would think 'Lord of the Flies' has been there, done that, however, with Gone this is not the case. Not only are all the people above the age of 15 gone, henceforth the title, some people have accumulated strange powers. Lets face it, teenagers fighting for power and with powers, what more to love. However a story starts to unfold and with strange plots and interesting characters. Yes, I know you are all thinking that is what everybody says about every book but in Gone there is a private boarding school for misfit children which really does have some interesting characters. After reading through the book some more hidden mysteries are revealed and you start to realise that down below all the romance, fighting there is a good quality story.
A good book for people who like action but also want a bit of plot to a story. Does contain violence and not so nice people. 4 stars. (Cover might be different)