Like the first one of this series that I reviewed, I wasn't going to review it at first. But then I (obviously) changed my mind.
"Stoneheart" by Charlie Fletcher
Book 1 of the Stoneheart Trilogy
George is a fairly ordinary, twelve-year-old boy, living in London, until he breaks the head off a stone dragon outside the Natural History Museum accidentially on purpose. When he does that he awakes a formerly dormant power that has been out of effect for centuries--and the results are terrifying. A stone pterodactyl comes to life, peels off from the wall, and starts chasing George. Worse, no one can see what's going on, except for Edie, who is also trapped in this strange world because of her own strange powers.
George has disturbed the fragile truce between the warring statues of London, and he is forced into a race for survival where nothing is what it seems, and it's never clear who to trust. And this is just the beginning, as the statues of London awake...
The book was okay. Very exciting and it catches your attention. George, Edie, and the Gunner all make sacrifices in order to help each other out. However, the fact that Edie is a glint (a woman or girl who can see the past) is a little...un-Christian, and there are some English swear-words. Overall, it was fine.
Izori
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Book Review: Ironhand
I wasn't quite sure how to review this book (I missed a lot of the explaining since I haven't read Book 1 yet) so I'll just resort to the much easier method of copying the description off the book. How convenient :D.
"Ironhand" by Charlie Fletcher
Book 2 of The Stoneheart Trilogy
Now that George Chapman has upset the fragile truce between the warring statues of London, he has been drawn into a war that will test his mettle. He and Edie, a glint who can see the past, may have succeeded in their quest to find the Stoneheart, but their journey is far from over.
Edie and the Gunner, a statue of a World War I soldier, have been captured by the walker, and it's up to George to save them. But first he must deal with the stree strange veins made of marble, bronze, and stone that have begun to grow out of his hand and curl around his wrist. Legend has it that unless he successfully completes three challenges, the veins will continue up his forearm and eventually pierce through his heart.
As George struggles to find the strength within to face the choice he has made, to take the Hard Way, he is determined to use his power for good--even as others wish to harness it for its great potential for evil.
The book was fine. The Gunner and George do a fairly decent job of protecting Edie (a girl) from all the stuff that's going on, and the friends help each other out and get along well. The negatives are that "Ironhand" has glints in it (women or girls who can see the past. They aren't exactly like fortune-tellers but they're close to it), and that sometimes the characters use English swear-words. Because of one sentence in it I actually stopped reading the book for a little bit, but if you read a little past that it explains the sentance, and I'm really glad I did start again. Some of the ending parts were really good and really surprising. Very suspensful. It's a little confusing at some parts. Overall, it's a pretty good book.
Izori
"Ironhand" by Charlie Fletcher
Book 2 of The Stoneheart Trilogy
Now that George Chapman has upset the fragile truce between the warring statues of London, he has been drawn into a war that will test his mettle. He and Edie, a glint who can see the past, may have succeeded in their quest to find the Stoneheart, but their journey is far from over.
Edie and the Gunner, a statue of a World War I soldier, have been captured by the walker, and it's up to George to save them. But first he must deal with the stree strange veins made of marble, bronze, and stone that have begun to grow out of his hand and curl around his wrist. Legend has it that unless he successfully completes three challenges, the veins will continue up his forearm and eventually pierce through his heart.
As George struggles to find the strength within to face the choice he has made, to take the Hard Way, he is determined to use his power for good--even as others wish to harness it for its great potential for evil.
The book was fine. The Gunner and George do a fairly decent job of protecting Edie (a girl) from all the stuff that's going on, and the friends help each other out and get along well. The negatives are that "Ironhand" has glints in it (women or girls who can see the past. They aren't exactly like fortune-tellers but they're close to it), and that sometimes the characters use English swear-words. Because of one sentence in it I actually stopped reading the book for a little bit, but if you read a little past that it explains the sentance, and I'm really glad I did start again. Some of the ending parts were really good and really surprising. Very suspensful. It's a little confusing at some parts. Overall, it's a pretty good book.
Izori
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