Amber's+reading

// ﻿ // //Hello and welcome to Amber's reading page.//

//Below are the books I have read so far this year. The current book I am reading is located at the top of the page, and the previous one I have read is below that etc.// Tomorrow When the War Began * * * //Juliet// is a historical fiction novel which I have just started reading, but I am already amazed and inspired by the fantastic way the author writes. This novel contains information about the real Juliet, and it explains that Shakespeare wrote //Romeo and Juliet// based on real life events. According to this book, Shakespeare took the true story of //Romeo and Juliet,// which was extremely bloodthirsty and horrible, and turned it into a more romantic tragedy. I look forward to reading the rest of this intriguing novel!

* * * //Dragon Rider// is slightly different than the other books I have read by this author. The storyline is more straightforward and simple, and is not exactly a particularly challenging, but I still find it to be a fairly good read. So far the story is fastmoving and the characters are imaginative. As this author does in most of her books, she has used many "fabulous" creatures in the storyline (aka. dragons, brownies, magical dwarves, cockatrices, etc.), and as some of the main characters. I hope the remainder of the story is enjoyable and the ending impressive as usual!

* * *  The books I have read by this author so far have been some of my favourite books ever, and so when I was thinking about what books to borrow from the library to read this holidays, I went searching for another of her books. //The Thief Lord // was just as amazing, if not better than her other books, with a unique storyline and, as usual, it is wonderfully portrayed through the gripping language used in all of Cornelia Funke's books. An //**amazing**// read!

* * * I have always loved books about Ancient Egypt, and this book was no disappointment. I loved the way the author presented the storyline, and I also had fun trying to predict what would happen next. I also learnt a lot about who the main character, Narmer, was in real life. He was one of the very first Pharaoh's to rule Egypt, and his rule took place even before the first pyramids were built. He ruled at a time that even the Egyptians we consider to be 'ancient history' considered **//him//** to have been ancient!

* * * I really enjoyed reading this book because I really had to take my time and think about what I was reading, it was a great challenge! I have read one other book of William Shakespeare's books: //Much Ado About Nothing//, which I thoroughly enjoyed as well. I loved the sense of humor in it, just as I did in this book.

* * * I received this book as a Christmas present and started reading it immediately, only to find it was impossible to put down! I can proudly say that this is one of the best books I've ever read, as I found the storyline to be unpredictable and interesting. One of my favourite things about this book was the way the author had taken characters and scenes from classic fairytales and used them in the book. The end of the story leaves you wanting more and I recommend it to any fantasy readers who might like to try something with a slightly dark storyline.