Today our group By the Book checked a blog called Yournextread.com. Mrs. Leighton gave a demo and asked Katie and Taylor to try out the site to find a good read they might like (Reilly was running the cross country course but arrived later!)! So here are the results:
Katie searched for The Emerald Atlas, a book she’s currently reading. The results The Fire Chronicle and another book called Smile. She really likes the series and first one so The Fire Chronicle is the 2nd one. She believes there are three in the series. She said she’s never really tried reading Fantasy but the second she started reading this, she realized it clicked. “It’s the best book I’ve ever read.” The Black Reckoning is the last one. If you like magic in your stories, this is the book for you!!
Taylor looked up the results typing in Lord of the Rings and found one written by J R R Tolkein called The Silmarillion. She said it looked “amazing” and really really good and she wants to read it. The Amazon reviewer said “fierce fairy tales and fiercer wars that ring with heraldic fury” which Taylor said made her think she likes books that include fighting but also dramatic and romantic things.
Reilly searched Yournextread with the book The Alchemist: The Secret Life of Nicholas Flammel. He found The Magician and the other books in its series. He searched The Magician and found another book called The Red Pyramid. He read part of the Amazon review and commented that he is inspired to read it.”Since their mothers’ death...” that quote caught Reilly’s eye. It sounded mystifying, he said.
