Tucker

By Catherine Jinks Report by Tucker Matus For my book review I decided to read the book Evil Genius. The book was written by Catherine Jinks. The genre of this book is realistic fiction because the stuff that takes place in the book could’ve happened but it didn’t actually happen. “Whatever you do- don’t get caught” is the main idea of the book and a quote that is used throughout the book. The book tells a very exciting but, at sometimes boring story. I think the plot is very developed because there is so much stuff going on in the book. It was hard to concentrate on the book during the boring parts because there wasn’t much happening. But during the exciting parts it was hard not to concentrate because if you didn’t you would get lost in the story. The setting of the book is in Sydney, Australia. I really don’t think that the setting made the book more exciting. The setting really does nothing in helping the readers understanding or an important role for the characters. The theme of the book is problem because there were a lot of problems in the book. The book taught me a lot about how villains aren’t always that evil and about disguise, computers, fake names and forgery. I think the author accomplished what they set out to do by writing a good book. I liked the characters a lot so we connected and the characters definitely connected with each other. The characters definitely developed during the story and almost never stayed the same. I think I can identify with one of the characters named Prosper English (Thaddeus Roth) because he was tall, clever, outgoing and always was a second in command. There were a lot of surprises in the story and I really enjoyed that. I was really disappointed that not a lot of the chapters ended with Cliffhangers because I like them. The dialogue was very natural and believable for the characters in my opinion. I think people 11-15 that are focused and like computers and are not easily confused would enjoy this book. I thought the book was ok because at some times it was really exciting and interesting but, at other points in the book it was boring and/or confusing. The book The Genius Wars by Catherine Jinks is similar to Evil Genius because it’s the sequel to it. Catherine Jinks is an Australian author who wrote over 30 books. She won the Children’s Book Council of Australia book of the year three times. She also won the Victorian Premiers Award, the Aurealis Award for science fiction, the Australian Ibby Award and the Pavilt Award for crime fiction. I give this book 3 stars because some parts were good but other parts were really boring. The Lost Hero  By Rick Riordan   Review by Tucker Matus  The book I read is the lost hero. It was written by Rick Riordan. The genre of the book is Fantasy. The main theme is about the Greek and a little bit of the Roman Gods and Godesses. It is also about the mythical creatures and demigods that relate to them. A qupte in the book that they use often is instead of o my god the demigods say o my gods because in there perspective there are many gods. I think the book tells a good story. Its very belivable and somthing exciting is always happening. I had no truble concentrating on the story at all. I was suprised because my mind usually wonders when i read but for this book it didnt. There was no permanent setting but they lived by Manhatten in a place called camp half blood. I liked how the author made the places they went places i know like Manhatten and Detroit. I would say that the theme of the book is problem. The book taught me about Greek and Roman gods and they are pretty interesting. I think the author accomplised what they wanted to because they wrote a really good book. I kind of connected to some of the charecters and they connected with each other. The charecters pretty much stayed the same for the whole book. I cant really connect with any of the characters the character i connect most with is Leo because we like to make things. There were tons of surprises and I was always interested in reading it. Some of the chapters ended in cliffhangers but I wish there was more. The dialogue for the most part was believable for the characters. I think kids 9-13 would pretty much all like this book. I would give this book 4 out of 5 stars.
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