New Book!! :) AGAIN! the third!

                                                                  

Next book is called the Siege of Macindaw. I already posted my connection about it :)

Connection: The Siege of Macindaw

I can infer that by the way a Skandian loves his ship, Gundar Hardstriker must be devastated at the condition of his ship, the Wolfcloud. The author even mentions that a Skandian's ship is like an extension of himself, and an expression of his own being. The ship was ruined with sections broken and twisted hull, which makes it virtually impossible to sail. While the Skandian captain and his crew sat beached on the Araluen coast, he is depressed to find that the only thing the ship is good for now is firewood. I feel really bad for Gundar if his ship meant so much to him and now it's ruined, it even says in the book that the mere sight of his treasured boat came close to breaking his heart :( .

New Book!! :) AGAIN! the second

Well, I guess I was more than halfway through that last book cause now I'm done and started the NEXT NEXT NEXT book! It's called The Sorcerer of the North. oooooh,

                                                                                      

New Book!! AGAIN!

Ok, another book, but I'm already more than halfway through, sorry :). This one is next in series and it's called  The Battle for Skandia. Here's a pic:

Connection: The Icebound Land

        I really admire the way the author, John Flanagan, uses personification to describe the sheer force of the wind on the Viking wolfship during the storm. "This was a savage, living, primeval force that wrapped around him, deafening him, blinding him, punching the breath out of his lungs and preventing his taking another: smothering him as it tried to claw his grip loose." Just the adjectives he uses makes the wind seem like it really is a savage creature, alive and out to get Will, the main character. Showing no mercy to him, and doing whatever it can to get him to let go of the mast. This segment of the story isn't just a great sample of personification, the sensory details make me feel like I'm really on that ship, holding onto the mast for dear life, trying not to get swept overboard by the powerful wind and waves. I can taste the salt water. It's in my eyes and I feel like I'm struggling to breathe.  The wind is so loud that if I call for help, I can barely hear myself. I visualize this scene in the book so vividly and it gives me a real sense of what it felt like to physically be on that ship, just before you experience the fierceness of a raging storm at sea.

Next Book!

               Now I'm reading book 3 of the Ranger's Apprentice series called "The Icebound Land"!