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Aru Shah and the End of Time

By Roshani Chokshi

Hey, bookworms! How many of you have read or heard about this iconic book about a sassy Indian girl with a magic lightning bolt? Well, you are about to, so get ready!

Aru Shah is a normal girl. Granted she does not have a lot of money, but she is happy. Mostly. She has never even met her dad and her mom is always gone and has always been pretty distant, so she pretty much spends a lot of time alone. She goes to a fancy school for stuck-up rich kids, and in a school like that, the only way to fit in without a lot of money is to lie. So she did. Until it backfired and she accidentally set free a demon called the sleeper. ACCIDENTLY!

Now she must meet a girl named Mini who is terrified of germs, and a pigeon who can talk and is an ancient king, and basically save the entire world. No pressure! She can do it. Right? Can a rule bender, a severe germophobe, and a nutty pigeon really save the world?

I thought this book was beautifully written and spoke about what a family really is. people who are there for you and will always stand by your back. Family is people who love you no matter what. If you love books about friendships, sisters, mythology, and family this book is for you! And always remember, the pen is by far mightier than the sword.

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The Blood of Olympus

By Rick Riordan

Hey fellow book lovers! Welcome to my final installment in my Percy Jackson Book reviews! I am so excited to tell you all about this book, so buckle up, bookworms!

In the Blood of Olympus, Percy and Annabeth recently escaped Tartarus ( Greek Hell) and are scarred physically and mentally. Unsure if they will ever recover, they forge on, stronger and more battle-hardened than ever. But with this new darkness hanging a veil over them, will they ever escape the Tartarus that lives in their minds?

Nico, son of Hades, is on his quest. A fellow survivor of Tartarus, he has learned to Harness his inner demons. Though he is still weak, he agrees to help in a truly dangerous mission. Take the Athena Parthenos back to Camp Half-Blood to stop an impending war between the Greeks and the Romans as history repeats itself. With the help of a Roman Traitor Reyna Ramirez Arellano and Satyr Gleeson Hedge, he must take the Parthenos across continents in a race to stop death.

Jason grace former praetor of Rome, a traitor now is threatened by the ghosts of his past. He is torn between his Roman heritage and his love of the Greeks as he begins to understand the true meaning of love and loyalty, friendship and hate, the past, present, and future, in this final thrilling conclusion to Rick Riordan’s series Heroes of Olympus.

I loved this series and how in each book it tried to tackle problems in a humorous, and sarcastic way that keeps you hooked and laughing till the end! It has been amazing to read this series and be able to share with you all how great I believe these books are. Keep on reading on, Bookworms!

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The Mark of Athena

By Rick Riordan

Hey, bookworms! How many of you read these books by Rick Riordan in middle school? It’s almost like a tradition for us! I have loved this book series since the day I started reading it and as a tribute to the new Percy Jackson T.V series coming out, I am going to try and write reviews on my favorite Percy Jacksons!

“Wisdoms daughter walks alone, the mark of Athena burns through Rome. Twins snuff out the angel’s breath, who holds the key to an endless death. Giants bane stands gold and pale, won through pain from a woven jail.” Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena was tasked with this quest. Collect 6 other demigods to save the world and avenge her mother. She goes out on a mission of peace to Rome but it ends in bloodshed. She tries to succeed in her quests, but the Ancient Greek gods are cruel. When the 7 demigods begin to crumble, can this daughter of Athena hold them together?

this book mainly centers around the idea that our pasts don’t define us. What we did can give us grief or guilt, but we need to learn to move on from the mistakes of our pasts. We will never forget some of the things we did, but as long as we are trying hard to fix our mistakes, we are fixing them.