Author: Arvenig

Hi everyone! I'm a blogger, a bookworm and a fangirl. I love to play the piano, listen to music, travel, write and make DIY's!

Double Review: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

21/06/2016

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Hello! This is the first review of the Half-Blood Readalong of Percy Jackson series hosted by Alex @ A Geek with Books and Arvenig @ Arvenig.it. If you want more informations on our readalong, you can check out our announcement post. Join the Goodreads group for a free entry to our Percy Jackson-themed goody bag giveaway, and you can enter here.

We’re going to do a different kind of review. Obviously, it’s going to be from both of us, but it’s also in a Q&A format! (Tell me what you think of this because I really like it!)

index The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

  • Genre: YA, fantasy, fiction
  • Published the 28th of June 2005 by Disney Hyperion Books
  • Pages: 377
  • Series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
  • Average Goodreads Rating: 4.21/5 stars
  • My rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Alex’s rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Plot: Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can’t seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse—Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him….

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Comment Challenge July and August

19/06/2016

bttn-commentchallenge-300-1Hi everyone!

I recently entered to join the Summer 2016 Comment Challenge by Lonna @ FLYLēF and Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense.

I’m so excited to be paired to someone and comment their posts! I will comment from 5 to 10 posts. I’m looking forward to it because I hope that it will be fun and maybe to know more people!

Kick-off post – Half-blood readalong

04/06/2016

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Hi everyone!

Welcome to the first day of the Half-Blood Readalong hosted by me and Alex @ A Geek With Books

Today, on June 4th, we are starting The Lightning Thief, or book one of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. We will be reading this book until the 17th of June, ending the day with a Twitter chat at 12:00 PM EDT. We will post our  review on that same day. If you want to write a review as well, tell us and we’ll mention you in ours! more “Kick-off post – Half-blood readalong” …

Quote of June

01/06/2016

Hi everyone!

The quote of the month:

“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. “
~Langston Hughes

I’m happy if you suggest me some quotes (I give credits!)

 

Half-Blood Readalong! A (Re)Reading of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan

22/05/2016

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Hi everyone!

I’m so excited to announce the Half-Blood Readalong, a readalong that is hosted by Alex @ A Geek With Books and myself.

If you didn’t figure it out yet by the name Half-Blood Readalong we will be reading the entirety of the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan. It will take place from the 4th of June to the 12th of August, and the dates of each book are as follows: more “Half-Blood Readalong! A (Re)Reading of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan” …