Tink's Book Reviews

In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother.  Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power—the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Circe isn't like all the other gods. She has never known what kindness is and has certainly never endured it from her family. What she does know is that she is different to the rest, she just needs to find her power.  Through the years she comes to know of love, but knows more about death as everything she touches comes to an end. During a bitter feud, Circe tries her powers and succeeds, though not long after she is cast into exile by her own father. Helios, god of the sun and sky.  Circe meets many along the way, through heartbreak and  loneli...

Half Boy. Half God. All  Hero Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood, I never asked to be the son of a Greek God either.  I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporised my maths teacher. Now I spend my time battling monsters and generally trying to stay alive.  Percy never asked to be a half-blood, he just wanted to be your run of the mill high schooler. Hanging out with friends and listening to music. Though instead, he gets transported to Half-Blood Academy for nearly slashing his teacher in half with a sword...that was actually a pen.  With the help from Annabeth - daughter of Athena and Grover, a strange boy with fake feet and a hunger for tin cans; Percy and the gang are lead on a quest to battle a snake headed woman, three headed dogs and the almighty gods.  Though all quests come with a price and to find something you hold so dear to your heat, you have to do the...

The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Cordova For Tristan Hart, everything changes with one crashing wave.  He was gone for three days. Sucked out to sea in a tidal wave and spit back ashore at Coney Island with no memory of what happened. Now his dreams are haunted by a terrifying silver mermaid with razor-sharp teeth.  His best friend Layla is convinced something is wrong. But how can he explain he can sense emotion like never before? How can he explain he's heir to a kingdom he never knew existed? That he's suddenly a pawn in a battle as ancient as the gods.  Something happened to him in those three days. He was claimed by the sea...and now it wants him back. Tristan Hart has everything going for him, he's a talented swimmer on the swim team, he's popular, good looking, has the best group of friends anyone could ask for and has all the girls chasing after him. So what could possibly go wrong?  Besides the fact that he drowned trying to save a child from the ocean a...