Summer Reading-Seven Wonders

Prompt: Describe the similarities and differences between the main character and you.

I am going to be describing the similarities and differences between the character, Jack.

The first thing we have in common is we both kind of have the same relationship with our fathers.  We both have strong relationships with them in a sense of having lots of good times with each other.  However, we both have sometimes where we both strongly dislike our fathers, like when we have a huge argument.  We both think about what our fathers will do if we do something we weren't supposed to do.  That is one similarity.

Another similarity we have is he has this group of friends.  We have people that we normally hang out with and have many grand adventures with.  We talk with these people whenever we get the chance.  We even get into trouble with these people.  They are our brethren.  We share a lot in common with these people, like similar interests and favorite things.  

Here is a difference that we have.  I haven't flown around like a crazy person on a glowing, floating, sphere.  I have however flown a plane, but not a sphere.  You may ask "Nik! What's weong with you? Flying sphere's are the best!"  Well I haven't. SO that is a major difference between the main character, Jack, and me.

The Staff Of Serapis-Summer Reading

Prompt: If you could talk to the author, what questions would you ask? Why?

Well my first question would be "What was the reason for you to write this book?"  I would ask this to the author because this book is a crossover from two series he has written.  Another reason is because one of the two series is no longer being written(The Kane Chronicles).  I want to know why he decided to crossover these two series.

My second question would be "Why did you ad a two headed monster with different animal heads?"  I would ask this because it seemed a bit unusual to me.  I was wondering what the true purpose of the monster was.  All it seemed to do was cause them some trouble and lead them to the antagonist. I was also wondering what made the author use a lion and a wolf head stuffed into a crab shell.

My third question is "Why did you write something in between the big story of the Heroes Of  Olympus Series?"  The heroes were preparing for the worst and they had just rescued the leaders, why is Annabeth living a normal life  right then and their?  It makes me feel that there is a huge gap in the time line.  It makes me feel like there is a big pause in the middle of the story.

My fourth question is "Why did Sadie say that she could call on Isis?"  I ask this because after defeating chaos,  the gods had to withdraw from the universe to maintain order.  When Sadie said that she could call on Isis, that was misaligning with the story.  I was kind of confused at that point because it didn't make any sense to me.

My fifth question is " Why did they talk about a villain from "The Kane Chronicles" when the series was over?" It didn't make any sense because they believe that it was the villain Setne that caused all the trouble.  Could this mean that the author is planning on reviving the old series?  Or could this mean the the final book of "The Heroes Of Olympus" also be a crossover?

My sixth question is "Why did Carter neglect to tell Sadie about Percy and Annabeth?''  One would thing the tow worlds of the gods meeting would be important.  The two events both seemed to be linked, so why didn't he tell her.  The amount of sorcery that was needed to create these two events would have to be huge.

Seven Wonders-The Colossus Rises-Summer Reading

SPOILERS!!!

Ok, now that I've gotten that out of the way, I am going to summarize my favorite part.  The ending of the first book in "The Seven Wonders" series.  We open in on the main characters, Marco, Cass, Aly, and Jack.  Each of them has been diagnosed with the G7W.  This gives them qualities similar to super humans.  Not much is known on this condition, except that it is very deadly to the people that have it.  The four of them are sent to "The Karai Institute" where they get treatment for their condition.  That is the only thing keeping them alive.  They set off into a deadly expedition into a dark and ominious cave to where the think is a very important object is.  The "Loculus".  At this point in the series we are not sure exactly what this is and what it does.

As the main characters are walking through the labryinth like cave, they come to a large room.  In the center of the room, they find a black sword in a slit in the ground.  Jack is somewhat drawn to it and pulls it out.  He snaps back to his regular self and he puts the sword back.  After wandering around the caves a little while longer they come to the room holding the "Loculus".  There is a sudden tremor and a griffin comes out of nowhere and snatches up the "Loculus" and Cass.  This opens a whole in the roof which they all escape from.  Every bit of security from the Karai Institute comes out shooting the griffin.  The head researcher comes up to Jack and asks him what happened.  He then tells them the black sword was the seal on the griffin and Jack broke it!  

The Griffin flys off into the distance with case and the "Loculus".  All seems lost when the head researcher tells them they had trackers implanted into the four of them, which of course brings up a lot of trust issues.  The griffin has taken case back to Greece and back to where what I think is one of the seven wonders, the Colossus.  The problem is, Cass's tracker is somehow broken and they have no idea where the Colossus is in Greece.  The head researcher tells them that the guardians of the Colossus, they will find Cass.  They search for a while in greece before spotting people in robes.  They suspect these people of being the monks.  They follow them back to a temple where all chaos is breaking loose.

All the monks are running and screaming.  The griffin has built its giant nest right in the middle of the temple.  This nest is filled with holes that Cass could possibly be in.  They see the "Loculus" inside the Griffins mouth.  The lure it inside the cockpit in a truck which gets the griffins head stuck and drops the "Loculus".  They quickly grab the "Loculus" and they run from the Griffin.  They realize that they will never be able to find Cass if the griffin is always looking for a snack.  They realize that the only thing that could fight the Griffin is the Colossus.  They notice the "Loculus" start to glow.  They also see a part of the temple start to glow in unison with the "Loculus"  They all rush to see what the glow is causing the glow.

They see piles upon piles of broken sculptures.  The Colossus is among these broken pieces.  The "Loculus"  takes the form of a torch and all the broken Colossus pieces start to form into the original shape once again.  It grabs jack and decides to bring him along with him.The Colossus and the Griffin engage in a mighty battle.  The Colossus is defeated and the Griffin is very weakened.  The three stab the griffin and it falls into the ocean.  Jack grabs the "Loculus" and G7W activates within Jack.

He stars soaring through the sky, holding on as tight as he can to the "Loculus" to prevent himself from falling.  He picks up his friends and they start to search for Cass.  When they find him, he is all wrapped in a cocoon id griffin spit.  They break of a niece of rock and cut him out.  They all head back the Karai Institute and get Cass his treatment.  In the very last pages they realize that the Loculus is missing.  And so is Marco!