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Books Read 18/1/15 - 24/1/15

Hiccup Horrendous III's best friend. Fishlegs, has Vorpentitis. The cure is a rare vegetable called... a potato. Hiccup will have to be the Hero. Again. 3 stars.

Someone has stolen the Fire-Stone. Now the volcano on Volcalno Island has become active. The tremors of the volcano are causing the Exterminator eggs to hatch! Hiccup Horrendous III must return the Fire-Stone to the volcano before it erupts... 3 stars.

Before. Miles Halter's life is boring, and his obsession with last words is making him crave the Great Perhaps. He heads to Culver Creek Boarding School in search of exactly that. His live becomes crazy, all because of Alaska Young, who is an event herself. She launches him into the Great Perhaps and steals his heart. After. Nothing is ever the same. 3 stars. My Review

Born at the stroke of midnight of August 15, 1947 (the exact moment of India's Independence), Saleem Sinai is destined to be special. He is one of the 1,001 children born in the midnight hour. These children all have special gifts, these children are all connected to Saleem telepathically linked. As Saleem grows he learns the consequences of his gift, and the fact that his life is inseparably linked to his motherland. His every act is mirrored and magnified in the events of India. 0 stars. My Review

Set three years after If I Stay, and told from Adam's point this story is about grief and the promise of new hope. 4 stars.
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