Friday, May 13, 2011

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Title: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Author: Vonda N. McIntrye
Rating: Three Guitars

Sizzilin' Summary:
Admiral Kirk and his crew head home to Earth to face the court about things they did. But a probe is messing up Earth... meaning life will end soon if things don't get better! The recovering Mr. Spock figures out that the only thing that will stop the probe is the song of the humpback whale... which went extinct over hundreds of years ago!
The only way to save the Earth is to get two humpback whales from the past... if they even survive the trip!

Rockin' Review:
Now, this is going to be coming from someone who loved the movie. While this book gave you more details about what was going on, it wasn't as good as the movie. I didn't hate it, but it definitely wasn't the best... or close to as much fun as the movie, which is my favorite Star Trek movie. At the best, if you don't have the movie around, this might be a book to read to remind you of what was in the movie.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi

Title: Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi
Author: Rob MacGregor
Rating: Three Guitars

Sizzilin' Summary:
Indiana Jones is in school, at a French college. He thinks he is in love with his archaeology teacher, Dorian Belecamus. Then Belecamus invites him to come with her on an expedition to Delphi, Greece. An earthquake has happened, and strange vapors are rising from the crevice. A bunch of the locals thinks it is the signal of the return of the Oracle of Delphi... and they think Dr. Belecamus is the Oracle!
This means danger for Indiana Jones. But there are other problems come from other sources. Indiana gets caught up in a scheme to take out Greece's king... forever! With danger all around, will Indiana and his friends make it out?

Rockin' Review:
This was an okay book. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great. The writing was well done, but I didn't really enjoy reading this book. Like I said, I didn't hate the book, but it could have been better done.
It was fun to read about Indiana's past. I've only seen one movie (and read the movie novelization), but it was still fun to learn about the famous imaginary archaeologist's past.
This is only a book to read when you have time to... or want to learn more about Indiana Jones' past.