A reading list from of free audiobooks to borrow if your library uses overdrive.

"Whether you're getting set for a road trip for spring break or you just have a long commute, these audiobooks will make the time in the car fly by."

See http://www.overdrive.com/collections/21495/audiobooks-perfect-for-long-car-rides for complete list; I only linked a few above.

Is Percy back?

Back to my favourite old series (well not old – but I did like the original series that I read earlier in the year). However, this series begins completely different. Don’t read further into this paragraph if you don’t want to be spoilt. Instead of Percy Jackson being the main character, we’re led into a new world where Jason (son of Zeus/Jupiter) is the main character. There are also two new support characters for him, Piper (daughter of Aphrodite), and Leo (son of Hephaestus).

Wait, so he isn’t?

Now, for me, this was a jolt. I expected to be eased into this series with Percy Jackson. I rolled with it, however, because I thought, why not? Jason is not as fun as Percy was. I found the earlier series much more entertaining than this book. I don’t know yet if Jason deserves to be the main character, I found him too stiff (but that’s probably his training showing). The other two characters, Piper and Leo, are quite okay as support characters. We get to see a little bit of some of the last cast but only glimpses actually.

Is the story okay?

The story follows a similar arc as previous books by Rick Riordan. Jason, Piper, and Leo go on a quest to save the world. There are all sorts of obstacles put in the way, but you can predict the ending. The gods in the story are ever present and ever angry with their children. Story wise, I think it’s quite okay what followed.

What’s your recommendation?

So, summary time! I thought the book didn’t start off as well as the previous series. I don’t know if there was any hype, as I read this book years after it was published, but in my head, I thought it would be cooler. If you’re a fan of the Percy Jackson series, then please go ahead and read. You’ll eventually get to see the whole cast again.

The theme (Art of the Heist), book selections and kids' alternate activities have been announced for the annual event.

And some more.

Interesting take on books with excessive sex in the book.

What's on  your list of bad sex award? 

Twilight should wins this year after year.