Rita’s Comments (group member since Jul 23, 2010)

Rita’s comments from the Unlocking Books group.

Jaws was scary.....of course, I haven't seen it since I was a kid.

I'm going to have to check it out. Sounds like it might be right up my alley...

...just in case you wondered, my alley is the one with the secret back door that leads into the House of Magic. You never know what will happen there.

I haven't. Sounds like you really love that movie.

Oh, I'm looking forward to that!

Per Ace's suggestion, I am starting a thread for general chatting.

I'd be interested in clicking on your personal thread. :D

But a general thread for chatting would be a good idea.

Ace, you've already made a thread for yourself under Reader A to G. You can chat about anything there--what you've been reading, what you've been writing, what you've been doing.

But I suppose I could also create a "chat" thread...

I've contacted author Lisa Mangum of the The Hourglass Door to do a Q&A with us. She said that if I compile all the questions and send them to her, she will send the answers back to me.

So if you have any questions, please post them here.

and the dog said "Bark! Bark! Bark!" For as all cats know, dogs are ...

Mastertswore wrote: "Maybe Hugo from FableHaven. He's awesome."

I could almost hear Seth's voice saying "Hugo's awesome" when you said that.

Lordmswore wrote: "My favorites are Calvin and Hobbs..."

You have good taste. I recently gave a copy of a Calvin and Hobbs book to my daughter (she's about to turn 9), and now I sometimes hear my kids playing Calvin Ball. A rather dangerous sport for inside the house.

Anyway, I think your mom is really cool to reward with a trip like that. I just might copy her example and give my kids some rewards for accomplishing some things this summer.

I liked the present tense perspective in the prologue. It made the experience very poetic and dreamlike, and I thought it was an interesting twist, since the past (500 or so years ago) was in present tense, but starting chapter one was in past tense.

*** SPOILER ***
Later in the book, Abby's 1st person perspective switches from past tense to present tense shortly after Dante takes her to the river. Then it switches back to past tense when she wakes up at home.

For finishing my editing, I sat down to read this book as my reward. The plan was to read it in small pieces throughout the month in order to savor the experience.

But I went to bed at 3 a.m. I have about 100 pages left.


Stephanie wrote: "What did you guys think of the prologue? Did it pull you in? Were you impressed? What stuck out most to you?"

The prologue filled me with questions--What was his crime? Who were the judges? What was this door? I think mystery and tension are the two most important things that keep a reader interested, and the author did an excellent job of providing both.

I've been trying to figure out who the girl was in the prologue. Was she a vision of Abby in the future? But he hadn't stepped through time yet, so he shouldn't be able to have visions or anything yet.

Was she someone else?

Hello, Mastertswore. How very wonderful to have new victims people to talk to!

Do you like to write? What do you like to read? Favorite book? Favorite character?

Have you guys seen the cover for the next book? It looks really awesome.

People are multifaceted, and we present different faces to different people. It only makes sense that gods would be too.

I'm about a chapter away from finishing, but I have some editing to do tonight.

After the last two battles and Piper's challenge of Drew, I have to say I'd love to be a daughter of Aphrodite if I could be like Piper.

Kate wrote: "** spoiler **

Piper will actually meet her mother later in the book, and I really liked how she was depicted. When Percy met her early in the Percy Jackson series, she was much more coiffed and..."

Kate, I finally got to this scene, and I liked how Riordan played out Aphrodite. She's a multifaceted character, not the cardboard cutout I remember from the myths.

What would you have chosen if you were Kendra?

I've tried to post a comment here twice already, but goodreads said there was trouble saving it. So I'm trying again.

We went on a trip this weekend (halfway across the state for a graduation party), and so we picked up Rise of the Evening Star (sequel to Fablehaven) as an audiobook.

I have to say that I'm enjoying the second book even better than the first. Knowing the characters makes all the difference.

My favorite part was Kendra's dilemma at the beginning of the book: go to the movies with a goblin-like creature or leave her friends alone with a monster.

I ordered the book on Amazon. It will be here Monday or Tuesday. I can't wait! This sounds like a great book.