Cup of Thoughts

“Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.” Summary:  In a land full of Elven and Dwarf history, Kings, Empires, Shades, and Urgals (mystical creatures that tend to stick to the dark side), and dragon riders, there's a young boy who is about to turn into adulthood. But little does he know that his age and more mature responsibilities are not the only things that are going to change in his life. Eragon discovers a sapphire stone, which turns up to be much more than a shiny rock. The stone hatches one day and Eragon is gifted with an intelligent, ancient being that has been waiting for the right rider for centuries. Eragon, unintentionally, becomes a dragonrider. The threats from the corrupt Empire insist Eragon of leaving the only home he's ever known and traveling to distant lands across. The characters he and Saphira, the dragon, meet along the way help them train and learn more about what they are and who Eragon has b...

The Lunar Chronicles, Marissa Meyer "You can help me pick out a tiara when we're done saving the world." Summary:  The first installment in The Lunar Chronicles , Cinder , is about a young girl who is half-cyborg.She lives in the urban streets of New Beijing with her adopted family. Set in a future dystopian era, the world has embraced the benefits of technology, especially in the medical field. There's a severe disease called letumosis, which is killing most of the earth's inhabitants. All her life, Cinder's been told her parents died in a car crash, which explains her lack of human functionality since she was the only survivor. Her life as a mechanic gets enraptured with an unexpected request from the heir to the throne. Her life and many others she meets retell the classic fairytale stories in a twisted, ingenious way. Scarlet is focused on a fiery, brave, red-headed, farm girl from Paris, who tries to find her grandmother, who got captur...