It's been a while since I've done this much writing over the course of one week, however, I'm very impressed with myself for keeping up this hard work, because it's day 4 of Five Fall Favorites 2024 hosted by Once Upon an Ordinary! Today's prompt is PATIENCE, yesterday's post on peace was heavy. I shared books that have brought me peace, I decided to interpret this as books that take patience to get to the best parts. These titles are all sequels that I think are better than the original book in the series. WARNING: may contain spoilers for the previous books. Here are five of my favorite books in longer running series.
1. The Power of Six (Lorien Legacies, Book 2) by Pittacus Lore
In I Am Number Four, book one of this series, readers meet a teenager who goes by John Smith and his guardian and protector Henri. They move to a new town and "John" makes new friends, falls in love and develops extraterrestrial abilities. He manages to not get killed by another evil alien race who has been hunting him since he escaped from his home planet and reunites with another super powered teenager from Lorien. Book two picks up after the events of book one and readers meet Marina, another Lorien number with the ability to heal living things, like plants and people. Her guardian hid with her in a European convent when she was a child and has since forgotten their original mission to protect Earth and restore Lorien. When she begins having dreams of Number Four, John and a raven-haired girl with unbelievable powers. Marina's biggest problem is how does she join the fight when she is so far away and stuck in hiding. This series gets insane. Throughout the books, there is action, drama, humor and heartbreak. Book two is when events start moving in a rapid pace.
2. Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, Book 2) by Suzanne Collins
In case anyone missed this blockbuster sensation, The Hunger Games is a postapocalyptic dystopian future, where North America has been ravaged by famine, plague and war. A new totalitarian government has risen to power and demands an annual tribute of two children from each district to compete in a barbaric game to the death. Katniss and Peeta were the 74th annual Hunger Games winners after their star-cross lovers story won the hearts of Panem. Now as the winners of the Games, they are required to tour all 12 districts. Touring through the Districts they meet all sorts of people and hear rumors of a rebellion rising. Katniss is forced to have a relationship with Peeta but cannot deny her growing feelings for her best friend Gale. When an announcement about the coming 75th annual Hunger Games shakes their world, Katniss, Peeta and their mentor Haymitch have to be ready for the worst. This is the most thoroughly plotted story with the best message in the ever-growing Hunger Games series.
3. Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, Book 3) by Marissa Meyer
In this sci-fi fairytale retelling series readers have already met Cinderella, and cyborg named Cinder, and Little Red Riding Hood, Scarlett the farm girl looking for her missing grandmother. The Lunar invasion has begun, and Cinder's Prince Charming, recently crowned Emperor Kai has agreed to marry the Evil Lunar Queen, Levanna to halt the invasion. Cinder is aboard a stolen spaceship, trying to corral her ragtag bunch into a formidable team to stop a wedding and prevent the Evil Queen from taking over Earth. Frist, they will have to rescue Cress, a Lunar girl who has been trapped in a watchtower satellite for years, spying on Earth. Although this is a 552-page book, it is a quick read, because chapter ends on a cliffhanger making readers want more.
4. Scorpia (Alex Rider, Book 5) by Anthony Horowitz
In this book Alex Rider is a teenager who been on four spy missions for M16, Special Ops Division. He has nearly died more times than he would care to know, although he does not fully understand why, he is spending his holiday in Italy following up a lead given to him by a dying assassin. Yet again, his world is shaken, this time, by the news that the father he thought was a war hero, might have also been an assassin for the mercenary group, Scorpia. Before the young spy knows it, he is caught again in another plot, Project Invisible Sword. Scorpia has threatened British school children, and Alex might be the only one who can stop them. This book digs into Alex Rider's family history and has an epic plot where he is forced to make unthinkable choices and an end which leaves readers ready to immediately read book six.
5. Rise of the Elgen (Micheal Vey, Book 2) by Paul Richard Evans
In this book, Michael Vey with the help of his friends, the newly minted Electroclan, have taken down the Elgen's Pasadena complex and rescued several kids like Michael with electrical based powers. However, he did not succeed in his true mission, rescuing his mom from the evil leader of the Elgen, Dr. Hatch. New revelations lead Michael and friends to Peru, and they will have to face new threats as the Elgen develop new weapons. He and the Electroclan will have to outsmart the Elgen if they want to rescue his mom. There was a lot of set up in the first story, so it was not until the end of that book when the action starts. From the beginning of this story, it's never a dull moment as the Electroclan is on the run and in the fight of their lives.
Conclusion
I love these books! All five of these books are from some of my favorite series. I still remember that I first listened to Miachel Vey while I was interning for a media company as a teenager. I discovered the Alex Rider books following watching the early 2000's movie when I was twelve. I read Cress last year as an eBook. These books hold so many memories for me. Tomorrow's prompt is Kindness. I'm sharing some of favorite characters who show kindness to others throughout their books.
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