Monthly Archives: tammikuu 2014

Operation Ocean Emerald is a thriller which was published in 2010 and it has been writed by Ilkka Remes. The book is english version from Remes’ ”Piraatit”-book, which was published in 2003. Main characters names and the plot has been changed little so that the book applys better for non-finnish reader. The book tells about cruise ship Ocean Emerald, which has been hijacked and it’s passengers who try to save the ship and themself from the hijackers.

The books main character is 14-years-old boy Luke C. Baron. Luke is from England but his family has moved to Porvoo Finland, where he lives with his dad and mum. Other important characters are Toni, Lukes friend, Craig Thomson, Ocean Emeralds head of security and former FBI-agent, Philippe Delaroix, one of the hijackers, Juliette du Pont, hijacker and Rosita, ships cleaner. Luke is 14-years-old but by mentally he seems to be adult. He tries to act as hero middle of hijacket ship taking stupid risks and does the job for adults, which is very unlikely in real world.

The story begins in Porvoo where Luke and Toni find a lost passport and boarding pass to floating luxury palace: cruise ship Ocean Emerald. They decide to return it and couple days later they  drive from Porvoo to Helsinki where Luke goes to return the passport. When he finaly finds Juliette du Pont, the passports owner, Luke is taken captive by Juliette and her partner Philippe Delaroix. Capturers put their plans in motion and Delaroix captures the bridge and the whole ship treathening with explosives which have been hiden across the ship.  They demand money from ships 1000 wealthy passengers, Luke is going to stop hijackers plans.

The books narration is maded by third person which is common in Remes’ books. The narrator tells from all characters situations and the character changes very often, which is very annoing, when you are not sure which character the narrator tells about.

In my opinion the book was interesting and very exciting with all its turns and problemsolves. The best part was the plot and bad parts were narration and Lukes uncovincing heroism and ingenuity. His acts in the book make hard to believe that he is just 14-years-old. I would recommend the book to everyone who is interested from thrillers. The book has lots of difficult words, so understanding was sometimes hard. Finding the book was easy: just search thriller books from english books.

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight is a love story written by Jennifer E. Smith and published in 2012. She has also written This Is What Happy Looks Like, The Storm Makers, You Are Here and The Comeback Season. 

The genre of the book is ”young adult” but what I think is that it can be read by anyone who likes love stories, not depending on one’s age.  I don’t usually read love stories, but I wanted something that would be simple and quick to read. First I though that The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight would be a sugary sweet, basic love story with no deeper thoughts. I couldn’t have been more wrong.

”Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?” Hadley is a seventeen-year-old girl who misses her flight to London. Her father is getting married to a woman which Hadley has never even met. At the airport Hadley meets Oliver, cute and tall British boy. Turns out that he is on Hadley’s new flight, sitting on her row. Long flight goes by in a blink of an eye, but upon the arrival Hadley and Oliver lose track of each other.

Hadley, the main character in the book, is a little insecure and sarcastic. She is struggling to figure out how to function when her dad gets married again, and how to forgive him for moving to London and abandoning her and her mom.  I liked Hadley as a character, because she is easily compared to myself. Not some unrealistic and perfect girl that many love novels seem to have as a protagonist.

Romance between Hadley and Oliver should be the main point in the book, but actually it seems to be Hadley forgiving her father and a reminder that nothing last forever, but we all have a second chance. Also, the I think that the book was ment to be hopegiving, when I actually felt a little sad after reading it.

The Hunger Games is written by American writer Suzanne Collins. This 2008 published dystopian novel is respected all around the world and it is the first book in  The Hunger Games trilogy.

The book tells about young lady Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the dystopian called Panem. Panem has built in the area of old North America and is run by the powerful Capital. Capital arranges every year The Hunger Games, where together 24 people are fighting for life. Capital is divided into 12 districts and from the every district have to attend one girl and one boy to go as tributes. Katniss’ homedistrict is a number 12, and she come selected with the boy named Peeta Mellark. Rules are simple: their option is to kill or be killed.

Ms. Collins is an amazing writer and her idea about a book like this is fantastic. I cried because the story was so good and touching. It is one of the easiest book to talk with other people because it makes you think about things which are important to you. Book’s voice is Katniss’ and reader can identify with her when she is afraid of be killed, delighted at her successes and in love with Peeta. Her trait is a little bit shy and comfortable with herself, but thought very intent and confident. Excitement remains from the beginning until the end. That is why The Hunger Games is so engrossing!

The book emphasizes different characteristic and emotions in people and there is a strong contrast between good and bad in the story. As I just mentioned ”in love with Peeta”, the story includes just suitably romanticism. Katniss and Peeta’s romance is like a ”second” story in the book.

I suggest this work for everyone and hope for you to comment about your reading experiences!

I read Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight- saga’s first book. It was published in 2005. The author of the book is an American young adult. She is best known for her vampire romance series Twilight.                                                                                                        The genres of the book are fantasy and romance. It is a love story, which tells about a vampire and a human who fall in love. I would say that Twilight is the best romantic book I have read. It reminds me of The Vampire Diaries- series.           The main characters of the book are Bella and Edward, who fall in love at the first sight. They are deeply connected, as if they were meant to be together. Bella is kind of a klutz but also funny. Edward is more like the serious type.                   The story is quite simple, it tells about Bella Swan who moves back to live with her dad to Forks. On the first day of school she saw this mysterious stunning guy called Edward Cullen. She was immediately drawn to him. She finds out that he is a vampire and eventually they fall in love. Through many incidents a vampire called James almost kills Bella but Edward saves her.                                           Honestly, I had difficulties while reading the book and I had to use the dictionary a lot. Even though I didn’t quite understand all the parts, I have seen the movie so I have a general view of the book.                                                                             I liked the story and characters a lot and I could recommend the book to any teenage girl who is into love stories.