When you’re dealing with an entire pantheon and their offspring, as Rick Riordan does in his Percy Jackson series, as a reader, you have to make peace with the fact that there are going to be a lot of main characters in the story. And being that a lot of them are mythological entities that […]
From Tolkien’s own writings such as The Silmarillion and The Hobbit, to Amazon’s recent foray into Middle-earth, The Rings of Power, we have plenty of material to piece together a pretty comprehensive understanding of the events that led up to the Lord of the Rings. However, when it comes to what proceeds the conclusion of […]
Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is undoubtedly a household name. It seems that almost every child falls instantly in love with the world, characters, and storylines he has created. And you need to look no further than the publication statistics to prove this. This incredible series sits on the top spot sharing […]
Introducing the Greek pantheon to the modern age, the Percy Jackson series asks what would happen if the gods of old weren’t just very real, but embroiled in a seemingly irresolvable feud. Percy – a young demigod – is trying to do the impossible… smooth out this interminable brawl between deities, often getting caught up […]
Frodo is 33 years old at the very start of the Lord of the Rings. This is at Bilbo, and Frodo’s birthday party. Frodo is then 50 years old when he sets out for Hobbiton with Pippin and Sam. This means that throughout most of the Lord of the Rings films, he is 50 years […]
According to Rick Riordan, the eponymous creator of the Riordanverse book series, Percy’s age is as described in the books. Percy has no specific birth year because the books themselves occur in a loosely-defined present day. However, we do know that he’s 12 years old at the start of the first book, The Lightning Thief. […]
Just about everyone knows the name Harry Potter, the famous young wizard. After all, the Harry Potter franchise – which has spanned books, films, video games, and much more – is one of the most popular and profitable entertainment franchises of all time. The original books alone have sold over 500 million copies worldwide, meaning […]
The Great Gatsby, it really does live in the hall of fame when it comes to classic books. This is probably why the novel is so often an important part of Literature in schools. The book covers so many different themes and poses many important questions. Throughout the book, you’ll bare witness to some of […]
Gandalf, the legendary leader of the fellowship of the ring, and perhaps, but for Tom Bombadil (and maybe Galadriel), the wisest being in Middle Earth, is the embodiment of all that is good and light. As such, when he’s dragged from the crumbling Bridge of Khazad Dûm by the Balrog of Moria’s flaming whip so […]
The Hunger Games is undeniably a difficult read. Not in terms of it being a struggle to flick through the pages, definitely not, in fact, it’s actually really hard to put the book down. But the relentless trauma and painful topics can be hard for anyone to truly comprehend. Suzanne Collins, in my opinion, is […]
Spoiler Alert – I’m going to put this out there before we even begin. In this article, we are discussing the plot of The Hunger Games. There will be spoilers throughout the article. The Hunger Games was first published in September 2008. These incredibly thought-provoking books deal with some very sensitive topics but they are […]