I am about to start reading unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand and it looks like a great book. I don't really like to read historical books but this book has been recommended by many people. I first heard of this book by the movie trailer. I hope that this book will change my view of historical books  

-Zach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrjJbl7kRrI

The Lost Stories

I am about to start The Lost Stories by John Flanagan. the book is made up of short stories that fill in a lot of detail through the Ranger Apprentice series. I hope that it'll be worth reading but I feel that ill have to fight through it to finish it and it'll be boring. I think this because of a couple reasons. first I have read other books like this and they where really bad. Also what I like about his writing he cant do in a few chapter which will limit how good the book can be. I hope that it'll turn out to a good read but I feel that it'll be a fight to get through.
-Zach

Reflaction of the emperor of Nihon-Ja

I just finished the book  The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan. This was a great book and would recommend it to any one but first you have to read the other books in the series. In the beginning of the book there's a lot of action and it gets right to the story line. the action goes till about half way through the book and then it really slowed down. when you reach half way though the book it gets hard to get though and concentrate on the book. after a while I stopped reading it and started another book. after a day or too I picked it back up and after 10 minutes of reading I finally got to the action of the end. This was I great book that I would recommend to everyone. though it gets really slow the end is worth to keep reading.
 -Zach

Ranger's Apprentice Book 10

     I have been reading the book The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan which is the 10th book in the Ranger apprentice series. I have read almost 11 books by him all of the them fantastic. the thing I like the most about his book is that he doesn't take along to get into the plot and conflict of the story and in the first couple of pages he has action and a good plot set up for the rest of the book.

    In the book I reading by Flanagan has a good medieval plot where a ban of rebels try to over throw the emperor of Nihon-Ja. In the first few chapters he establishes the conflict. He has one of the main character visiting the emperor when he is told that the emperor cousin is rebelling against him because he believes he should have the power. When Horace has to leave the emperor comes with them and while they are riding to the port where Horace will leave Nihon-Ja they get ambushed by some rebels. Then the Main character gets news that Horace goes missing and then the story begin where he and  another ranger and his friend (which every typical hero story always has his friends with him) sets out to find his friend.

     I think that it was a great introduction to the story and has the reader hooked right away. I love how John Flanagan starts all of his story and I think a lot of writer could use his format.

-Zach Stegman