15 October

Well, I managed to bang out two Gregor the Overlander books this past weekend, and I have to admit that I'm getting attached to Gregor.

Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane is book two in the series and follows Gregor as he tries to unravel Sandwich's prophecy called the Prophecy of Bane. Supposedly, Gregor is supposed to find a giant white rat in a labyrinth in the gnawers side of town. Seems simple enough. We meet some new characters (Twitchtip) and hang out with favorites like Luxa and Ares and the quest this time isn't as simple as before. Oh yes, and Gregor learns a secret about himself. People actually get lost and killed and when the story ends you aren't sure what has happened to everyone. SWEET! That makes me want to read the next book for sure... which I did.

Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, book three in the series, is equally great. For starters, we get to know Gregor's mom a little bit better and Gregor gets to go on a new quest with Boots, his sister as he searches for the cure to a plague that has hit the Underlanders (thanks to Sandwich). We meet some new characters as they travel towards the cure and develop more storyline concerning Luxa's family. Speaking of Luxa, we find out what happened to her after the last book. A twist at the end will have them "turn and turn and turn again" in order to find the cure and cause of the plague - very interesting! I love how the ending is not washed over - Gregor's mom has the plague and they simply can't allow her to spread it in the Overland, so she will have to stay. That raises the question, if Gregor's mom is the only one earning money and she's below... how will the family survive? I'm ready for book four.