Your Audience Reluctantly Speaks
Jul 07, 2011 
Today, my self-proclaimed 26-year-old nephew (read that as 14-year-old) will share his views on what makes a good book.
It may have been more or less like pulling teeth to get him to write this. But since I said pretty please with sugar on top, he caved. What can I say? I’m the cool aunt. Okay, okay. The almost-as-cool-as-their-other-aunt aunt. Aunt. And one more for good measure, aunt. Sounds totally weird now, doesn’t it?
Okay, enough fun. On to the wise words of my nephew, a.k.a. Zeke:
The kind of books I enjoy to read are the kind that have lots of fantasy and action. They need to have some realistic characteristics. One of my favorites is “FABLEHAVEN” by Brandon Mull. His series is very good and enjoyable, they are easy to get into and to continue reading them. Sometimes it is hard to stop reading, and you end up reading two or three more chapters than you wanted to.
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Your son is smart. I look for those qualities in a book as well.
Yup, I look for those qualities in books too – and I also try to write them into mine. 🙂
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~Deirdra
Those are excellent qualities to look for in a book.
Wise words indeed.
Thanks for the review, Zeke! 🙂 I hope you're having a great time in France, Janet.
Amy
Yay for kids who love fantasy! I love Fablehaven too. I keep planning to read some more of those books.
Yep! It's the best when they're easy to get into and you don't want to put them down.
Ha, that's definitely when you know you've found a good one. When you look up and you realise you're past where you meant to stop!
That's a good review from Zeke. Good thing you are such a cool aunt, Janet!
Love the insight! Stories that are easy to get into are always the best. 🙂
hi miss janet! hey zeke! cool review! one of my blogger friends sent me a set of three of those fablehaven books. youre right you just gotta keep reading til your eyes get tired out cause you just gotta find out whats gonna happen next. for sure there lots of exciting stuff in those books.
These are wise words! Thanks, Zeke!
I love books that make me want to keep reading all night too. 🙂