The Hunger Games Movie

The Hunger Games came out midnight on March 23, 2012. It consisted of love, death, bonds, friendship, and much more.
Personally, I thought that the scene where Katniss volunteered for Prim was the best scene in the movie. The emotion put into those words, “I volunteer as tribute” really showed that Katniss loved her sister more than anything. Prim crying and trying to get to Katniss after the guards took her up to the stage really got to me. This was one of the many times of the movie where I almost cried. The scene I didn’t really like was when Katniss and Peeta attempt suicide because the game makers decided that only one tribute could make it out alive. They didn’t really put enough emotion and effort into that scene. In the book, it was much more touching, and in the movie, it was just boring.
This movie really did a great job when it comes to emotion and the bonds between characters. You could tell that the actors actually read the books and got really into their characters, like they connected with them. The emotion in some of the scenes was really touching, and the characters’ bonds made you wish you had that kind of bond with someone. The friendship that was created in and out of the arena was really amazing, it was a part of the movie that made you feel really good inside. Haymitch, one of my favorite characters, really added to the movie. He broke the tension between the characters in the beginning, and he really cared about Katniss and Peeta. He’s funny, he’s sarcastic, and I just love him!
The movie wasn’t perfect, though. The movie was very violent, with a large amount of fighting and deaths. The movie was full of blood and gore, and what made it worse is that it was kids killing each other for the entertainment of the capitol. The relationship between Katniss and Gale, back in the Seam, wasn’t presented very well in the movie in comparison to the books. You don’t really see, in the movie, how close they are, it seems like the actors didn’t really like each other, and the director didn’t really spend enough time on the scenes where they are together. Another thing I didn’t really like about the movie was that they changed how Katniss got the mockingjay pin. In the book, her friend Madge gave it to her before she left for the Games, and that’s when they really became friends. In the movie, she bought it for Prim, and Prim gave it back to her for the Games. It’s still really sweet, but in the movie, it makes it seem like Gale was the only friend Katniss had. It didn’t really focus at all on her life at home.
This movie was still very good. I love how the friendships grow, how the bonds are shown, and even though it was very violent, it was still very touching.

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How To Talk to your Parents (So they will listen)

Whether you want your parents to let you have a sleepover on a school day, get your ears pierced, get a dog, or just about anything else, it can be very hard to convince your parents to allow you.
Parents can be tricky to communicate with. They never seem to understand their kids. Oh, they say, "I was a kid once!" but then they go right ahead and ignore everything that you say to them. It can be very difficult, but yes, it is possible to talk to your parents and have them actually listen. Here are my tips on how to make it a whole lot easier.
1. Be mature
Parents are more likely to listen to you if you act mature. I’m willing to promise you that over half the time your parents say ‘no’ to something you’re asking for, it’s because they don’t think you are mature enough, or capable of handling the responsibilities that may come along with it. Show them that you are ready, and that you will handle the responsibilities right by doing your chores, making your bed, not arguing with your siblings, and doing what they tell you to do, when they tell you to do it.
2. Prepare a speech
When you have something prepared to say to your parents, you sound much more ready for whatever you want to do. You should have all your points set out, and all your ideas carefully listed. Also take some time to go over some questions or issues your parents may bring up, and your response to them.
3. Do research
Look up some articles on what you want. If you want a dog, find the kind of dog that would be best for you and your family. Show your parents that you have done your work and are ready for this responsibility.
4. Write an essay or letter
Writing is a much easier way to collect all your information and your opinions. Make an essay or letter and give it to your parents. Make sure you do this AFTER sitting down with them and talking to them about it, because you don’t want them thinking you’re being lazy by just writing a letter.
5. Be prepared for them to say 'no'
Yes, it may annoy you, but they do have a right to say no. And, the more respectful you are when they do say it, the more likely you are to get to do it another time.

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Simple Websites to help the Poor

There are many websites out there that will actually give money or vaccines, etc to the poor when you do something. That can be anything from clicking a button and looking at some sponsors, to answering trivia! I love doing these, because it takes my free time, and makes them productive. I feel good, and I'm helping other people live happier, healthier, longer lives.

The first website I will show you is thenonprofits.com. It lists all the click to donate sites for different categories. I try to go through all of them once a day. Note that some of the links are old, and won't work, but the ones that do are worth the time taken going through the broken ones.

http://www.thenonprofits.com/

The second website I'm going to show you is freerice.com. It is a trivia game, where, for every question you get right, rice is given to the hungry. The questions are in levels and categories, so you can actually study and learn while doing this. This website is 100% legit.

http://freerice.com/

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Getting Novel Writing Ideas

Coming up with ideas for books and novels can be tricky. You have to really think, think about everything you want to be in the book. Think of the characters, the plot, the conflict, the setting, everything! This is what I do.

First, you should always decide how long you want your book to be. If you want it to be a children's picure book, then make sure your plot is simple enough that it can fit into a picture book.

Also, think about who your audience is. If you are writing for toddlers, then you wouldn't want to use difficult words they wouldn't understand. And you wouldn't want any romance in the story.

Then, I brainstorm ideas for my niche (your area of writing comfort). Mine, which happens to be teen paranormal romance, is easy for me to think and to write about, because I enjoy it. So, I think of every type of mystical creature, and decide which one I want my main character(s) to be.

Then, I decide how I want my main characters to act, and make a character page for each and every one of them. Yes, it is difficult, but who ever said novel writing was easy? The character pages include name, date of birth, a detailed description, and their personality. You can add much, much more, though.

Then, I think about what I want to happen. Who should the heroine fall in love with? Should there be a love triangle? What is the conflict? How do they meet? When do they fall in love? etc.

How should the book end? Should I leave it open for a sequel? Or is the ending perfect, and I don't really want to mess with it?

It's your story, your idea, make it you!

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The Sorcerer's Apprentice 2? Could there be a sequel?

The sorcerer's apprentice was a movie filmed in 2010, a family comedy, about a seemingly normal boy, Dave Stutler, who finds out he is destined to be a powerful sorcerer. He then goes on to many different adventures with his mentor, Belthazor, and finds out that he bit off more than he could chew.

The reason that I think that there may be a sequel, is that at the end, you see the main antagonist's hat on the pole, just after Dave and Belthazor have won, indicating that there is room for a sequel. Also, it could have a sequel, as it is based off a series of books. They probably left it open so that they could have a sequel if they felt like it.

One of the reasons that there may not be a sequel is that the Sorcerer's Apprentice didn't do very well in the theatres, and rumor has it that, because of that, there will be no sequel.

But, we really don't know until they announce it. There could be, and there could not be, don't let your hopes down, and don't get your hopes up.

Either way, if you haven't seen The Sorcerer's Apprentice, I highly reccomend that you should. It is very funny and a great movie for parents to watch with their kids.

What do you think? Should there be a sequel? Should there not? Why? Leave your response in the comments.

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Maximum Ride; Reasons I'm Team FAX (spoilers)

Ok, let me explain. Two of the main characters, Max, and Fang, fall in love (TEAM FAX), then they break up (kinda) and get caught up in a love triangle (square?). Max gets involved with Dylan [Team Mylan :( ], and Fang gets sorta involved with Maya, Max's clone. Creepy, right?

So, I am completely and totally, with all my heart, team Fax. Want to know why?

1. Best Friends Forever!

Max and Fang have been best friends forever, and they have a long history, it was just so meant to be. They know everything about each other, and still love each other. Fang and Max has got to be the best fictional couple that I've ever read about. I don't think James Patterson is dumb enough to create the perfect couple and then break it up at the end. I hope he isn't dumb enough..

2."Right Wing Man"

Fang has always been Max's "right wing man". The second in command, who she looks to for help when she can't keep control, or when she has a tough decision to make. He's always been there for her, when she needs him, and when she would rather he not be there.

3. Fax just sounds so right

Mylan does not. Point Proven.

4. Uhm, sexy much?

Fang is sooooo sexy, I just love him! The way he is described in the books, he is the tall dark and handsome, quiet and mysterious, silent and dangerous, but loving, all at the same time. Who wouldn't want that?

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Maximum Ride - Nevermore by James Patterson

Also posted on my Goodreads account.


THE EXPLANATION

For those of you who haven't read the series, Maximum Ride is about a group of kids who grew up in a science lab, created by "mad" scientists. Long story short; they have wings. They have escaped the lab and are fugitives, on the run. I make it sound so interesting (not), but I really don't know how to describe it!



THE RANT

Wow, the end of Maximum Ride. I don't even know where to start with this. I've actually put off writing this review for a while now, but I need to do this. I must release the feels! Well, let me tell you, first, that MR was my favorite series, up until Angel (the book, not the person). I was obsessed with it. UP UNTIL ANGEL. I have always been in love with Fang, and when he left and treated Max like shit, I was dying inside. The fangirl in me was screaming, FAX FAX FAX! And I didn't really want to finish, but I felt like I had to see the series through to the end, after following it for so long. HUGE MISTAKE

THE REVIEW


SPOILER ALERT
Horrible. That's one word to describe the last book in the Maximum Ride series. Depressing. That's another. Makesmewanttokillmyself. Yet another. A horrible ending to a series that had great potential. I read reviews about it and didn't want to read it, but I did. Why am I so stupid?! I should have left it on the bookshelf and keep the series in my imagination, where there's really no end to it, if that made any sense at all. I bet it didn't. Just ignore that.

Max has become a completely different person. No longer the badass heroine that we all loved, she is now a boy-crazy beady-eyed lovebird. She didn't even think about Angel. She tried to pretend that she never existed, because it hurt to think about her. The Max I know would never do that. She would never give up on Angel, would search for her forever. But no, instead she's riding a motorcycle (?? how did they get a motorcycle?) with Dylan.

Then Maya dies because of Ari, which by the way, HOW DID HE COME BACK TO LIFE?! and Fang comes back to the flock. They find out Angel might not be dead, go looking for her, yadayadayada, find her and bring her home. I think they might have clipped her wings, but I'm not sure. I kind of skimmed. Really, it was the most I could bring myself to do.

Then it turns out Dr. Martinez (Max's MOM!!) was on the bad guys side. But then it's all okay because she was brainwashed.
The ending. Oh my God, I wanted to die. What happens is Angel tells Max that she's her Voice, and then Fang and Max make out, and then the whole human population dies, except for the mutants.
Overall, the book was rushed and left a whole lot of loose ends. A few (not all) of the questions I had after reading this book were:


1. What about Dylan?
I mean, I'm 100% Fax, but what about the other boy in this love triangle? He's probably gonna have to stay with the flock, so won't that be awkz?

2. What happened to the rest of the flock?
They were in a cave thanks to Dylan when the end of the world happened, so Max (and the reader) has absolutely no idea what happened to them.

3. What's with Ella?
She leaves this cryptic message 'I was meant to have wings' in the sand and is gone, so what the hell happened? She just reappeared with her mom.

4. Speaking of Ella
What happened to her and her mom? Did they survive?

5. Ari. WTF
How the crap did Ari come back, and why wasn't he nice anymore?


This book left me with more questions that I had starting it. Personally, I'd rather have not read it and finish the book in my imagination (that's a better way to say that).

I refuse to believe that the man who wrote the first few books could have written this piece of shit. I did like that Fax reunited, but that's the only thing I liked about this book.


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Divergent by Veronica Roth -- Review

((I wrote this a LONG time ago on my Goodreads. It's a horrible fangirly review, so I may rewrite it later on.)) 
Well. This one's going to be hard to review because I'M SO freaking OBSESSED WITH IT!!
Let me start by saying that when I first read this book, I was so eager to see what happened next, that I kinda "skimmed" the whole book. Which I completely regret. It goes kind of slow at first, but it's all important. I wish I could go back and forget what I read, and read it the right way. But I can't. SO I re-read it. I have no idea how many times I've read this book, but it's a lot. 
I have so much to say about this book, i don't have ANY idea where to start Dx
Alright, I'll start with the beginning. 
GOD I CANT THERES TOO MUCH GOING ON IN MY MIND!!!
Ok, I think I should obsess first, review later.
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ohmygod. four. *starts hyperventilating* Too much to say about four, so little time (meaning I'm lazy)
First of all, Four is so mysterious which I kind of liked at the time, but I'm so glad we learned more about him through the book. 
FOURFOURFOURFOUR


EDIT Better Review, without as much obsessing

How does one properly write a review for their favorite book? They don't. Or at least, I don't. I have so much to say about this book, and a short attention span. I will try to make this make as much sense as possible, but I can't promise anything.
Summary: [spoiler alert] 
Beatrice Prior, born into Abnegation, the selfless, feels out of place. She thinks she is anything but selfless. Even though her aptitude test gives her results for Abnegation, Dauntless, and Erudite. That's why, when the choosing ceremony comes, she tranfers out of Abnegation and into Dauntless, the brave.
After jumping off a building (into a net) Beatrice meets Four, the instructor, and later love interest (<4), and renames herself Tris. She becomes friends with Will, Christina, and Al, all transfers. They help eachother through initiation. She then meets Dauntless initiates, Uriah, Lynn, and Marlene. They become friends too. After Tris is ranked first in initiation stage 2, Peter and his friends/thugs kidnap her in the middle of the night and dangle her over the chasm, claiming to have just been trying to scare her. Al is with them. Four saver her. She learns who Four really is (Tobias Eaton, from Abnegation) by going through his Fear landscape with him. After a long make-out sesh with Four, the next day in training, she gets scared and he yells at her. She runs off to her brother Caleb, in Erudite, and gets in trouble. Eric, the Dauntless leader, threatens to kick her and her friends out, to become factionless, when Four steps in. Turns out, he was just trying to protect her by yelling at her.
Then, all of Dauntless is put under a simulation run by the Erudite, to attack the Abnegation. All except the Divergent, Tris and Four. When Eric tries to shoot Four, thinking he was under the simulation, Tris shoots Eric, and they run off. Tris gets shot and is captured, Four stays with her and he is put under a simulation designed for Divergent "rebels". Tris is set to be executed, and her mother saves her. They then escape to the place where their family is hiding, but her mother is shot and killed. Tris kills Will. Finds Four, who is running the simulation, while under one of his own, and attempts to stop him. She has the chance to, by killing him. She turns the gun in her hands and gives it to him, unable to do so.
He comes out of the simulation and destroys the computer, freeing the other Dauntless from the simulation.
They escape and get on a train to Amity.
[/spoiler alert]

The characters in this book were amazing, so relatable and well developed, as well as the relationships between them. The plot was fast paced and interesting, had me hooked from start to finish.
The only thing about this book I didn't like was the name Beatrice. I had actually read the blurb, considering reading it, but when I read the name "Beatrice" I was totally turned off. I didn't like that name, and decided not to read it. It was totally stupid, and I will not make that mistake again. 

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When Lightning Strikes (1-800-Where-R-You, #1) -- Review

--Originally posted on my old blog and Goodreads--
I'd been planning to read this book for a while, but just now got around to it. I am so glad that I did. I read the first two books in half a day.

THE REVIEW

Wow, this book was great. Like, 4 stars out of 5 great! I didn't really like that it was written as the MC writing a police report, but I completely forgot about it while reading. I like the idea that being struck by lightning can give you superpowers, and this book really did a great job with that. I was hooked the whole way through, and really understood what Jess was feeling when she did certain things.
The characters were likable, and completely relate-able.
This book was well written and the ideas flowed smoothly. I am definitely going to read the rest of the series.

THE SUMMARY

This series is about Jessica "Jess" Mastriani, a 16 year old girl who, other than the facts that she tends to get into fights and only has one friend, is basically a normal teen girl. Until she and her best friend, Ruth, get caught in a thunderstorm and hide under metal bleachers. And she gets struck by lightning. They walk home, thinking everything's fine, but when she wakes up the next day, she knows where some missing kids are. Thus starts her journey.

After detention, she goes with Rob Wilkins (senior hottie) to where the first missing kid, Sean, was supposed to be. He's there, all right. But he doesn't want to be found. Jess calls the police after they return home and they find him.

Jess keeps in touch with the missing children hotline- 1-800-where-r-u, and gives them locations daily. One day, the FBI catches her making the phone calls and offer her a "job" with them. Someone tells the media about her, and her house is surrounded with reporters. When her brother Douglas goes berserk about it, she decides that maybe the best thing to do is to go with the FBI.

When she finds out that the first boy she reported to the police actually had a reason to not want to be found, she goes to look for him and fix it. He had runaway from his abusive father that he'd been returned to, and she found him at the bus station. She buys him pizza and they talk about what to do, when the FBI shows up. They run, and eventually are both caught. They end up locked in the FBI base.

Jess calls Rob asking him to break them out. He does so, and causes a great amount of commotion. They go back to his house and stay the night.

Jess then decides to give Sean and his mother the $10,000 that she received for finding a kid to start over, and get away from the abusive dad.

She tells the reporter that she has lost her psychic ability, when she hasn't, to get the media off her butt.
The book ends with a police note that she should be watched.

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City of Bones by Cassandra Clare -- Review

WARNING: This review contains a HUGE amount of fangirl-ishness

THE SUMMARY

The book starts off with Clary (the MC) and her best friend, Simon, at an all ages club in their hometown, New York City. When Clary sees someone with a knife following someone into a back room, she follows, after sending Simon to alert the guards. There she meets Isabelle, Alec, and Jace. They were after a demon, but to her it just looked like murder, so she tried to stop them. Of course, with a seemingly mundane girl against three full fledged shadowhunters, it's not too hard to guess who stopped whom. Simon walks in and can't see the shadowhunters, and the demon is long gone by now. Clary says she'd just made a mistake and they go home. Then Clary's mom is kidnapped by a demon, and Jace saves her from another demon. I won't say anything more because I'd hate to spoil one of the best books ever!

THE REVIEW

I usually don't like 3rd person books. Usually. This 3rd person book, however, happens to be one of my favorites. It's actually perfect that it's in 3rd person, because it shows where other characters are and what happens to them, because they aren't normally all together. It also lets you know what each character is thinking and why they are doing what they are, so you get to get inside more heads than just the MC's. Though it did get a little confusing, at times.
The characters.. Oh mai God. They're amazingly written, described, and I loved watching their relationships grow. Namely Clace ;)
I loved the idea of a girl growing up not knowing she had anything special about her, and then BAM! One day her whole life's turned upside down and she figures out she's a SHADOWHUNTER!
This whole series is perfection, and I'll post the other reviews as I write them.

Oh, one last thing.
JACE JACE JACE JACE JACE JACEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE OMFG JACE


Sorry, fangirl moment.

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Two Underrated Female Singers

I've found that the lesser-known singers appeal more to my music taste. They seem to be more friendly and communicative with their fans. Here are two of my favorite unknown singers.

Michelle Branch, a more known but underappreciated pop artist from back in '03, has been singing country, but now is making a comeback to pop. She has an amazing voice, and is pure talent. Her songs are so down to earth, and it makes you want to call her up and tell her how much she means to you, how much her songs inspire you. She is so beautiful, and she does NOT use autotune, she writes her own songs, etc. And, unlike most of the famous singers nowadays, there are NO slutty outfits.

Vanessa Carlton, pronounced as a one-hit-wonder back in '02, has gathered up her guts and made a comeback. Finally! She and Michelle Branch^^ could be twins, they are both so beautiful and great at singing. They write about the same things, but they both have their own style. Vanessa's music videos are pure, and clean, so anyone can watch them. She has a great, pure voice and like most of the girls I have listed, is so down to earth, she could be you, for all we know.

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My Struggle w/ Anxiety

I have had anxiety for as long as I can remember, though that doesn't say much. I'm 15 years old, and don't remember half of my life. I've had some traumatic events happen to me, and I guess I just wasn't strong enough to properly deal with them. From my understanding, it all started when I was a young child, a toddler. My father had anger issues and occasionally hurt me and my siblings. It wasn't bad enough to get him sent away, so there was really nothing we could do about it. Being a little kid, I actually thought that I deserved it.
My anxiety didn't really come out until first grade, when my mom got sick and almost died in front of me. I thought she was dead, and that made a huge impact on me. After that, I had horrible separation anxiety, so school was, obviously, horrible. My 1st grade teacher did nothing to help, in fact, she just made it worse. She was horrible. I think that's where the anxiety about school started.
In 2nd grade, I switched schools to a private school because I was way above my grade level, and we just hated the school system. I went to the private school for 2 years, 2nd-3rd grade, and it was mostly fine.
Then, in 4th grade, I went to another elementary school in the district, and it was okay, not as good as at the private school but I made it through.
When I switched back to the first school in 5th grade, everything went to crap. I don't know what started it, probably the memory of 1st grade. I didn't want to be in class. I wanted to go home. I used to hide in the bathroom stall and skip class, usually crying.
6th grade was different, because I went to a middle school that year. It started off okay, but then it got worse, and stayed that way through 7th grade. I sometimes ran out of the classroom and hid in the bathroom. I couldn't go to gym. I thought everyone was out to get me.
In 8th grade, I finally did it. I walked out of the school. I tried to walk home, and got way lost. This resulted in a suspension, which was exactly what I wanted. I mean, no school for 2 weeks? So then it became a reasonable option in my mind. I still haven't been able to shake this. I've been suspended upwards of 7 times for that.
9th grade was shit. It started off okay, but then about 1/6 the way through the year, I was put on half days, which I started  being unable to attend even that. Most days I stayed home for fear of feeling anxious. Eventually, I got online courses, which I didn't do because they reminded me of being in school. I almost failed.
Almost.
I hope that 10th grade will be better.

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Why Freelance is for Anyone - Earn Even More!

Since joining Triond back in 2011, I have been searching for ways to make more profit from my writing. Recently, however, I stumbled upon the art of Magazine Freelancing. Magazines are businesses- they need to earn money. Most magazines cannot fully rely on their employees for content, and that's where freelancers come in. You send in your work or ideas to them, and then they offer you a certain amount of money for it, and unless you're super famous on Triond, it's going to be way more than you earn here a month! I'm not saying you should stop writing for Triond, but keep in mind that you can earn more for certain articles.
Most magazines have a website. If you already know what magazines you are interested in writing for, look them up and find the website. At the bottom of the page, there should be either a link along the lines of "Write for us". This is their way of saying "freelance" without making their business seem unprofessional. Once you click the link, there should be instructions and guidelines about what to submit. If they don't have that section, check out their "Contact us" section. You can always email them directly asking if they accept freelancers.
I have sent in two different articles to The Dollar Stretcher, and have been paid about $125 for the both.
A few tips:
1) Don't get discouraged by rejection.
When you get that email that says ‘Unfortunately…” don’t get upset! It doesn’t mean that you’re a bad writer at all, it just means that your article wasn’t the best match for the website. Don’t give up, just keep trying! Also, don’t think this means that you can’t submit anything to that website ever again ; they would love to hear from you again!
2) Write your best, nothing less.
You won’t earn much money from your writing if you aren’t going to put 100% into it. You should want to be proud of your writing, so put everything you have into it.
3) Be professional when emailing magazines.
This doesn’t mean you should sound like a robot; just make sure you spell everything right, use correct punctuation, and refer to the person receiving the email as if they were your boss. Treat them with respect and they will return the favor.
I found this directory of freelance magazines to be VERY helpful. Check it out here.
http://www.freelancewriting.com/guidelines/pages/index.php

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My End of the World Playlist

~This is War by 30 Seconds to Mars

"We will fight to the death, to the edge of the earth"

~Collapse (Post-Amerika) by Rise Against

"This is cardiac arrest of a world too proud to admit our mistakes"

~Holiday by Green Day

"I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies"

~How Far We've Come by Matchbox Twenty

"What're you doing man you know the world is headed for hell"

~If Everyone Cared by Nickelback

"..and nobody cried, then we'd see the day when nobody died"

~Until The End by Breaking Benjamin

"I live to die another day, until I fade away"

~Uprising by Muse

"They will not control us"

~World so Cold by Three Days Grace

"Never thought I'd feel this, empty and I'm broken down inside"

~Arise by Flyleaf

"Sing to me about the end of the world"

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When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka -- Rant/Review

No. One does not start a book off by killing their fucking dog. 
I knew this book would be depressing just by the cover and the blurb. Only reason I even tried to read it was because it was for my english class. Now there's no way I'm going to read it. I'd rather take the zero than finish this piece of shit.

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Writer's Block Cure: Force Writing

Force writing is a very helpful tactic to get out of writer's block. At least, it's worked for me so far. I spent 10 minutes Force Writing, and came up with 10 different ideas to write about! This article being one of them. It's very productive, and works well, because you bring up things from the back of your mind that you enjoy writing about.

What is force writing? Force writing is making yourself put whatever comes to mind onto paper. It doesn't have to be complete sentences, make it as sloppy as you want, as long as you can read it and understand what you were trying to say. Write fast, so you can get all your ideas down.

If, along the way, you think of an idea, write it down, and make sure it stands out, like put it in the middle, or outline it. That way, you can keep your ideas on paper, too.

For best results, put down individual words that come to mind, and then after you are done, re-read and try to think what those words meant when you wrote them. This gets your brain working, and those words mix together and form an idea based on what you enjoy writing about, because, if you think about something, then it just might be something worth writing about for you.

This is a great way to get ideas for writing, and once you come up with more ideas, then your brain starts making even more ideas. This is my favorite way to get out of writer's block.

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Just Finished 'Destroy Me' by Tahereh Mafi - Review

--Contains spoilers for those who haven't read Shatter me--
In Shatter Me, Juliette is taken from the asylum in which she has spent over a year in isolation, only to be taken to a 'government' facility and treated as a captive to be used as a weapon for the Reesablishment. The Reestablishment is a group that controls what is left of America in this dystopian world where food is scarce and the environment is in disrepair.

Warner, the leader of the facility that Juliette is being held at, takes an interest in Juliette and tries to get her to join him on his mission. Juliette continuously refuses to be a weapon used to torture people. When Adam, one of Warner's soldiers, helps Juliette escape, they run to Adam's house in an abandoned area past town. Warner and his men find them and they escape again, leaving both Adam and Warner wounded. Adam and Juliette make it to a 'safe house', where Adam gets patched up and Juliette finds out that she is not the only one with 'powers'.
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This novella directly follows 'Shatter Me', and instead of being in Juliette's voice, this is from Warner's point of view. Readers really get a better insight of 'the bad guy', and are introduced to a new bad guy, Warner's father. This book honestly changed my opinion of Warner for the better, to the point where I wouldn't mind if he and Juliette ended up together. In fact, I may or may not ship it.

The novella begins from the point where Warner is shot, and follows him through his struggle to put on a brave face and find Juliette, while proving to his men that he is strong enough to control them.

I really enjoyed getting into Warner's mind, it was refreshing to see that he's not completely bad. Readers will finally understand his 'obsession' with Juliette, and realize that there's more to him than meets the eye.

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This novella isn't completely necessary to read if you want to read the second book, but it definitely adds some additional depth and perspective, and will help you understand Warner better. Personally, I'm really glad that I read it, because it gives me hope that people can change. Maybe I'm just a dreamer. Maybe this author isn't a complete jerk-face.
We'll see.

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Received: Seeds of Transition by C Holland & K Hollenbach

Today I received my free and signed copy of Seeds of Transition  by Carolyn Holland. This is book one of her series, The Genesis Project.
I plan to start reading this book ASAP and leave a review for the author.
Review will be posted here, on Goodreads, and probably other places like Amazon as well.

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Just Won 3 Books!

Last night I was bored & feeling lucky so I decided to enter some book giveaways on Goodreads. If you haven't heard of Goodreads, it is a reader's/writer's community where you can review, recommend, and talk about books you've read. 

Goodreads has a HUGE selection of book giveaways. These are all given by the author or publisher in hopes to receive reviews in return. Which, of course, I will do my best to provide.

How did I win 3 books? I have no idea. I will admit that I ehm, signed up for every single giveaway that night.

Books I Won:

Seeds of Transition (The Genesis Project, #1) - ARC

--by Carolyn Holland

The Double Wedding Ring - ARC

--by Clare O'Donohue

The Almond Tree

--by Michelle Cohen Corasanti

When I receive and read the books, expect to see a review posted here as well as on Goodreads.

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Crap, it's been a while

Well, I really have no excuse this time. I've just not been doing much of anything  so I didn't want to bore you with my uninspired writing. 

I'm not even kidding though. I've been doing absolutely nothing productive. Ok, scratch that. I've been catching up in Supernatural. And reading hurt!Sam fanfics. And crying because I saw spoilers. But yeah that's about it.

Now that schools about to start, funny as it sounds, I figure Ill have more of a social life, thus having more ideas to write about. 

I also tend to read more during the school year. (eh? No I'm totally paying attention Mr. teacher!) so I will be able to write more reviews and recommendations. 

Be expecting much more of me :)

Peace out!

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Donate for FREE

Helping the needy is something many want to do but just don't have the time or energy to invest in weekly volunteering or the likes, so it just becomes another area of procrastination. However, with the computer and internet being as popular as it is today, it is possible to actually help the less fortunate right through your computer screen! There are actually websites that, with the help of ads and sponsors, are able to donate anything from water to vaccines to the poor.

Freerice is a 100% legit charity website that lets visitors answer trivia, and with every correct answer, 10 grains of rice is donated. It is also stated in their 'About' section that they strive to provide free education for everyone. The player has the choice of many different categories and levels, so you can learn some new vocabulary for your foreign language and help feed people at the same time!

The Nonprofits is a directory of many of the charity/nonprofit websites. It's categorized by -Education -Health -Animals -Environment and -Hunger/Poverty. The charities listed on this page require anything from just clicking a button to checking out sponsors. It's a huge variety of charities that is sure to help many people! Note that this website is not updated often and some links may be out of date.

Helping people is a great way to help yourself, as well. When you help someone, they feel good. When they feel good, you feel good. Honestly, just knowing that you did something to help someone is enough to make me smile!

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10 'What if' Questions

What if questions are a great way to stretch the imagination, and a really good way to find new writing ideas. Here are 10 what if questions of my own.

What if...

The world really were flat?

*What would happen? Would we not have enough space to live, what with the rapidly growing population?

You were never born?

*Where would your parents be? What would your friends be like? Would you siblings be any different?

North America was never found?

*What would happen? Would we still be subject to England's rule?

The South won the Civil War?

*Would slaves still be around today? Who do you know that would not be alive because of it?

We had time machines?

*What do you think you would go back and do? Would the world be changing every second, but we just don't remember how it used to be?
Your favorite movie/book/series character came to life?

*Would you become best friends, worst enemies, how would life be? Would it change everything in your small town?

School didn't exist?

*How uneducated would the youth, and adults, of america be?

Pollutants didn't exist?

*What if we(humans) had never found, or invented things that were pollutants? How different would the world be, for both industrialism and for the earth?

Christmas was in the spring?

*What is Jesus was born in the spring? Would it be any different? What would happen to spring break? No more white christmasses?

everyone had superpowers?

*in your opinion, what would happen?

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Want to be the first to hear about new books?

When I first heard about The Hunger Games, it was after the movie had been announced and filming had started, so when I read it I already had a visualization of the characters based on the actors' appearances. While I do love when good books are made into movies, I much enjoy imagining the characters to my own liking. Whether you have the same problem as me, or just want a jump-start on the new trends, this post is for you.

A while back, I was searching for some good books to read when I stumbled upon a relatively unknown website called Any New Books?. This website is an email newsletter that allows you to sign up for certain genres, be it Teen, Mystery, Horror, etc. and be notified via email (once per week) when there are new books available in your selected genres.

I find this especially useful when out of reading ideas, or when I'm trying to keep up with my favorite series. ANB? posts books from famous authors to unknown beauties waiting to be found.
Be the first of your friends to know about the next big books!

http://anynewbooks.com/

--Stay tuned for more reading resources!--

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Earn Money With Photography

Photography is a very fun hobby/career to pursue. Unfortunately, all the professional equipment is very expensive, so how do you go about getting the equipment you need? 
Well, if you already have or can purchase a cheap ($50-$150) camera, then start practicing with it. Once you know your way around the features, choose your favorite picture (THAT YOU TOOK!) and put it on a flyer that you will put around your neighborhood. Tell what you can photograph, and your prices. Give contact info so potential customers can reach you, and then pass them out. Put them everywhere. (DON'T LITTER)
 Tell your friends about it, and maybe they can join you. You'd split the profits, or keep whatever you earned separately. It doesn't matter, but once your business gets big enough, you may need a few extra hands to help.
 You can also enter photography contests, but real ones are few and far between on the Internet, and most don't have prizes. Look for a contest in your local area, like the library or art center.
 Also, if you don't know what you should do to improve your photography, post some pictures on Deviantart.com and describe what camera you took it with, and ask for advice.
 There are also websites that allow you to sell your photos to buyers through them. You upload your picture, describe it, and send it in. If it is accepted, you will either be paid right then, or once someone buys your photo. 
 Another cool thing I found was Foap. It's an Apple app that allows users to submit their iPhone pictures and earn money from those, too!
There are endless possibilities for photography, don't let your budget bring you down!

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Fashion Websites

While teen girls are the most knowledgeable when it comes to fashion, everyone has their areas of expertise, and areas they don't know so well. That's when you know it's time to get some help, be it advice, suggestions, opinions, or even money-saving tips. (For those days when you’re not actually made of money.) Usually, who does a girl turn to in her time of need? Another girl, usually a close friend. But what happens when your friends either a) run out of usefulness or b) don’t have a good fashion sense have the same style as you? The answer to that question is as most likely predicted: the internet.
Yes, the internet is a big, scary place, and so you don’t get lost, I’ve provided some websites that I find useful when I need some help.
1.Pinterest.com
Pinterest, for those who haven't heard of it, is a social networking site based on the idea of pinning notes and ideas to a bulletin board. People post pictures and you can 'repin' them to one of your 'boards'. Let me explain; to 'repin' is to 'share', as one would say on Facebook. A 'board' is a section of photos on your profile. You can make categories that you will file your pictures under, and then save the pictures to each board. While fashion is not the main topic of this website, it does have a huge amount of fashion content. It has outfit ideas, accessories to buy, cute shirts, etc. You can find most anything you could ever need here. All you have to do is 'search' for 'fashion'.
2.1015store.com
As you probably already guessed, this is an online clothing store. They have plenty of fashionable shirts, pants, dresses, and even accessories. The website is user-friendly and easy on the eyes. Though all sales are final, meaning no returns, even if an item doesn't fit or you don't like the way it looks on you, you're only out $10-$15. That's right; most of the items in this store are only $10-$15.
3. Wish.com
Wish is a new kind of shopping website. It connects to facebook so that you can shop with your friends. It's quite an interesting idea. You can see what your friends like and buy, and can send and receive suggestions. You are able to search for a topic, like 'Doctor Who' and get plenty of results, including clothes! You can even earn discounts by 'wish'ing for an item, and recommending items to friends. This website is kind of like Pinterest, except you can actually buy (most) of the items you see.
And last but not least, one more idea. It's not a link, because everyone has to find their own. My last recombination for you is to find a fashion blog. One that shares the same style as you. You can learn a lot from fashion blogs, and you never know what you might find.

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3 Great Ways to Find New Books

It's not always easy to find your next read, so why not get some help? There are plenty, I'm sure, of websites that allow you to do this, but here are the top 3 that I am aware of. No particular order.

1. TasteKid
This website allows you to enter books you've read, shows and movies you've seen, and music you liked, and it takes that information and uses it to decide what shows, music, movies and books you might like as well. It is great, but since it's not 100% for books, it's not as specific or specialized as Goodreads, which I will talk about next.
2. Goodreads
Goodreads is basically a social network for readers. You can review, rate, and organize books that you have already read or want to read. After you've rated 20 books, you start getting book recommendations based on what you have liked. The more you read and rate, the better the suggestions. This one is great for avid readers, but if you don't read that much, it might be too much work.
3. Yahoo! Answers
I know it's not the best website, and it's definitely not made for books, but I've gotten great recommendations here. What you do to get the best recommendations is list the books you've liked that are alike, and in the same genre as the kind of books you're looking for. You'll get a lot of titles, and you'll have to look them up individually, but don't let that deter you! You can find your next favorite book by doing this.

While I'm sure there are more websites for this purpose, these will surely get you started!

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Request a R&R (Read and Review)

I'd be happy to R&R for you, whether it be your own book or a published author's. Here's what you have to do:

-Put together info on the book

Like the title, author's name, and genre. Please also tell me why you want me to review the book. If you want me to link to a certain page about the book somewhere in my review, give me the link as well.


-Send me the eBook (if possible)

I don't have much money to go spending on ebooks that you want me to review, so either make sure the book is free, or send me a copy of the ebook through email.


Send all this to me via EMAIL


Your email should fit the following requirements:


Subject: R&R Request- BOOKNAME


Body: All of the above listed



Rules:


1. If I say I can't/won't review a book, that's that. I have my reasons, may it be that I don't really think I would be interested in reading the book, or that I have too much work at the time, it's all the same. No is no.


2. Please don't take my review and claim it as your own. You can't post it anywhere, not your own blog, not Goodreads, nowhere. You can, of course, link to it :)


3. If you don't like my opinion on a book you asked me to review, don't get all flame-y. We all have our own opinions, and no, I will not take it down.

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Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake

Anna Dressed in Blood is a ghost story/paranormal romance duology (two book series) written by the lovely Kendare Blake, who actually responds to her fans on twitter:






THE SUMMARY




This book is about Cas, a boy who, like his father before him, kills the dead. Ghosts, I mean. Basically, most ghosts in this book lose their personality, their humanity when they die, leaving just an angry spirit who wants revenge or whatever. So, that's where Cas comes in. He has to finish them off, sending them to wherever they're meant to be. Because of this 'job', he has to constantly relocate, with his mom (the witch), to the ghosts. It can take some time to figure out how to.. finish them.

He has never had a friend, and basically does nothing for fun. That is, until he goes to a new town, and meets Carmel (a popular girl) and Thomas (a psychic). They become friends and help him with his ghost killing. Enter Anna Dressed in Blood. She haunts the abandoned Victorian house in their town. She kills everyone who enters. She even kills two people that came in with Cas, but for some reason, she doesn't kill him.

Ok, that's enough for the summary, because I don't want to spoil it! :)

THE REVIEW

After reading Beautiful Creatures, I never wanted to read another book with a male main character, so I was kind of hesitant to read this one. But even though it has a male MC, I still completely understood what Cas was feeling and thinking.
The characters were great; they were relate-able and completely likable, except for the antagonists.
I love how the relationships grow, and nothing's too rushed. The characters grow and change throughout the course of the book, making you love them even more. The book had me hooked from page one. I couldn't put it down! There's mystery, romance, a lot of blood and gore, some descriptive blood and gore. That was the only thing I didn't really like about it, I don't care how crooked the person's head is after they're dead. Just say they're dead. But it added to the spook factor.
The ending had me wanting more, and lucky for me, there's a second, which I will review later.

Anna DIB doesn't have what it takes to be a popular YA novel; two hot boys fighting over the female MC. But I still think it's better than most of the junk that populates the YA bookshelves lately.

Moral of the review: never judge a book by it's popularity.

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Shatter Me - Tahereh Mafi

THE SUMMARY

Shatter Me is about a girl named Juliette who was locked up in an asylum for murder, when it was a complete accident. See, Juliette's touch is fatal. The book starts off with her sitting in hercell room alone, counting stuff nonstop, when she gets a boy cell roommate.
It turns out Adam, the roommate, was with the government, and they take her to a gov't base of some sort to try and convince her to use her 'gift' to help them. Plot twist- Adam's on Juliette's side. Warner, the leader of the cult government, flirts with Juliette. Adam and Juliette escape to Adam's house and they see his little brother. Warner finds them and they run, ending up at a place for 'mutants' like Juliette.
There is set to be a Novella in Warner's POV, and a two more books.


THE REVIEW

The style of writing was interesting, to say the least. The main character's thoughts really do show that she had been in, basically, solitary confinement for about a year. She has counted every foot of the cell she's in. She constantly is pointing out numbers, like with Adam's 2 lips, 2 eyes, etc. She also crossed out some of her thoughts, like when she called her room a cell, which it totally was.
The beginning was kind of boring to me, because all she did was sit in a room and complain in her head. But the boring part was over quickly, and after that there was no putting the book down. I never knew whether or not to trust Adam, but one thing I'm sure about; Warner is a dumba**. He really pissed me off. But I felt kind of sorry for him, in that creepy he's a murderer way. Make sense?
I did think that the end, where they get to the home for the 'gifted' like Juliette, was a bit cliche. I mean, ever watched X-Men? What was the name of their school, Xavier's something? Whatever, off topic.
This book was very interesting, and I'm looking forward to the next two in the series.

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TMI City of Bones CH1 - Jace's POV

I had to do this for an English project, and I liked it, so I'm posting it here. It's not perfect, but whatever.




Blue hair. The demon’s glamoured itself with blue hair. Way to lay low. Personally, I like the invisible glamour better. Of course, the demons and fellow Shadowhunters can still see me, but regular humans, or as we Shadowhunters call them, Mundanes, cannot, which comes in handy when I’m killing a demon or the likes. Mundanes tend to get a bit nervous around weapons.


The demon is third in line, which is moving slowly, so I decide to people watch to pass the time. I find Mundanes interesting. They’re so care-free, so innocent. How can they live that way? It seems so boring.


There are plenty of people in the crowd, and none really catch my attention. Then I see a girl about my age with fiery red hair. She’s looking at the demon. The boy next to her, a date, I suppose, nudges her and says something. She blushes and hits him playfully, not saying anything. Out of all the people in the crowd, why would she notice him? Other than the blue hair, because I’m sure that at least half the crowd has dyed their hair some crazy color.


Alec taps my shoulder to get my attention. I look at the demon, who is talking to the bouncer. The bouncer is looking at the knife in his hands and shaking his head. The demon smiles and uses his glamour to bend the knife as if it was plastic, as if it weren’t lethal. The idiot bouncer falls for it.


I shake my head in disgust. Mundanes will believe anything. They don’t want to believe that there is anything beyond their beliefs, their science, so they don’t. They could see a demon without it’s glamour and they would just force themselves to think it was something else, like a snake or wolf.


The demon is walking triumphantly into the club. I turn to Alec, my adoptive brother, best friend, and parabatai, who nods his head. I start toward the entrance to the club, bumping into people who can’t feel me, don’t see me. It’s a bit unnerving, really. Even though I’ve been doing this for years, I just can’t get used to the whole not-being-seen-by-most-anyone part of it. When I reach the entrance, I stand in the doorway and look around, taking in the scene.


The demon has just spotted Iz, my adoptive sister and fellow shadowhunter, who is walking toward him. She looks beautiful as always, so it’s no surprise he immediately chooses her as his first victim of the night. Alec stands beside me, and I calmly look at him, raising one eyebrow. He follows the demon from a distance, who is taking Izzy into a storage room. By the Angel, how cliché. Can’t these demons, I don’t know, mix it up every once in a while? Make it a bit more interesting? Whatever.


I follow Alec and pull out my knife as we near the closed door to the storage room. Alec stops in front of the door, waiting for me. I hurry and catch up to him. He opens the door and we walk in.


The demon, who is standing a little too close to Isabelle, looks startled. Iz grabs her knife from inside her boot, revealing a bit of skin in the process. The demon eyes the black Marks on her leg and curses.


“Shadowhunters” He spits out the word like it’s dirt.


I lunge forward and pin the demon to the ground, when he starts talking.


“Don’t - don’t kill me. I have information in exchange for my life.” It begs, pathetically.


“Oh, and what information could be of enough importance to us that we would spare your murdering life?” I spit.


“I- I know where Valentine is!” It cries.


“Oh? So do I, he’s in hell. Tell him I say ‘hi’ when you get there.” I bring my knife forward and hold it to his throat.


I’m just about to kill him when I hear the door open. I don’t turn. Whoever it is can’t see us. Then I hear it. A girl gasps. I turn my head and get up off the demon. The red-head girl from before is standing in front of the door, staring at us. A Mundane who can see through our glamours? From the look on her face, I know she’s a Mundane. She looks as if she’s never seen a demon before, and has no idea who we are. She looks at me like we’re the demons.


I look at Alec, who usually has the answer to everything, but he looks just as stunned as I feel.


For once, I am at a loss for words. Something about the girl feels familiar, yet I have no idea who she is.

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No Time to Die (Dark Secrets, #3) by Elizabeth Chandler *SPOILERS*

My English class is required to read a mystery novel and write a review for a project grade this quarter. Get this: I have until JANUARY 7 to read and write ONE book review. It's November 8th today. I knew academic English would be easy, but this is just cray.




What I will turn in:

We didn't have much time to pick a book, and we had to pick from the school library, so that's probably the only reason I picked this book. Not to say that I wouldn't like it, but it’s just so short! This project is to expand your reading tastes, and since I don’t usually read mystery, or books with death in them, I think this will help.

When I read a book for school, I usually try to write a bit about it before I start reading, so when I finish, I can go back and compare what I thought and what happened. I write what I think of the cover, what I think will happen, and if I think I will like the book.




The Cover:

The cover is supposed to look spooky with its black and white coloring and the random pictures blended together, but it just looks amateur and crowded. The images don't make any sense (although they might after I read it) and put together they look like something a 13 year old could do, not a publishing company! The subtitle, Evil is waiting in the wings, doesn't really fit with the cover. Heck, the cover doesn't fit with the cover. This book is part of a collection, and the cover of the collection itself is much nicer, so I'm thinking that this cover was just a quick remake so the book could sell solo.




What will happen?:

From the back, I can tell it will be a ghost/death mystery. Main character and narrater, Jenny, is going to the camp that her sister died at. It's a murder mystery, and that's about all I can tell from reading the blurb. The blurb is very mysterious, ending with questions.

I think that Jenny will:

*fall in love with the guy her sister was in love with

*almost get killed but be saved by the ghost of her dead sister




I think the book will end really mysteriously or suddenly, making you wonder what happened to the characters after the book leaves off.




Will I like it?:

I honestly can't tell yet if I will like it. I do love ghost stories, but this isn't as much a ghost story as a murder mystery. I have two sisters myself, and I'm not sure if this book will upset me. I can't even think about losing my sisters, and reading about it happening to someone, it's horrible. I found myself almost tearing up reading the blurb! Maybe I'm just over-emotional, but I don't like reading about death. After-death is fine, but when it's someone close to the main character it's just like- no.

And the main character may or may not be killed by the person who killed her own sister!

I hope I like it, I really do! It has such great potential, and I need to get over my inability to read sad books.

--CH1--

I hope the rest of this book isn't as depressing as the first chapter was. Not depressing as in - this author has no talent-, but more like -omg i think i might cry-. I knew what I was getting myself into the second I read the part in the blurb about the sister dying, but I have to read this. Not only because it's a project, but so I can get over my inability to read books with death in them.

The chapter starts off a few months in the past, in a memory of the night Jenny's sister died. Jenny had gotten a few calls from Liza, her sister, who was at a theater camp in Maryland. She called back, with no answer. The next day, she finds out Liza was killed.

The book then returns to the present. Jenny's talking to Sid, her chauffeur, on the way to the same theater camp Liza went to.

Sid doesn't want Jenny to go, but Jenny persists. The most of this chapter is her inner monologue, thinking about her sister. She arrives at the camp and goes straight for the theater.




--Nov 14--

The book's getting a lot better. It's less of Jenny's internal monologue and more action. They introduced a bunch of characters and a bit of the mystery. A bunch of foreshadowing, as well.




--CH2--

In chapter 2, Jenny goes to the stage in the theater and speaks a line that popped into her head. She has no idea where the words wame from. She finds out that they were from Liza's role in the play they performed the year she died. Jenny thinks it was because she had helped Liza study for auditions, but I think otherwise. Jenny keeps hearing voices, Liza's voice.

A guy about Jenny's age catches her speaking Liza's lines. He introduces himself as Brian Jones, and takes her to her cabin. She sees someone in the theater as they're walking out.




--CH3--

In chapter 3, we learn more about Liza's murder. In the cabin, some girls don't want a room because Liza's ghost is supposedly haunting it. Jenny takes the room. The girls tell Liza's story, how she was killed with an ax, and her wrist watch was broken. Jenny's there for the whole story, and all she does is "cringe on the inside". I'd be sobbing and trying to claw my eardrums out, personally.

They go outside and see a guy named Paul, who was obsessed with Liza, and supposedly started a fire to kill her.

I would have read more today, but we only had 10 minutes in class.




--CH4—

From this chapter, I know one thing for sure- Walker is a jerkface. He thinks he’s all that and publicly embarrasses people.

When Walker arrives at camp, everyone gathers around him and his motorcycle. Walker asks them their names in turn, and Jenny’s inner monologue (I love using that phrase) explains how she anonymously registered at the camp. A fat boy named Tomas tells Walker he doesn’t want to audition and Walker embarrasses him, calling him fat. Jenny decides to wait until later to tell him about her stage fright.

Brian catches up to her after the meeting and promises to talk to Walker for her.

Jenny goes to the bridge where Liza was found murdered and sees the boy who was in the theater earlier. She confronts him, and he asks her name. She replies and he introduces himself as Mike. Jenny wonders if he’s the Mike Liza used to talk about being in love with, however, he claims that they were just friends. He tells her he’s thinking about Liza, and asks if Jenny knows her. I think he suspect she does, but Jenny said no.

Jenny then leaves for dinner or a party of some kind.




--CH—

Jenny goes to her room and unpacks, reading the last emails she ever received from Liza, from the night she died. In the emails, Liza talks about accidentally hurting someone.




Aaaand that’s where I stopped writing chapter summaries, for a couple of reasons.

1) My hand got really tired.

2) I COULDN’T PUT THE BOOK DOWN

I finished the book last night.




AFTER READING:

The cover makes a little more sense now, after reading. The bridge in the picture signifies the place where Liza died. The happy/sad faces symbolize the acting in the book. The cover is kind of blue, so I think that is for the ‘blue dreams’ Jenny has about her sister’s death.

So, what happened?

This is probably going to sound like an episode of a drama show, but that’s just my lack of explaining skills.

Brian, the first person Jen meets at camp, fakes interest in her to find out if she really is Liza’s sister, which he suspected from the beginning. His mother, Maggie, who is also the assistant director, is the person who killed Liza. Brian is probably her accomplice. When he finds out that Jen is Liza’s sister, he tells his mom, who then attempts to kill Jen, making it look like suicide. Mike, the boy Liza was in love with, saves her. She finds out he accidentally misled Liza, because he was interested in Jen.

The janitor kills Maggie, and Mike and Jen escape. Jen’s parents come to the camp and her dad reconciles with Walker, after a bad past.

Jen and Mike kiss, and all is good.




Did I like it?

Yes! It was amazing. The book had me dying to see what happened next, I couldn’t put the book down! This book made me realize how much I love mystery books. I love how everything seems to come together. I love the suspense. I love everything about it.

I may have cried a bit while reading it, or I may not have. Either way, I made it through the book, and that’s a huge step for me. I used to not be able to read sad books at all, and though this wasn’t that sad, I think it’s a step in the right direction.

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Yo. I'm Brittney, the creator and author of this blog. I'm a 15 year old sophomore in Virginia, and I hope to major in writing. Some of my hobbies include reading, writing, singing, and blogging (though that kind of ties in with writing).
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This blog is to be about anything a teen girl (or boy) could want; music, money, books, movies, advice, etc. I may also throw in some personal crap that nobody really cares about, but that will be few and far between, so no worries.
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Well, that's probably all I need to say for this post.
Peace out.

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