Quote #132

"I have no faith in human perfectibility."
~Edgar Allan Poe

The Promised German Lesson

These are the informal ways of saying these phrases, by the way. I might make another one with the formal phrases if I feel like it. 

'Hello' in German is 'hallo'.

'Goodbye' in German is 'tschus'. 'Tsch' is equivalent to 'ch' in our language.

'How are you?' in German is 'wie gehts'. 

Hopefully, you all learned from this. Hopefully, this will serve as a reminder to me learn German when I am finished with Latin. 

Quote #131

"But collective thinking is usually short-lived. We're fickle, stupid beings with poor memories and a great gift for self-destruction."
~Suzanne Collins

Quote #130

"It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality."
~Rick Riordan 

Quote #129

"Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal."
~Albert Camus

Quote #128

"It was one thing to deal with monsters that were human in appearance. Another thing entirely to deal with humans who were monsters."
~Samantha Young

Quote #127

"A monster is a person who has stopped pretending."
~Colson Whitehead

Quote #126

"The torment of love can transform people into wretched monsters."
~Mathias Malzieu

Quote #125

"Monsters were wild. Monsters were strong. Monsters were fierce and free. f I was monstrous...perhaps it wasn't such a bad thing."
~Sarah Diemer 

Quote #124

"Nothing makes us love something more than the loss of it."
~Rick Yancey

Return of The Latin Lessons!

Another Latin lesson for everyone! Fun times! My Latin is progressing, though mind you I am no where near fluent yet. Shame, that. However, it is progress nonetheless. 

'Seize the day' in Latin is 'carpe diem'. 

'This is very good' in  Latin is 'is est valde bonus'.

'She flies with her own wings' in Latin is 'alis volat propriis'. It is actually a Latin phrase used as the motto of the state of Oregon. 

So, I hope everyone enjoyed learning along with me. I'll probably end up doing another one, with a bunch of random phrases that I have picked up. French and German are next after Latin! I'm already a few phrases into German. Maybe I'll make a lesson for German, too! Valette!

Quote #123

"The only monsters I have ever known were men."
~Jodi Picoult

'Oh My Goth' Book Review

I love this novel! Yes, that is really all there is to it. Gena Showalter is already an amazing author, showcased in only every novel she has ever written, and this book highlights that perfectly. I am a Goth, (what you couldn't tell?) *spins in a circle*, and Gena must have had some strong connection to Goths, because this book portrays us so well! The message of this book, that it is okay to be original, that it's fine to stand up for yourself and what you are, is wonderful. Wonderful beyond words, and no matter what I say, only reading the book itself will do it justice. 

Jade was wonderful. I loved her snarky narration of the novel; she was positively perfect! Everything she said clicked, and she never whined about her mother dying, she wanted to be different, and she was strong. She took care of herself, and everyone else to mention it.  I adored Clarik. You cannot go wrong with him. I normally read fantasy YA, as I'm sure you all have noticed by now, but this was a blast of cool, refreshing normal. Yeah, yeah, I know, they got stuck in a VR game, but the characters were normal! Particularly Clarik. *sighs dreamily* He's great, aye? 


*SPOILERS*  


I could not believe that he was reporting to Ms. Hamilton! I was so scared that he really hadn't cared about Jade at all, and that he was just being manipulative. And then, he wasn't, and I was so relieved. 


*Spoilers are passed*


The plot really wasn't that winding, so I don't know what it was about it that captivated me so much. But it was entrancing, and I literally finished this book in a day flat. It was over way too soon, and I want a sequel! Come on, Gena, let us know how everything went after they got back! It was so creepy with all the Goths, and how the preps were the freaks. Even if it is a book, it is still jarring to see your reality turned upside-down. This plot, however, was killer. I could not stop reading this book. Everything about it, characters, setting, plot, you name it, made me boundlessly happy. It brought me a great amount of joy to read, and then to reflect on. 

Her settings were awesome. I loved Cafe Young Blood, of Giovanni, whatever. I can translate if I want to, right? The school sounded just like every other school, but there was that underlying factor just like with the plot that I just can't put me finger on. It was comforting, and I loved it.

I've actually read this book twice, it is now added to my Goth Classics Shelf. I read it the first time a long time ago, and never got a review up, and I just reread it about a month ago because it was so enjoyable. Gena has really outdone herself with this novel. Did you love it as much as I did? I'm positive it can't have been just me. This book was amazing beyond belief.

This book is great for anyone. Sci-fi readers, fantasy, romance, comedy. A perfect, near-flawless novel that I will probably still reread again. And again. Go pick it up! Off you go!

Quote #122

"Hear me, monsters!
No lies! 
We're gonna fight, like no one has ever fought before!
And we're gonna die!
And then we're gonna fight some more!"
~Greg Park

'The Darkest Minds' Book Review

Okay. Wow. So, I just finished this book. Like, about three minutes ago. So, as not to mess up our normal book review format, I will make a great show of inner strength and start with the characters.

Let's begin with Chubs, shall we? I'll be honest. I hated him for about the first three quarters of this novel. I thought he was rude, irritating and harsh, and he annoyed me even more than Alec did in the City of Bones. And then, he became funnier, and kinder to Ruby, and even began to take care of her. I finished this book actually completely loving Chubs. Next, Ruby. I loved her narration of this novel, I loved her overall personality throughout the book, and I thought that Alexandra did a wonderful job with her back story. I really felt for her. Now, let's talk about Liam. I loved Liam! He was sweet, and caring, and protective, and I loved that he was a Blue. He's an amazing character to have in this novel; he was always so hopeful and willing to take of things. Clancy=X Enough said.

This was a great premise for a novel. The camps, the disease, the colors. I loved how they were always on the run, and I loved Black Betty(nice touch). There were great twists in this. 


*SPOILERS AHEAD!*


What did you guys think of that apparently the League was bad?

Now, this is what I am dying to talk about. How could he forget her? He said he wouldn't! He said he never, never, never would! And then, it ended like that. "He just wasn't seeing Ruby." Oh, Alexandra, why? I had already been spoiled by my sister *glares at twin* so I was sobbing even before I reached the part. I, uhm, literally threw the book across the room sobbing, and my sister had to go pick it up so that I could read the final page. I was hysterical. I couldn't stop crying. My mother was looking at me oddly, she actually grabbed my hand to comfort me, and I was screaming at the book, that at that point was still on the ground. I finished it and ran into the family room to get on my mother's computer. I tried to read the first chapter of Never Fade, but I just couldn't do it. I hated this ending. 

*End of spoilers*


I am composed again. Whew. I loved the setting, though. Oh, except Thurmond, of course. I wished a Red would burn that down. But, really, most of the settings that Ms. Bracken created were wonderful, and brought me utmost joy. 

This book is great for a lot of readers. YA readers, adults, people who like science fiction, folks who like fantasy, most people! It's a great novel, and very enjoyable. 

Quote #121

"As a breath on glass, 
As witch-fires that burn,
The gods and monsters pass,
Are dust, and return."

~George Sterling

Quote #120

"We make our own monsters, then fear them for what they show us about ourselves."
~Mike Carey & Peter Gross

Quote #119

"Be careful in the company of monsters that you do not become one."
~Cindy Gerard

Quote #118

"There are no heroes...in life, the monsters win."
~George RR Martin

Quote #117

"The real world is where the monsters are."
~Rick Riordan 

Quote #116

"I'm not sure that this is a world I belong in anymore. I'm not sure I want to wake up."
~Gayle Foreman

Quote #115

"It was fine and good to be defiant to the end, but it was better not to get caught in the first place."

~Julie Kagawa

Quote #114

"Its better to die on your feet than to live on your knees."
~Emiliano Zapata

Quote #113

"Be yourself, don't take anything from anyone, and never let them take you alive."
~Gerad Way

Quote #112

                                                             "Once upon a time, 
                  a little girl was raised by monsters. 

              But angels burned the doorways to their world, 
                         and she was all alone."
~Liani Taylor

Quote #111

"There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt."
~Erma Bombeck

Quote #110

"I have learned now that while those who speak about one's miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more."
~CS Lewis

Quote #109

"Inside or out, I was alone, and I was beginning to wonder if I always had been, if I always would be."
~Alexandra Bracken

Quote #108

"I saw my earlier selves as different people, acquaintances I had outgrown. I wondered how I could have ever been some of them."
~Roger Zelazny

Quote #107

"We are all failures-at least the best of us are."
~JM Barrie

Quote #106

"Moving on is easy. It's staying moved on that's trickier."
~ Katerina Stoykova Klemer 

Quote #105

"Sometimes the hardest part isn't letting go but rather learning to start over."
~Nicole Sobon

Top Ten Worst Books(Series) 2013

1. Evermore, Blue Moon, Shadowland, Dark Flame, Night Star, and Everlasting aka The Immortals Series! |Alyson Noel|

2. Radiance, Shimmer, Dreamland, and Whisper aka The Riley Bloom Series! |Alyson Noel|

3. Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn aka The Twilight Saga! |Stephanie Meyer|

4. Tithe, Valiant, and Ironside aka Modern Tales of Faerie Series! |Holly Black|

5. Flowers in the Attic, Petals on the Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, and Garden of Shadows aka The Dollanganger Series! |VC Andrews|

6. Nightshade, Wolfsbane, and Bloodrose aka The Nightshade Series! |Andrea Cremer|

7. Foundling, Lamplighter and Factotum aka The Monster Blood Tattoo Series! |DM Cornish|

8. Lone Wolf, Shadow Wolf, Frost Wolf, Watch Wolf, Spirit Wolf, and Star Wolf aka The Wolves of the Beyond Series! |Kathryn Lasky|

9. Leepike Ridge! |ND Wilson|

10. Magic Thief, Lost, and Found aka The Magic Thief Series! |Sarah Prineas|

Angel Of Music

Our ninth and final angel is Sandalphon, the patron angel of music! His name means 'brother', in Greek, in reference to his twin brother, the angel Metatron(see eighth angel). 

Sandalphon and Metatron, are the only two archangels in Heaven to have once been mortal men. Sandalphon, on earth, was Elijah, the prophet. He was very tall as an angel. He carries on, like Micheal, a ceaseless battle with Sameal, angel of evil. 

No fact.

Quote #104

"There's no use wasting our energy being afraid of the devils, demons, and things that go bump in the night...Because ultimately we'll never encounter anything more terrifying that the monster among us. Hell is where we make it."
~Dean Koontz