Killed off for Character Development

Hello again, Potentially Happy Readers! (I’m not actually sure how much I like that name for you all, but for whatever reason I now feel obligated to stick to it… Oh well, I’ll work on it maybe) It’s Jemina, hope you all had a reasonably okay week, hope you didn’t stress out too much over the bio test and all that jazz. This is once again the spoiler alert, however it probably won’t be as big of an issue as the previous book was, as this one is lesser-known and also older. Because I feel pretty secure in the innocuousness of spoiling this book, I will go more in-depth. Then again, I haven’t actually finished this book, so you’ll probably be fine. Again, here be dragons, and spoilers… A Mango-Shaped Space is a novel by Wendy Mass, and I read this book last Saturday. I haven’t actually even finished it, (or have had time to read really anything) because I’ve been swamped with everything for the past few weeks. We’ll see if it gets better from here, although now I have blogs to publish...

Recently I finished reading Getting Things Done  by David Allen. This was one of the many books I've read in the past few months in an attempt to build better time-management skills and keep my life more organized in general. I would say that this book is extremely helpful and I highly recommend you to read it if you feel like you tend to forget assignments, commitments, or feel unorganized about the way you keep track of your time. The core of this book is that our brains shouldn't be used for keeping track of things. We should be using our minds to come up with great ideas and take on challenges. We have less space in our brain for self improvement and learning if we have to keep track of everything. So, Allen proposes that we put everything  down in a physical form. "Open loops" such as an item on your to-do list, a novel idea, an assignment you need to accomplish, all into one bin full of stuff. Since you captured this, the open loops won't bother your head an...

Now I didn't read that many books growing up that I have a keen memory of but I always have one of this Exact book. As you can see from the title its called Stickman Odyssey which I'm guessing is probably a stickman version of the Book the Odyssey but I don't know for sure since I never read that franchise. This serious of books was the more well known books that were created by the Author Christopher Ford. Beware this book is a bit for kids because of its art style but also kind of for slightly older people. To simplify the story starts in a Greek mythological fantasy setting where the main characters name is Zozimos. He is the prince of Sticatha who was banished by his supposedly "evil" witch stepmother. According to what his Uncle said he said that her beauty was what drew her to him which led to her turning his sisters to witches and stabbing his father with a poisoned knife. Therefore ruling the kingdom with her "tyranny". But little did he know tha...

         My perspective on the book out of my heart. I was overjoyed to see this book on the shelf at target, to see the second book of a story and characters that were truly fascinating to read about made me so excited to sit down and read it.         Just was some background information, the main character in these books is a teen named Melody. Melody has a medical condition that makes it so she can’t walk, and she can’t talk, which often makes her frustrated when people don’t know what she wants to communicate and that she needs help to do basically everything in her life. In the first book Melody must overcome challenged that comes with being in a “normal” classroom rather than with other kids with special needs. She finds new passions and people that welcome her and except for who she truly is.        One reasoning I found this book to be so interesting to read is that I couldn’t relate to it. People often feel s...

     I recently reread the book Ground Zero by Alan Gratz. It was definitely one of the most unique books I’ve ever read, and perfect for today’s date: September 11th. Hopefully that gives you a bit of foreshadowing. Most of Alan Gratz’s books tell the tale of two or more different people living in different time periods. In the end, their lives intertwine into one big story which really makes you think about the flow of our world, and how tiny decisions can impact the future tremendously.      The story begins with 9 year old Brandon. He keeps getting trouble in school mainly because he gets involved in fights. His father, Leo, is a kitchen manager at the World Trade Center at Windows to the World, a restaurant at the very top. When Brandon decides to visit the underground mall, he takes the elevator but it suddenly stops working after he hears a loud crash. Thus begins his mission to make it out alive.     He discovers he’s on the 89th...

  Hello Potentially Happy Readers! It’s Jemina! And I’ve been told my opinions can be spoilers, so read at your own risk! Here be dragons! Or murders, I guess… Killjoy is a novella to the A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series, which I read over the summer. (Here’s a comparison for those who might not know: novellas are to book series, spin-off tv shows to movie sagas.) And, I’m writing about this book because it’s a book I’ve both read recently, and could write about.  Essentially, Killjoy ’s protagonist, Pip Fitz-Amobi, is a soon-to-be high school senior, as well as a detective, and she’s been invited to one of her best friend’s murder mystery birthday party. Halfway into the party, she becomes drawn into the plot and decides to make it her job to solve the mystery of the night. Her character is, in my opinion, an interesting spin on the Mary Sue archetype, as she’s a work addict (and later on an addict to other things), an empath, and gets emotionally invested easily. But sh...