Killed off for Character Development

  Good day, Potentially Happy Readers! It’s Jemina, and I finally had time to finish books over winter break, so I can actually do a full book review, for once! I foresee spoiling quite a lot, so if you plan on reading this book, skip this blog and come back to it afterwards. Here be dragons! After long awaiting the release of this novel, I finally got my hands on Percy Jackson and the Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan. Riordan is probably my og favorite author, despite reading the Harry Potter series first.           In elementary school, I read COUNTLESS middle-grade book series revolving around Greek mythology. ( Goddess Girls , Heroes in Training , Myth-O-Mania , etc.) (Actually, I only read the Myth-O-Mania series once, and last I checked, during 2nd grade, there were only 7. Since then, there have been 2 more released, in 2013 and 2014, respectively, and I never even knew. I feel cheated.) The three main characters of Chalice of the Gods ar...

      I remember reading this back when I was a kid and if I'm being honest I don't really know how I felt about it because on the other hand. I feel like in the past I saw it as boring but on the other I may have found it entertaining. But as of now I see it in a more positive light and I can kind of see why it became famous with many films (which I never watched by the way).  The story begins with 2 children who were left home alone by their parents, Peter and Judy. They soon grew bored and Peter found a board game outside and brought it back which was called Jumanji, they soon began to play but realized that this game was much more crazier than they thought as dangerous animals, plants and even natural disasters actually turn to real life and start rampaging across the house. After seeing this chaos the children find out that the only way to be able to turn things to normal is to beat the game which is what they did and things turn back to normal. Now as I lo...

         I’ve always been curious about birds and other flighted animals: What would it be like to have that kind of ability? To feel the wind on your face and gaze down at the world below as you float above. I regret that I’ll likely never experience flight like that, freely at least. That it is something impossible without the help of modern technology. Still, learning and reading about what allows other creatures to fly is really interesting to me. Recently I’ve read a lot of articles online, and so while this blog isn’t about a certain writing or piece of literature, I wanted to share some of what I’ve learned (I will leave links to some articles at the end if anyone wants to check them out).            One of the most utilized flight animals for thousands of years has been the pigeon. W hat sets them apart from other birds is not just the fact that they can fly for thousands of miles, but their incredible homing abil...

  Murder on the Orient Express-Agatha Christie Murder on the Orient Express is a fictional detective novel by Agatha Christie. Murder on the Orient Express is about the detective, Hercules Poirot, who is on the Orient Express Train. On the Orient Express train, a wealthy American named Ratchett is murdered, and it is up to Hercules Poirot to find out who did it. Unfortunately, everyone on the train has their own alibi, and as Hercules Poirot digs deeper, the novel ends with a surprising conclusion.  Overall, I enjoyed this book because of the many twists and turns throughout the book. Agatha Christie's narration is also amazing, with her character development and placement of clues, keeping the reader guessing all the way through until the surprising conclusion. The novel's ability to combine suspense and plot twist gives an amazing classic whodunit story by Agatha Christie. I personally enjoyed this book a lot, and once I started reading it, I could not put it down. Overall, ...