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“Pro-lifers” should be forced into adopting one of the many foster children already in need of a home. This puts them into the same position as the women they try to force into pregnancy/birth.

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U P S T R E A M   C O L O R   →   11/100 films & series

I’m going to go wherever you go. You know that.

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I Stayed At An Airbnb Bookshop In Scotland And You Can Too

The Open Book is a small used bookshop with a spacious flat above. You can rent the flat on Airbnb. When you do, you get the keys to the shop too…

It’s the worlds first Airbnb Bookshop!

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South Africa’s first-ever Book Hotel, the Royal, in Bethulie

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Rereading the first 3 Lunar Chronicles books

Turns out that Cinder is the book I remember most, which surprises me because it’s the one before Scarlet and Cress, so naturally, I thought it would be the story I’d forgotten most but that’s not the case at all. 

Cinder: 

The only thing about Cinder that I had forgotten was the ID chips being taken out of deceased letumosis patients.

Scarlet:

I forgot that Scarlet is 1/4 Lunar and that Logan is her grandfather

Definitely slipped my mind that Michelle Benoit and Logan were a thing

I forgot that we get to know about the room that Cinder was kept in. I found that part fascinating, especially since that room often made an appearance in her dreams.

Michelle Benoit had something installed in her to resist Lunars. I don’t know if I forgot about this because as I read it, I feel like I knew it was the answer. So I don’t know if this part is just so predictable or I remembered it the last minute. 

Anything about a train! I had no recollection of almost everything that happened while Wolf and Scarlet were on the train. 

Totally forgot that Wolf’s brother makes an appearance in this story.

But most of all, I had forgotten how short of a time it took Scarlet and Wolf to get so attached to each other.

Cress:

LITTLE CRESS! Oh god, she was so cute!! I can’t believe I had forgotten about her. And like before, I got so sad when Cress realizes she’s gone.

I forgot how Scarlet was taken. I remember she was taken, I just forgot how.

When Cress thinks she’s dying and she hasn’t even been kissed yet! She’s so cute! Chapter 23.

I forgot Jacin directly states that the princess he serves is Winter and not Selene. It humors me that Cinder always thought it was her. I also forgot that Jacin doesn’t actually know Cinder is Selene. Although I still predict that Winter knows Cinder is Selene or suspects that Selene is alive as well or maybe Winter will take one look at Cinder and just know. It was Selene at first sight. 

I still think that Winter and Jacin have this plan to overthrow Levana. I think Winter and Jacin know something. 

I also forgot that Winter gave Scarlet pain meds and that Winter is a little crazy. But I honestly don’t think she is. I think it could be an act. Hmmm....

And when Dr. Erland screams out that Cinder is Selene in front of Levana and Jacin and Jacin almost smiles as if he now understands why Cinder was confused whenever he mentions his princess. He gets it now. 

And I remember what happens in the end, but I just have to mention that the last 2 chapters of Cress are the best!

Cinder and Kai... I really think they’re my favorite couple in this series. Perhaps it’s because their relationship progress the most or maybe it could just be due to how insanely adorable they are!

I still think Levana will die, especially after reading the Fairest. She just has to get killed off the story. It just makes sense. I’m 99.9% sure she will. My real question is: will Levana die doing something good or will she die as the evil, crazy, misunderstood Lunar she is?

I can’t wait to read more about Scarlet and Wolf! There wasn’t a lot of them in Cress and I kinda missed them together. They were so cute in the the beginning of Cress!

Okay, I think I’m ready for Winter now. I’ll be reading Stars Above after Winter :)

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23 Annoying Period Problems All Girls Experience

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RIP Alan Rickman

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When I’m 80 years old and sitting in my rocking chair, I’ll be reading Harry Potter. And my family will say to me, ‘After all this time?’ And I will say, 'Always.’

RIP Alan Rickman (1946-2016)

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Champion

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG

This series is easily the best series I’ve read in 2015. I’m actually surprised by how much I loved this. I was not expecting that. I’m so attached to this series, this story, these characters. This series is not one to be forgotten by me. It’s definitely something I will read again in the future, no doubt about it.

June and Day see each other in the beginning and it’s such a bittersweet reunion. I love June and Day so much. 

Day dying is a huge part of this story that cannot be overlooked despite all other things that happen. It’s been quite a few months since I finished Prodigy. It’s been over half a year! I read Prodigy back in the beginning of May and it just broke my heart then when I found out Day was dying and just remembering it in the beginning of Champion was just as awful. No wonder I put off reading this book. I really hate it when my favorite characters die. It already started to pain me so much when he forgot Lucy’s name. Then I just started overthinking and thought of every possible bad outcome. Then Day finally tells June that he’s dying and I got even more sad. June giving Day a paperclip ring was cute and so freaking sad. I just wanted to cry right there and then. Thank goodness there was an airstrike or else I would’ve just started to bawl my eyes out.

Thomas telling June his side of the story was heartbreaking. It made me feel sorry for him and angry at the same time. Sorry because of the position he was in, but angry because there a clear right choice and he made the wrong one. So who cares if you’re going against everything you believe in. If he really loved and cared for Metias, he wouldn’t have killed him. And he also didn’t do that great of a job in trying to protect June. Ugh. I almost cried at that part because Metias is an awesome character and everything Thomas described just brought out so much emotion. They liked each other and more than just friends. They could’ve been a cute couple if Thomas wasn’t so loyal to the Republic. I knew Thomas had to die. I think it was the best fate for his character. I believe that the way he died, being shot in the head, was fair. There’s nothing about Thomas I would want to change in all three books.

Antarctica is SO COOL!!! OMG! I want to live in a place like that. That is, until June wondered who decides what actions were good and bad? But I absolutely loved the concept of it all. I guess the only part I didn’t like is the actual citizens of Antarctica don’t get glasses like the guests do, instead they have something implanted in their eye. I didn’t like the idea of having something implanted in one’s body as a law. But I really do love their technology and how it’s described in this book. It sounds amazing. I also really enjoyed reading about the simulation room. It’s like a google room but sounds so much cooler! I love all that is revealed about how this world came about and I definitely can tell how much thought Marie Lu put into this. I love that we’re informed on the split of the United States of America and we get more information on the Colonies. Marie Lu is so creative and this world, though not the best world to be a part of, is so fascinating. What’s more intriguing are the dates and years revealed in the simulation portal. I never really thought much about it before but this fictional world takes place not too far into the future. 

And those suits! They are so cool. Reading about how it worked was so amazing. I really think a lot of technology in this series could be a reality. Who knows, maybe it will be. I just hope I’ll still be alive to witness it all.

I loved that little bit June watched of Anden’s father. I believe that he was a great father, just not a great Elector. 

I loved the conversation between Day and the Colonies Chancellor. He really knew where to target Day and hit him in all the right areas.

I love Tess’s character because I relate  to her most. I state that same thing in my Prodigy post. The way she feels and how her lifestyle is, the way she felt about Day and June, she’s a Healer; I feel like I understand her and if there’s one character in this book that I would associate myself with most, it would be Tess. I even see myself being the one with the plague, if ever was I put in a situation like these characters. I guess the only thing different between Tess and me is that she’s so much kinder. I’m also very glad that June and Tess become friends in the end. 

Eden is so cute. He’s just the cutest! I love how he’s described in the epilogue.

I’m glad Eden and Tess didn’t die. I was a bit scared they might’ve especially when Eden was being tested on and Tess got sick. They turn out well. Tess even helps June right after waking up. 

I really thought Day and Eden’s father would magically show up, but my speculations were wrong. 

No love triangle in this final book. It doesn’t exist. Perhaps it was just an illusion I created when reading Prodigy, or maybe readers are made to think that there are love triangles in this series. June and Day really are the endgame. I knew that. Yes, June kissed Anden in this book. But I felt like Anden’s character in this book is different. In Prodigy, I saw him as part of this love triangle but we see much more of him as a politician in Champion. That was emphasized so much. It was made clear that we see Anden s Elector Primo and not just some dude who has feelings for June. Anden and Day are two different characters that have different roles in society and in June’s life. Same goes for Tess. There’s no love triangle because she really is more like family to Day than anything. She even explains it herself. I loved that part. If anything, Tess and Anden should be together. 

Antarctica wants a cure for the plague. Anden and others believe Eden’s the cure, seeing as he’s alive and well. So there I am, just going along with what they believed. I was even proud of Eden for volunteering to help. 

OMG! I never even thought twice about that part when June got sick while she was in the Colonies. That did not even cross my mind when reading this book until it was brought up nor did it immediately pop up in my head when it’s revealed that Eden blood doesn’t contain the cure. Naturally, I went back to Prodigy to read all about it again and I can see why I overlooked it. It’s not something that was emphasized, therefore it didn’t seem like it would be a big deal at the time. At the time, I just thought June caught a bug and got sick and the Colonies helped cure her because they don’t like sick people in their place. Even though Day thought during that time that June might have caught the plague, I thought he was just being cautious. Turns out, she was infected. One of the big surprises in this book: June is the cure. Who could’ve guessed that? Really! Who?! I certainly didn’t! 

Hey, wait a second. Maybe Metias calling June “Junebug” was a clue! Okay, perhaps I’m just reading too much into it.

The Colonies are just UGH! They created this mutated plague and I was so pissed. Didn’t they even consider their little experiment to backfire? Well laughs on them because it did. Suckers. But still... they’re the worst! And their Chancellor is one tricky bastard but he is clever, I’ll give him that. He had to know about the ships. I also love his response when Day asked him what will happen to the people of the Republic. I thought it was a very smart answer. From the way he was described, he reminded me of Napoleon Bonaparte. Haha. 

Day loves June but it never occurred to me that he’s still holding his mother’s and John’s death over her. We got more of that in the second book but bits of it was still there in this book especially during that part when Day went back to his old house and had a breakdown. It was heartbreaking. But the epilogue made it clear that after ten years, he’s truly made peace with it.

Day obviously wasn’t going to die. But I didn’t expect him to forget June. That was another one of Marie Lu’s surprises. I knew that they would somehow cure whatever he’s got but memory loss?! Understandable, and to be honest, after reading that marvelous ending, I wouldn’t have it any other way. They needed to be apart. Day needed to be with June when he no longer blames her for his mother and brother’s death. Therefore, I’m glad they were separated. Super heartbroken about it. Cried about it. But all in all, I believe it was for the best.

Yes, I know Commander Jameson is partly to blame. Ugh. That was quite unexpected. I wish she was executed in the beginning but someone was needed to cause trouble. After thinking about it though, I’m satisfied with how her storyline ends, just like with Thomas. It was fair and it just fit. I even liked the fight between her and June. It’s just that if she hadn’t shot Day, he could’ve said some last words to June before his surgery. When Day tells June he loves her one last time, “He says something else, but his voice trails off so quietly that [June] can’t make out what it is.” WHAT DID HE SAY?! I WANNA KNOW! 

I love Day’s last chapter. It was so beautiful. Everything about this book is just so good. I love that we see Day’s mom. It showed how truly important she was to him. I love that they see each other. You best believe I had some tears running down my face during that part and I didn’t even realize it was Day’s last chapter. And when I think about Day forgetting June and June remembering her prayer, to me, it was like Day’s mom answered the prayer. 

I also loved that epilogue so much. I love that June gave Anden a chance, though it unsurprisingly didn’t work out. I love that Tess and June are friends, Pascao too. I love that it’s her birthday and we read about how she’s spent her birthdays the last 9 years. It was pretty random, but that just made even better. I also love that she visits Metias and though it was sad, I feel like it didn’t hurt her as much as it used to. Everything about that epilogue is perfection. I love that Day goes back to June and recognizes her. But what I loved most of all is what he tells her. 

I love that open ending because it really felt more like a beginning to me. Readers are free to think of what happens to June and Day after that ending. So, what happens after that last page? To me, they start over. They date. Day remembers everything. They stay together until death does them apart. They live together. They have a dog. Same breed as Ollie, different name. They have children or not. They grow old together wearing their original paperclip rings. Heck, I even see them writing a book, telling their side of history. In the end, they truly are meant to be. To me, whatever happens after that last page, it’s definitely a future that has June and Day together as they truly are meant to be. 

I put this book off for so long because I was afraid of Day dying. I was pretty satisfied with the ending for Prodigy, because it ended with Day and June kissing, although they break up and stuff. What more could I ask for, except Day not dying and June and Day getting back together? So I put off Champion for over half a year. Though I forgot some of the characters, such as Pascao, I’m glad I put it off. Being apart from this series just made me love it even more. 

Every moment with June and Day together was so precious.

This book definitely had me on an emotional roller coaster. There were times when I just had to put the book down and take a break because I was afraid I’d start crying. Then it did get to the point where I was holding back tears. Those tears started making their escape when June was saying her prayer. It got worse when Day woke up. I didn’t full on sob until June asks Day if he knew who she was. I cried. I cried for June. When she wanted to cry but does her best not to. I felt for June. I felt her heart break and my heart broke for her. I understood how she felt because I know all too well the kind of pain one feels when someone they love has forgotten who they are. It hurts. So much. Then I just cried even more when Day was leaving and June remembered what she thought when she first laid her eyes on him. Those were the exact words in Legend. It was so fucking beautiful. Then June cries, so I cry even harder. She tells Day that she loves him, always. More crying. He’s not even there anymore. Cry. Then I put the book down because I needed to stabilize my breathing. I was crying so much. When I was good to go, I went back to read the “Ten Years Later.” Oh man. It was perfection. I cried. Happy tears. Hell, I have tears while I’m typing all of this. I cried so much but I had a smile on at the very end. It wasn’t pretty, crying and smiling, but damn, I just won’t get over how perfect the ending is. The epilogue is the answer to Prodigy’s ending.

“Hi,” he says. “I’m Daniel.”

“Hi,” I reply. “I’m June.”

BEST. ENDING. EVER.

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We Were Liars

I cried like a baby. Probably worse than a baby because I find baby cries to be quite cute sometimes. I did the ugly cry. Uglier than the infamous Kim K cry. You know when Hazel read her eulogy for Augustus and you do the ugly cry. That was my ugly cry. I didn’t cry until the last 25 pages, I want to say. 

The whole crying this is probably why people hyped this up. It gets you emotional, yes. There’s also that “twist” in the end that I personally did not find very twisted. And then there’s also E. Lockhart’s beautiful and lyrical writing and the mysterious vibe this story gives. I even loved the map. I found it to be quite helpful as I kept referring back to it. And I do believe this book is worth the read.

However, I’m not going to lie. I was pretty disappointed with this book especially in the middle. I was greatly underwhelmed while reading it. I knew this book was highly raved about last year, which is partly why I’ve been putting it off for so long. I was 2/3 into the book and I kept thinking, “What’s the hype all about? I just don’t get it.” True, I loved the first five chapter and all of Part 5. They were my favorite parts. I also loved the notes Gat left for Cadence. But it was the middle that didn’t do it for me. It was just all over the place. Not only did I find this book underwhelming but I found it to be predictable.

Here are all the clues: The very beginning. When Cady is found on the on the beach alone and she was wondering where Mirren, Johnny, and Gat were. She thinks they’ve left her. That’s the biggest clue there already. Cady, Mirren, Johnny, and Gat were always together during the summer. They seemed inseparable to me, so why is Cady all of a sudden alone? I didn’t think they left Cady alone, I thought they were just gone. Dead gone. Then there are Cady’s e-mails that never got a response. It was a little fishy that they wouldn’t respond to Cady. She’s still recovering from an accident and she was going to miss summer with the Sinclairs for the first time. Then there’s Taft calling Cady the night before they left for Beechwood and he suspects Cuddledown to be haunted. That was the other big clue. Why would he suspect it to be haunted? That’s when I was sure someone died. Then when Cady arrives on the island, the Liars don’t come running to greet her. You’d think that after missing her presence for two years, they’d be waiting by the dock and jump on her once she step foot on land. But nope. They don’t. Because they really aren’t there. Then when Cady confronts Taft about their phone call the night before, he mentions that they’re staying with Grandad, which I found odd. Then there’s Aunt Carrie who says that Johnny is up when she’s up, sometimes. And there’s also Will’s nightmares. Then Cady confronts Aunt Carrie about getting sleep and she asked if Johnny was up and Carrie says she doesn’t know what Cady is talking about. I think Carrie was just talking about Johnny spiritually, but Cady doesn’t know. No one wanted tell Cady anything about the accident. Then I also noticed that none of the Aunts mentioned any of the other Liars. Never. I also noticed that Cady and the Liars would always be at Cuddledown and they never go to Clairmont. They do say that they won’t go to Clairmont at all but if I was their parent, I would make them go whether they like it or not. Then I had a thought. I thought perhaps Johnny, Mirren, and Gat were ghosts. They hardly went anywhere besides Cuddledown. I even went back to the page where the copyright and summary is on, it’s one of the first few pages and it shows what category the book falls under, if it’s fiction nonfiction, about family, friends, or romance, I went back there to see if this book contains paranormal aspects. It doesn’t. Then I thought maybe all those pain medication is causing Cady to have hallucinations. Because that’s what the Liars are. Only Cadence can see them. Then there’s Aunt Carrie crying while wearing Johnny’s jacket. It was sad. Then there’s Mirren wanting to read the e-mails. Gat telling Cady that her Grandad paid for her Europe trip. Cady trying to give Johnny the Legos and he refuses. It’s so obvious they’re dead. It’s all starting to come together. I knew Cadence is going to remember soon. 

I’m going to be honestly with you about the fire. I knew about the fire. I began this book one day and finished on another. When I stopped reading this book the first day, I left off on Chapter 30, which is in part 3. Two days later and I’ve decided to continue the book, I was wondering how long it would take me to get to part 4. I search for part 4. Its title is Look, a Fire. That’s how I knew there was a fire. Which also explains when in Chapter 30, Cadence asks about Grandad’s dogs and he says that they did not suffer during their deaths. It just made sense. Everything makes so much sense in this book. The middle was a bit messy but everything is so damn obvious!

Then there’s the clue that you most likely have missed and not noticed until the end. The title of the book. We Were Liars. Not We Are Liars. Were. Past tense. As in they’re no longer Liars. Because they’re not. Liars. Plural. Cadence is the only one left. Singular. 

And those are all the clues. Deep Breath. Inhale. Exhale. 

The Once upon a times. Those parts had some of the best writing in this book. My understanding is that Grandad is the King or the merchant. The daughters are the aunts. Then it got me thinking... is he the antagonist? He paid for the trip. It was obvious. He’s why the aunts make their kids kiss his ass. He’s why the aunts always fought. He’s the reason why the kids burned down his house. He didn’t seem like the bad guy but in that last Once Upon A Time passage with the witch, Grandad is the witch. Right? That’s how I saw it. 

Then there’s the lesson you get from this book. As I read it, I couldn’t see the point of the book. Like what am I getting out of this book besides crying in the end? What is the lesson, the theme? Then I thought of many things that could be. Perhaps it’s fighting over invaluable materialistic things can cause you to lose what you value most. Privileged people can have really stupid problems. Your kids are worth more than your inheritance. Your significant other is worth more than a trust fund. No matter how much power you have, it’s not going to give you the love you want. Choose Heathcliff. Choose the one you love. Don’t let anyone choose for you. Don’t get drunk on an island. And finally: Be a little kinder than you have to be.

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Mockingjay Part 2 Movie

I saw the movie the weekend of its American premiere.

I want to start off by stating that all four movies were great. I would buy the boxed set when it comes out (you know there will be one) and watch them again in the future.

Though, I’m not going to lie, this last movie kinda bored me at some parts. I feel like things that happen very quickly in the book was dragged out but at the same time, I felt like it went by so fast but when I think about how quickly it went, it was because they altered it, of course. The parts that bore me was that part before Boggs dies when they were walking, the part when they were walking in the tunnel way before the mutts attack, and whenever Katniss is in the hospital. That last one was no surprise though because that’s one of the major reasons I didn’t like the book. But the major parts that bore me throughout the movie was their journey to Snow, just when they would walk for a very long time. They walked so much That part went by so fast in the book. I remember, it was part 3 in the book and it goes by so fast. I didn’t like that the deaths were so sudden in the book but I did like that their journey was pretty quick in words as opposed to screen. I don’t pay for a movie to just keep watching people walk!

I also thought that rereading the books right before watching the movie kinda played a part on why I got bored. I told my friend that right after we both agreed that we got a bit bored during the movie. At the time, I thought that it was because the movie was pretty accurate to the book and I didn’t like the repetition of it all but I think it was more because some parts were really just unnecessarily dragged out and I couldn’t help compare it to the book!

What I loved is, though despite all the walking, the movie managed to squeeze in the parts where Peeta asked what is real or not real and when Gale and Peeta were talking about Katniss and who she would choose. 

What I would’ve loved to see instead of walking: Katniss’s training along with Johanna’s. Peeta’s cake for Annie and Finnick. I was also kind of hoping that Finnick would be spared in the movie because after rereading the books and watching the movies all month long, I grew quite attached to him.

And that fucking cat! Oh my god! I just can’t. The part where Katniss breaks down in the end is the part that always brings me tears in the book. Like there would be tears spilling out of eyes. The movie was different. I hated that they would alternate the scene from Katniss to the cat. I still had tears in my eye but I couldn’t help but laugh at the fucking cat just staring at Katniss like a statue. I had tears but none of them escaped my eyes. Instead, laughter escaped my mouth.

About that ending... The part when they have kids. The last page before it and why Katniss chose Peeta. 

Despite the few problems I had about the movies, the thing I loved most about this movie and the three previous ones is their accuracy. It is so accurate to the book down from the scenery to costumes to their lines. It’s so close to how I imagined everything while reading and I appreciated that so much. 

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End of Days

WOOOO!!!!! Chapter 5 when they kiss! How hot was that! And on 5, my favorite number. Okay, meaningless, I know, but it’s personally super cool. It’s so easy to forget that Raffe and Penryn have only known each other for, I want to say, a month? Perhaps even a bit less than that.

Those thoughts where she wondered what it would be like if Raffe had touched her nipple. It may seem awkward to some but I found it relieving to see this teenager acting like a teenager. I know it’s weird to say but I was kind of glad Penryn had dirty thoughts. What 17-year old doesn’t? I love that for some chapters in this book, she just thinks like a normal teenager. That does occur in the previous books but there’s more in this. I love it because readers are constantly reminded that Penryn is a teenager. To Penryn these thoughts may even come across as foreign but it’s totally normal and it’s awesome. I never understood why people thought Katniss was annoying in Mockingly and the same goes for Tris in Insurgent. Their acting like ordinary teenagers and they deserve that moment of normality, especially after what they’ve dealt with. 

I thought I would have Raffe in every chapter but he leaves Penryn in Chapter 24. Oh man. It was too soon for me. It was a bit heartbreaking. UGH! And frustrating because why can’t they just be happy together!!! It’s not long ‘till Raffe comes back and this time with his wings, so it’s not that bad. I was actually surprised by how soon he comes back in the picture. I thought it would be one of those cases where we wouldn’t see him until the end. 

Hellions coming out of Penryn’s sword. That was quite interesting and random. I love that the rotten eggs’ stink are for keeping hellions away. That was pretty cool and kind of hilarious because it’s rotten eggs and it’s so random. Has there been a scenario in history or stories or folktales where rotten eggs are used to prevent such creatures? Regardless, Penryn’s mom is THE BEST!!

Paige hasn’t eaten in FOREVER! Well, it seems like forever but it’s probably only been a couple of weeks. Still. How can a kid last that long? And she refuses the temptation, like when that man was dying. My goodness, even I wanted her to eat that man because I wanted her hunger to end but she has more humanity than everyone because she runs away. Then when someone is offering themselves, she still says no, with Penryn interrupting, of course. Paige is awesome. I really can’t say that enough. 

Mama Young and her cult. So funny!! I thought she started this cult at first, but she basically just used them. They were more like her followers. She was like an improvised leader for this cult. It was kind of insanely hilarious. I do wonder what she told them to get them to follow her. But that freaking woman who offers to sacrifice herself for Paige freaking helps turn Penryn in because there’s a bounty for her. So annoying. I, too, wish that Penryn let Paige eat her. And she goes back to Penryn’s mom saying she regretted it. I was like, stuff, you knew what you were doing. And how Penryn’s mother reacted to that. OMG! Penryn’s mom is so funny without trying!

I really didn’t think that anyone would turn Penryn in because I recall those people talking about her, saying that they wouldn’t turn her in. Guess that didn’t apply to everyone in the Resistance. By the way, Penryn should’ve started her way back to the camp instead of standing there all alone. She made it so easy to capture her. She could’ve been caught by anyone. 

I can’t believe it’s only been about a day in the storyline by the time I got to the twenties chapters. It felt like a week had passed in the story.

They literally went to hell. I got so confused. Please tell me I was not the only one confused at first! I was like, what the hell happened to Beliel? One moment he’s alright, the next he’s blind. Turns out they travelled back in time to when the Watchers were newly fallen, I believe. Not newly but they still have their wings and the wings still had feathers. Penryn is in Beliel’s memory, only this time it was to get the Watchers out.

OMG! I knew it! I knew Beliel would doing something good. Well... sort of. He was their barrier. The thing is, I did feel bad for Beliel. His story just sucks the whole time. He had a wife and it was all taken from him. I think I felt bad because I actually liked the kind of angel he used to be and he helped Penryn. He was nice, a true warrior, and a very likable character. It was really hard to hate Beliel, especially when he found out that he was the barrier, it sucked! I couldn’t help but feel sorry for him. The way I pictured his face in my head, it was so sad. He was the first one who complied with Raffe and Penryn’s plan. He was so loyal to them. He’s been alone in hell all this time. I just felt so bad for him. Then he dies, just as I predicted. It was so kind of the rest of the Watchers to properly dispose his body. I didn’t cry but I just felt so bad for Beliel. He’s the only character I’ve felt this bad for in the whole series. Well, him and Paige.

One more thing, Beliel knew how this all ended up right? In a way, he probably knew along, or at least had a hunch, how everything would end up? Minus Raffe giving up his wings. But since he’s been alone for very long and Penryn went so far back in time when Beliel still had his angel wings, he probably suspected the outcome of things. 

Chapter 41. When Raffe says that he rescued some of the Watchers’ Daughters of Man and he didn’t kill the Nephilims because they were just regular humans, that’s when I knew Penryn’s mom had to be a nephilim or at least part nephilim. It just makes sense how she knows it all. But we never find out because Susan Ee never tells us!

The talent show was super random. It was the most random thing in this book. I wonder what was going on is Susan Ee’s mind when she thought of that. 

The end. It’s what we’ve all been waiting for. What we all wanted to happen. It was awesome. I loved it. 

I totally predicted Michael being messenger. The people who do not want it usually get it. Take Paul Ryan for example (this was written when Paul Ryan agreed to run for Speaker of the House). Lol.

Obi dying was not entirely surprising as I’ve always thought it would happen since the beginning. What confused me about his death was how it happened. Correct me if I’m wrong but I believe it doesn’t state in the book how he just suddenly dies when Penryn returns to camp. 

Perhaps Josiah told Penryn not to return to the Resistance camp to really warn her not to hide. Or Raffe told Josiah to do that because he knew what Penryn would really do. If Penryn didn’t go back to the Resistance camp, would Raffe have killed those humans? Does anyone wonder that all?!?! Angels killing humans seemed kinda too much, and it’s those bizarre things that certainly make this series stand out. 

There are still some questions left unanswered, especially in regards to Penryn’s mom. I love Penryn’s mom. I think I’ve clearly stated that in all of my posts. It’s only natural to have questions about her because she’s so awesome. My main questions are: How in the world did she know about the rotten eggs? How did she know that enrolling Penryn in a bunch of self-defense classes will be useful one day? Why did she clip those news articles? What the hell is she saying when she speaks to her demons? Lastly, what is that “other language” she speaks or is that just gibberish? 

What will happen to the Watchers? I’m assuming that they will follow Michael once he becomes messenger but it would be very cool if they kept in touch with Raffe. Raffe’s relationship with the Watchers just oozes bromance.

I feel like Raffe and Penryn’s story is over but there are many possibilities for spin offs. There could be Dee-Dum(which would be so full of fun), then there’s Mama Young(which would answer my question)

All the characters that I loved and thought would die, did’t. It was the best. Thanks, Susan Ee. This makes me want to read your future books.

I like that we get an update on Paige in the end but I kinda wished she’d go back to her old vegetarian ways. I’m not vegetarian but the fact that Paige has been since she was only 3 years old is so awesome. I’m always in awe when I read that part.

Lastly, I didn’t cry. Thanks again, Susan Ee. 

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Best quotes (a.k.a. some of my favorite parts):

“We have Viagra now”

“Just because I don’t have a problem on the outside visible for the world to see doesn’t mean I’m not messed up on the inside. That can be just as hard to deal with.”

Penryn’s mom cult was hilarious. Super. I’m not sure if it was supposed to be weird because it was at first then it just really cheered me up.

Penryn: “You’re not in a cult, are you, Mom?”

Mama Young: “Of course not. Those people are all nuts. They’ll regret having sold you out. I made sure of that. If Paige eats someone, it’ll be someone outside their cult. It’s the worst punishment they can imagine.”

Hilarious.

Everything from the last chapter. Not the epilogue. The last chapter. 

"Go, baby girl. It’s lunchtime!”

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Chapters where I fangirl (meaning I ran around the house squealing, no joke):

5, 12, 50, 70, Epilogue, 70, 70, 70, 70, Did I say 70? 70 ;)

I finished this on October 26, 2015.

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Allegiant/Ascendant

I just hope they stick with what happens in the book. 

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Tris better die in the end.

I know so many people were hoping that a second part would mean Tris could possibly live on. I was not one of the hopefuls in this situation. I thought Tris dying was such a fitting end. I love happy endings but sometimes a sad ending just needs to happen. 

But... If Tris lives, Uriah should too.

Disclaimer: I haven’t watched the Insurgent movie.

What do you think? Should the movie alter the ending or do you hope they stick with the Roth’s ending?

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Rereading Angelfall and World After

Before I get to the End of Days, of course. I’ve not seen a single review on the third book, nor have I seen its overall goodreads rating. Therefore, I’ve no idea what to expect except for what I can gather from rereading the first two books can give me.

There are so many things I’ve already forgotten. It’s been over a year since I read these books and new things have stood out to me, or perhaps they were just things that stood out to me before but I forgot about.

The mutated children or “low demons” don’t like angel blood. With the exception of Paige, of course.

The eggs. There’s a significance to them. I feel like they’ll play a big part in the series as they’re mentioned quite often. I never realized before just how often.

Then there’s that book in the beginning. The book of news clippings that Penny’s mom collected about Mothers hurting their children. I don’t think Penryn’s mother is the only mom out there that’s like that. There could be more and they, too, know what those eggs are for.

Penryn’s mom also speaks to God in some made-up language only she can understand. She also speaks to Demons.

I also noticed this time that Raffe mentions the thing about sons of god not being able to be with daughters of men. I’m pretty sure I already caught that the first time I read this but it made my imagination go wild this time around. What if Penryn’s father was an angel? When Penryn says that the punishment for the angels are harsh, Raffe replies with, “You think that’s bad, you should have seen the punishment for their wives.” So what if the punishment is that the wives go crazy like Penryn’s mom? That they go crazy to the point where they hear demons and try to hurt their children. Her mom may be crazy but she is the best character in this series. That theory is where my imagination went super wild and I don’t think it’s rational but you never know. Raffe also mentions Nephilims, and now that I think about it, isn’t that what the bad angels are trying to create with the children? They’re turning them into nephilims. How? That’s still quite a mystery to me. Why? Same. I think the angels want to create an army of Nephilim. Then I think, what if Penryn’s mom is a nephilim instead of a wife of a son of god? Suppose her father was a son of god and her mother was punished and it had some kind of long-term effect of Mama Young. However, she doesn’t eat other humans and she’s super intelligent and very caring toward her daughters. She’s the best. I will be devastated if Penryn’s mother and/or Paige die in the third book. I will cry so hard. I just know it. I told you my imagination ran wild.

Then I also notice when Raffe and Penryn watch as Obi’s men camouflage with their Hummer from the angels noticing them, Raffe asks, “How did they know the angels were coming?” It may not mean anything, but it could also mean something. I immediately suspected Obi to be an angel or a former angel or something supernatural. But then I thought, if that were the case, wouldn’t have Raffe noticed? So then I thought, what if Obi had an angel captive or just hid an angel who he also happens to be buddies with? It was suspicious and I could just be overanalyzing the question as I do with just about everything but you can never be too sure.

I also noticed how twisted and horrifying the stacked children were described. How crazy was that? I don’t remember if I mentioned that in my original post but the vivid description really put disturbing images in my head. Same goes for what happened to Paige. I don’t know if I just didn’t put that much attention into the tiny details, but Paige must look like some kind of child monster now. It’s kind of scary. And the way it’s described only leads me to think that something horrible may happen to Paige or their mom. That little bit in the end of the first book just leads me to think the worst for the rest of the series.

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Moving on to World After. I’m surprised that there are so many part of this book that I’ve forgotten already although it’s the last one I read. I remember more in Angelfall than in World After and I read the first book so long ago. Reading this made me even more convinced that Penryn’s mom is something special. I think I’ve stated that in my previous posts, but rereading it made me 100% sure that Penryn’s mom plays a huge part in this series.

I still love Dee-Dum. Paige. Oh man, I love Paige. She is so cool! Mama Young and Paige are two of my all-time favorite characters. Clara and her reunion with her family is so precious. 

I love any scene that has to do with Raffe’s sword showing Penryn Raffe’s side to her story along with things that Raffe went through before becoming fallen. I feel like those “flashbacks,” shall we call them, will be important in the third book. If not, then those parts were really pointless. They better mean something because they took up a lot of space that could’ve been devoted to more RaffexPenryn time. Knowing Raffe’s point of view to Penryn’s story is still one of my favorite parts of the book. That and every chapter that has Raffe in it, which I believe is 52 to the end.

I really hated that man who buried he’s wife, despite Penryn’s protest. I wonder what happened to all those people that were stung and paralyzed.

I wonder why Obi and his men want to study Angels. They wanted to capture angels so bad and it seemed like they’ve done it before. As previously mentioned, I think they may have an angel captive and if not, they did before.

Then I noticed something I most likely overlooked the first time I read this. In Chapter 34, Penryn notices one of the scorpion wearing a wedding band and tries to convince herself that it’s purely coincidental. That was very fishy. Maybe I’m reading to much into that small detail but perhaps the Scorpions still have human feelings. Or better yet, some of them are just good guys in disguise.

I believe the Doc altered the kids he was working on to attack angels instead of humans. That’s what I believe he was implying when talking to Penryn about altering certain kids he was experimenting on to save the human race. I think I’ve mentioned that in my previous post as well.

I also don’t think Beliel is dead. I feel like he might turn into a good guy. I also hope that Raffe gets his wings fixed in the beginning of the third book as oppose to the end. He’s been wanting that from the beginning! Or maybe he can just abandon the whole idea of being an angel and just be human for Penryn’s sake, unless Penryn is only half human. Damn! There are so many what ifs in this series!!

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I expect at least one of these scenarios to happen in the third book:

Penryn’s mom dies

Paige dies

Penryn and Raffe do not end up together

Penryn’s mom is not entirely human

Paige will be the character that will save the humans from angels

Penryn crosses paths with her father

Penryn’s dad leaves them again

Obi dies

Dee-dum dies (or just one of them, you know, like Fred)

The locusts are what will kill angels

Uriel will die or become a demon

We find out who the “demons” that Penryn’s mother loves to talk to are

Gabriel is still alive but doesn’t want to be an archangel or just angel anymore

Michael will show up in the story and take position of messenger because Raffe gives it up to be with Penryn

Penryn and Raffe finally vocally confess their love for one another, have sex, and produce beautiful babies

I will cry (very likely to happen)

I’m just preparing for the worst here. I don’t see either Penryn or Raffe dying but I definitely see Paige and Mama Young getting killed off. I really don’t want Mama Young or Paige to get killed off in the third book but I see it happening to get readers to cry or something. I honestly feel like the third book will have me in tears.

Please don’t tell me or event hint that anything on my list actually happens.

Correct me if I’m wrong, this use to be a 5-book series and it’s now a trilogy. Can someone tell me why that happened without spoiling the third book? When I first found out that there are five books to this series, I was kind of hesitant to even continue on because I’m going to be old and busy once this series finishes. When I decided to continue on, I found myself looking forward to five books in a series. Then it became a trilogy and I was kind of upset when I found out.

So that’s all for the thoughts I had when rereading Angelfall and World After. I’m actually excited for End of Days but I’m also very scared of what’s ahead. So many things can happen both good and bad. I’m scared. I’m going to cry if someone I love gets killed of. i just know it.

Okay. Going to start End of Days now. I’m ready for this... I think.