Your words affect other people. And you can get affected by others. But, what if that wasn't true. What if you were just "nix?" Jennifer Lynn Barnes gives you a point of view of what it might be like to be a nobody. Or, even worse, to be this and grow up having no idea. Claire and Nix, two kids who have never been noticed, are trying to do the right thing. To a world that has never done the same to them. So, I think that is pretty brave. I think the best part is how the two describe each other. They scream with emotion at the feeling of finally being seen. The plot could move faster and it wouldn't receive 5 stars, but I enjoyed the read because it made me think. Still, I will say the ending caught me by surprise, a little unexpected to be anything but anti-climatic. To end on a positive note: A+ for being the sweetest thing.
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Time. It's a funny thing. And what if you are lead to believe that you are crazy all of your life because you see dead people. But, what if it's because you somehow have a connection to the past? Myra McEntire makes your brain hurt. What if one event could change everything? But, you are allowed to change too much? Emerson has been through a lot. I mean, at one of her brother's events she saw a whole jazz trio playing around a piano. That no one else saw, and that was expected because they weren't really there, right? But, Michael did. And then he crashed her world. Nothing made sense anymore. Except Michael, of course. Physics crashed with stretches and some philosophy. Untapped potential in a romance. Mixed strings of purpose and maybe fate. What is really set in stone? The 'Project Paper Dolls' series is by Stacey Kade. At first, I picked it up as a decent sci-fi-ish novel... I mean, yes, but it's amazing! Ariane holds a lot of secrets- to survive. As a reader, they unfold in front of you. Like the fact that she's not human. Friendship, family, and romance gets tangled up in a racy plot. It is very interesting how Ariane describes and reacts to the world. You feel the crooked lines and unstable ideas of society inside Ariane, and it's fascinating. It's hard to write a point of view like this, and it is contrasted by a human character having another. I can't say it's hard to make me comment or laugh out loud while reading... but, isn't that a sign of a good reader? One who understands the author's message in a way that... anyway, I did that. A lot. I yelled so suddenly I scared my parents while they were driving. Multiple times. Oops? That's my way of saying that this story will take you on a roller coaster (which I don't usually like in a literal sense) of emotions. Laughing. Screaming. Crying. You'll get it all. And this is just book one. I didn't know much about superheroes. I watched the occasional Marvel movie, but never read any of the comics. These TV shows changed that for sure! SPOILER ALERT - I may spoil some details without even realizing it! Also I am not close to being done with all the shows - try not to spoil it for me! Haha! I'm going to start with the Flash, since that is where it all began for me. Barry Allen is struck by lightning when a particle accelerator explodes, is in a coma for nine months and then wakes up with the ability to run at super speed (a little over mach 2 on average). His team consists of geniuses like bio-engineer Caitlin Snow and mechanical engineer Cisco Ramon. Funny and sweet on the romance this show will make you wish you could even meet this guy! It gives all of it's villains well rounded backstories and interesting powers. Watch to find out more! Oliver Queen doesn't have super powers. He's not an alien (see Supergirl below) and not a metahuman (that's what the Flash is). At first glance, he is just the son of a billionaire. But after surviving five years on a horrific island named Lian Yu, which means purgatory in Mandarin, he has seen too much death and violence for it not to have changed him. He returns to his home city to avenge his father's dying wish and protect his home. But his methods may be a little bit less than legal, or even morally okay. This show has the best combat out of all of them. Supergirl depends on her brute strength and the Flash depends on his speed, but Oliver Queen has his hands and a bow and arrow to defend himself. And he does! His team grows a lot of the course of the show, but it begins with just him and his bodyguard John Diggle and IT girl genius Felicity Smoak. Steamy romance and wobbly friendships follow this show and hopefully so will you! Kara Danvers is an alien from the planet Kyropton. Yes, the same Krypton that Superman is from (they're cousins). After years of hiding her powers one inciting incident causes her to shed her fear and put on a suit. With the help of the secret alien hunting division of the U.S. government, the D.E.O. Kara helps save the world! Sisterhood is strong in this show and WARNING: it might make you cry sometimes. I've only seen a few episodes of this show, but it seems really fun! It's a team of misfits: people picked because they won't be missed from the timeline. FIRESTORM with Martin Stein and Jefferson Jackson, Sara Lance as the White Canary, Ray Palmer as the ATOM, Leonard Snart as Captain Cold, Mick Rory as Heat Wave, Kendra Saunders as Hawgirl, Carter Hall as Hawkman, and Rip Hunter leading them all. Phew! That was a lot of names! But they all fight to make a difference... sort of. Right now they are all causing trouble to fix their personal problems. I can't tell you much, but if it's anything like the others it is worth the watch! Especially for a badass like the White Canary. I love her because she uses a bo staff (like me) and turns them into Filipino kali sticks when she fights. (5 stars) "The answer the life, the universe and everything is... 42." The Hitchhkier's Guide To the Galaxy) is a hilarious, (kind of) random book by Douglas Adams. Ford (having been stuck on Earth for fifteen years) takes Aurthur off the Earth when the Vorgons destroy it. They hitchhike from spaceship to spaceship finally getting settled on a ship stolen by Zophod Beeblebrox, former president of the universe, old friend of Ford. There is also Marvin the depressed robot. Somewhere else in space scientists are trying to figure out the answer to everything with a super computer, that is only the 2nd best in the world. Read this books and I promise you'll be laughing (a lot!). This is a crazy adventure that only people who have a sense of humor and a lot of time for nonsense. I recommend this book for middle schoolers and up. |
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