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A good mystery book is always fascinating because of the slight hint of what one might call "the otherworldly". That moment when intuition is the only thing leading the protagonist towards the final answer. Some of these instances couldn't quite possibly happen in real life. Why am I mentioning this? Because this idea has something to do with why I liked this particular book. Rating: 4.5 stars Set in the city of Sangui and Congo, sixteen year old Christina "Tina" Yvette is seeking revenge for her mother's murder. After joining a gang - the Goondas - she trains every single day of her life to one day kill who she thinks is the murderer -- a rich man named Mr. Greyhill. Her attempt is foiled when Mr. Greyhill's son catches her in the act. The plot takes a twist when the backstory of it all is released -- Mr. Greyhill's son Michael and Tina used to be close childhood friends. Michael, now a sturdy teenager, agrees to a compromise with Tina: he pr...

Again with the paranormal! This time, I tried a different approach. Instead of an ending that will leave you shaking, I have come up with a slightly humorous ending. A humorous horror story, if you will. Hopefully, you'll get a whiff of a travel theme too since this I wanted this piece to be my very first travel one; something about someone having a different adventure in a land not known to them. Hope you guys like it! -------------  The Ghost of Theodore Bushnell The wind blew in a fury against the trees that danced its wild routine as Mandy and I followed the guide to the inn. Rudderford Fields had only one inn -- if you could call it an inn. The hamlet didn’t have enough money to operate one so they set up an old church for housing its sparse visitors. Mandy insisted we come here; she had but a couple weeks to turn in her report about some mysterious plant that only grew in these neck of the woods. Truth be told, I was looking for an adventure. And t...

I have never really been into books that described fashion but I decided to give this one a try because, a) Cleopatra was amazing, b) It has "Time -Traveling" in its title and c) I judged the book by its cover. And, I have to admit, it was pretty good. This book takes you through an adventure in Ancient Egypt and the treacherous household of Queen Cleopatra. I'm not going to go over every single detail of the story because...well, what's the fun in reading the book then? :) The protagonist, Louise Lambert, is a seventh grader interested in vintage fashion(even though she is shy to admit it sometimes). Louise considers herself to be an average girl, with her frizzy brown hair always wet from her swimming classes. This book is the third in its series so some things didn't make sense at first. After reading the first three chapters or so, the reader realizes that Louise is a time-traveler. Whenever she goes to a vintage fashion sale run by her 'ancient' fr...

I have always dreaded writing. This sentence will probably come out as a shock to everybody who knows me because most people know me as being an obsessed writer. But I can tell you that writing is similar to torture. Then why do you do it, someone will ask. You see, the reason I actually want to write is not because I take pleasure in struggling to string words together so that people I have never met before would be willing to read it. It's because I enjoy watching the story unfold. Believe me, any writer will tell you that the greatest frustration of all time is having a fantastic idea in your head but not out in a piece of paper. You have to get that idea out into a sheet of paper(paper? oh, did you mean a Google Doc?)and sit and commit to it. That is where most people give up. Endless revisions and countless of thinking and prodding to write down your thoughts on paper. That is the backstage scene of writing. And that is why I sit and do it. Recently, I have started o...