I love my cat.
He was born in a very rough time of my life, and so it seemed only fitting that I name him after my favorite of the ultimate comfort food, Raffael; after Raffaelo Chocolate.
No one that is my kinda crazy is complete without a cat as their companion.
He is my comforter. And since I am usually too broke to eat my fill of Raffaelo's, every bad day ends with Raffael cuddles.
"You are Peace when my Fear is crippling."
~Forever Reign
I've been pretty busy these past few weeks, and this week was definitely no exception.
The To Do list is never ending. The stress is making me anxious and reality is starting to sink in.
Some days the idea of the journey I am on fills me with exhilaration, but days like today it absolutely terrifies me. Worse still, the fear is starting to take root in a place where I know that it will grow.
I read somewhere that if your dreams do not scare you they're not big enough.
But the truth is, in the end, there is one thing that scares me above all else; and that is the thought that my dreams will remain unfulfilled.
So in the end none of it matters. Not the stress or the anxiety. Not the fear or the doubt.
Because at the end of my life I would rather know that I have fought with all the vigor and fierceness I have in me than to pass away and never know what might have happened if I had.
So it is time to take my own advice and see what I can make of it. It is time to tear the crap out my the root and see what else will grow when it is gone.
This novel is bound to be one the next big hits in teen fiction. I rarely read these kinds of books and was surprised to find that I enjoyed it.
When I first read Red Queen it was a lonesome book, undiscovered on a shelf written by a first time writer. It had just come out and I started it unsure whether or not I would like it.
Now, months later, the second novel has been released and Red Queen is rapidly increasing in popularity. It currently has a five star rating and is popping up all over the place. I just read Glass Sword, the second novel of the series and so decided to post a quick review.
Victoria Aveyard has a lot of spark and a lot of potential. She has the skills of a marvelous story teller and at the same time knows her way with words. Unfortunately far too few writers have the luxury of possessing both these traits. Aveyard is defiantly gifted! Her lovable personality brings a lot of character to her books. I think me and Victoria would get along very nicely.
The second novel was a lot more action packed than the first, which was great...right up until the ending.
That is where I feel Aveyard fell short. The pace of the story was totally thrown off in the last few chapters. I found that the ending was far too rushed. Their was somewhat of a gap before the climax, where you think the climax has reached it's highest peak but suddenly the book hits you with a double ending. There was just too much intensity stuffed into the final few pages, a gripping plot twist that was poorly planned.
Despite that I am still looking forward to seeing where Mare Barrow's story will turn to next.
This is one of the few teen fiction novels I have not given up on. And for me that's saying a lot!
