"A good book has no ending."

My names Emma. I'm 17. Here you'll find books, tea, pictures, animals, and Harry Potter. I also write sometimes and sometimes post it here.

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Write. Write as often as you can, wherever you can with whatever you can. Write about what it’s like to be unhappy, what it’s like to love, what it’s like to fear. Make up your own words, your own languages, your own worlds where anything is possible and everything is plausible. Write your own story, your life. Write someone else’s story, someone who doesn’t exist. Write because it makes you feel less lonely, because it makes you feel like someone’s listening. Write while listening to music, write while lying down or standing up. If you wake up in the middle of the night with an idea, write it down. Write about happy things, sad things, things that make you wonder if life’s worth living, things that convince you that life’s worth living. 

Read. Read a book. Read something that cripples you with depression and something that makes you feel like flying. Read long books, short books, book that aren’t books. Read about characters you hate and people you love. Tell others to read. Read out loud, to yourself, in your room on a cold rainy night with a cup of tea next to you. Read because it helps you forget. Read because it makes you remember. Read because you can and because you should. Read and discover new worlds and new people.

Live, experience life. Feel sadness, pain, loss, heartbreak. Cry yourself to sleep, scrape a knee, question your choices. Feel happiness, joy, overwhelming ecstasy. Do kind deeds for people who have wronged you. Smile to everyone you meet. Pay someone’s check. Make someone feel like they mean the world because they do. Help a friend, help an enemy.

Be adventurous. Be bold, daring, exciting. Make your crush laugh and stand up to your bully, even if it’s you. Don’t be afraid to speak your mind and don’t be afraid to speak up. Be wonderful, mysterious, open, and daring. Be free. Be yourself. 

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Hero by Perry Moore book review

                I’ve actually read Hero a few times before but I’m still amazed at how well it’s written. In fact, even though I read the book I was still surprised at some of the things that happened. I hits you like a slap in the face each time.

        Hero is about this young teenager named Thom Creed. Thom discovers he has the ability to heal people and find out if they’re in pain, whether physical or emotional. He then gets invited to try out for the League, which is an organization of superheroes. Now, anyone would be overjoyed but Thom isn’t anyone. His father is Hal Creed, formerly known as Major Might. Hal used to be one of the best superheroes in the League but was shunned because of a tragedy that happened which caused the death of thousands of people. Most people don’t register that if Hal hadn’t done what he did, the entire world what have suffered, but the general public doesn’t stick to those kinds of details. Now, Hal hates anything that has to do with superheroes because it reminds him of his past failures. That is why Thom can’t tell his father that particular secret, or the fact that he’s gay. Yes, Thom is gay but he keeps struggling with himself and questioning everything he does.

                This book deserves to have more recognition. It’s beautifully written though the pacing is odd at times. Parts of this book made me cry which is surprising because I’m not the type that cries while reading. The plot is wonderful and the clichéd world of superheroes gives the reader a sense of familiarity. I like this book because it has a character that happens to be gay, not a gay character. I mean, usually with books or movies with a gay character, which happens to be the focal point. A lot of people fail to realize that there are other things that set this character apart besides their sexuality. But this book does the job wonderfully. Yes, Thom does struggle with his sexuality but he struggles with dozens of other things besides that. I read that this book was originally going to be made into a tv series and I for one would love for it to be made into a book. Hero is a novel that I couldn’t put done and can read over an over again. It’s got original characters, a beautiful plot, and some parts of it are so well-written, if you don’t shed a tear, you don’t have a soul.

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Hero by Perry Moore Dream Cast

Thom Creed- Austin Butler

Goran-Avan Jogia

Uberman-Alex Pettyfer

Scarlett-Emma Stone

Larry-Dan Byrd

Goldenboy/Kevin-Darren Criss

Captain Victory-Morgan Freeman

Justice/Right Wing- Jude Law

Ruth-Rosemary Harris

Hal Creed-Gerard Butler

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"A child's skinned knee. A fresh lime. Ice on a hot day. Boots that fit perfectly. A book you can't wait to finish. Lying on the rug while your parents talk about their jobs.Your grandmother palming you a twenty. The smell of coffee. A movie you really wanted to see that ended up being worth seeing. Washing grease off your hands after you figure out how to fix something yourself. Your girlfriend's neck. Your boyfriends stomach. Waking up and having an hour more to sleep."

-You Killed Wesley Payne, Sean Beaudoin

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"We do not exist. Our nonexistent selves dreamed up our nonexistent god to make our lack of existence more palatable."

-You Killed Wesley Payne, Sean Beaudoin

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"They'll think you're crazy if you talk to the dead, but most of the time the dead are the only ones who listen."

-You Killed Wesley Payne, Sean Beaudoin

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You Killed Wesley Payne by Sean Beaudoin-Book Review

You Killed Wesley Payne, by Sean Beaudoin is like reading a film-noir book that's film-noir movie. It's cliche in a very refreshing way. In other words it's a parody that makes fun of nearly all genres of books, music, and film; all with a wonderful intricate and detailed plot.

                 Dalton Rev, is a Private Dick, otherwise known as a Private Detective. He has taken a case which involves both solving a murder and finding stolen money. Dalton poses as a student at Salt River High to figure out exactly who killed Wesley Payne. He discovers that all of the students in the school are divided into cliques and every clique runs a racket, much like different families in any old Italian mobster movie. The Balls and Pinker Casket are the two largest and most powerful cliques, each vying for leadership of the school. The leaders of the cliques are also suspects of the murder of Wesley Payne, know all Dalton as to do is find out who it is. Should be easy, right?            This book was an absolute joy to read. At times, Dalton seemed a lot like a Gary Stu, where he seemed to be perfect at everything.  But if you read more, you realize just how flawed Dalton actually is, how even though he poses as a Private Dick, he's not much more then a scared teenager. Beaudoin did a wonderful job, expressing that. Another thing I loved about this book is all of the pop culture jokes and little puns he placed in. There's a little something for everyone in this book.              One of the few criticisms is that a lot of the slang used by the characters in this book is hard to understand. The glossary in the book does help but it can be confusing at times. Other then that, this book is an absolute delight.        My suggestion: Read it. You won't regret it. It's almost like you've been transported into an old black and white movie where "a dame with legs miles long walked in and right then, I knew this was going to be a whole different case." It's one of those books that doesn't feel like a book, more like you're living inside it. 

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"Without animals, there would be no humanity. In a world of just people, people would mean nothing." Haunted- Chuck Palahniuk

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Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk-Book Review #2

There is only one way to describe Chuck Palahniuk’s Haunted. Disturbing. But you have to understand, I mean that in the best way possible.

                The book is centered around seventeen people who have agreed to go on a writer’s retreat set up by a man named Mr. Whittier. The goal is for them to write a masterpiece, whether it be a screen play, a poem, or a book. To do so, they must abandon everything except for one suitcase filled with their possessions. They are driven to an abandoned theatre and Whittier tells them they have three months to write. They will have food, water, heat and light but no electronics or ways to communicate with the outside world. At first, things are harmless but soon the participants realize that they can write a better story if they can sabotage their surroundings and themselves. They worsen their conditions so when the public finds them suffering, they’ll become rich.

                This book is basically a descent into madness. It shows you the human need for pain because without pain, pleasure will be taken for granted. Without pain, pleasure will seem like nothing. Palahniuk does a fantastic job at weaving the 23 stories that the characters have written within the book. It’s gruesome and slightly disgusting but that’s what makes this book so good. No subject is taboo, no matter how gross it is.

                My only complaint was that there was a lot of confusion over the characters. It was hard to keep up with the characters at first because instead of their actual names, they had nicknames which were related some way to their stories.

                My favorite part was the stories themselves. Some were ghastly, some depressing, and some hilarious. My particular favorites were Guts, Foot Work, The Nightmare Box, and Civil Twilight. I’d recommend this to anyone with a strong stomach and a love for the absurd. If you have a chance to read this, don’t miss out.

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“There is a proverbial saying chieftly concerned with warning against too closely calculating the numerical value of unhatched chicks.”

-Stardust by Neil Gaiman

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Stardust by Neil Gaiman-Book Review #1

If you’ve never read Neil Gaiman’s Stardust, you’ve never read a proper fairytale. Filled with magic and mystery, Stardust will have you captivated from the very first pages.

 Tristran Thorn is an ordinary young man, living in the town of Wall. Wall is called Wall because of the large, well…wall, that surrounds the town. There is only one gap in the wall which is constantly guarded. No one can get in, no one can get out. The guard is only dropped once ever nine years were a giant market  is set up right outside the wall.  

                Tristran Thorn lives in Wall and he’s happy with his life. He has a good family, a good job, and is content with being who he is. The one thing he has his sights set on is the beautiful gray eyed Victoria Forester. The two are walking together when Tristran tries to convince her to give him a kiss. Victoria is adamant and keeps saying no when they see a falling star. Victoria tells him that if he can bring her the falling star she will give him anything he wants. Tristran sets off on his quest, going farther than he ever has, beyond the wall.

                If you were to go to the library and ask for a book which includes pirates, witches, ghosts, kings, and stars, then this would be the perfect one. There is one, slightly raunchy scene where the main character happens to be conceived but other than that, this book is fairly tame. Neil Gaiman once again surprises you with just how amazing this book is. The details describing the scenery are magnificent as are all the unique characters in the book.

                One of the major criticisms I had was that, the transitions often felt rushed and not put together smoothly. There were parts of the book that seemed all over the place and a bit messy.

                By far, my favorite aspect of Stardust was how the characters came together. At first, you think that in no way shape or form they would be connected but in the end, you’ll be surprised.

                I recommend this book to teenagers who love fantasy and fairytales. Stardust is the ideal thing to read if on a cold rainy night when you want to travel to another world.

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