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Friday, February 22, 2019

Took the breath out of my reach.
Hungry eyes, fire in each.
Escape the demon, never shall breach.


Dark goblets of purple stare.
Aroma of love maddens and dare.
Ready to kill, yet love and care.
Kill the enemy with hands, bare.
Every look of his eyes lost me some air.
Swept away. without reason or fair. 
Take me away, be my fairytale. 


Stars are born to shine and bright.
Though he is dark, I loved him alright.
dark star brightens my night.
Raven star, my darkest sight. 


We were all dark stars but luckily, he was the darkest




Free hand sketch by Ali Khaled 




Review on " The darkest star " by Jennifer l armentrout.




Hello book people. Hope you are doing great and reading like tons and tons of books. this review isn't like any other since this book isn't any book. This one is a spin-off to the first book I have ever read in my life. Just imagine reading a spin-off of your favourite characters after years of first reading the book.  


So, to break the ice for you, my book review today is on " The Darkest Star " by Jennifer l Armentrout.  

Just grab a seat, a cup of coffee would be great ;) as for whether you read the series or never heard about it or even hate reading (SHAME ON YOU!!)  I am sure you gonna love this blog post.






Luc watched me. “Most people are capable of doing horrible things or looking away from them while they’re doing amazing things. People aren’t one-dimensional.”                                                                                                                                                                                 

For me, people are either bad, worse or worst. Don't get me wrong, that's not a bad thing. The good in you isn't measured by being good yourself, but by how worse you could have been, yet you are not. We are who we are and that isn't all about goodness and gracious. It's all about second chances.







  • His star isn't bright but I loved him anyway. I loved the dark since he was one. I loved the darkest star.



Some call it magic, others call it stupidity. I think it's both. Love is both magical and stupid, It's magical to be stupidly in love and its stupid to think that love isn't magical. It clouds your eyes, brainwashes your brain. Logic flies out of the window. Guess science failed to explain it. How can we love someone so bad? Change our mood in a second just because he is at a walking distance. Your eyes never failed to stare at him. How? 
 I really don't know but in this book, you gonna see the Magic of love.









  • Even in your darkest, someone sees you as their light. 



It's incredible how we can be manipulated. Ok, so again don't get me wrong. But, it's kind of a manipulation. All the opinions, ideas and thoughts that you have been building up all your life. Those that make up your personality. Your existence. YOU. They just evaporate. You just love everything in him. All the darkness you have been escaping, become a new obsession. You seek it and love it.
When you love, you see darkness...light. 

When you are in love with someone, You are happily-manipulated. Just make sure they are worthy of your obsession.



So, you feel interested in the book, gonna read it? Yes. No. It's ok, cause it was never about a book, paper or words. It's all about being adventurous, fearless and proud. Its all about the experiences we get from books. 

Books are Journeys. As well as my reviews. I don't review the characters, the flow, the writing style or the script. 
I review me after reading the book.
Keep reading, you are worth it, books are worth it.



Sunday, February 10, 2019

Wonder


Wear my helmet, put it on.
Others can't see me, now. Deformed. Moron.
Never did them bad, yet good they never done.
Daring me to stop, reaching for my sun.
Endanger my dreams,  hope let me won.
Right through the heart, kindness is my gun.


Choose kind...Be A Wonder.



A boy holding a helmet while smiling
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Hello again everyone, hope you are doing great and welcome to my new book review. Books are Journeys and with every book I read, I live a new one with its ups and downs. Great moments and desperate ugly cries.

Today's Journey is " Wonder " by R.J Palacio

Let's dig in!


  • " When given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind " 
One of the most common phrases in the book and the movie as well. Actually, if you wanna summarise the book, those words are more than enough. 
But when I read it, I had a question.
What if we choose not. Not being smart nor kind. Will that makes me a bad person for not choosing to be kind?


 Being kind is all about emotions while being right is all about reality. Human emotions are unpredictable and uncontrollable. What feels kind now might be full of evil tomorrow.
I would have chosen " being right " If only I was. But I am not and I bet you two aren't. Nobody's right we all are flawed. 

" Choose kind, but sometimes you must choose non. "



  • " Your deeds are your monuments " 
It means what you leave after your death is what you gonna be remembered for. Nobody is gonna remember you for being beautiful, or smart or rich. No one is gonna remember your grades or IQ or even your endless wardrobe. People are gonna remember you for the good you did in your life. The help you gave, the kindness you shared and the people you stood up for.

" The only things that really remains of you after your death, are those you chose to share in your life."



  • Olivia's feeling.
Olivia is Auggie's older sister and in my opinion, she deserves a book for her own. She represents a condition we all have been through,  you know that feeling when something irritates you. Yet, you can't describe it. You can't put it into words. 

Well, that's what happened with Oliva.  She had to do almost everything by herself. She couldn't say anything, she couldn't complain. Her brother's medical status was Critical at the same time she had an exam or need help in homework. She had to choose between her own welfare and her brother's suffering. 


" Some sacrifices aren't shown, some are unmentioned. Forgotten. "



  • " I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! " He was shrinking at the top of his lungs.

That was the first line on page 113 in Olivia's POV. I don't know why it stopped me. It seemed normal. Until I read the next line. 
" He was hurt...He was mad. " 
Those words said it all. All our bad decisions, raised voices, rude words and our worse actions. The darkness lies inside us was a result of untreated wounds. A result of us being hurt in the first place.

Am I overating things? Maybe yes.
Am I wrong? Hell, no.
Does being hurt enough alibi for us? No, but at least now we know what made us take those decisions in the first place.


A girl whispering to a boy wearing an astronaut's helmet
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  • " The universe wasn't good to Auggie Pullman. What did the little kid ever do to deserve his sentence? "
Justin's POV.

I am sure we said that at least one time, Just replace Auggie's name with yours or your deceased father, maybe your unemployed brother, or your dead husband.

Different scenarios but the same mistake. We still see ourselves as victims. Even if something bad happens we still have the choice to make good things. We can control our lives, not vice versa.

Auggie who had a really rough childhood never gave up. He has a great personality, he is funny and smart. 

" Stop looking for the sad endings, there are plenty of them. Start making good ones. You can, Auggie did. "



  • " Extraordinary, but no one there to see. "
Miranda's POV.
we are unique in our own way, without even trying. we are born special. We are...Until someone breaks our self-confidence, either by hurt or by ignorance. And so on. We become extraordinary, but no one there to see.



  • " There are always gonna be Jerks in the world, Auggie "
Wonder is a kind book. It's filled with kindness and hope. But is it for real? 
Is this world filled with good people as well? How many are they? Are they more than the bad ones?

Does the evil in this world deserve one more chance? If you forget and forgive, would that makes you a better person or a fool? 
Who deserves your forgiveness.



  • " Just follow the day and reach for the sun "
Last but not least, if there a way to summarise wonder,  it won't be any way better than this sentence. Just be patient, be strong and follow your dreams.




Thank you for reading my review, that was a brief overview of all the thoughts I got during and after reading wonder.
Wonder gave me hope. It taught me to be a better me. It taught me to be kinder than necessary. It is, indeed, the cutest book I have ever read.


R.J Palacio
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