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Book Review: Imagine Me

Summary: This is the final installment of Tahereh Mafi’s series and it was a wild ride. We left off on he fifth book with Warner’s proposal to marriage and the return of eveyone to a secret hideout from the Reestablishment. As soon as the book begins, drama unfolds as Juliette is facing pain and weird dreams, almost as if her sister is attempting to contact her. She faints and soon is kidnapped by the Reestablishment. It is now up to Warner and Kenji to get her back before Juliette becomes a weapon of mass destruction and the effects of their control is permanent.

What I liked.

  • Warner: He will always be my reasoning for reading and loving this series. He is such a deep and complex character that never fails to have me shook.
  • kenji: Kenji was kind and considerate of everyone and brought comedic relief
  • Writing style: Mafi is very poetic and lyrical when she wants and this novel definitely utilizes those skills
  • The plot: The plot was crazy and unexpected and had me engaged from the moment I got into it.

What I didnt Like

  • Juliette is the main character yet she is not mentioned or given lines. I almost seems as she is powerless regardless of the 5 books of character development
  • The ending was odd and the victory of the Rebels seemed too easy and unrealistic
  • Much of the world building did not make sense and or was overlooked
  • These new books had a lot of repetitive plot lines starting from Anderson coming back from the dead to offer absolutely nothing to the story to both Defy Me and Imagine Me being rescue mission books and revolving around Juliette losing her memories and getting them back.
  • We were given the epilogue, this book didn’t really feel like a last book. There are so many things that were left unaddressed, and I know that the author said that she doesn’t write very long books but if Imagine Me hadn’t been another rescue mission book, I feel like those things could’ve been addressed.

Would I reccomend?

Yes. Regardless of everything, it was entertaining and heart breaking

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Midterm/Exam Tips

I just finished my midterms last week and with four back to back exams learned about myself and my personal skills. This year I had a midterm for AP Language, AP World, AP Biology, and Geometry. For me, Ap Language was the hardest but AP Bio was the most information to learn. I did good in terms of progress, 2 5’s and a 96 and 99 so I have a good grip on everything. Here are my tips:

  1. Give yourself enough time to study: To help sort out your time management, set up a timetable for your study. Write down how many exams you have and the days on which you have to sit them. Then organize your study accordingly. You may want to give some exams more study time than others, so find a balance that you feel comfortable with. 

2. Practice old exams: This helps you get used to the format of the questions, and – if you time yourself – can also be good practice for making sure you spend the right amount of time on each section. 

3. Explain to others: Try to verbalize your understanding to yourself or others. This will help you to get it clear in your head, and also to highlight any areas where you need more work.

4. Take regular breaks: Everyone’s different, so develop a study routine that works for you. If you study better in the morning, start early before taking a break at lunchtime. Or, if you’re more productive at nighttime, take a larger break earlier on so you’re ready to settle down come evening.

5. Don’t get too stressed: If you get too stressed out, you will have it take over you and you will end up failing. Take it easy, you got this and you know the material.

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Sabrina Season 3 Thoughts

Last season definitely ended with a cliffhanger and this season was plot wise epic but did not make sense or flow as well as it should.

There was too much going on, it seems as though everything at the pitch meeting was thrown into the season. We had Nick’s return to earth and the separation of his body, the pagans, the Dark Lord, Blackwood’s revenge, the coven’s power loss, Ms. Wardwell’s revenge, Sabrina being the Queen of Hell, the Unholy Regalia, and new characters. Everything was crazy. It was entertaining but logistically was not developed properly. Each scene did not correctly flow into he rest it was rather just action packed mush. We never got to understand the extend and the power of certain scenes and the gravity at everything occured in a weeks time. For example, Sabrina was the QUEEEN OF HELL. She should have been exercising and understanding her powers and influence in the court as well as the ups and downs. Instead she is thrust into a competition with no context in the middle of her other endeavors without much time for the scenes to really brew. Caliban was such an interesting character that I was hoping to see more of, specifically a marriage alliance but he was randomly thrown in a couple of scenes.

The writers need to get the whole worship thing down because the concept is confusing at best. If they originally worshipped Lucfier and he was gone, does that not mean Sabrina would be the next person they worship considerig she is the Queen and his daughter. They worshipped Lilith for a day and then abandoned her but she was Queen then. Do all Satanic witched believe in the Hell monarchy. If so, what happened to the other churches? Why is this a greendale issue? Then the pagans, if they themself worship old gods how is Caracas the great god Pan. And if the greendale people drove them out can they not rebuild and do this again? And the new goddess, Hecate, where was she before this.

Overall this show makes little sense and needs to be clarified and lines of reason must be drawn but that does not stop how entertaining the show is.

Fairy Meadows- Pakistan

 This is a grassland near one of the base camp sites of the Nanga Parbat, located in Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

When can I visit?

The six-month tourist season at Fairy Meadows starts in April and continues until the end of September.

What is found there?

north-facing slopes mostly consist of coniferous forest : Pinus wallichiana, Picea smithiana and Abies pindrow trees,

Little sunlight:birch and willow dwarf shrubs.

Southern slopes ; juniper and scrubs, namely Juniperus excelsa and J. turkesticana.

low altitudes:  Artemisia, with yellow ash, stone oaks and Pinus gerardiana spread among it.

mammals, a few brown bears are found in the region, with their numbers declining.Some musk deer, regarded as an endangered species, are also present.

What does the name mean?

Known as “Joot” among locals, the place was given the name Märchenwiese (literally “Fairy Tale Meadows”) by German mountaineers 

What are some precautions?

There is only one road to Fairy Meadows, and it isn’t your average tricky mountain road; in 2013, the World Health Organization ranked it as the second deadliest road on the planet.Visitors to Fairy Meadows can find accommodation in small on-site cabins or designated camp sites

Is it a national site?

Yes, Pakistani government declared the location a National Park in 1995

Why is it special?

It is the location of the ninth largest mountain, NangaPargat, or the Killer Mountain.

Housing and Travel?

Fairy Meadows Cottages at Bunar Das is functional now. Its 30 minutes drive from Chilas and before Raikot Bridge. You can enjoy lovely hospitality of Fairy Meadows Cottages management with 20 beautiful rooms.location for the travelers who are travelling from Islamabad/Naran to Gilgit Baltistan. Its a quite and peaceful place on KKH at Buner Das and specially facilitate for your night stay if you are travelling to Fairy Meadows, Astore, Gilgit or Skardu. You can also avail or lunch facility on call. The internet works wonderfully and it is a perfect view

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A little Introduction

Hello there ladies and gentlemen. I wanted to start my blog off with an introduction on who I am, my interests, and goals on here.

  • I am a high schooler from the Bronx who attends a Catholic School.
  • I am in love with literature and medicine and hope to pursue those interests later on.
  • I want this place to be a safe haven and place to express myself through a new forum that has always intrigued me. Despite how the world is full of social media, that has never felt real to me. Writing about everything on my mind seems to be a way to reach an audience that share the sames values and excited about the same and different things.

What can you expect?

  • Book reviews
  • Life updates
  • Things that excite me
  • Original works
  • Issues I am passionate about.
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