I reviewed episode one here on the blog, but since then I've been doing all of my reviews over on Youtube. However, I decided to review episode five here. That's partly because I actually took some notes during this episode, and I ended up with a lot more notes than I had expected I would. This may be more long-winded than these reviews typically are.
I wish my sister, who is named Regina, had been watching the episode with me when Lacey had the dream that Regina appeared in. My sister would have appreciated seeing her again.
I loved the bit where Jo agreed to go to the formal and her mom immediately rushed off to buy her a dress. That is literally my mom and me. I feel like she's always trying to get me into dresses, and I hate them. Every episode I feel like I find even more ways to relate to Jo. She's definitely my favorite character.
Lacey kind of frustrates me. She just seems to change her mind too often. One minute she's being nice to Danny and Jo, and the next she's almost completely ignoring them. I understand that a lot of really crappy stuff is going on, and she's really confused. It can get kind of annoying though.
The mayor (whose name I can't remember) really, really frustrates me. I hate how he's blaming Jo's dad for everything when he clearly isn't at fault. And I'm saying this as someone who really doesn't like Jo's dad all that much. It's just really frustrating.
I'm not sure how I like the portrayal of the mathletes. I don't want to go into a long rant about nerds and nerd stereotypes, but it kind of irks me. Besides, I remember the kids who were on the academic teams in high school, and I don't think they were all that awkward. The awkward kids (like me) were too awkward to even join academic teams.
I found the people of the town's reactions to Danny being at the festival very interesting. I was surprised that there were actually people defending him. That was nice.
I guess it's time to get into the romance stuff... Rico obviously has a crush on Jo. That much is obvious. And he's definitely jealous of Danny. Everyone seems to think that there's something between Jo and Danny, which I find funny because I don't think there's anything at all. Danny kissed Lacey (which was interesting), so obviously he doesn't have feelings for Jo. Jo's feelings are less clear, but I really don't think she has feelings for Danny either, not romantic ones. I really do think she likes Rico. She just misses having her two best friends, and I think that's making her cling to Danny a bit. I don't think her feelings for Danny are at all romantic.
As for Danny and Lacey... I'm really not sure what to say or how I feel. I was expecting there to be something between Danny and Lacey from the first or second episode, but I'm not sure if I like how it's being developed. The kiss seemed a little rushed. I don't understand why she kissed him when she did. For one thing, as far as we know she's still dating Archie. Secondly, how do you just kiss someone that you've been acting the way she has toward just randomly, even if she has been developing feelings. It just seemed odd to me. Like, I wasn't necessarily surprised, but I'm not too thrilled with the way it happened. I do really want to see how that storyline goes though and how their feelings develop.
The letter and money that Lacey found was a really interesting plot twist. I'm really looking forward to seeing how that develops. It also made me believe even more that Danny didn't murder Regina. He seems to legitimately have no idea what the letter is or the money is for, and I know that letter has to be linked to her murder.
I can't for the life of me understand how Danny's mom didn't notice Rico when she threw the necklace. She looked like she was being so careful about not being seen, but Rico wasn't exactly hiding or hard to see. Still, that will of course make Rico more suspicious of Danny, and it will only make things worse between him and Jo when Jo stands up for Danny.
I'm really looking forward to next week's episode!
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
I Love Surprises
My week has been pretty uneventful since the Birthday Bash concert on Sunday. I spent Monday basically just recovering from that, but Tuesday and today have been pretty productive days. I've gotten a done of writing done, and I may have started working on a special birthday surprise for someone today. I'm incredibly excited about that. The idea to do it just hit me the other day, so I started on it today. It's probably going to be a lot of work, but I'm really excited to do it.
I really haven't done much else these past two days, at least nothing's that noteworthy. I still need to get some writing done today though, so I'm going to go get that done.
I really haven't done much else these past two days, at least nothing's that noteworthy. I still need to get some writing done today though, so I'm going to go get that done.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
The Birthday Bash
On Sunday I went to WZPL's Birthday Bash with my sister Regina, best friend Haley, and two of Haley's friends: Aleah and Victoria. It was beyond amazing, even though it also involved sitting in the incredibly hot sun all day and getting sunburnt. Even with all of that, the concert more than made up for it.
A Great Big World and MKTO were the first two bands to perform. I'd never heard anything from either of them before, but I really loved both bands. I'm definitely a fan of both now, and I'm going to look up more of their music. They were great.
Emblem 3 came on after that, and I'm honestly not a fan of them at all. I spent part of their set standing in line to buy an Ed Sheeran bracelet. They also spent most of their time not on stage riding around on skateboards behind the stage. Their tour bus was right beside the stage (but behind a fence), so they spent a lot of time freaking girls out by riding by. It got kind of annoying to be honest.
Cher Lloyd was after them, and she was one of the two reasons I was there. She was so incredible. I love her even more now, and I didn't know that was possible. She is even more adorable in person. She kept saying "thank you so much" after every single song when the audience applauded, and she apologized for rambling because she said she gets more nervous when she talks on stage than when she's singing. It was just wonderful, and that alone would have been worth the entire trip.
Cody Simpson performed after Cher, and his performance was definitely most most theatrical (for lack of a better word) than the others. He actually had costume changes, backup dancers, and videos on the screen behind him. I'm not really a fan of him at all, and I missed part of his concert too because I went to the bathroom and to get food with Vicky. Still, I saw a good portion of it (at least when I was paying attention) since it was an hour. I think we mostly just paid attention for his dancing more than anything. I even remember saying to Haley at one point that he is more of a boyband than One Direction.
Ed Sheeran was the last to perform, and by far the best. There's no competition there. He was absolutely amazing. I knew he would be, but I still wasn't quite prepared for it. He made everyone get involved and had everyone singing parts of the songs. At one point he even got the audience so quiet that he started singing without the microphone, and it was unbelievable. (Unfortunately, of all the things I filmed, I didn't get that because I was staring in awe too much.) I will never forget that moment. There just aren't words to describe an Ed Sheeran concert. It's just him and his guitar even. He doesn't even have a band or anything. Personally, I think it's something that absolutely everyone needs to experience.
It was an incredible day, but it was also exhausting, especially considering the more than three hour drive there and back. Needless to say, I was pretty out of it all day yesterday, but I think I've mostly recovered now. It was an amazing experience though. With that, the One Direction concert, and meeting Little Mix, I'm unbelievably happy with this summer. It's been one of the best of my entire life.
A Great Big World and MKTO were the first two bands to perform. I'd never heard anything from either of them before, but I really loved both bands. I'm definitely a fan of both now, and I'm going to look up more of their music. They were great.
Emblem 3 came on after that, and I'm honestly not a fan of them at all. I spent part of their set standing in line to buy an Ed Sheeran bracelet. They also spent most of their time not on stage riding around on skateboards behind the stage. Their tour bus was right beside the stage (but behind a fence), so they spent a lot of time freaking girls out by riding by. It got kind of annoying to be honest.
Cher Lloyd was after them, and she was one of the two reasons I was there. She was so incredible. I love her even more now, and I didn't know that was possible. She is even more adorable in person. She kept saying "thank you so much" after every single song when the audience applauded, and she apologized for rambling because she said she gets more nervous when she talks on stage than when she's singing. It was just wonderful, and that alone would have been worth the entire trip.
Cody Simpson performed after Cher, and his performance was definitely most most theatrical (for lack of a better word) than the others. He actually had costume changes, backup dancers, and videos on the screen behind him. I'm not really a fan of him at all, and I missed part of his concert too because I went to the bathroom and to get food with Vicky. Still, I saw a good portion of it (at least when I was paying attention) since it was an hour. I think we mostly just paid attention for his dancing more than anything. I even remember saying to Haley at one point that he is more of a boyband than One Direction.
Ed Sheeran was the last to perform, and by far the best. There's no competition there. He was absolutely amazing. I knew he would be, but I still wasn't quite prepared for it. He made everyone get involved and had everyone singing parts of the songs. At one point he even got the audience so quiet that he started singing without the microphone, and it was unbelievable. (Unfortunately, of all the things I filmed, I didn't get that because I was staring in awe too much.) I will never forget that moment. There just aren't words to describe an Ed Sheeran concert. It's just him and his guitar even. He doesn't even have a band or anything. Personally, I think it's something that absolutely everyone needs to experience.
It was an incredible day, but it was also exhausting, especially considering the more than three hour drive there and back. Needless to say, I was pretty out of it all day yesterday, but I think I've mostly recovered now. It was an amazing experience though. With that, the One Direction concert, and meeting Little Mix, I'm unbelievably happy with this summer. It's been one of the best of my entire life.
Friday, July 5, 2013
Feeling Pretty Horrible
Today has not been all that great of a day. It was one of those days where everything seems to go wrong. In this particular case it was only of my own body's doing though. I woke up to my allergies being much worse than usual. Eventually that developed into a horrible headache (much worse than I've had in a long time and it was my entire head and neck). Then, my stomach started hurting. For a while I was really worried that I was getting sick, but now I'm pretty sure that the headache went back to the allergies and the stomach pains were because of the pill the dermatologist put me on for my acne (I didn't drink water when I took it like I should have). I still have a little bit of a headache, but overall I'm feeling much better at the moment.
Needless to say, I didn't get much done thanks to how I was feeling. This was particularly unlucky as I also slept through my alarm (probably because of my allergies) and woke up late. Of course it was also on a day where I had a ton to do. I'm being really productive at the moment though, so I'm sure I'll manage to get everything done. I've been doing pretty good lately, so I shouldn't be surprised by all of this. My allergies in particular have been far too good lately for me to expect that to keep up.
I'm sorry for the post that was basically just me complaining about feeling horrible. Sometimes I just have days where I want to get this stuff out though. I'm sure I'll be feeling much better tomorrow.
Needless to say, I didn't get much done thanks to how I was feeling. This was particularly unlucky as I also slept through my alarm (probably because of my allergies) and woke up late. Of course it was also on a day where I had a ton to do. I'm being really productive at the moment though, so I'm sure I'll manage to get everything done. I've been doing pretty good lately, so I shouldn't be surprised by all of this. My allergies in particular have been far too good lately for me to expect that to keep up.
I'm sorry for the post that was basically just me complaining about feeling horrible. Sometimes I just have days where I want to get this stuff out though. I'm sure I'll be feeling much better tomorrow.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Book Review: Desolate by Ali Cross
ISBN: 1478190892Published: July 3rd, 2012
Publisher: self-published
Read from June 13th to 30th, 2013
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Where darkness lives, all becomes desolate . . .Review:
It’s been two months since sixteen-year-old Desolation Black chose Earth over Hell and her friend Miri over her eternal love, Michael.
Desi goes through the motions of life: school, training, remaining vigilant against the forces of darkness, but her dreams are full of the choices she wishes she could change. When she’s injured by a strange demon, old temptations arise, and the lines between good and evil blur. Desi discovers those choices aren’t so final after all.
And this time, the power of love—for a friend, for a lover—may not be enough to save her from the darkness that lurks within.
This is the second book in the Desolation series. I reviewed the first book here back in October.
I loved this book so much more than the first one, and I did enjoy the first one. This one though was amazing, I thought. It was very climatic, and I was constantly trying to figure out what was going to happen. The second book in a series is usually the slowest (especially in a trilogy), but I definitely don't think that that was true for this one. The entire book was just one epic event after the other, and I never knew what was going to happen next.
I'm not going to go into very much detail since this is a sequel. I don't want to spoil anything for the first book, since I don't really have much to say. I mostly feel like the story is too incomplete for me to talk about anything spoilery. I need to read the last book first.
I can't wait to read the next book and see what happens. The end of this one was definitely a cliffhanger, and I really want to read the next one soon!
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