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__picture it & write

20 Sunday Oct 2013

Posted by Ermilia in Ermisenda, Picture it & Write!

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authors, community, fiction, photography, poetry, readers, stories, tear tattoo, weekly writing exercise, writing

I urge people to join in, comment with your paragraph of fiction to accompany the image. It doesn’t have to follow my story or reflect the same themes. It can be a poem or in a different language (provide a translation please :) ). Anyone who wants to join in, is welcome. This photograph will be reblogged under Ermisenda on tumblr and added to the Picture it & Write gallery on Facebook and Pinterest.

Please continue to write however you’re inspired, but add a tag to the beginning of your post if there’s mature content in order to keep Picture it & Write an engaging event for all of our followers.

tumblr_mb98diXJe31rs8w78o1_500The man’s arm froze in the air. The hammer stared at me. My lip quivered. My body cringed away from him. The intensity of his gaze burned me. Why had I been so stupid?

“You’re lucky that you’re young.” He spat. His eye twitched and so did his tear tattoo.

I swallowed nervously. I knew what the tear tattoo symbolised. This man wouldn’t hesitate.

“I wouldn’t want to add another.” He rested the hammer’s edge against his tattoo.

– Ermisenda Alvarez

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__books you can’t put down

28 Friday Dec 2012

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authors, books, comic, cute, funny, readers, reading, writers

Found this little comic and thought it was fantastic! Isn’t it annoying yet wonderful when you find a book that does this to you? You just can’t put it down!

The Unit recently did this to me. Which books have done this to you lately?

– Ermisenda Alvarez

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Book Review: Gone by Lisa McMann

05 Tuesday Jun 2012

Posted by Ermilia in Ermisenda, Reviews

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action, angst, book review, dream catching, fiction, high school, life, lisa mcmann, love, paranormal, readers, romance, stories, writing, YA

Gone

by Lisa McMann

genre: paranormal, YA

Are you fascinated by dreams? I am, so when I heard about the final book in the Dream-Catcher series I had to read it!

Summary

(Taken from Goodreads)

The conclusion of the paranormal teen series, Wake. Janie is spending her summer with Cabel, but deep down she’s panicking about how she’s going to survive her future when getting sucked into other people’s dreams starts to take its toll.

 

Review

I have recently read both Wake and Fade by Lisa McMann. I enjoyed Wake and loved Fade but I was sadly disappointed by Gone. The pacing was fast paced as per usual, which was good. But there was no point to having a fast paced book if the plot seemed pointless. I disliked the major plot (WARNING SPOILERS) where Janie’s father is introduced in a coma. I liked the idea as a subplot, but not as the main plot. Why did the whole book have to be about her choosing between being a hermit or living a life with Cabel? I wanted one more mission as an agent that would have produced fireworks for a finale but no… this seemed truly anticlimatic.

The romance between Cabel and Janie totally died. Their relationship only served to introduce and finish the book. There was barely any interaction in the middle because Janie just ‘didn’t want to talk to him because she needed space’. It felt like a cop out on the authors behalf. I also lost my ability to relate to Janie. She was nearly always miserable. I understood that she had a difficult choice to face, I think that idea shouldn’t have been discarded but I didn’t like that the whole book focused on it.

I think ultimately, the book felt like a bunch of characterisation sub plots that for some reason, took the limelight. This felt like a filler book rather than a finale. If they were going to introduce Janie’s dad, why couldn’t we learn so much more about Janie’s mother? As soon as I heard about his appearance, I thought it was going to turn into an epic family adventure into the family’s past but the family past was summed up in 2 sentences.

I’ll give it 2 stars instead of 5 because it wasn’t a terrible read but it was far from good. The focus of the book wasn’t on what I was hoping. The satisfaction of the ending didn’t exist. It is possible that my expectations had risen too high due to the success of book 2. I do not recommend this novel. Read the first two but don’t bother with the third. Sadly, this is another series that didn’t reach its full potential. Anyone else have any dream-based novels? 🙂

2 out of 5 stars

amazonbutton2 copyThis book is for you if:

  • Quick, YA reads.
  • You love characterisation and family drama.

This book is not for you if:

  • You need an action-based plot.
  • Like in-depth explanations of family history.
  • You dislike reading about angsty teens.

– Ermisenda Alvarez

Enjoy this review?  Leave comments below or to submit a review request for your novel or see what other books we’ve reviewed, please check the Book Reviews page.

__picture it & write

03 Sunday Jun 2012

Posted by Ermilia in Ermisenda, Picture it & Write!

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city, community, contribute, falling, inspiration, night, photography, poetry, readers, stories, writers, writing

I urge people to join in, comment with your paragraph of fiction to accompany the image. It doesn’t have to follow my story or reflect the same themes. It can be a poem or in a different language (provide a translation please :) ). Anyone who wants to join in, is welcome. This photograph will be reblogged under Ermisenda on tumblr and added to the Picture it & Write gallery on Facebook.

Every fortnight we hope to host a photograph suggested by contributors. So, keep those photograph recommendations coming. Submit your favourite images (with credit) for next week’s Picture it & write!

White Night by *MartinStranka

I was afraid to blink. I couldn’t miss a single detail and yet it was so hard to identify anything in the inky darkness. Where was she? Golden orbs reflected from the city lights but only served to remind me how far she had taken me. I moved forward with jolting steps, I didn’t know where I was stepping. A road lamp far in the distance flickered, a female figure was standing there. Suddenly injected with adrenaline, I leapt forward and raced toward her. The wind whipped at my face until I began to shed tears. Her knees were buckling beneath her, her arms had fallen limp. I knew the moment she hit the ground she would shatter into a million pieces. With little hope I ran, waiting for not only the moment she would collapse but also my own.

– Ermisenda Alvarez

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__everyone is a reader, right?

26 Saturday May 2012

Posted by Ermilia in Ermisenda

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books, inspiration, photography, picture, readers, reading, the "right" one, The Hunger Games

This is what I say to my friends who aren’t readers. I’m hopeful! But I still stand by the great achievement of getting my youngest sister into reading, it was The Hunger Games that started her fever. She read the entire triology and has now branched out onto other YA novels such as Delirium and Matched.

Did you ever get someone into reading who wasn’t into books? What book made the difference? Share your experiences. 🙂

– Ermisenda Alvarez

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