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A Poem: Dear Piano

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Dear Piano, Then, I had played, And the world disappeared, My surroundings faded. Do you remember  Those long hours When I had visited you Every afternoon? Those hours had been frustrating Driven by dreams By expectations By hope. Fingers stiffly marching Stumbling. Almost giving up I left you behind. Until I hear a piece by Liszt I think to myself I could do that. And I found you again. Keys: White and worn Black and beat Fingers flitting far No longer marching. Flying. My smile broadening Like the crescendo I’m playing. When I find my heart too full of emotions As though it is overfilled My fingers spread across the keyboard. Where my soul spills out the feelings. Into the notes Into the music Into the sound. And I seek peace Among dead composers. Embedded within the blacks and whites, The music fills my soul. My pulse rises to match The pace of your song Each time. I wonder if you realize That even when I’m not with you I count the beats anyways. Now, I play, And the world disappear
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Break the Silence - My New Book

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My Own Book Has Finally Been Published Hello everyone!  This blog has been inactive for a while now but for the past couple months, I've been working on a book and I'd like to share it here!  It's a nonfiction book about domestic violence called Break The Silence , aimed to raise awareness and support for survivors of domestic violence. 
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Review of 'The Midnight Library' by Matt Haig

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Premise :  Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices . . . Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets? A novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived. Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better? Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. Faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a dif
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Book Review of 'Six of Crows' by Leigh Bardugo

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Premise: Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone. . . . A convict with a thirst for revenge A sharpshooter who can’t walk away from a wager A runaway with a privileged past A spy known as the Wraith A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes Kaz’s crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don’t kill each other first. Review: "Better terrible truths than kind lies."           If the author’s name seems familiar, it might be because I’ve read and reviewed Shadow and Bone , also written by her. I liked but didn’t love that series and was kind of expecting a similar reaction to this duology despite the hype, but I was pleasantly surprised! It’s been a w
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A Reversal Poem

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I am unimportant, And I refuse to believe that We can change the world I realize this may be a shock, but Everyone deserves freedom Is a lie The Earth is flat In 30 years, I will tell my children that I have my priorities straight because I.Q Is more important than Saying "I can" I tell you this: Once upon a time Global warming didn't exist But this will not be true in my era Animals are going extinct Experts tell me  The sun will explode I do not conclude that The world will improve In the future, World War 3 will occur No longer can it be said that People are kind It will be evident that Covid-19 will kill everyone It is foolish to presume that  Humanity is Good *NOW READ IT AGAIN FROM BOTTOM TO TOP!* 😊 ~ Candria P.S. Want to be kept updated on my posts? Follow my blog! (Don't worry, no personal info is taken)
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Book Review of 'The Maze Runner' by James Dashner

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Premise: If you ain't scared, you ain't human. When Thomas wakes up in a lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He's surrounded by strangers - boys whose memories are also gone. Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade. Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It's the only way out - and no one's ever made it through alive. Everything is going to change. Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying. Remember. Survive. Run. Review: You’ve probably heard of the Maze Runner, considering it’s a well known novel. In fact, it's up there with all the other popular series’.  [see: Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, the Hunger Games, Divergent, the Mortal Instruments, etc.]  (That is subjective, of course) This has been on my tbr list for a while, and I finally got the chance to read it. Here’s what I thought! Writing Quality/Style: On the positive side, Dashner’s writin
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Book Review of 'Shadow and Bone' by Leigh Bardugo

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Premise: Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling. Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha . . . and the secrets of her heart. Review:      The story of ‘Shadow and Bone’ takes place in an alternate tsarist Russia, known as Ravka, whe
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