The Pen and Inkpot

The end has come and I want to read the whole thing again. The happy end that I was waiting for left my mind inventing the rest of the assumably happy lives of Jacob Portman and Emma Bloom. The style of this book was about the same as the others with mystery after mystery unfolding. Betrayal, discovery and heartbreak are throughout the book and shocking twists make the plot impossible to guess. It is a grand final story of the peculiar children but if you want to read this, first read Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and Hollow City because they play a remarkable role in the build up of the story. (Also, this summary may contain spoilers for those who haven't read the first two books and wish not to know the beginning of Library of Souls) The story begins with Jacob as everything changes with a sound. Jacob goes from the most useless peculiar to the most important and needed peculiar. He is trusted with the lives of his friends when they are captured. But in...

Have you ever had that victorious feeling of having enough spare time to watch a movie but then not knowing which one to watch? Or have you invited friends over for a chilled movie night but couldn't find that perfect movie? Then this is the post for you. I have compiled a list of a few "feel good films" suitable for watching with friends (or without) so that you can feel good at the end of your next movie! The Greatest Showman A (relatively) new release movie which has some people singing along and other people covering their ears. "The Greatest Showman" is a musical that follows the (somewhat true) story of P.T Barnum who founded the first Circus. This movie highlights important issues about acceptance, racism and vanity and although admittedly it is cliche and recycles a typical romantic storyline, it is the perfect 'feel good movie' for any lovers of musicals.  The Holiday This movie is a bit of a 'chic filck', romantic c...

This is the second book I have received from the company Once Upon a Book Club and I was a little hesitant to read it. The novel is a romance war novel which seems a little out of place for a young adult novel but I found it quite enjoyable. It was the heartwarming story of one woman's journey towards independence, friendship and first love. An inspirational and insightful novel about life away from the battle fields of World War II crossed with the point of view of a girl pining for a man she can't have. "In Another Time" made for an interesting combo. It is 1942 and Maise Mcall is doing her part for the war as a lumber jill for the Women's Timber Corps. Out in the Scottish highlands, she has gotten independence, friends, a few more muscles and some nasty blisters. Felling trees is hard work compared to her normal life back home, but Maisie won't turn back. A small pleasure that the ladies at the WTC are provided is the local dances. Dancing with her ...

This is a popular YA novel that I thought looked sweet and decided to read. I'm not usually into romance novels but this one was ok. It was unique and quirky and explored much deeper topics than just two teens falling in love. Eleanor is the strange one. New in town, wearing funky clothes with red, frizzy hair. She couldn't stick out more if she tried. Park is quiet and reserved. Black t-shirt and headphones on, hoping no one sits in the seat next to him on the bus. These two very different individuals meet and slowy fall for each other. Late night chats and a love for comic books bring this couple dangerously close. If they take another step they could just...                                                                              fall. This novel did lots of things we...

I always think of poetry as a very broad term and the writer can seem to get away with writing whatever they like in whatever structure they like these days. The only problem with that is now we don't know how to start writing a poem when there are so many styles to write in. In this post I will give you a few tips on how to write poetry that is unique and sounds good when spoken aloud.  Iambic Pentameter If you have read any of Shakespeare's works, you may have picked up his use of iambic pentameter. In simple terms, iambic pentameter is stressing certain syllables in a line of poetry. There are five sets of two syllables and in each set of two syllables there is usually one strong and one weak beat.  For example: I soar / a- cross / the sky / a- bove In this example, the bold syllable is stressed more and throughout the line, the stressed syllable alternates with a weaker syllable. You don't have to follow iambic pentameter exactly (I don't), I jus...

Madeline was diagnosed with a rare form of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency when she was a baby. In other words, she is allergic to the world. Unidentifiable triggers cause bouts of sickness so she has stayed in her house for the past seventeen years. When Olly and his family move in next door, Madeline watches from her window, entranced by Olly's freedom and appreciation of the world. When they start messaging online, it doesn't occur to her that she would be given the opportunity to meet him, or that they would fall in love. You would think that a story from the point of view of someone who cannot ever leave the house would be quite boring. But you would be wrong. Madeline sees the world from a different point of view and she helps the reader see like this too. 'Everything Everything' is a very original novel unlike anything I have read before. The story was told in a variety of ways including emails, drawings, schedules and other miscellaneous scraps of the ...

I was recommended this novel by a librarian based on my love for mysteries and at first I was unsure of whether I would like it. It turned out to be far better than I expected. Although the mystery of the novel wasn't mind boggling, it did give the reader a close connection to the characters and gave an insight into the life of one unfortunate girl. The main character goes through many conflicting emotions and the author has done well to express them efficiently without boring the reader.  Lauren Matthews has always known she was adopted, but that is all that she knows. Her parents refuse to tell her anything else about where she came from. One day, eager to find out about her past, Lauren goes on a website called missing-Children.com, and finds an American girl named Martha Lauren Purditt, who went missing less than two months before Lauren was adopted. This seems like more of a coincidence until Lauren embarks on an adventure with her friend, Jam, and discovers that the ...