Poem

The golden field of blowing grass.

I can remember a long, long expanse stretching out as far as the eye can see, out into the distance.

I stand atop a 

tall and thin

hill, with a small

cement platform on

 top. the platform

 has a green

metal bench on it,

to the left of me.

The bench is made up

of green strips of 

metal that are curved

to create the shape of a seat. Near where the hill 

begins to even out, there is a red bush. the bush is red because 

of its leaves and stems, which are really more burgundy. the bush is thorny as well,

but not in a way that would cause pain, because the thorns are large, and somewhat dull. 

The sun is seeping behind the suburbs that lie past the hills, each picturesque home just as clean and crisp as the next. How is it that I can remember this exact scene with such accuracy, but have no recollection or explanation of where or when it happened?

Tangerine

I have mixed feelings about this book. For one thing, it does do a good job setting an interesting place for the characters to interact in. The town of Tangerine feels amazing. And speaking of, there are some good characters, too. Paul's friends, like Victor, and Gino are good characters. I also like how Paul actually has to build his friendships from something. Its not like he just waltzed on in, and boom, he's popular. his friends don't even start out liking him at all, and knowing Paul, yah, that's pretty apt, but i'll get to that in a sec. So Good setting, good writing style, some good characters, what don't I like? Well, there's one problem with the book, and sadly, it's a pretty big one. paul, the main character just isn't likable. he's preachy, he's mopey, it's shown that he's intelligent, but it's really inconsistent. It didn't ruin the book for me, bout still, I think it should be addressed. Overall, Tangerine is a good read. Hopefully, you can take what I say into consideration, and see if this seems up your ally.

Shiver

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

This book seemed like a pretty unapologetic cash-in on the werewolf craze a few years back. The story centers around Grace, a teenage girl who isn't scared of all of the wolves that plague the woods around her house, just because she was once dragged into the woods by them and they didn't even eat her that much. smart girl. There's also a guy named Sam who is a werewolf but every year turns human or something... the whole thing was really convoluted and the magic involved was never really explained. the story line is pretty forgettable, to be honest. at the end of the day, there's nothing that is really that bad about it, its just really forgettable. I would probably not recommend this book to anyone.