A Few More that Caught My Eye

 I saw a few more to add to this list of great lines et al.

This one comes from my North Connection again, but via Sassy 'n Shit (a moniker I think is awesome). 

Your heart is the hardest thing to convince when it's time to let someone go.

Another Great One (or Two)

As anyone who reads this blog will know, I love reposting content that hits me deeply in my soul from a Twitter user I follow (see more HERE)

Today's are poignant and powerful as well.

First from Skywatcher is this one on ghosts:

Some people, although living and breathing, must remain ghosts, unreachable, by their own choosing. 

Couple From Up North

As you all know I glommed onto a Twitter account with some terrific, and poetic content, (see more of it HERE) that every now and then I like to repost and share because some of them hit me. 

Today's was definitely a hitter. It comes from Your Devil:

I can't save you. I don't even want to. I spend and inordinate amount of energy just to be able to function in this dysfunctional world. If you can't meet me half way then we have nothing. I won't let you drown both of us.

This next one, from Jess, is simple, straightforward, and powerful as well:

Silence screams the loudest answers. 

Evershade, evershades, ever shade, ever shades, shades of Betsy

Soulmates

 Several on soulmates today. 

I saw one that caught my eye by Jasmine. She wrote:

Soulmates always find each other. 

I agreed. Or I like to think I do. But it made This is Fine write:

Do soulmates even exist?

Yet More for Evershade

 I've been posting lately to the Ever Shades label (see here) and really it's become a holding place for all those little bon mots that I can't put anywhere else. 

The first is simple and and thoughtful and it hit me when I read it. Why not keep it here?

You cannot change them by loving them harder.

Too true. Sometimes you love them by leaving them alone. Maybe they come back. Often they don't.

Starling Lines

I got to watch a real cute movie the other day with Melissa McCarthy and Kevin Kline. It was called the "The Starling." And although there wasn't a ton to recommend it, Melissa McCarthy is so cute and fun that she can just about turn even a stinker movie into a winner. 

There was one moment though, . . . almost two, that got me.

Quick Review: Grydscaen

 I'm not sure if this is the author's first novel or not, but it reads like one. There are some interesting ideas, and the writing is grammatically sound and free of errors, but there is a lot of telling the reader what's happening. 

This book and the author's writing tends to lead the reader feeling like he is outside the action just looking in, rather than an integral part of the book and the writing. There are few things better than feeling as though you, as a reader are a part of the book and the writing, and you're on a roller coaster, going up and down with the main characters, being taken away. 

The author's writing doesn't bring the reader to that place. Instead it keeps you at arm's length. I wish it was more engaging because it's smacks of Neil Ferguson's Snowcrash, a book that I loved. I look forward to more from this author, but this wasn't what I was hoping for. 

Just One This Week

 Once more in the Ever Shade label, a simple yet long one. Spoke to me. Maybe to you too.

It wasn't personal to her, but it was to him. She was like a tidal wave when he could barely tread water. He just wanted to know her, but that was too much. Still she stayed, in the back of his mind, and all he could hope for was that she truly knew he'd always be there for her.

That one hit me.

Evershade, evershades, ever shade, ever shades, shades of Betsy

More Ever Shades

I've fallen in love with these Ever Shade posts (see here), and really enjoy being on the lookout for new ones to post each week. Here's this weeks sample:

This first one comes by way of "austere" and she says:

Asking yourself if their feelings were real, will destroy your heart.

Quick Review: Rise from Slumber

 Whenever I review a book I try to limit it to several things, the author’s intent, the writing style, the mechanics, and the overall story. On two of these, Qatarina Wanders fails. 

If I were a tween girl I would love Rise from Slumber. This must be who it’s written for. The story is light and superficial, the characters are caricatures, and the dialogue is unbelievable. Worst of all, the story tries to be quick and substantial, but comes off as slow and superficial. 

That being said, the writing is solid. The mechanics and the style aren’t all together bad, I just wish I could give a damn about the story and the characters. The author tries to instill a sense of mystery and intrigue but fails completely enough that I had to force myself to keep turning pages. Worse? I didn’t like the main character at all. This is always the worst aspect for me. I want to involve myself in the main character’s life, I want to care. Instead I wanted nothing to do with the main character. I wanted her only to finish up quickly and move on so I could as well. And the intrigue? The mystery? I didn’t care. 

There are some good things, but for me it wasn’t enough to overcome the bad.