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  Deer in the Moonlight by Yosa Buson In pale moonlight the wisteria’s scent comes from far away. Yosa Buson   Haikus are the embodiment of being short and precise. Since they are so short, they leave a lot of blank spaces for the reader to fill in. In the Moonlight is definitely a more traditional Haiku, written by Yosa Buson in the mid-17th century. You might point out that it doesn’t follow the typical 5-3-5 syllable pattern, but that is due to the translation. The reverence to nature definitely follows typical Haiku thought. The first line is very straightforward, and similar to many older Haikus, and sets a setting in nature for the next two lines. As a reader, you already start to associate other senses, such as a serene silence just from the idea of a pale moon. The second line adds in smell, the flowery scent of the hanging lavender plant, native to Japan. We have been given some concrete visualization, and also as typical of Haiku poems, the last line opens ...

     After I discovered Jurassic Park at my grandparents house, I searched for anything to satisfy my dinosaur craving. I looked far and wide until I found out that Jurassic Park had a lesser known sequel, adapted into a pathetic film. I was intrigued. Hoping that the writer would offer a clean narrative on the repercussions of the disaster in the last book, I picked it up and read.       Years after the disaster on Isla Nublar, Ian Malcolm, the mathematician that survived the events of the last book, is trying to hide his knowledge of the park. Not only is Malcolm trying to hide something, but the Costa Rican government must cover up the suspicious prehistoric lizards wash up on the shore, and the reports of strange animals.  But when an increasingly determined scientist searches for clues, and suspects Malcolm knows something, he decides to visit the island that seemingly has everything to do with it. On this island he discovers the buried horro...

  SPOILERS AHEAD!!!! King's Cage is the third book following the Red Queen series. King's Cage starts where Glass Sword left off and Mare is imprisoned to Maven in an attempt to save her friends.  Maven meets the Lakelander king and marries the princess of the Lakelands. Many of the noble households of Norta are getting tired and angry with Maven and act against him. But as Maven and Iris tie the knot of the 2 kingdoms, the Scarlet Guard shows up to save Mare and the other newbloods that were held prisoners at Whitefire palace. Evangeline and her family take refuge in the Rift, where they want to establish their own independent kingdom. For a while, Mare practices with the rebels in hiding as the army of Maven prepares to invade Corvium and retake it from the Guard. With the assistance of the noble houses in rebellion, the Guard defends it. After the war, a  meeting is held when it is revealed that the noble houses want Cal to rule Norta and that he must marry Evangeline...

  So I started The Song of Achilles because it was one of the most recommended books, but I finished it because it was one of the most captivating books I’ve ever read.  You fall in love with all the characters, then they will be genius-ly destroyed. Right off the bat I loved the main character, Patroclus, and the way he spoke was a bit detached but very metaphorical and descriptive. The author includes some ancient Greek into the dialogues, and weaves the setting and plot into the narration so well, she makes it all seem real. I instantly felt invested in Patroclus, and soon Achilles. I basked in the sun of their youth and young love, but all throughout there was a sense of nostalgia in Patroclus’ narration.  Their epic love could never survive. The same differences in roles, the same glorious setting, the excitement and energy of their youth, the same problems that made them so awesome, will also ruin them. She rips her characters to the next setting right after they g...