Avielle of Rhia

Today's Feature:

Avielle of Rhia

by: Dia Calhoun

Rhia is in the midst of terrible times. The threats of the Black Coats have taken hold and the price for that are the lives of the royal family and hundreds of others. And in this all, is a young girl with silver skin and silver hair, Avielle. The only survivor of the royal family, Avielle hides in fear. Shunned and unloved for the entire span of her life, she knows not what it is, love. She only knows the hate and scorn that others bring upon her and that lives within herself, all because of her likeness to her wicked Dredonian great-great grandmother.

Avielle is an amazing child. As you began with her on her journey, Avielle is riddled with hate, upon hate of distain for herself. Now alone, she mourns for the family that she's lost and the fear that has gripped her in its wake. The hate and contempt Avielle holds for herself calls to you with such a Siren song, as she weaves her own brand of magic and battles herself within to uncover the secrets of herself and her aunt.

Truly captivating as it teaches us the reality of bravery and hatred. A world of our own reality disguised in a world of fantasy and characters of fiction, Dia Calhoun shows us all that the ugly side of yourself can sometimes be one of the most beautiful pieces of strength that you can ever hold.

Rating:
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The Nature of Jade

Today's Featurette:

The Nature of Jade
by: Deb Caletti


"I don't hold back my tears... Nature is never static, I understand. Change is ever-constant, clouds zipping across a sky. It is dynamic, complicated, tangled, mostly beautiful. A moving forward, something newly gained, means that something is lost, too... But I, like nature itself, am strong and resilient. Over the eons, pieces of me had been brave, and I can be brave too." (287)

Jade DeLuna has Panic Attacks and to survive in them she finds solstace in the things that give her peace, like the elephants at the local zoo. As she watches them through the web cam, she sees a boy in a jacket, a red jacket. She becomes fascinated with him and the boy he carries with him as they visit the zoo; and is drawn to them.

The Nature of Jade shows us the raw emotions of life. The effects of change and the true depths of human emotions. Caletti shows us the world of elephants as a mirror image of some of the deepest emotions, how they can feel what we feel as well. How our emotions all connect, and unwind in a flurry of actions and events.

Caletti once more brings out the raw power of emotion through her writing and pulls you forth to understand the strength in Jade and if you look hard enough, the strength you can find in yourself.

Rating:

*****

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On Pointe

Today's Featurette:

On Pointe

by: Lori Ann Grover

The book was simpy amazing! It is written in verse and narrated by the protagonist, Clare Moller. Her dream is to dance in the City Ballet Company and for years she had strived towards that goal, watching all she does, practicing, waiting for her chance to audition... and finally, soon the day is to arrive. But doubt creeps into her mind, what if she can't? What if she doesn't make it and she can't be a dancer?

Lori Ann has crafted a beautiful novel of pain and beauty and grace as well. Of coming to grips with one-self and learning to accept loss and the new things along the way you learn through it. I recommend it well, not just for dancers or lovers of ballet, but for all those who have lost something. On Pointe teaches you that yes, lost is inevitable and things may never turn out like you want them to be; but along the way you can find something you never knew before and come out better than what you would been.

Rating:
**** */2
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