Meet Pickle!

Hi everyone! So I have some very very very exciting news!

Meet Pickle, my foster kitty from VOKRA. So I am quite the cat lover (honestly, you should see my room-- covered with cat posters), so you can't imagine my joy when my mother told me, yes! You may indeed foster with VOKRA! All of a sudden, my dream of over 10 years was becoming reality! Of course, it was only fostering, but it was better than nothing. So I jumped at the opportunity. I sent in my application to VOKRA fostering, and within the week, had gotten my very own precious kitty to look after until he got adopted.

His name? Pickle. And let me tell you-- he is the perfect cat. Ever. Sweet, cute, affectionate, loves to cuddle and play, he is quite everything someone could want in a cat. And for my first foster kitty, I daresay that he is perfect. I cannot say enough about him, so I'll just say: I love him very very much and he deserves the best home of the best. As you can see in the above two photos, he is quite adorable, and he has the very best best expressions ever!

Plus he's so cute when he falls asleep. Cute much? If you think you have the perfect home for him, please do not think twice to send in an adoption application to VORKA, and check out his bio! If you application gets passed, then I will tell you even more about him, with all his adorable quirks, and furry perfections!

You could become the next person his adoring gaze falls on! <3 p="">

One Come Home by Amy Timberlake

'So it comes to this,

I remember thinking on Wednesday, June 7, 1871. The date sticks in my mind because it was the day of my sister's first funeral, and I knew it wasn't her last-- which is why I left.'

A Newbery Honour Book by Amy Timberlake, One Came Home talks about a very special girl by the name of Georgie Burkhardt. Set in the town of Placid, Wisconsin, this book is a journey filled with adventure and mystery, as well as wild pigeons.

In her town, Georgie is known for two very distinguishing things. One, her uncanny aim with a rifle, and two, her habit of being extremely candid. One of these things sets her off on a wild journey, and the other saves her on her wild journey. It all starts with her sister. After Georgie says something that sends her sister running off from home, the sheriff comes back to town with an unidentifiable body wearing Agatha, her sister's, blue-green ball gown. Immediately, everyone assumes the worst. Everyone other than Georgie. Georgie refuses to believe that her sister is truly dead and goes off to find her and bring her back. However, even through her grim determination, Georgie is not well prepared to go out and face the Western frontier. In a journey to find her sister or closure, she will run into hostile people, make a friend by the name of Long-Ears, and learn secrets.

Amy Timberlake really wrote this book extremely well, especially with all the plot twists inside the story. It's an adventure story to the very last, and one that will keep you seeking to find the answers until the very end of the book. I did not expect what found me at the ending, but I was satisfied. It may not have been what I had been looking to find, but worked all the same. It's a very good book, and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys journeys, along with a little touch of drama and romance!

***I give this book a 8.99 out of 10!***

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

And another classic. Everyone known Jane Eyre! Well, if you don't, you should. Just saying! In a classic book about mystery, romance, and deception, Charlotte Bronte writes an amazing book that will suck you in and keep you in Jane Eyre's world.

Orphaned in childhood and despised by the cruel aunt who is her only known relative, Jane Eyre has no one but herself  to trust. Unaided by money, family, nor beauty, Jane must rely on her intelligence and integrity to survive. However, after Jane secures a position as governess in a mysterious, beautiful Thornfield mansion, she becomes deeply enmeshed with her moody employer, Mr. Rochester. But he guards a dark and terrible secret. And it will force Jane to choose between the principles that define her and the only love she has ever known. It's the orphan child that everyone has heard the story of, but with a deep and dark secret. If you dig romance and mystery, this is the book for you.

Admittedly, this book is slightly long, and quite thick, but I ensure you that it will keep you captivated and on the balls of your feet (or the edge of your chair), until you finish. It's a hauntingly good book that will make you fall completely in love with the characters. Charlotte Bronte is really an exceptional author that wrote a completely amazing book!

I recommend this book to everyone around the age of 12 and older, as it is a classic one must read. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and daresay you will too!

***I give this book a 9.67 out of 10.***

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck. Extremely famous author, and rightfully so. I originally got introduced to this book by an English assignment, but it soon because more than just an assignment but a read. I. Love. This. Book. John Steinbeck is truly an amazing author. I'm not even kidding. It's a bloody good book.

 It's a classic. But don't shy from it just because it's a classic, it's good too. Telling of George and his simple friend Lennie, it's a story that you will not forget in a hurry. George and Lennie are the best of friends and at the same time completely different from one another. While George is small, witty, with sharp features, Lennie is much rounder, taller, and very very simple minded. Like all drifters, George and Lennie dream of a place to call their own. However, once they come to work on a ranch in California, their hopes begin to go awry... Will they be able to keep their goals on mind and not get into trouble?

There's no doubt about it being good. It's great. It's timeless. It's a classic. It's everything in one. And John Steinbeck is a downright amazing author. But it's also a short read. Consisting of only 107 pages, it's short, easy, and captivating. I really enjoyed it and I found it fascinating that John Steinbeck could make such short a story so good. Really, the book may be thin, but I assure you that the context is not.

I recommend this to all high school kids, and all adults as well. It's honestly an amazing book that everyone should make the effort to read. And if you didn't like it, it didn't even take much of your time anyways.

***I give this book a 9.78 out of 10.***

Looking For Alaska by John Green

Another John Green novel, another awesome book. Duh. Amazing, devastating, breath catching, inspiring, and compelling. It's all of that and more. I swear, I have no clue how John Green writes such amazing and empathetic books that stir you right down to your heart.

So, customary things first. John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars, An Abundance of Katherines, Will Grayson Will Grayson, and Looking For Alaska, is great. He's amazing. He's awesome. Alright, on with the book.

Miles Halter, the protagonist is fascinated with last words. Plus he's had enough with his safe life at home.So when he goes off to boarding school, lots of changes await him. Including clever, funny, screwed up and dead sexy Alaska Young. Alaska Young will pull Miles Halter into her labyrinth and shoot him into the Great Perhaps. Tragic, hilarious, and touching all at once, this book will make you laugh and cry at the same time, exactly like The Fault in Our Stars, except without cancer. 'Nuff said.

Once you pick this book up you will not be able to put it down until you finish the whole book. Be warned. I recommend this book to every single teen and older in the world. Yes, there are mentions about drugs and such, but get over it. Facts of life.

Absolutely amazing book. Tons of plot, enough romance, and adventure. It's a story to keep anyone up until 3am reading.

***I give this book a 101 out of 10!!!***

The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

I picked this book up expecting it to be absolutely downright amazing! However, great expectations are bound to fall short. I mean, sure, I liked the book, but it wasn't breathtakingly amazing...

'Fire wants to burn.

Water wants to flow.

Air wants to rise.

Earth wants to bind.

Chaos wants to devour.'

Yep, it's another magic and elements book. Many of you are probably familiar with Cassandra Clare and Holly Black, but if not, they're both pretty good authors (although Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instrument series.... Yeah... No.) that you should check out if you have the time.

This book tells about one very interesting boy by the name of Callum Hunt. Now, in this world, most kids would do anything to pass the Iron Trial. Except for Callum Hunt. Nope, his very wish is to fail. So he tries his best to fail. And miserably fails at failing. Now the Magisterium waits for him, looming with its secrets in Callum's path. Little does Callum know that the Iron Trial is just the very beginning to his magical and unknown future.

This was an alright read, the action kept the story rolling and the plot kept things mysterious and on edge, but if I were to pick one thing, it would be that the story lost me at places, especially when big revelations happened one after another, which kept me spinning around in the dark. I had to reread a couple of paragraphs, but other than that, it was mostly on track.

I recommend this book to people who enjoy adventure or fantasy reads, and especially to any magic fans. It's not an overly thick read so you won't get too tired of it before you put it down, and it's good to carry around, in my opinion!

***I give this book a 8.2 out of 10***