Freedom of Speech

Throughout the years, we've been told that we should follow our beliefs. However, each time we want to believe in our ideals and follow our own path we are being judged. It doesn't matter at last if you are a Christian or an Islam follower, what really matters is being allowed to belief what you belief. “Freedom of religion is a fundamental human right that protects the conscience of all people”(Newsroom). Even though this is a natural right, a lot of people don't respect it. They even take advantage of it, and the people behind it.

People are being segregated not only because of their ethnicity but for this as well. The only way to be free to belief in what you want, is only if the others accept it. Majority wins in this case. In the U.S for example, the people are in a religious persecution or in a “societal prejudice”. However, religious freedom isn't only co-existing with the issues it demands, but also with obligations. If you are living freely, your job is to maintain the freedom of the others, especially the vulnerable.Everyone deserves to live equally. This creates reliability to the nation's strength and it enforces the ideals of nationalism.

A country, state, or nation is as free as one want it to be. The majority's decides if they'd want to live in tension and terror or if they'd want to remain calm and live in peace within others. Religious Freedom promotes stability and peace between others, but when it is limited or even prohibited it creates violence which mostly end up with multiple deaths. As much as some people believe religious freedom should be banned, it is better to avoid disputes in the future

-Daniella Carrillo

"Why We Need Religious Freedom." Www.mormonnewsroom.org. N.p., 03 Feb. 2012. Web. 12 June 2017.

"It Wasn't a Date It Was A Nightmare"

Synopsis

Kerry found the truth about Donald and it turns out that he tried to kill him. Lt. Hart told Kerry to stay in the house but Mandy managed to convince him otherwise. They went to a cabin were they were "supposed" to be safer but actually Kerry was in more danger. Mandy was the one that called Kerry threatening him and she tried to kill him. Thankfully, Donald appeared and saved the day! and he explained to Kerry that Mandy's real name was Nancy... and that he met her at the mental hospital.

Secrets In Between The Lines...

"He was nothing, nothing but a howl, a terrified, agonized howl"(188)

I can see that he is suffering not only from the pain but also for the lies he felt for. After the rough year Kerry's been through nobody would've expected that Mandy...I mean Nancy were to put up such a façade. Specially on someone so innocent as Kerry, he didn't deserve this.


"Then there had been that odd, pleased smile, so out of place, so mysterious, that smile he had caught on her face the night he regained his memory"(169).
Everything was just so mysterious, so peculiar. Kerry might've perceived something wrong during the past few days he have been with Mandy but it have never crossed his mind that she was the responsible of all the terrifying nights, all the threatening calls, all the hope she had planted inside Kerry.

Final Thoughts

I honestly can't believe that it was all just a lie and the worst part is that Kerry fell for it. Who would've imagined that someone would be sick enough to play with someone's emotions in such a way! I loved this book so much, it was really entertaining and different. I've never read a story with such a raw ending but I was hooked onto it throughout the mysterious tale. I really wanted this book to end in a happy ending but R.L Stine is known for giving people goosebumps so who knows...what will happen next.

Almost There!

Synopsis

Kerry got a call, the same threatening call but this time he realized it wasn't who he thought it was. He had bumbed into Margo and she told him that she didn't knew any Mandy and she didn't set him up with her either. Ring! another phone call but this time it was Donald... Later when Kerry was hanging out with Mandy she told him that someone was following her and she believed it was Donald. They got into a car crash and he revived the accident he had with Amanda and Donald. 

Secrets In Between The Lines...

"Kerry was relieved that his father had decided to play the role of policeman rather than outraged father"(125).

I can relate to this quote because a lot of times that I have gotten myself into trouble my parents would completely outrage instead to be calm and patient. I can see that Kerry is beggining to have a close and bonding relationship with his father. After all they've been through I can see that Lt. Hart wants to make things right.

"He saw it all. He heard it. He smelled it. Smelled the blood, the burning rubber, smelled the horror"(153).

I can imagine the scenario in which Kerry has gotten himself in. I can imagine myself being in the scene because of the powerful imagery Stine applies in each word he uses. After the past year that Kerry couldn't remeber anything he suddenly has an abrupt flashback that he can even feel, see, smell, and taste what have really happened. Was it his fault?

Final Thoughts

I don't know why I think that the person that has been calling Kerry threatening him is Mandy. She is a very suspicious girl and as Kerry said, "she is rare, she is different". Also, he had his flashback when he was in the car with Mandy and they almost got themselves into a car crash. Was it Mandy's fault? Is Donald dangerous or is he trying to help Kerry? Was Mandy the one that provoked that flashback? I am almost at the end of the story and I can wait to find answers to the questions that are swirling in my head.

Gone With The Wind

Synopsis

Lately, Kerry has been dreaming about Donald. They were in a canoe headind to a waterfall. Ring! a phone woke him up. Finally he went back to sleep and dreamed about Mandy. The next morning, Lt. Heart had some bad and worrisome news, he told Kerry that Donad have escaped. He have been protecting Kerry since then. He explained to him that they were in a car crash with Donald, his girlfriend and Kerry. AMANDA which was the name of the girl, died. The next day, the day of the dance Mandy escaped after a vicious kiss and when Kerry wento looking for her he run through the football players. They apologyzed. After the dance kerry and Mandy went to his car but it was completely destroyed.

Secrets In Between The Lines

"Kerry felt wonderful. The sun beat down, making him feel warm and comfortable all over"(82).

When Kerry dreams it is like his way of running away from trouble of any kind. The imagery Stine applies makes me imagine how hard it was for Kerry believe that for all this time, his best friend, his protector was gone. He feels safe in his imagination. However, Why would his dad hid the fact that Donald was alive? Why wouldn't it be "safe" for him to know where his brother was?

"His father's voice floated nearby, then drifed away as Kerry's own thoughts broke into his counciosness"(91).

This tale is full emotion and sacrifice. Lt. Hart has been acting strange lately but it turns out that he was just trying to help and protect his son. Donald has been missing for a year according to Kerry, but just thinking that his brother is still alive, made him remeber how much he has relied on him. How much he had missed him. Did he feel mad/ Dissapointed? Or just relieve?

Final Thoughts

I just can't believe that for all this time his family made him feel all this pain. Why woud Lt. Hart protect Kerry from his own brother? Is he dangerous? I just want to find more answers to the questions that are swirling in my head. I really hope that Mandy won't break Kerry's heart, that she isn't mad at all. Kerry has been through so much which reminds me of Callie of the previous book I was sucked into. I am enthusiastic about the next few pages I will read.

Oh Snap!

Synopsis

Day dreaming about your crush like...

After all this time Kerry took the time to daydream about Amanda all the time. He stood her up, she must have been angry! Somone called him several times but it wasn't her, it kept repeating a strange phrase in a loud and obnoxious way. After a few days, Amanda called Kerry and it ruen out her real name is Mandy... Why does he heard Amanda on the first place? Moving on from the misunderstanding, they set up for another date and after some football players attacked Kerry (before they knew the quarterback got up from his coma), he asked Mandy for the upcoming dance.

Secrets In Between The Lines

"He stared through the housand tiny drops of light, and it all came very clear to him.

He had played the trick on himself"(41).

People keep making him look like a worthless person, like isn't worth it spending time with. Why does everyone treats Kerry like this? Is Mandy really interested in him? Why did she give him a wrong address? She told Kerry that Margo (an old friend of Kerry) was responsible of making the blind date. But based on everything Kerry has been through with Mandy, Should he trust her?

"Realizing that he was being captivated, thet she had managed to to completely win him over with just a few smiles and touches.

Was she doing it delibaretely?"(73).

It looks like Kerry is desperate to being loved, specially of someone special. However, we only know mandy a little bit and she seems kind of stalker. She called him first, gave him a fake address god knows why, and she is playing with Kerry like a feelingless doll. What are Mandy's intentions?

Final Thoughts

This book is so hard to comprehend sometimes because it is all connected meaningfully. You have to read very carefully because there are lots and lots and lots of details that are hidden in between the lines. It might as first sound like a inference or prediction but it sure counts as a fact later on. This book is full of meaningful messages that has kept me precessing at the time just like the strength Kerry posses. I really hope Mandy isn't going to be any kind of macabre issue for depressive Kerry.

Wait...What

Synopsis

In this book called "Blind Dtate" by R.L Stine, drama is introduced in a new way. Mainly, the book so far is telling the story of Kerry, a high-school student however he is not an average teenager at all. His brother, Donald, has disappeared, he "accidentaly broke the leg of the leg quarterback and lately a girl (Amanda...maybe)has been calling him. They chatted for a couple of minutes but she was kind of unusual. He asks her out only to find out that the girl in the house on the street she told Kerry to go pick her up is dead...

Secrets In Between The Lines

"Kerry climed the creaky steps quickly in the dark, walked into his small room, ducking his head automatically beneath the low celeing, and flung himself onto the bed with a loud sigh. He planned to lie there for a long while and feel sorry for himself"(14).

I feel sorry for Kerry because everything is happening so fast. Just a couple of months ago his big brother Donald has dissapeared and he doesn't know why. He and his father, L.T Hart, are very reserved they don't share a lot with each other. And on top of that he feels alone. He doesn't have anyone to take too, and this girl.... how can we know she is trustworthy?

"Kerry felt a sudden dizziness. It lasted only a second, just long enough to make him feel evenworse, even more frightened"(40).

Why would someone play such a cruel joke on Kerry? I mean sure he ruined the team by breaking the leg of the quarterback but Was it just payback? Was it Amanda that played him a joke? He has been through a lot. It made him feel even more insecure and traped than ever.

Final Thoughts

This book is so awesome. I've only read the first few pages and I am 100% hooked into it. It is very mysterious which makes the context of the story a little bit tricky to decipher. It contains a lot of foreshadowing which makes the tale more engaging. Everything about it, the characters and the setting is so perfect to the story they are telling. I can't wait to read further into the book and find more clues that are hidden in between the lines.

And Now, The End Is Near

Synopsis

Callie and her mom have a talk and Callie is beginning to like the idea of lying in order to be free. After a couple of days Callie was expecting that Salde would visit her, but he never did. Chief Jenkins also talked to Callie, andhe told her that the knife was property of Katherine's house. Finally Callie is free to go, but with 2 conditions. She broke these conditions because she went to look for Slade that have been gone. She found him and spent the night with him, the next morning the police found them. They weren't looking for Callie, they were looking for Slade becasue he was the REAL murderer. Slade gets arrested and Dakota explains what happened between her, Katherine, Callie and Slade.

Secrets In Between The Lines...

"She's right. For the first time in what seems like forever, I have a smile on my face"(234).

Like I said before a lot of times, Callie had a rough past, a rough life. Everyone thought she was the real murderer for all this time. Although, it wouldn't be hard to believe based on everything that happened in her past with Katherine and her other "friends". Callie believe that she is free, phisically, but emotionally I believe she is trapped once again.

"I'm still looking up at Slade. Tears have begun to roll down his cheeks.

And that's how I know it's true"(244).

I don't think it is fair for Callie to suffer so much. Specially from a person that she loves so much! Slade lied to Callie, he even helped her hide from the police but never had the guts to tell her that all this drama was his fault. WHY?!

Final Thoughts

I can't believe I finished the book. It is by far the best book I have read this year. The twist at the end was my favourite part of the book. It is like living in the story. I followed Callie every single step throught her journey and felt the same nerves she perceived. Callie definetely grew up as an adult and she is now more aware of what is happening on her surroundings. It has been without a doubt a journey for me too. I've been into this book sice the very beginning and I can't wait to read the next one from this trilogy. I strongly recommend this book to anyone that loves mystery and obiously DRAMA.