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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.

Wait... What Just Happened

Synopsis

Callie was at a subway station with 4 other people. It turns out they were there on purpose because of Callie's phone. But wasn't it un-traceable? Once again she is hiding in a van and suddenly she sees a lawyer come out of Mia's house also Griffen and 2 men dressed in black. Perhaps Mia & Griffen have something to do with the crime. After some other encounters, Callie is now determined to talk to Congresswoman Jenkins. After getting some sleep, Callie recounts what Mia said when she confronted Katherine. At last Callie gets to talk to the Congresswoman and she asks her some questions about Slade... She hides again but this time she gets caught by Chief Jenkins. Callie is being questioned and if she "admits" she killed Katherine she could go free...

Secrets In  Between The Lines...

"You'll do it because you have nothing else to lose"(166).

This quote is kinda right in the situation of Callie because her life is basically very complicated. Her brother Sebastian is in jail and everyone thinks her family is weird. Then, Katherine made Callie break up with Slade because she felt like saying it to her. And last but definetely not least, People thinks that Callie is the main reason why Katherine is dead. 

"The thing about how it used to be that kids had to be good at something, but now all you need is to be born rich?"(216).

I could definetely relate to this quote because even there is always thta group of girls or guys that have a big amount of money. The people that have the latest phone, or the clothes that are trending. Even little kids nowadays have more tecnological stuff that we do now. Back in the day, you were popualr if you were a cheerleader or a football player for example. 

Final Thoughts

The book is getting to an end and I am exited and nervous. I really hope that Callie is smart enough so she regrets the offer of "pretending" she is guilty. Now Callie is beginning to trust only in her instinct and not her friends. She saw a lwayer come out of Mia's house and Griffen with two men dressed in black! What does that mean? Are they betraying Callie? HOw do they even know each other? I am expecting that Callie is left free because nobody deserves to be unhappy, specially if you're being incriminated.

What If...

Synopsis

While Callie was talking with Griffen he told her that he received threatening messages saying they wanted to kill him AND Katherine! Since the chief police is Dakota's uncle Callie is starting to believe that he is "protecting" her. People now know how Callie looks like because the police found the bag with her hair in it. For that matter she needs to hide but she doesn't want to. She goes to a soccer game where she can mix with people (THERE WAS SLADE) but the police arrived. She manages to escape and goes to Jerry's house (Sebastian's best frind) because he was a computer wiz. He couldn't recover the deleted Griffen messages but he made her phone untresable. Callie calls Slade and he want t see face-to-face and that makes Callie suspicious. After talking to Slade she remembers that the knife that killed Katherine was the same she saw at Dakota's house. Fair enpugh, Callie confronts Dakota through text messages.

Secrets In Between The Lines...

"'I love you Cal'

'I love you Slade,' I believed it in my head, but it wasn't what I was feeling in my heart"(126)

Katherine is a really big influence inside Callie's mind. Callie always makes me assume that making what other people want just to fit in also known as peer pressure is a bad thing. But she always do was Katherine tell her to do. On the other hand, Slade wanted to see Callie face-to-face and he also told the cops that they talked... Is Slade trying to betray Callie just as everybody else? IS he trying to get revenge?

"'I CAN HELP you get what you want'

'But there's always a catch right? Something I'll have to do for you?'"(140).

Interested people be like...

This is exactly what I meant. There is never going to be one person that offers himself/herself for help without asking for something. This is why I believe that  Dakota and Slade are together behind this because they both are angry for one reason. Slade is "mad" with Callie because she dumped him. And Dakota is "angry" or jelaous of Callie because Katherine was starting to like Callie more than her. Perhaps they both want revenge.

Final Thoughts

Little by little the secets are starting to reveal and I am so exited to finally find out the truth behind this exceptional story. The characters' personality are beginning to rise and expose their true self. Callie is starting to really know her so-called-friends and seeing the with new eyes. She is having her own clues and she is coming to her own conclusions. But she was already incriminated,What if her clues are wrong? What if she ends up incriminating someone else? Going against someone requires courage, power and valuable information.

XOXO Gossip Girl

Synopsis

Callie recounts her experience with Slade and what happened between them and why Katherine had a big role in their break up. When Slade returns with the stuff Callie needed to disguise herself, they realize that the picture of Callie next to the dead body is VIRAL. While they are in the abandoned building they have time to talk, and hey discuse and argue the chances that Dakota has to be the murderer. Callie decides to take a walk and enters a store, in a newspaper in a big headline, she is shocked  because police thinks that "Sex Assault" is the reason of the murder. She goes visit Tallon (one of her friends) but she wouldn't tell anything about Dakota to her, but she gave her a name that was very important in this case "Griffen". After escaping from the police once again, Callie founds Griffen and he gives her valuable information about Dakota.

Secrets In Between The Lines...

"My only chance is to act like I'm just another punk with someplace to go.

It's a good thing they can't hear the thudding of my heart"(67).

Reading this chapter..

I feel pitty for Callie because she has a scary past. Her brother Sebastian is in jail and because of that people don't find it hard to believe that she killed Katherine. 'Don't judge a book by it's cover' they are incriminating Callie for a silly misunderstanding, they only have  picture and rumors to "prove" that she is guilty. And in top of that her so called friends and by that I mean "Dakota" she didn't made any effort in helping Callie when She found her. That puts matter into perspective.

"Why did Mia write that she had to meet me face-to-face?(88).

Is it just me or another friend is going to betray poor Callie. Bcause as far as I know Mia is one of Katherine's minions. Or perhaps she actually thinks that Callie doesn't have anything to do with the murder. Although, Mia was one of the "end of the table" girls so perhaps she was the one that killed Katherine for revenge from everything she had done to her. At the end of the day KAtherine wa a pure hipocrite.

Final Thoughts

This book is so far AMAZING. It has a lot of recherche twists that makes you rethink the setting and the purpose. It contains a lot of mistery and suspense at the same time that hooks you to the book in an unpredictable way. Every single ,tiny, little event is so well described that just makes the setting and the story feel REAL. I feel like I am traveling in a world full of intimacy and unsolved enigmas. I just hope that the incrimination won't lead to any further dramatic events.

Oh Darling

Synopsis

"Blood On My Hands' written by Todd Strasser is an incredible yet misterious engaging book. This story begins in the night in which Callie Carson found Katherine's (a high school "Regina George") DEAD body lying on the ground, with a knife covered completely with blood. Dakota (one of Katherine's minions) found Callie and incriminated her saying she killed her. Everything is just happening so fast, Callie hears the sirens of the cops and she runs to hide in a children's playhouse, there she narrates her story with Katherine and how she made Callie brake up with her boyfriend "Slade". She begins to imagine what will happen when the police arrives and she recounts what happened with her brother Sebastian just a couple years ago. Hours later, Callie called Slade, at first he didn't answered but he ended helping her escape from the reality.

Secrets In Between The Lines..

"Sebastian, made national news by bludgeoning our father nearly to death with a two-by-four, leaving him brain damaged and mute and paralyzed from neck down. What's so hard to believe? Like brother, like sister, right?"(6)

I don't believe it is fair for Callie to still blame herself on things that he didn't even do. Ok maybe her brother was a little clumsy back then but they need to focus on the present not the past. It is funny how people only recognize all the bad things instead of the good deeds people do. Perhaps Callie was a very smart student with a bright future, but she will only be remembered about this only thing. "The Murder Of Katherine".

"Neighbors gossiped. Rumors spread. People around town began to avoid us. Mom sank inward and became depressed and withdrawn.

I ran."(16)

Gossip be like...

In my point of view, "I ran" makes me belive it is Callie's version of escape from reality. Escape from everythings that does her any type of harm. Escape from the people that jusge her and criticize her in any way. People don't actually realize how much harm they are making to people. Just like Katherine, all her life she made fun of people, she didn't care what she did and the consequences seemed preety rough in my opinions. Just like the saying says "keep your friends close, and your enemies closer".

Final Thoughts

This book is the so entertaining and captivating. My mind in 100% into this book as I flip the pages one by one. Just by reading these few pages so much hints and details have been revealed. the foreshadowing is making the story more misterious and creepy. My only thought right now is Why would anyone incriminate Callie? and Why would anyone kill Katheirne in the first place? This questions are haunting me and the only way to find an answer to them in by keep reading. I just hope that the real murderer is revealed, but who knows what will happen...

It Never Ends

Synopsis

A package arrives and guess from who? DADDY! A play is arriving and Opal is the main character, obviously Garnet is helping with the scenario. A while passed and clumsy Garnet bumped into Nathan Brown but he actually invited her to a baseball game of his. On the way home from school Charlie was talking about how he might die soon, and it actually happened. He died the next day and Garnet was extremely sad. Days later, the play arrived and this time there were not any disruptions. So, they day of this "prestigious" game arrived and Nathan lost and he was mad at Garnet again. When she arrived aunt Julia said that Daddy called and that he will come to pick them up...

Some Secrets In The Lines

"Dreams are funny things. You carry them around for so long they become as much a part of your breath itself."(277)

I relate myself so much in this quote because it have happened to me that dreams haunt you. Specially memories. I like the way in which the author uses similes to express how Garnet felt, It made me perceive and visualize in the situation Garnet was in and how difficult that may have been for her. How much she struggled this year but at last all was back to reality again thanks to Daddy.

"Living with Aunt Julia had taught me that the people who stay are just as important as the ones who go, and that the best home of all is the one you make inside yourself."(287)

This makes me go back and think about some parts not only from the book, but also from my life that i've created my own home. There are always those friends that come and go but only the really special ones stay with you forever. In the book this is refered with family. Everywhere you go, you will always found a special person in this case Aunt Julia that helps you overcome difficult situations.

Final Thoughts

I can't belive i've reached the end of this incredible, AMAZING book full of values and lessons. I never imagines that this book will end up as my favourite one so far. I was so relieved that Daddy at last came to Willow Flats to pick up his "special" gems. I had so much fun not reading this but actually experiencing this engaging story that made me laugh, cry, and made me go crazy atsome point. I extremely recommend this book to anyone because it is and incredible and unpredictable book. The way the author enhances the personality of the characters to perhaps a real case make the book have a further meaning.