Hi! Some of you may remember my admittedly raging review about Serafina and the Black Cloak. It was a bit furious, I know. But I picked up the sequel, just to see if the writing would get better. I mean, I reasoned the author must be a newbie. Maybe he would improve in his next book. And Serafina and the Twisted Staff doesn't disappoint. It picks up two straight weeks later after Serafina defeats the Black Cloak, and takes us on another adventure with another object. Serafina and the Twisted Staff is infinitely better than its predecessor. The pacing of the plot is perfect, and I actually began to like Serafina as a character. I mean, she's still a bit special-snowflake-y, and sort of terrible when it comes to making decisions, but she grew as a character. I cared about her, which in the other book I didn't. She had actual development and a journey, and I really loved that. I wish the Twisted Staff had more story, because it's actually in the title. It just seemed to be...
Here are some of the places I recommend for kids: Nat Geo Kids This is a wonderful website teaching kids a LOT of things. Also check out it's YouTube channel, which is pretty much same as the website. Wild Explorers The section of the Animal Jam channel "Wild Explorers" is really something to watch. A girl teaches you fun science experiments, cool crafts, and about animals. Sometimes she brings wild animals into her show. Note: There is only a SECTION of the channel for "Wild Explorers". The rest is for Animal Jam. Sorry this post was mainly reviews but I just wanted to recommend these places to you!
I promised myself I'd return to this blog when I had this book in my posession, and here I am in 2021, five months later :') I think my pillow's been my best friend during this book. It tolerated me screaming into it, me reprimanding our main characters, me rolling around on the bed in agony, me sobbing into it. The last sentence may or may not have been a hyperbole. I have come to the conclusion that authors are evil. Wait, I'm an author too- Anyways, this book was brilliant. Katherine Applegate never disappoints. A few of my theories were proved in this book, and yet a zillion others were disproved. This book was shorter than the others, so tbh I'd have liked a little more time with our beloved five-person-band before it ended, and I do feel that some characters were conveniently done away with (I will elaborate more on this in the spoilery rant below). We finally get Gambler's backstory. I might have been laughing that entire chapter, even through the seriou...
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