Jolene's Cozy Corner

I have been a KotLC fan for three years, and this book release I actually made a lot of the food from the series! (Also, I’m not a shipper if anything seems off compared to normal opinions) It was a bit disappointing getting another 0.5 book instead of the anticipated book 10, but Shannon Messenger made up for it with the explanation page, as well as the new information! Readers explore Keefe’s journey in discovering his new ability, “Humanland,” and his search for answers about Ethan Benedict Wright II and his daughter, Eleanor Olivia Wright. He makes similar discoveries as Sophie does in Stellarlune about “rocks.” Keefe meets someone familiar who assists in his journey and discovers a secret about a person he’d known for a really long time. He has secrets he doesn’t plan on sharing, promises he’s made.  If I write any more I might spoil it! Though I really want to share more, I’ll spare you. Just so you know, Shannon did rewrite Chapter 42 in Keefe’s perspective, though none of ...

Robert Langdon, a symbologist who teaches at Harvard, goes to France to give out a lecture. While in France, Langdon plans to meet with a famous curator named Jacques Sauniere. But in the middle of the night, Langdon is called to the Louvre museum, where he finds Sauniere murdered. The police captain, Bezu Fache, questions Langdon about his relations with Sauniere and if he knew what the messages that were written on and around Sauniere’s corpse meant. As Langdon continued to tell Fache what he knew, the cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, took a risk in order to warn Langdon about Fache’s suspicions. He believed Langdon was the murderer. But as they attempted to escape the museum, Langdon realized there was something bigger that was happening. Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu travel from place to place in search of the Holy Grail while on the run from not only the police, but also a religious society who will even kill so that the Grail would be destroyed. This book has many components which a...

     Ning wakes up in a horse carriage after saving her sister, Shu’s life. Ning, Shu, Zhen, and Ruyi continue on the journey to save Jia. Along the way, Ning faces failure, is separated from her friends, a serpent once-a-god follows Ning through her magic, she is kidnapped and sent to find the “Hermit” to find an ancient relic. Can Ning and her friends save Jia from the serpent, god of nightmares,  who has risen from his previous defeat?      Kang is kept in the dark by both his father and the Chancellor. But someone else is willing to speak. Kang finds notes written in his food which lead him to discover that there is some other force at play. When he is sent on a mission with the Chancellor to find the missing relic, his men find Ning, Shu, and their guide who are led to the prison tent. Chancellor Zhou sends Ning on a mission to find the relic and is accompanied by Kang and two guards. Ning opens his eyes to the mental torcher his father’s poison h...

       A girl named Ning unknowingly brewed a brick of poisoned tea for her mother and sister. Her mother, a trained Shenong-shi, was able to save Ning’s sister but lost her own life. Even though the life of Ning’s sister was spared, she was still very ill. In order to save her life, Ning entered a competition of Shennong-tu to gain a favor from the princess as there is a rumor she has a magical stone that can heal any disease. Through the time she spent in the capitol, Ning faces several challenges, even beyond those of the competition. She makes enemies, as well as friends within the court, meets a peculiar boy in the market who calls himself “Bo”, and schemes against the ones who’ve poisoned the tea with the help of her friends. Ning is trialed and sentenced to death along with those who’ve supported her along the way. But does that stop her? In the mythology/fantasy novel, A Magic Steeped in Poison,  by Judy I. Lin, can Ning save her sister’s life, restore p...

Lines of Courage is a Historical Fiction novel by Jennifer A Nielson about five children from different countries in World War I. Felix, who was present during the shooting of the Archduke. He felt that he should’ve done something that could’ve prevented the war from happening. Kara who has a tendency to break rules, and after saving the lives of a soldiers from enemy lines, her privileges were taken from her and she is no longer allowed near the patients.  Juliette who lost hope of reuniting with neither her family nor her dad. Dmitri who joined the war far too young in order to provide for his family. He’s seen his friends die, been in a prison camp, and targeted by his once boss for different political views. Finally Elsa who faced scorn and harassment for being born into privilege even though she was just as hungry and afraid as the rest of the people.  These five children, while having grown up in completely different environments, have only one goal. Peace. The question ...

    This is a short story I wrote a few months ago with the writing prompt "I Am Most Proud of...". This may be a bit longer than other short stories that I may write about in the future, but I hope you'll enjoy it for the time being! I Am Most Proud of . . . (This is a short story with two points of views.) I am most proud of myself, for I, Patrick, the flying penguin, have gone on a journey across the globe to find someone who is equally as wonderful as I. Mind you, becoming a flying penguin is no small feat, I worked quite hard to become who I am today.  I am most proud of Patrick for managing to not die. My little brother Patrick has always been stupid. Once he pretended to be a human when he saw some other humans, but then fell into their campfire. Even though, as a penguin, he’s never seen fire before, any competent penguin would’ve known to stay away from the hot, red flames. The only way he survived was because the kind humans saved him. The humans gave him new w...