"Born in Twilight" by Maggie Shayne
90 minutes read on February 22, 2015
Hilary ran with the baby but in the process, was being chased by DPI agents through the woods. A DPI agent shot her and she fell to the ground with the baby. The DPI agents took the baby and left Hilary there to die.
Jameson, Roland, Eric, Tamara and Rhiannon were trapped inside a circular pit underground. The ceiling was made of glass, which led them all to come to terms with dying in the pit. Soon, the sun would rise!
Angelica found Hilary lying on the ground in the woods. Hilary informed Angelica of the vampires whereabouts. She also told Angelica she heard the DPI agents say they were taking the baby to a place called White Plains. Angelica stayed with Hilary, for she was near death. Hilary apologized and asked for forgiveness. Angelica was more than grateful for all she has done for her. To show her gratitude, she buried Hilary underground and placed stones over it as her headstone.
The two DPI agents (who took the baby from Hilary) witnessed an angel take the baby from their car after they stopped on the side of the road. Thanks to Hilary, Angelica finds the pit and fights off the guards. The last guard was snatched by Angelica. With him in her arms, she dropped to the bottom of the pit to help the vampires escape. After she questioned him, she locked the DPI agent up in cuffs and they left. Angelica led the other vampires to the cave where she and Jameson had stayed to escape the sunlight. They go there for safety.
The moral I got from this reading session was loyalty. Staying true to your friends and family should be a high priority for everyone. The loyalty Angelica shows is breathtaking; she goes to lengths to save her friends, Jameson and her daughter. We all want friends and family to do that for us! Angelica is a remarkable person for doing all she does; risking her life to rescue those closest to her. Even when she is faced with Hilary and her injuries, she remains calm and appreciates all that Hilary has done to keep her daughter safe.
Hilary is also very loyal to Angelica. She promised to keep Angelica's baby safe. Even when her life is coming to an end, she insists that she will make sure her baby is safe. Despite the DPI agents chasing after her--and in the end killing her-- she is still determined to save the baby from them. Hilary seems to care deeply for Angelica and her baby. That is something we all should be for our family, friends, and even people we don't know very well.
For now, this is it! Until next time...
-Nikki
Monday, February 23, 2015
Sunday, February 15, 2015
"Born in Twilight" Maggie Shayne
90 minutes read on February 15, 2015
Angelica admits to Rhiannon (and Jameson's other vampire friends) that she had killed the vampire that turned her over. Jameson's vampire friends actually like Angelica after meeting her in person. Angelica is informed by Rhiannon an Tamara that she is just as powerful as Jameson, if not, more. Jameson and Angelica head to Petersville, where they sense Hilary is, along with their daughter. When they arrive to Petersville, they pull up to an abandoned house that is two stories tall. They decide they will stay in the basement to avoid the sunlight from the day time.
Jameson and Angelica come across a wrecked car, with a baby still trapped inside. The mother asks them to save her child. Jameson crawls in to rescue the infant. While doing so, he gets burns on his body. When he gets the child out, he passes her to Angelica. She then hands the baby to her mother, who was frightened her child would not survive the wreck. After this, Angelica and Jameson leave the scene.
Angelica and Jameson hurry back to try to avoid the sunset. They don't make it back to the abandoned house in time. Instead, Angelica helps him by bringing him into a small cave, carved in the side of a hill. During the day, they sleep. When night comes again, they awake. Conversation takes place. They both share some things from their past. They begin trusting and being comfortable with each other. A giddiness arose in Angelica that was unfamiliar to Jameson. She explains to him that she senses the baby is near and is doing well. They both are grateful and excited about this revelation.
Both Angelica and Jameson went to the house they'd believed to be the house Hilary was protecting their daughter in. DPI agents take Rhiannon, Tamara, Eric and Roland (all of Jameson's vampire friends) and hold them hostage, after tranquilizing them. Jameson tells Angelica to run (telepathically, so DPI agents didn't hear). So she does.
What I drew from this week's reading is that instinct can do so much for a mother. Although Angelica's senses are mostly due to her being a vampire, mother instinct is something most mothers should have. I have experienced many times where I'd hear a child cry or in pain and I would rush around to try to soothe them. Angelica longs to comfort this child who experienced a traumatic event. The car wreck could have ended this child's life, but thanks to her help, the child survived. She was devastated to hold that child and see it longing for it's mother. This stirred up her emotions, as she had missed and worried for her child's safety. As a mother, I know how heart-wrenching it can be to see any child suffer or come so close to danger. It's both heartbreaking and comforting at the same time to experience having these instincts.
Until next time,
Nikki
90 minutes read on February 15, 2015
Angelica admits to Rhiannon (and Jameson's other vampire friends) that she had killed the vampire that turned her over. Jameson's vampire friends actually like Angelica after meeting her in person. Angelica is informed by Rhiannon an Tamara that she is just as powerful as Jameson, if not, more. Jameson and Angelica head to Petersville, where they sense Hilary is, along with their daughter. When they arrive to Petersville, they pull up to an abandoned house that is two stories tall. They decide they will stay in the basement to avoid the sunlight from the day time.
Jameson and Angelica come across a wrecked car, with a baby still trapped inside. The mother asks them to save her child. Jameson crawls in to rescue the infant. While doing so, he gets burns on his body. When he gets the child out, he passes her to Angelica. She then hands the baby to her mother, who was frightened her child would not survive the wreck. After this, Angelica and Jameson leave the scene.
Angelica and Jameson hurry back to try to avoid the sunset. They don't make it back to the abandoned house in time. Instead, Angelica helps him by bringing him into a small cave, carved in the side of a hill. During the day, they sleep. When night comes again, they awake. Conversation takes place. They both share some things from their past. They begin trusting and being comfortable with each other. A giddiness arose in Angelica that was unfamiliar to Jameson. She explains to him that she senses the baby is near and is doing well. They both are grateful and excited about this revelation.
Both Angelica and Jameson went to the house they'd believed to be the house Hilary was protecting their daughter in. DPI agents take Rhiannon, Tamara, Eric and Roland (all of Jameson's vampire friends) and hold them hostage, after tranquilizing them. Jameson tells Angelica to run (telepathically, so DPI agents didn't hear). So she does.
What I drew from this week's reading is that instinct can do so much for a mother. Although Angelica's senses are mostly due to her being a vampire, mother instinct is something most mothers should have. I have experienced many times where I'd hear a child cry or in pain and I would rush around to try to soothe them. Angelica longs to comfort this child who experienced a traumatic event. The car wreck could have ended this child's life, but thanks to her help, the child survived. She was devastated to hold that child and see it longing for it's mother. This stirred up her emotions, as she had missed and worried for her child's safety. As a mother, I know how heart-wrenching it can be to see any child suffer or come so close to danger. It's both heartbreaking and comforting at the same time to experience having these instincts.
Until next time,
Nikki
Sunday, February 8, 2015
"Born in Twilight" by Maggie Shayne
90 minutes read on February 8, 2015
Angelica and Jameson discuss how their daughter needs a name. Angelica shares names she had thought about naming her while she was pregnant and being hold as a prisoner (basically). Both Angelica and Jameson agree on Amber Lily.
They plan to go to Hilary Garner's (a GPI agent who helped Angelica while she was held there) apartment to hopefully get some answers on where their baby girl is. When they arrive, they find nothing but a destroyed house; broken items, messes everywhere, as if someone had been there to search the place before they arrived. A DPI agent shows up and threatens their lives. This agent, a man, believes Jameson took the child. Jameson cannot convince this agent that he doesn't know where she is. He knocks the DPI agent out. Then, they escape the building by jumping from roof top to roof top. At last, they drive away in Jameson's car. As they pull off, they are shot at by DPI agents guarding the area surrounding the apartment building.
Angelica arrives, with Jameson as an unconscious passenger, to the hide-out house they are staying at. When they get inside, Angelica sews up Jameson's wound from the gunshot. She cleans him up; wiping the blood off his body and changing his clothes. While doing so, "sinful" thoughts run through her mind. She comes to the realization that Jameson needs blood before he dies from his previous blood loss. To cure him of his thirst, she leads his mouth to her neck where he feeds off her. One thing leads to another and they connect in a way Angelica never thought she would experience in her lifetime. Afterward, she feels guilty since she was previously about to become a nun.
Jameson's friends meet Angelica and they know right then that she is something special to Jameson. They even mention it in front of Jameson to see his reaction. He confirmed his feelings for Angelica.
What I drew from this reading session was that when you love someone, you would risk your life for them. Angelica and Jameson both risk their lives for their daughter. Additionally, they do many things for each other that could have easily led to the other's death. Even though they try to fight their feelings for each other, they prove that they love each other by what they do for each other on a daily basis. This is true loyalty and selflessness, some things I would like to improve on (in my own life). We get so caught up in the chaos and stresses of life, we forget what's really important--family; the people we love.
Until next time : )
-Nikki
90 minutes read on February 8, 2015
Angelica and Jameson discuss how their daughter needs a name. Angelica shares names she had thought about naming her while she was pregnant and being hold as a prisoner (basically). Both Angelica and Jameson agree on Amber Lily.
They plan to go to Hilary Garner's (a GPI agent who helped Angelica while she was held there) apartment to hopefully get some answers on where their baby girl is. When they arrive, they find nothing but a destroyed house; broken items, messes everywhere, as if someone had been there to search the place before they arrived. A DPI agent shows up and threatens their lives. This agent, a man, believes Jameson took the child. Jameson cannot convince this agent that he doesn't know where she is. He knocks the DPI agent out. Then, they escape the building by jumping from roof top to roof top. At last, they drive away in Jameson's car. As they pull off, they are shot at by DPI agents guarding the area surrounding the apartment building.
Angelica arrives, with Jameson as an unconscious passenger, to the hide-out house they are staying at. When they get inside, Angelica sews up Jameson's wound from the gunshot. She cleans him up; wiping the blood off his body and changing his clothes. While doing so, "sinful" thoughts run through her mind. She comes to the realization that Jameson needs blood before he dies from his previous blood loss. To cure him of his thirst, she leads his mouth to her neck where he feeds off her. One thing leads to another and they connect in a way Angelica never thought she would experience in her lifetime. Afterward, she feels guilty since she was previously about to become a nun.
Jameson's friends meet Angelica and they know right then that she is something special to Jameson. They even mention it in front of Jameson to see his reaction. He confirmed his feelings for Angelica.
What I drew from this reading session was that when you love someone, you would risk your life for them. Angelica and Jameson both risk their lives for their daughter. Additionally, they do many things for each other that could have easily led to the other's death. Even though they try to fight their feelings for each other, they prove that they love each other by what they do for each other on a daily basis. This is true loyalty and selflessness, some things I would like to improve on (in my own life). We get so caught up in the chaos and stresses of life, we forget what's really important--family; the people we love.
Until next time : )
-Nikki
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Book: "Born in Twilight" by Maggie Shayne
90 minutes read on February 1, 2015
Angelica was locked in a coffin-like box in a room much like a prison cell. Her daughter was taken off somewhere else...to an unknown place outside the walls of the building she was being held in. Jameson shows up at the facility, disguised as a lab technician at DPI. He is on a mission to find his daughter...whom he wasn't aware is Angelica's child too. Jameson finds Angelica locked in a box within the room of which he was directed to. The lady he asked had directed him there when he asked where the "new mother" was residing.
There wasn't much suspicion that got in the way of Jameson reaching Angelica. When he arrived, he didn't know who the woman was that had given birth to his child. When he broke the lock on the box in which Angelica was locked in, he was shocked to find that it was...her. This was the very same woman who had turned him into a vampire.
Angelica couldn't believe that Jameson was the father. She despised him...to the point she couldn't trust him. Ironic she was the one with trust issues isn't it? Despite the lack of trust she has for him, she had no other choice than to go with him and escape from the facility. Angelica was weak...almost to the point of death. Jameson lets her feed off him for energy and recharging. They take off on the road and arrive at a house the vampires owned; it's main purpose, for hiding. Jameson and Angelica get to know more about each other and learn to get along for the sake of finding their daughter.
I learned by this week's reading that trust is something that is hard to find...to keep. Even when we do horrible things to a person, it's that very person we struggle to find trust in. The reason could be that we have guilt built up inside that mirrors onto the very person we deceived. Trusting someone isn't easy but if you don't at least give them a chance, then how do you know they aren't worth trusting? Often times we fear the pain and consequences of trusting another person. Maybe that is why we build up a wall. Everyone has a time when trust is hesitant. For certain instances, that may be a positive thing. In this case, whether it's optional or not, it should at least be tested before jumping to conclusions.
Until next time,
Nikki
90 minutes read on February 1, 2015
Angelica was locked in a coffin-like box in a room much like a prison cell. Her daughter was taken off somewhere else...to an unknown place outside the walls of the building she was being held in. Jameson shows up at the facility, disguised as a lab technician at DPI. He is on a mission to find his daughter...whom he wasn't aware is Angelica's child too. Jameson finds Angelica locked in a box within the room of which he was directed to. The lady he asked had directed him there when he asked where the "new mother" was residing.
There wasn't much suspicion that got in the way of Jameson reaching Angelica. When he arrived, he didn't know who the woman was that had given birth to his child. When he broke the lock on the box in which Angelica was locked in, he was shocked to find that it was...her. This was the very same woman who had turned him into a vampire.
Angelica couldn't believe that Jameson was the father. She despised him...to the point she couldn't trust him. Ironic she was the one with trust issues isn't it? Despite the lack of trust she has for him, she had no other choice than to go with him and escape from the facility. Angelica was weak...almost to the point of death. Jameson lets her feed off him for energy and recharging. They take off on the road and arrive at a house the vampires owned; it's main purpose, for hiding. Jameson and Angelica get to know more about each other and learn to get along for the sake of finding their daughter.
I learned by this week's reading that trust is something that is hard to find...to keep. Even when we do horrible things to a person, it's that very person we struggle to find trust in. The reason could be that we have guilt built up inside that mirrors onto the very person we deceived. Trusting someone isn't easy but if you don't at least give them a chance, then how do you know they aren't worth trusting? Often times we fear the pain and consequences of trusting another person. Maybe that is why we build up a wall. Everyone has a time when trust is hesitant. For certain instances, that may be a positive thing. In this case, whether it's optional or not, it should at least be tested before jumping to conclusions.
Until next time,
Nikki
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