We're Halfway There!

After what feels like years and years of waiting we are finally blessed with...the front cover. Alas, I'm not complaining. I expected a great weight to be lifted off my shoulders. What happened was I slipped to the floor in anguished wails. It's amazing art but... are you trying to kill us off Riordan? Huh? I'm not ashamed to say that it's working. My only regret in life is that I'll die of anxiety before I'll get to read that book. During the summer little sneak-peeks will be released. I'm not sure if this will help or hurt more. But, fellow readers, sleep with a smile knowing that we are halfway there! Just try not to think of this image while you do, or it will ruin!

Dance Ironies

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Professional in Soft Shoes- Chaines? (Sha-nays) Easy. Let's do it!

Beginning Pointe Dancer- Chaines? Can I just not do them today?

Recent Cliff Hangers That Drive Me Crazy- Beyond Foo: Geth and the Return of the Lithens

WARNING!

THIS POST CONTAINS HUGE SPOILERS!

IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE FOLLOWING BOOK DO NOT READ ON:

BEYOND FOO: GETH AND THE RETURN OF THE LITHENS

YOU WILL HIGHLY REGRET IT IF YOU DO NOT HEED MY WARNING.

THANK YOU!

Sorry about that. But indulging yourself to spoilers is just not good for you!

After finishing (grind, grind) Farworld: Air Keep, I realized that writing cliff hangers has really been in style lately. They've been popping up all over the place. Just today I was returning a book to a friend. I told him that I had just read another Mark of Athena style ending, and he rolled his eyes and said, "Another one?" Not that this is a bad thing, I'm just noticing. So in a few more posts I have little snips of many of the recent cliff hangers that have been published. That's why it is imperative that you don't read the rest of this post if you are behind in your reading.

Beyond Foo: Geth and the Return of the Lithens- 

After a large and tedious struggle with the bad guy, Geth and Clover experience a trip to the dungeons. There they find that Zale is Geth's brother. Geth escapes from the dungeon while knocking out Zale (who was being difficult). As they are escaping we read this:

"You know, it's pretty black," Clover observed.

"It's always dark before discovery," Geth whispered, sounding much too happy for the situation at hand. "That's why I've always thought there was something thrilling about stepping into the dark."

"Seriously," Clover complained. "You need professional help."

Geth reached up and scratched Clover behind the ears.

"Are we ever going to get back to Foo?" Clover asked.

"I don't know," Geth answered. "But it's going to be fun finding out."

"Hey, Toothpick," Clover said softly.

"What?" Geth asked.

"I'm not bored at all."

"Me neither," Geth said, smiling.

With Zale over his right shoulder, Clover on his head, and the fate of Zendor in his hands, Geth took a deep breath and stepped into the dark.

That's it. I ask you, what kind of an ending is that? (Obert Skye, this is not meant to be offensive, only acknowledging the brilliance.) It goes out softly, yet makes you hang. But this is nothing compared to what happened at the end of the next book. Wait for my next post to find out what it is.

Disclamer- All rights go to those who deserve them. I did not write the italicized text above.