Reading Journal #5

So, yesterday night, I finished The City of Ember by Jeanna DuPrau. I thought it was a really good book, and I can't wait until the next one. :D In one of the chapters, the 2 main characters, Lina and Doon, sneak into the pipeworks by stealing the spare key. It was a little similar to a book I read about a month ago called The Day of the Djinn Warrior, the fourth book of the Children of the Lamp series. In that book, they had to sneak into some museums, but instead they used a magical skeleton key that can open up any lock. There was also this part in The City of Ember when Doon had to pack up a couple of things, and he had to decide whether or not his bug drawrings were important or not. It kind of reminded me of what important things I have to pack when we're about to travel somewhere. It especially reminde me of the wild fires last year. They were really close to my house, and deciding which stuff were important to me was hard because you don't want to leave anything behind. I ended up packing my stuff that were special to me. Fortunately, all of my stuff was okay, but going through that experience was tough. Near the end of the book, Lina and Doon, left the city of Ember and had to go through a treacherous journey on the Subterranean River into the darkness. If you've been to Disneyland, do you remember riding the Pirates of the Caribbean ride? There journey kind of remided me of the ride, but Doon's and Lina's was a whole different. It only reminded me of the first part of the ride though, when you plunge into the darkness and end up in a cave. Well, that's all I'll talk about from the book because after that, they end up...... never mind. :) I really enjoyed reading this book because it kept me at the edge of my seat and it was really exciting (for me). I recommend this book to people who love adventure and mysteries. Well, I guess I could talk about the lyrics I read this week. I'll only talk about one song I can relate to. It's called Believe in Me by Demi Lovato, and if you read my last blog post you'll know that some new songs are becoming my new favorites and this song is one of them. The song is basically about being yourself and knowing your okay with who you are. I can relate to this song alot and I just love it because it has a really nice message to it. :) Well, I guess that's it!
~Denise :)
P.S. Here's the lyrics to Believe in Me! :D

I'm losing myself
Trying to compete with everyone else
Instead of just being me
I Don't know where to turn
I've been stuck in this routine
I need to change my ways
Instead of always being weak

I don't wanna be afraid
I wanna wake up feeling beautiful today
And know that I'm okay
Cause everyone's perfect in unusual ways
You see, I just wanna believe in me
La la la la La la la la

The mirror can lie
It doesn't show you what's inside
And it, it can tell you you're full of lies
It's amazing what you can hide
Just by putting on a smile

I don't wanna be afraid
I wanna wake up feeling beautiful today
And know that I'm okay
Cause everyone's perfect in unusual ways
You see, I just wanna believe in me

I'm quickly finding out
I'm not about to break down, not today
I guess I always knew
That I had all the strength to make it through

Not gonna be afraid
I'm gonna wake up feeling beautiful today
And know that I'm okay
everyone's perfect in unusual ways
You see now, now I believe in me
Now I believe in me