, Cate Tiernan's book, "Book of Shadows," a precise character projects more than most; the character of Cal Blaire. Cal, the new guy in the town, moves to Widow's Vale with his mother Selen, hoping to find his "Muirn beatha dan," the one whose power seduces Cal to stay in Widow's Vale for the taking. Cate describes Cal as a quit viril young man, continue my interest to meet him. When Cal had come to Widow's Vale High, I would hope to be his first and last aqcuaintance.
Walking up to Widow's Vale High for the hundreth time, I noticed an unfamiliar stranger. He must be a newby. He's very good looking, just looking at him makes my heart flutter. I should go introduce myself.
"Hello, my name is Megan, you must be new here, I've never seen you around."
He would say, "Hello.. Megan, my name is Cal Blaire and yes I am new," with an iresistable smile.
"Well it is nice to meet you Cal."
"As it is to meet you as well, what grade are you in?"
"I'm a junior, you?
With frown, "Hmm..too bad I'm aa senior, we won't have any classes together."
"Oh well I'm in a few classes with some seniors, Pre Cal and Spanish III."
"Oh I have those classes too, what period do you have them?
"Ah.. I have Pre Cal 3A and Spanish 2B."
"Oh.." with a revived smerk, "I guess we will have class together."
I almost thought my heart stopped. My checks glared red like a brake light, and then I see my best friend, Sierra, walking towards Cal and me.
"Hey what's up?" Directed to me.
"Ah just being friendly." After about 10 seconds of us three staring at each other, "oh, this is my best friend Sierra. Sierra this is Cal, he's new."
"Oh cool," she said. Then the bell started ringing for everyone to hurry to class.
"Well nice to meet you Cal, come one we don't want get to chemistry," said Sierra.
"Mkay."
As we started walking to chemistry, I heard Cal's voice behind me, "hope I see you in class. "
Turning behind me, with a huge grin on my face, " yeah me too. " Then we all walk to her first class for the day.
The ending of the "Book of Shadows" has a vivid ending, an ending that did not necessarily need to be changed; however, to change the ending I would remove the sentence,"...seeing the big picture, not just a part of it," which lies at the very end of the book. The new ending would be: "In that moment of sheer happiness I didn't question what being a blood witch meant to me or my family or what Cal and I being together meant to Bree or Raven or anyone else. It would be my first lesson in magick, and it would be hard learned: dealing with unexpected situations and letting those situations reveal who you are as a person or a witch, even, without your realization, if it means hurting the ones you love and care about.
Walking up to Widow's Vale High for the hundreth time, I noticed an unfamiliar stranger. He must be a newby. He's very good looking, just looking at him makes my heart flutter. I should go introduce myself.
"Hello, my name is Megan, you must be new here, I've never seen you around."
He would say, "Hello.. Megan, my name is Cal Blaire and yes I am new," with an iresistable smile.
"Well it is nice to meet you Cal."
"As it is to meet you as well, what grade are you in?"
"I'm a junior, you?
With frown, "Hmm..too bad I'm aa senior, we won't have any classes together."
"Oh well I'm in a few classes with some seniors, Pre Cal and Spanish III."
"Oh I have those classes too, what period do you have them?
"Ah.. I have Pre Cal 3A and Spanish 2B."
"Oh.." with a revived smerk, "I guess we will have class together."
I almost thought my heart stopped. My checks glared red like a brake light, and then I see my best friend, Sierra, walking towards Cal and me.
"Hey what's up?" Directed to me.
"Ah just being friendly." After about 10 seconds of us three staring at each other, "oh, this is my best friend Sierra. Sierra this is Cal, he's new."
"Oh cool," she said. Then the bell started ringing for everyone to hurry to class.
"Well nice to meet you Cal, come one we don't want get to chemistry," said Sierra.
"Mkay."
As we started walking to chemistry, I heard Cal's voice behind me, "hope I see you in class. "
Turning behind me, with a huge grin on my face, " yeah me too. " Then we all walk to her first class for the day.
The ending of the "Book of Shadows" has a vivid ending, an ending that did not necessarily need to be changed; however, to change the ending I would remove the sentence,"...seeing the big picture, not just a part of it," which lies at the very end of the book. The new ending would be: "In that moment of sheer happiness I didn't question what being a blood witch meant to me or my family or what Cal and I being together meant to Bree or Raven or anyone else. It would be my first lesson in magick, and it would be hard learned: dealing with unexpected situations and letting those situations reveal who you are as a person or a witch, even, without your realization, if it means hurting the ones you love and care about.
