Friday, November 16, 2012

A Bad Review

Hullo there.

This post started out as a quick response to a few comments in the previous entry, but it grew into something a little more detailed. So even though I really have to get back to the Tanith novella, I figured I'd address it here instead.

Kestrel LeStarre (hi Kestrel!) posted an excerpt from a Good Reads review of Book One- a review that wasn't exactly favourable. Every writer gets all kinds of reviews- some good, some great, some bad, some terrible. It's the business. Everyone's entitled to their opinion. I'll deal with this one in stages.

Disappointing. The title/name and the cover illustration really appealed to me, but the book was generic and unbelievable from the start. I suppose some could be forgiven considering that the intended audience appears to be maybe 11 year olds (?), but I personally don't believe that children's books should be low quality just because they are aimed at children.

I can't find fault with this statement. I mean, I don't exactly AGREE with it, and most of you probably don't either, but the reviewer is merely stating that this isn't his cup of proverbial tea. He doesn't think the writing is as good as it should be. I got a few of these responses to the first book and my reaction was to shrug. Fair enough. That's what they think. I can read back over the series and make a note of where and when and how my writing improved- I am a MUCH better writer now than I was back then- but for every negative statement I received, I got hundreds of positive ones from readers who were willing to forgive any first-book-mistakes and simply dive right in, ready to be swept away on a tsunami of, er, awesomeness.

And hey, how can you disagree too harshly with a guy who appreciates Tom's covers like that?

...oh, and saying "I'm a genius" all the time does not make a character full of "dry wit".

This is very true. The fact that he is full of dry wit makes him full of dry wit. Nicely pointed out.

...oh, and being spunky child full of spunk who sprays spunk everywhere does not mean the child is equivalent to an adult. Children can be clever, creative, work in groups, et cetera but having them physically fight adults 1-on-1 strains credulity.

Ah, now here is the only point he's made that I take issue with. Having a spunky child fight an adult one-on-one does NOT strain credulity. Having a spunky child BEAT an adult one-on-one, however, very much does. It took Valkyrie YEARS to be strong enough to hold her own without the use of magic, and even then I don't think she's ever WON. In Death Bringer, when she's fighting Moore in her house without magic, even though she's had a few years of the best combat training in the world, the fact is she's still a 16 year old girl and he's a grown man. And Val doesn't exactly win that fight. She needs help.

I've always had a problem with YA books that show young teenagers beating adults in a physical brawl. They might get lucky, absolutely. A lucky punch can knock anyone out. But most of the adults they go up against are criminals or villains of some description- men and women who KNOW violence. No amount of martial arts in the world will make that a fair fight. Fair fights, in fact, are ridiculously stupid. Why would you EVER get into a fair fight? If you have to fight you need to WIN- and that means you fight on YOUR terms, not his.

Val has adopted this philosophy because this is my philosophy. 

When Val has to fight, she fights. She uses every dirty trick she can. This is the girl, remember, who tore out a creature's throat with her TEETH down in the caves in Death Bringer. Fair fights are for suckers.

...oh, and not all adults are doofuses.

I'm assuming he's referring to Desmond here, who is very much a doofus- though this statement kind of skips over the fact that Skulduggery, Ghastly, China, Tanith, Bliss and most everyone else except Stephanie/Valkyrie is ALSO an adult, so...


Anyway, what was the point in discussing this here? It's not like this is the only bad review I've ever got. There is one in particular that stands out as being SO unbelievably bad that you get the feeling the reviewer has a personal grudge against me- like he was determined to hate every single thing about the book. But I didn't respond to THAT review. Someone like that is really not worth my time. So why this one?

First of all, the reviewer is not being mean. He doesn't like the book, and the review is quite snarky in its own playful way, but there is not one trace of malice in those words. It's just his opinion, and he not only has a right to HAVE that opinion, but he has a right to SHARE it as well. I'll never give a bad review of any book (apart from maybe books by HUGE writers), because I know how hard it is to get published in the first place and the last thing a writer needs is someone else going "you suck." If I don't like a book I'll simply ignore it. I won't say anything at all about it. But that's me, being in the privileged position that I'm in. Any negative opinion of mine can actually damage someone else's success, so it becomes something more than an opinion. But all this reviewer is doing is letting people know that he didn't respond well to Skulduggery Pleasant.

But again- why am I discussing it here?

Some of you like Twilight. That's fine. I don't like it. Twilight is one of those books I feel I can criticise because nothing I say will effect its success. By now it's untouchable. So... some of you like it. All of you probably know at least a few people who love it. Of course you do.

A few years ago, Stephen King criticised Stephanie Meyer for, you know, not being any good. In return, he got an avalanche of angry responses from Twilight fans.

(I refuse to call them Twihards.)

That level of anger and fury and vitriol is not uncommon on the internet. The internet is the HOME of anger and fury and vitriol. It's where those things live. It's where they spawn and fester and grow. But you see it again and again: one person criticises something that a lot of other people love, and here comes the avalanche. And we're standing by, watching it all happen but not involved one way or the other, and we look at the angry people and we think "Wow. You seriously need to get out more."

The few responses from you guys to this Good Reads review have been wonderful. As I'm writing this, Ivy has just posted another response, and it is just as good-spirited as Georgina's and Beau's and Kristine's (thought Kristine's response DID make me think of Ralph Wiggum from The Simpsons going "Me fail English? That's unpossible!")

You guys are so passionate about Skulduggery and so supportive of me as a writer, and it's moments like these when I realise yet again how lucky I am to have Minions like you. Warm, intelligent, fiery people who won't even be rude to people they strongly disagree with.

You guys rock.


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Star Inkbright said...

GREAT. You?

Maralie Lily Charm said...

OMG. HARRY STYLES' VOICE HAS GOTTEN SO HUSKY. Back off, he's my husband...

Hóla me amigos!
Dia duit mo chara!

Star Inkbright said...

MARAAAAAAAA!

Star Inkbright said...

I was just helping to pack books from our big bookshelf in the living room into books. We're gonna be painting the shelves, you see . . .

We haven't finished yet. Which is unsurprising; there's over 600 books there . . .

Maralie Lily Charm said...

STAAAAAAAAAAAAAARR!!!!!

I'm still really happy about our chat with Derek :) THE GOLDEN GOD KNOWS ALL.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Hmm... I wonder if Kessie has freaked out yet? Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe she... Hmm.


I don't know what to think anymore. Star, what do you think?

Star Inkbright said...

HE DOES. :)

Maralie Lily Charm said...

He does indeed. :)

Mistical Future said...

I'm sorry that was realy realy mean of me to leave without telling you Star! Sorry!

But I'm good thanks fo asking!!!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Hey Mistical!

OH MY GOSH! Can I call you Misty? :D

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Mistical Future said...

Hi Marelie! I don't think we've met!

Hi! *shakes hand*

How are you?

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Heya Death! :)

I wish he would. We had a great chat yesterday. :)

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Mistical Future said...

Yes you can call me Misty


Hi Death long time no see!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

I'm fine, and yourself? *shakes hand*

You can call me Mara. :)

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Maralie Lily Charm said...

Misty... Nice nickname! :D

Why Death? :o

Mistical Future said...

I'm great!

ok i shall call you Mara!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Since a few weeks ago.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Okey dokey Misty! *grins*

YAY NEW FRIEND!



Have we lost Star on our little adventure?

Mistical Future said...

:D Death i LOVE your picture!!!
tehe so amusing!!! :D

Mistical Future said...

... maybe ... or maybe she is hiding?

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Derek, if you're there, you're awesome. Seriously. *smiles*

*sits down on couch* *hums What Makes You Beautiful*

Willow Storm said...

I feel all weird.. I don't like it.

Star Inkbright said...

THAT'S FINE MISTY. :)

DEATHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! *waves*

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Maralie Lily Charm said...

Hiya Willow! :)

Hmm... I've got pins and needles in my foot. It's annoying...

What do you call it... Uh, in everywhere other than Ireland? My foot is asleep?

Willow Storm said...

Mara, I COULD BE GOING TO SEE 1D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Willow Storm said...

I hate pins and needles.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

WHAAAAAAT?!?! OMG WILLOW YOU LUCKY DUCK! I tried to get tickets but they were all sold out... :(

Maralie Lily Charm said...

I hate them so much.

*stamps foot hard on ground*

Ow.

*repeats*

Mistical Future said...

Hi Willow!

How are you!

... have we met?

If we haven't Hi! Nice to met you!



Welcome back Star!

Willow Storm said...

I don't think we have, Mistical.
I am Willow Storm. You may call me Willow, Willa, Storm or Miss Storm.

Star Inkbright said...

I call it pins and needles. :/

HI WILLOW!!!!!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Now, Willow. I want you to know, if you go to the concert, you must say hi to Paul. Y'know Paul Higgins, their bodyguard. Right? Well, if you see him, tell him you are a huge Higginator and ask him for his autograph. Then if you get to meet the boys, you mustn't scream VERY loud. Loud enough. Because if you scream too loud, you will end up with a sore throat and the boys' ears will be blown off.

Got that? :)

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Ahh. Okay.

Maybe it's the Ameriminions who say their foot is asleep so.

Willow Storm said...

Ofc Mara. And to keep quiet when Little Things is being sung.

Mistical Future said...

Ok i shall call you Stormy!

... is that Ok Willow?

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Exactly Willow. Exactly.

Also, you MUST be quiet when Moments is being sung.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Oh no! We lost Death too. :(

Willow Storm said...

*gigles* I have 69 Witty followers.

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Willow Storm said...

That's fine, Mistical! :) Can I call you Misty?

Mistical Future said...

Yes you can call me Misty!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

What are my nicknames?
Charm, Miss Charm, Charmonator (hehe :3), Mara, M, Marz, sMaraties...

Hm. Anymore possible nicknames?

Willow Storm said...

Lee.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Lee. Nice one Willow. :)

Mistical Future said...

My nick names are:
Misty, Misti, Future and Tickle

and i think that's it

Maralie Lily Charm said...

YA FOR NICKNAMES!

Mistical Future said...

*nodes in agreement*

indead

Willow Storm said...

I need food. Oh oh and I'm seeing Breaking Da part 2 today! I know I'll lose repect for saying that but who cares? My likes are my own, My bffl was supposed to come too but her meanie parents grounded her. Oh oh and look up Swish and Flick on youtube!

Star Inkbright said...

Ich mag nicknames . . .

Sorry I'm distant. Reading Chaos Walking.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Breaking Dawn. Ooh. I want to see that. I want to see what Bella's daughter looks like.

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Maralie Lily Charm said...

Good God Almighty, I think there's a fire! O.O Down the road... There's tons of smoke and I can see flames I think... Hmm.

Maybe they're burning the field.

Willow Storm said...

I can't belive what I was wearing in thses photographs!

Willow Storm said...

*stands on a pyramid*

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Mistical Future said...

My show is on gtg

And i shadly shall no be cak on to night!

So Bye everyone and have ad good night/day!!!

Star Inkbright said...

FOURS MISTY! :(

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Must go! Sorry for being distant! :(

~ Love Mara x

Star Inkbright said...

FOURS MARA! :(

Eve the ROCK said...

Forcing myself to cry just to make a point? Epic Me all over again. Zzzzzzzhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Flame Phoenix said...

T.O.L.O

Becky Allaker said...

GUESS WHOSE BRINGIN' THE SASS BACK

Bazzah said...

Derek, as i ponder and read this particularly large entry i cant help but wonder...
1. this could have been an extra page to the series! (not that im complaining about your faithful blogging)
2. why someone could be bothered to write a review about a book with the intent to diminish it in some way, shape or form... especially SP
3. i like your writing style and although you have improved as your books continued the original SP was written with pure passion that made up for minor errors :)
4. did you like my picture of a cat i gave you in australia? it was wrapped in a 20c coin.. :D
my name is spelt the irish way and my grandparents live in dublin, such a coinky-dink :D

see ya!
isobel!!

Eve the ROCK said...

Wait...TOLO? As in, Two Outstanding Lounge Ornaments?

Willow Storm said...

I love the way you talk
With your sexy British drawl
I love the way you make
Your little house elves crawl
I love your grey eyes
And your white-blonde hair
I love the way you act
Like you just don't care :D

Eve the ROCK said...

What song is that? :P

Willow Storm said...

Draco Malfoy, by Swish and Flick :D

Willow Storm said...

Come on Cho Chang, shake your thang
Show Professor Snape how you skin boomslang
(Boom slang, boom slang, ooh wang)
Come on Cho Chang, shake your thang
All the other girls wanna join your gang
(Gang bang, gang bang, with Cho Chang)
Come on Cho Chang, shake your thang
You're the only girl to wear Cedric's ring

Willow Storm said...

And then you wanted to have babies
With that kid named Roger Davies
I don't care, take any boy
Just keep your hands off Malfoy
Just keep your freakin' hands off Malfoy

:D I love this part

Eve the ROCK said...

Oh. *facepalm* Now I see it.

xD

Willow Storm said...

I love Swish and Flick!

Star Inkbright said...

IF TREES WERE BEES AND BEES WERE TREES . . .

The world wouldn't be any different.

Eve the ROCK said...

Excuse me while I go search this song up. :P

Eve the ROCK said...

STAR, WE HAVE NO BANANAS.


Who likes koalas? If you like koalas, be very sad, because koalas have been burning and dying. BURNING. AND. DYING.

Brb

Star Inkbright said...

Of course we don't. The Elves stole them all. :(

*starts thinking of ways to steal them back*

Unknown said...

Give me his name and address and I'll come after him! Don't you worry, Derek Landy. He's a prick and he doesn't know what the hell's talking about!

Willow Storm said...

I have to go, bye!

I've got a few songs from Swish and Flick posted on my blog, if you'd like to look.
BYE! *husg*

Star Inkbright said...

:( FOURS WILLOW!

Eve the ROCK said...

Oh my god, Willow....what do you listen to? XD

The Doom Spider silk, Star!!!!

Star Inkbright said...

*blank look* What about it?

Star Inkbright said...

*is reading The Knife of Never Letting Go* OMGG *insert name* JUST DIED. *wails*

OMGG THAT'S SO SO SAD. :'( POOR *insert name*

Eve the ROCK said...

Steal all of the Doom Spiders, and give them the silk if they would give you the bananas, and anything else they've stolen!

The only problem is, capturing the Doom Spiders....


Knife of Never Letting Wha?

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Unknown said...

Sorry but just to point out to that reviewer, wasn't harry potter "supposed" to be aimed at 11 year olds as well?

I've loved reading my whole life but for some reason a few years ago I began struggling to read through a whole book, I couldn't stick with them. Spent ages trying to read others that I thought would interest me but still didn't do the job. Even resorted to reading fifty shades, unfortunately. Then a few months ago I found skullduggery. I'm 21 and have read through the skullduggery books twice in the space of a couple of months. It brought me back to reading and actually imagining. Maybe that makes me childish but I don't care. Who doesn't love disappearing to a world of magic every now and then?

Apologies for writing all this here, I'd like to have written it on that review but not quite sure where I find it. But thank you Mr Landy for broadening my mind again. Really much appreciated.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Im awake!!!! Somewhat

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

No i think im more dead. Stayed up til 1am....im smart! Now im tired....its 9:26am.....

Luciana said...

ZAFIIIIIIRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! XD

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

LUUUUUUCCCCCCEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

*sighs*

too quiet

Luciana said...

HELLO!

HOW ARE YOU?

sorry for being distant.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Im fine. Tired but fine. More like hungry but i dunno what to eat :/

I stayed up til 1am reading KOTW

Maralie Lily Charm said...

*cough*

I go by Y.O.L.O.D.

You Only Love One Direction.


Hehe.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Oh no its YOLO

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Hey Zaf :)

Screw YOLO. I go by YOLOD.


Heh. I told my best friend that and she slapped me. HARD.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Hey dont worry I smacked my friend with KOTW and its hard cover too xD

Melica Frost said...

hey guys :)

Maralie Lily Charm said...

YAY FOR HARD COVER KOTW! :D


Hey Melica :)

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Hiya!!!

I just feel accomplished I got to hug Derek xD i feel one of my life goals is complete, next one is to get Derek to gimme back my job

*sighs* what do I hafta do to get that man to listen?

Maralie Lily Charm said...

DEREK GIVE ZAF BACK HER JOB NOW.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

HAHA!!!!!! Lightbulb moment!!!! I know what to write for a fanfiction....

Melica Frost said...

buy him a lama because c'mon who doesn't want one?

Maralie Lily Charm said...

What?! You're gonna write about hugging Derek?

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Maralie I love you xD

We started OTOA for that reason, I think its time to strike...

Luciana said...

I WANT AN ALPACA!

THEY'RE BETTER THAN LLAMAS.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

No im gonna write my idea laterz.

Lama? But doesnt Derek....ILL GET HIM A KITTY :D

Melica Frost said...

I just generally want another pet - not another dog, but an exotic or strange animal :O

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

I want a kitty :/

Maralie Lily Charm said...

I love you too Zaf.

My friend Kevin has an Alpaca...

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Aww see Zaffy can be good! I know I can be :/ this so is punishment.....

Wheres Derek when you need him? Wait no I shouldnt bother him he needs to be writing the novella. *sighs*

Maralie Lily Charm said...

I have:

3 dogs
13 chickens
13 fish
4 pigs
2 horses
5 frogs
and
a unicorn. But shh, she's hiding!!

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Thats a lot of pets.

We had a kitty but he died of very old age and kidney failure

Melica Frost said...

maralie where on plante earth do you live????
I have 2 doggies :D he he he

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Zaf - Yes. Yes, it is.

Melica - I live in the very Irish countryside of, uh, Ireland.

Melica Frost said...

oohh ok, do you have any potatoes?
cause every teenage person in scotland really wants to hear an irish person say POTATO in a really high pitched voice...
we have sad lives

Luciana said...

Less than twelve hours. :(

Unknown said...

Mr Landy, sir. Are you aware of the really quite bustling Skulduggery Pleasant themed role playing community on Twitter? Skulduggery alone has nearly 600 followers at time of writing and there are people making up their own characters to join in. Don't you think that's pretty darn awesome?

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

I hafta admit, Smokey, our kitty, had made Scarab young xD he was like an old man. Smokey liked to bite me though. And one time my sister brought her cat, Toby, a kitten at the time over and Toby was being watched by us for a while. Well Toby ran up and down the hallway and the idiot ran up onto the bed forgot to break and went flying out the window with the screen. Smokey sat on the windw sill it was funny.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Mark, honestly Derek probably doesnt know what role playing is. But I'm sure that made his ego grow more

Maralie Lily Charm said...

POTATO.

Uh, POTATOOOOOO.


POTAAAAATO.


PO.TA.TO.

Nah, it doesn't work when you type it... Sorry Mel.

Melica Frost said...

Im currently watchin all of the star wars movies one after another

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Zaf - Yeah. Mark, I agree.

Melica Frost said...

thats ok :)

Maralie Lily Charm said...

DAMMIT IF ONLY I WAS ON TWITTER.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Im an Ameriminion and I live in kinda the countryside, but its more civilized now. I mean we got a CVS Dunkin' Dounuts, Subway (food) , Perkins, Puzzaria, Dollar General, Auto store, and this all 5 minutes down the road from me

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Ah. And yet the nearest shop from my house is 30 minutes away. The school is 15 minutes away.

Melica Frost said...

kewl I live in Glasgow so a lot happens around me

ClockworkFallenAngel said...

Hello! I'm joinin this conversation whether you want me to or not!

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

My school is 15 minutes away. Its in like our town, sad thing is Burger King and McDonald's is right across the street

Maralie Lily Charm said...

OMG.

COULD IT BE TRUE?!

THERE IS ANOTHER DIRECTIONER IN BLOGLAND?!?!

*does a High School Musical jump*

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Lol!!!

Hiya SPD!!!!

*runs in squares*

Luciana said...

THE TWITTER SP FANDOM IS GREAT. XD

I just got three SP books. But I can't open them until tomorrow...

Maralie Lily Charm said...

I could not go to school with a McDonald's across the street. My face would be pressed up against the window for the whole lesson.

ClockworkFallenAngel said...

There is another directioner in blog land. I think her name is fire dancer.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

I have not met her yet.


... tell me this. Which boy would you go for, SPD?

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Lol!! Well you cant really see it as the gym is where you could see it.

ClockworkFallenAngel said...

I hate Mcdonalds and Burger King food. They should at least try to make it edible.

ClockworkFallenAngel said...

Maralie: ALL OF THEM!

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

I havent been to McDonald's since well October because I went to Mazilla (giant corn maze) and I just needed something in my poor stomach

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Ahhh. But still. It's like where I work. I work at a stall in a market on Sunday, and RIGHT ACROSS from me is a HUGE sweet stall, the ONLY stall there that sells Rainbow Dust. So I'm practically dying.

SPD - I love the chips! And McFlurrys.

Melica Frost said...

around our school we have;
2 chinese's
raja's (kebab shop)
janacies ( general fatty food shop)
1 mcdonalds
1 subway
1 KFC
1 burger king
and
2 gregs
and they are all open ALL day
:D

ClockworkFallenAngel said...

McDonalds and Burger King make me sick and constipated.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

SPD - ... Harry's married to me. Just remember that.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Mel - You had me at Chinese.

Melica Frost said...

ha yeah well its kinda explains why there is alot of morbadly obeise people in Scotland

ClockworkFallenAngel said...

Liam is taken by my best friend and every day, I break school rules and dress in a Halloween costume (I'm Niall's girlfriend). Remember that and we will get along just fine.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Well we got a lot of things by our school, its like our campus is the middle and everything surrounds us, its weird

Video store
Subway
Cigerete place
Burger King
McDonald's
Chinese place
Nail salon
Dry cleaners
Ice cream shop
Little resturant
Secondhand shop
Car dealership

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Lol xD In Ireland, we're all about POTATOES! so we don't eat a lot of bad food. Really, we don't!

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Oh and a KFC / Taco Bell

Melica Frost said...

ha ha ha!!!!!
maralie - YOU JUST MADE MY DAY!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Okay. But just to say, my Hazzabear and I are reaaaaal close. *shifty eyes*

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

No wonder the Irish are healthy, well Carol Edgly the obvios exception, wait is it Carol?

ClockworkFallenAngel said...

Almost everything is in the town next to mine or fifteen minutes away.

ClockworkFallenAngel said...

It's Carol. And at first, both twins.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Mel - haha, okey dokey! xD Glad to have made someone happy!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Yep. Carol is the, uh, slightly obese one. Crystal is always on diets.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

I honestly mix up the twins xD

Meh cant mess up the Ameriminions, we're all crazy

ClockworkFallenAngel said...

At first, both were obese!

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Didnt Crystal go all diety and get TOO skinny? Yes I think so, trying to remember

ClockworkFallenAngel said...

Yes

Melica Frost said...

how did we go from talking about other directioners in blogland to obeisity?

ClockworkFallenAngel said...

The toxic twins. We're talking about Crystal and Carol!

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

I have no idea xD that usually happens in blogland we just end up on compketeky different subjects

OOH GUYS!!!!!!!

*points*

hollow Men!!!!!

Luciana said...

BLOGLAND IS JUST SO AMAZING ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.

Melica Frost said...

taylor swift just came on my tv :O

ClockworkFallenAngel said...

Hello Luka! *sneaks up behind her and pulls down her trousers*

ClockworkFallenAngel said...

Taylor Swift and Harry Styles are dating!

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Hey guys why is Derek in the lake?

Wait...never mind he just got eaten by piranas

*watches with interest*

Maralie Lily Charm said...

I have come to the conclusion that there is a leprechaun living in my school.



DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO JOHN JOE NEVAN IS?!

Melica Frost said...

she is an odd duckling...

Maralie Lily Charm said...

SPD - THEY ARE NOT. I LOOKED AT THE OFFICIAL FAN PAGE WHICH SAID THEY WERE NOT. AND HARRY SAID A FEW WEEKS AGO ON THE LATE LATE SHOW THAT HE WAS SINGLE.

ClockworkFallenAngel said...

I'd be lying of I said yes

Star Inkbright said...

In my village, we have a lot of hairdressery salon places, and a post office, and an old-fashioned sweet shop, and a butchers, and a shop that is like a very small supermarket, and a really expensive coffee shop that nobody goes to, and a pub, and two churchs, and houses, obviously, and unless there's anything else I don't know about that is IT. :)

The nearest McDonalds is probably at least twenty minutes drive away. I dunno, we never go straight to McDonalds from home . . .

Melica Frost said...

I need a gun - justin bieber just came on

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Who is an odd duckling?

ClockworkFallenAngel said...

Coolios Mary. Can I call you Mary?

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

STAAAAAR!!!!!!

Melica Frost said...

brb my dogs need to pee

ClockworkFallenAngel said...

Mel-try a bazooka. *hands over a bazooka*

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Whaaaat what is this feeling of power and drive? I've never known I feel alive!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

John Joe Nevan is an Irish boxer. AND I AM GOING TO MEET HIM TODAY! He was in the Olympics and got Silver. WHOOOOOO!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Who's Mary?

KILL THAT JUSTIN LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW!

Melica Frost said...

really? for anyone who watches/watched hollyoaks - i have met joel ! WOO

ClockworkFallenAngel said...

I'm asking if I can call you Mary, Maralie

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

I never met wait yes I met Gordon Korman. I didnt know who he was but still, I got to meet him and do a whole writers workshop with him. That was interesting. And I got a book signed...telling you I just need to meet Derek

Maralie Lily Charm said...

SPD - Uh, sure thing. Why Mary?

Star Inkbright said...

Sorry for disappearing earlier, btw. Internet got switched off . . .

But I don't live, like, right out in the country or anything. :) Our village is surrounded by nearby settlements. Well, it's IMMEDIATELY surrounded by fields, but the aforementioned nearby settlements are still nearby . . .

In case Eve is watching, The Knife Of Never Letting Go is Book One of Chaos Walking and as of yet it's a surprisingly good story. :)

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Hmm

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Ded!!!!

Luciana said...

HAS ANYBODY READ DEPARTMENT 19?

BECAUSE I BOUGHT THAT BOOK, TODAY

ClockworkFallenAngel said...

I dont know, Mary. I need to meet Derek too.

Star Inkbright said...

OH YEAH, I REMEMBER JOHN JOE SOMETHING!!!!!!! WE BEAT HIM!!! :P

Sorry . . .

Melica Frost said...

luciana do you watch hollyoaks?

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Yes!!!! Finally!!!

I dedicate this page to Derek. Reading this Blog pist made me smile. Knowing the author I like doesnt get super angry at bad reviews, he simply responded kindly. Then later in the day he went and talked to us! I mean come on what author does that even though he's writing? Not many. Then he let me hug him! Oh and smart one forgot but remembered a birthday xD. Still Derek is just awesome, now Derek, SORT THE MAIL AND SEND ADRA HER BOOK

Star Inkbright said...

*is unravelling my lollipop stick into a small sheet of paper*

Maralie Lily Charm said...

...


Star, that was so uncalled for. I'm telling him that today.

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