What is the most exciting or interesting event in your book so far? Why?

When Chris got murdered. This was such a shock in the book because for one he was one of the main characters and this has put a spin on the story. Now everyone thinks Max did it and Nora is crushed between helping her best friend Adrian who watched her boyfriend Chris die in front of her and she sat there in his blood while drugged, or finding  Max who has disappeared mysteriously. I don't think it was Max, it seems he really didn't care about Chris so why would he kill him? Tho it is a possibility, and others including the police think he did it.

At the point in the book that I'm at the most interest thing that's happened is Chris's murder. It happened at his house and the author did a very good job going into detail on what happened. The author explains very well how bloody the murder was, and what Nora saw. She explains how there was a symbol on the wall written in Chris's blood. How Adriane was curled up in a ball lying in a pool of Chris's blood, and how Chris was face down in a different pool of his blood. It tells us how there were bloody marks everywhere, and how it stained the white tile and how everything was white until the murder. This is the most interesting because it has a huge effect on what will happen later in the book. Nora has lost one of her best friends, her other one is going crazy, and her boyfriend is said to be the murderer and no where to be seen. Nora has to choose whether to believe everyone and agree that Max is the murderer, or go on her own journey and figure out for herself.

What is the most exciting event so far?

The most exciting part of the story so far or at least here I'm at is when Nora goes to a movie night with her friends at Chris’s house and there is blood everywhere and blood symbols on the wall. I haven’t gotten any further but before he was killed Nora gave him the letter she took so that might have something to do with it.  Also before this someone stole all the artifacts except for that letter because Nora had it. Obviously someone really wants that letter and will do anything to get it…

Spoiler Alert!

What was the most exciting thing in the story so far? I would think when Nora is kidnapped and at the blood sacrifice the leader of the bad guys dies in a fury of flame and light melting him down. After that Nora's "boyfriend" who faked his death grabbed her by the arm and he grabbed the machine. He then took her to a secluded room where he cut her deeper and he used the machine. He made her say,"You're worthy" as Eric busted down the door and Max (the fake boyfriend who faked his death and then was hiding from Nora and using her best friend as bait when he kidnapped her and "dated" her) went up in a ball of flames and with a burst of light was turned into a pile of ash.

How does your setting affect your story’s mood?

Mostly it takes place in an old church. A lot of the time the main characters are there at night so it sets the mood as creepy and more reasons for this are
* Someone broke in twice
* The first break in there was a bloody sharp hole in the glass and they heard noises
* The second break in Max found The Hoff laying on the floor twitching
* Police showed up and investigated b/c of the stolen letters and The Hoff
* There is a large balcony that overlooks the whole church
* The balcony rails are loose and creaky
Those are just some main reasons for why i think the church makes the setting creepy. They make it creepy b/c when you think of creepy, some things that would qualify are
* A hole in the glass door with blood
* Breaking in
* Police investigation
* Stolen letters
etc.

Right now in this book I think the main setting would be the church that the Hoff's office is located. The church is creepy, old, dusty, and broken down. It adds a sort of dark and scary mood to the book. It definitely adds a scarier mood to the book because there was blood on the window by the door, and the glass was broken. But it also adds a calmer and quiet mood because there is no one there but the translating team and the Hoff. The other setting of the book is the characters houses. Each of the characters have very different types of homes. Nora's house is smaller and less impressive than Chris's and Adrian's houses, and I haven't learned about Max's house yet. The houses add a nice and protective mood to the book because that's where the characters feel they belong and like to hang out at.

How does the setting affect our stories mood?

Well the setting is an important part of our story. So far someone has broken into to the archives and stole all of the "artifacts". It would have to be there or the story wouldn't make sense. Lets say they were stolen from a picnic or something like that, it wouldn't make any sense. The setting has to be perfect for the story to take place. Our story is kind of scary and a mystery at the same time so we would need a mixture of those into a setting. Right now they are in the archives researching and translating Latin words. The archives are the perfect setting for this scene.

It makes it secretive and dark. There is a feeling of loss and betrayal every page. I always wonder what will be next. Could it be if someone will die soon? Will someone betray them? Every page pushes me forward to see what's next and i always have to expect the unexpected. I know somethings my group doesn't yet and this means i could spoil a lot. Someone betrays them, someone dies and someone joins them. They leave the States to go somewhere else in pursuit of an answer. Why did they kill Chris? That is why this book is so dark and secretive it wants to keep you guessing it keeps you on the edge of your seat.

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