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I don't quite enjoy how John is with the serum. He is becoming power-hungry like all the other mages. I think this will become a problem in the future of some sort because of the talk about "mass production" (RIng 248).

The Soaring Cloud Tower was very interesting as they used "slave collars" to keep non-mages obedient (Ring 224). The Eclisie should put a stop to it or more of a statement against this.

I am enjoying the character arc of Ellie as she is evolving into a great witch. She talks to herself about "helping John" (Ring 168). With John being a sizeable amount more powerful it is great that Ellie is taking that next.

Many things happened in this chapter but interesting enough I caught on when it had a chemical formula of "potassium bitrate" (Ring 78). I find it funny enough that my chemistry knowledge is now showing in the book so then I had to find out the formula I think he may have messed up because he was referring to the creme of tartar and its potassium tartrate but it was still a funny occurrence.

I am enjoying the character arc of Ben as he embarks of a quest to become an "apprentice" (Ring 72). It comes as a nice refreshment from the war currently going on in the book. Also the way Ring develops him into a more complete character is very nice.

The two sides of the story are a window to each other. I find myself finding a mirror in Quinn and a window in Rashad. One thing that acted as more of a window for me is when Quinn even though for most of the story was a mirror decided to wear a shirt with "I'm Marching... are you?" and I found it to be very empowering (Kiely and Reynolds 252). It made me think that people my age can make a difference.

I wonder when Rashad is going to come back to school. Even though it might break the theme with the "RashadIsAbesentAgainToday" hashtag, the question I want answered is when is he going to come back to school and what are going to be the reactions of the teachers and student body? I predict that it may create a more significant divide then present.

Adversity impacted the view on Rashad. Guzzo even refers to Rashad as a "celebrity-victim" showing that the challenges he faced made other see him in a different light. In terms of Rashad he sees himself in maybe no the best of light with him having ptsd over the incident.

You can definitely see a type of unspoken rule coming up in the story. In Quinn's part of the story someone comes into the hall and asks, " You wonder why he did it?" and Quinn thought of Rashad doing something wrong (Reynolds and Kiely 124). It is almost like there was a code that they don't question what happens with their friend's family they don't think for a second that they did something wrong.

This book so far left off where the other stopped it is keeping me a edge of my seat especially when John "help[ed] stabilize the portal' (Ring 53). This writing style has also been so refreshing compared to some of the other books because it just rolls as I read.