Ali K’s Reviews > Poet and Dancer > Status Update

To me, I consider Lara the attention-seeker. Being Angel's cousin, Lara always wants to be better than Angel. Quite frankly, Angel really does't care. Which drives Lara to be more of the attention-seeker. Angel is plain, and simple. Though she's writing beautiful poetry.

I feel that Lara has a special connection with Angel. Lara the dancer and Angel the poet, they both share special connections with their family. Like Angel sharing her poems in front of her family, and Lara having her family come to her dance recitals and competitions. Though one thing's different, Lara knew right away that she had a drive to be a dancer, but Angel, not so much.

... and I couldn't wait to see the reaction of all my family. My grandfather's chuckle. How I will always remember it. This triggers me into remembering when I would tell stories back when I was younger hearing that same, laugh.

One part in my book I can really imagine sticks right in my mind and will forever. It is when Angel is sitting on her grandfather, Siegfried's lap and Angel is telling her poem. Louder, bolder, and more confident each time she reads it. Getting kisses each time she completes her poem.

This reminds me of when I was little, telling stories on my grandfather's lap, mostly around holidays...