Tales of the Otherworld (2010)

the book contained the rest of the short stories of the characters in the Women of the Otherworld series (2001-2012). it started with Eve, the witch and how she came in contact with Kristof, the sorcerer. then it continued to the story of Eve when she lived with her daughter Savannah, where Lucas, the sorcerer came sneaking into her house to steal a grimoire. then it shifted the focus to Lucas and Paige's wedding, especially days before it happened, where Benecio, Lucas' dad insisted on participating by making it grand, the complete opposite of what the couple intended.

these short stories were like cherry toppings on a delicious sundae. it was so much fun to peek behind the scenes other then the major events that took place in the 13 main books. however, these short stories were not meant for those who don't already know the characters in the main series. there will only be confusions, lots of them. otherwise, it was extremely captivating to jump into the not-so-big events that took place. emotions and stress, even love during these unexpected moment were what make the series absolutely awesome.

The Avengers (2012)

Nick, the director of SHIELD, arrived at a research facility of Tesseract, an energy source with extreme potential. it was activated and a portal opened, leading Loki to earth from outer space. in order for his Chitauri army to step through, Loki needed to activate a larger portal. in response to the attack, Nick gathered Captain America, Black Widow, Iron Man, and Hulk, while Thor joined them later in pursuit of his brother, Loki.

despite having so many main characters under the spotlight, we were thrilled to find that each character had enough screen time and character developments to keep us completely rooted for each and every one of them. it seemed almost impossible to feel so excited and pumped up watching a group of superheroes saving earth. the tensions and conflicts caused by overflowing testosterone within the team spiked the film up even more, having the superheroes fighting against each other for dominance before fighting alongside, against a common enemy. in many ways, the film surprised us, with its turn of events as well as its believing performances.

The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Season 1 (2009)

the story followed the story of 15-year-old Amy, who was dealing with an unexpected pregnancy that happened during band camp, with a guy named Ricky. she told her 2 best friends, Lauren and Madison. while they encouraged her to be honest with her parents, she decided to pretend that nothing happened. Ben was one of the geeks and decided to lose his virginity by starting to date someone. his sight fell on Amy across the hallway, and asked her to the dance. they got together, with Amy concealing the pregnancy from him.

a common plot for a drama, but somewhat beautiful and heart wrenching for being so realistic. some characters, maybe even most characters were cheesy. some lovable, others not so. some battled on the topic of sex, others desperately trying to get a certain someone. although it was a slow-paced drama, like most dramas were, Amy's life was in the spotlight. she was a great actress, playing a pitiful character that was often struggling to make the right choice like an adult, and also the far most believable character on the set.

Kamisama Dolls (2011) 神様ドォルズ

Kyouhei moved away from his village to get away from the devastating event that happened. many were killed when Aki, Kyouhei's friend started the massacre by controlling the opponents' Kakashi, an ancient God controlled by the mind. one night, he was out with his rent-owner's daughter named Hibino and some friends, where his younger sister named Utao arrived in town. she brought along her Kakashi, who once belonged to Kyouhei. only then Kyouhei realized that Aki had escaped from jail and came to Tokyo as well.

despite the serious plot, it was sometimes difficult to get absorbed into the anime due to its lame humor. they doesn't blend well together, alienating the emotions, the pain and fear that was presented most of the time. the anime started as if the story evolved around everyone, including Kyouhei, Utao and Aki, but soon when more and more characters that own Kakashi appeared, it became so divided that it was difficult to know. personally, i only enjoyed Aki's character development, where his "evil" side weren't what we expected.