The Book Thief Quotes That Made Me Shrivel And Die

     If you haven't read The Book Thief yet, I beg you to rectify that issue. I avoided the book for years because I had heard so much hype about it, because it was about the Holocaust, and because it was narrated by Death. But, I finally succumbed to the hype and pressure, and OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS. It was well-worth the read- it's easily one of my favorite books. The writing is absolutely enchanting, the characters are perfection, and the story is amazingly raw. The movie is great, too. Anyway, I now shall give you some Book Thief quotes that made me curl into the fetal position and cry until I was nothing but an empty husk of snot and puffy eyeballs. YAY! And because, I must have too much fun writing this post, I shall do some fancy writing with the quotes. Ya know, for extra tears.













































Now that I have reduced myself to a mess of tears, I'm going to peace out.

Shadowhunter News: Katherine McNamara Casted as Clary for "Shadowhunters"

Guess what Shadowhunter fans! Clary has been chosen!!

I really like her!! She has this sassy, cute look that totally fits Clary! I just hope she's shorter than Jace, like she is in the book lol.

Our Clary Fray actress's name is Katherine McNamara (love her name).

I can't wait to see what she brings to the show with Dominic Sherwood (our Jace Herondale)! Oh, and Simon! This is so exciting! I really can't wait to watch this show!

The Mortal Instruments VS. The Infernal Devices

            
            The Mortal Instruments
                      VS.
             The Infernal Devices

Book One: Clockwork Angel

In comparison to The Mortal Instruments, there isn't as much humor. Magnus was in the book for a few pages and he didn't even say much that was funny. I was quite disappointed because, well, it's Magnus Bane! When doesn't he make an inappropriate joke that makes you laugh until you cry?

The main hottie, Will Herondale, is even more somber than Jace Herondale. Getting into life-threatening situations and brooding seems to run in the family.

Tessa, our main character, isn't Clary at all. Clary was a feminist and a girl who didn't need protecting all the time. She'd pick up a seraph blade or a stele and fight with everything she had! Tessa, on the other hand, doesn't fight and, due to the fact that she was raised as a lady, disapproves of woman fighting. Including Shadowhunters. I'm not saying that she isn't brave, because she is; I just want to see her in the action instead of on the sidelines.

Book Two: Clockwork Prince

In comparison to The Mortal Instruments, the London Institute's leaders (Charlotte and Henry) are around a lot more than the leaders of the New York Institute. Because of this, the students of the Institute are forced to listen and obey a higher authority, whereas in The Mortal Instruments, there wasn't really any parental guidance. (There was authority, but Jace mostly did whatever the hell he wanted). 

We saw Magnus more in this book, but whenever Will went to see him it was always on a serious note because he had a job for him. Though, there was one part that I found very amusing. When Magnus kissed Will to get back at Camille lol. Will was so out of it, he didn't even seem to realize what happened. Another thing about Magnus is that he's just realizing he's bisexual. I hope he starts to get more witty, glamorous and animated as the series continues. He's too serious in this series, it's unnatural after reading all his humorous comments in The Mortal Instruments.

In this series, since it's set in the mid-1800's, relationships are very different. Much more formal and dignified. Though, there are a few passionate kisses exchanged between Tessa and Jem, and Tessa and Will. Whew. I can't decide which series has steamier scenes.

Another thing that is different, is that two of the main characters, Jem and Tessa, get engaged. Jace and Clary didn't get engaged in The Mortal Instruments series, neither did any of the other younger characters. Though, Jem and Tessa's relationship is racing against time since Jem is dying.

Will is letting down the walls he's had built up around him for the last five years, because of Tessa, and because a burden was lifted. He confesses his love, only to be told that his best friend/parabatai beat him to the punch of getting the girl. In this series, or at least in this book, Herondale doesn't get the girl.

I don't know about you guys, but I'm totally Team Jem!

Book Three: Clockwork Princess

In comparison to The Mortal Instruments, instead of fighting and killing demons, the Shadowhunters of the London Institute fight and kill Mortmain's automations.

We get to read about what would happen/feel like if parabatai were separated. The rune bleeds and fades from black to a silver. It doesn't disappear, but when you lose your parabatai, it changes color.

We get a few more details about Silent Brothers in this series. But I want to know more! We know that Shadowhunters have to go through a series of rituals to become one, and have to have many runes placed on them, but I want the details! I want to know exactly how Jem felt during the transformation. I also want to know why Jem chose to be called Brother Zacheria, or if another Silent Brother chose the name for him.
 
In this last book, Tessa finally puts her powers to better use and actually joins the fight! In the last two books, she didn't really fight. She used her powers, but not really for fighting. In this one, though, she uses her powers to win the fight and destroy the Magister (a.k.a. Mortmain). I was very impressed by how she flourished in this last book.

The three main characters have this unbelievably strong bond that is unbreakable. Jem's love for Will and Tessa is what keeps him human for so many years, until he finally becomes human again in The City of Heavenly Fire.

I love how the characters from The Infernal Devices tie into The Mortal Instruments. I wish I'd  read these books sooner; I would have understood The City of Heavenly Fire more if I had.

The covers for this series are truly amazing!! They're just gorgeous!

Let's Get Lost by Adi Alsaid

 Title: Let's Get Lost
 Author: Adi Alsaid
 Publisher: Harlequin Teen
 Date Published: July 29, 2014
 Genre: Contemporary
 Pages: 352 (Hardcover)
 Age Range: 12+










               Summary:

Five strangers. Countless adventures.One epic way to get lost. 

Four teens across the country have only one thing in common: a girl named LEILA. She crashes into their lives in her absurdly red car at the moment they need someone the most.  

There's HUDSON, a small-town mechanic who is willing to throw away his dreams for true love. And BREE, a runaway who seizes every Tuesday—and a few stolen goods along the way. ELLIOT believes in happy endings…until his own life goes off-script. And SONIA worries that when she lost her boyfriend, she also lost the ability to love. 

Hudson, Bree, Elliot and Sonia find a friend in Leila. And when Leila leaves them, their lives are forever changed. But it is during Leila's own 4,268-mile journey that she discovers the most important truth— sometimes, what you need most is right where you started. And maybe the only way to find what you're looking for is to get lost along the way. 


                                                      Review:

     This book was really surprising. I was expecting a cute, little read with a cliched story, maybe a few memorable characters, and maybe even little hilarity. Basically, I just needed a mindless fluff book to read between two heavy books; so I grabbed Let's Get Lost. With my low expectations in mind, I read this book, and at the end, I absolutely loved it. Yes, it's cute. Yes, it's funny. Yes, it has a whole slew of amazing characters.
      First off, the story isn't told from five different POVs- that was a little misleading. The book is actually five short stories that go together to make the overall story arc. The five stories are each from a different POV, and they all go together. Each story contributes something to the overall story, but they also work as their own entities- which I really loved.
     Leila was a really nice person to read about. Over the story/ies, we got to learn the most about her, and her past. While I did miss the connection with every character that I get from one, or even two, POV(s), I did get an overall gist about each person, and Leila was my favorite. She seemed like a genuinely good person, she was really funny,and she was so sweet. Hudson made me angry because of his behavior towards the end of his story. I was sitting in my chair thinking: "Get over yourself and go after her!" And then, in Leila's story, he did come after her, and I almost burst from happiness. Bree came across as a huge brat. While I disliked her, I enjoyed her story. Elliot's plight was so relatable that my heart was aching. We can all relate to our crush loving someone else and his crush seemed like a girl I would love to high five in the face, hard.  Sonia's story got a little boring near the middle, but after that, things went really quickly. And everyone got their happily ever after.
     I liked the writing, and the messages that the book was getting across. The whole book just tied together really nicely, and the cover is really sweet. This book was really just one of those really great treasures that came at the right time. A few people haven't like it, but, for me, it just was perfect.
     While I was reading this book, I was listening to a song called: My Mistake by Cam, and everything was PERFECT! Here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwrKYD2dMpM. Great book, and perfect song.

                                        

May the Fourth Be With You

Have a great one, everyone,

Battle of Hogwarts

Today is May 2nd....It's been 17 years since the battle of Hogwarts. 

R.I.P. to all those who died during the fight

LOL! Hope all you serious HP fans don't take this seriously and raise your wands :P
Have a good day,

Shadowhunter News: Latest News on Casting for "Shawdowhunters"

Latest news on casting for "Shadowhunters"

 For the last two days, @ShadowhuntersTV has been giving us clues as to who they've casted for the show. I've been on the edge of my seat since I found out, read all the clues and retweeted to get the ball rolling. If you don't follow me on Twitter, I guessed Simon and Izzy. I was right, along with thousands of other fans.

This is our Simon! Alberto Rosende

 And this is Isabelle (a.k.a. Izzy)! Emeraude Toubia

So far for the TV show "Shadowhunters" we have Dominic Sherwood playing our favorite blonde, Jace Herondale. He's kind of growing on me, but I'm not entirely convinced he can pull of Jace, yet. I'll have to watch the first episode when it comes out.

I'm really happy with Izzy, though I wish Robert Sheehan was playing Simon! I was really hoping he would. I'm excited to see these latest cast members work together on the set of "Shadowhunters." I can't wait to see the chemistry between Simon and Izzy develop!