City of Bones: MOVIE

Just going to say there may be some spoilers of the film/movie, just so we all know where we're at. :)

OMG I'M SO IN LOVE.

This is the kind of excitement I've only ever experienced with Harry Potter movies and now I'm sat here with the same feelings over City of Bones. I absolutely loved the movie! There were times when I kind of made a WTF face at the screen, but I went in knowing it would obviously not be the same as the book, and now in my head they're two separate things - just like Harry Potter is for me. I missed the diner part, and the vampire scene was different, but ultimately I really, really loved the film!

Jace and Alec were played perfectly and I fell even more in love with Jace than I was before. 

I don't want to say anymore because anyone who is a fan of the book should definitely go see this film! Even if you don't like the book/haven't read the book you should see this film. It's really great.

(Also, I will be fangirling on twitter, if you want to join me :] )

Meghan x

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City of Bones Review

At about 2am this morning I finished my re-read of City of Bones and I realised again why it's easily one of my favourite books and why I love everything about it so much.

Not only is Jace one of the best characters to ever exist, the rest of the characters in this book are so amazingly, wonderfully written that even after one read you know them so well. Alec is probably my second favourite character in this series, I love his relationships with Jace and Isabelle, and I love the development of his relationship with Clary. He's just a really great character. Clary, Isabelle, Simon, and Luke, while I'm not exactly any of their biggest fan, I do still like reading about them, and I what I love so much about this book is how diverse their individual voices are. I love the conversations that happen between the characters, and how they all talk to, and react to, the different characters. 

Valentine...what can I say about Valentine? I don't think I've ever loved an hated a 'villain' quite as much as him. I loved, loved, loved his whole story in this book (btw it's so hard writing about one book in a series when you love them all so much...) and I hate him so much for everything he does with Jace and Clary.

Ooh speaking of Jace and Clary, their relationship is one of my favourites to read. I love when they first meet, and when they go to the Vampires, and Magnus Bane, and in the greenhouse, and it still makes me sad that Valentine kind of ruins all of that. One day you'll be together babies, don't worry <3 

Ugh I just love this book so much, and whole series, so much and I cannot wait for Wednesday when I finally get to see this world come to life! 

Meghan x

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"I will go down with this ship, I won't put my hands up and surrender."

"Shipping" is something that happens in pretty much every single fandom, whether it's friendly or romantic, shipping happens everywhere these days. (I'm going to admit that as much as i hate the term shipping i can't help wanting certain people to be together.) So I figured that I'd talk about some of the "ships" I have from books.

Jace and Alec - The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

This is one of the ships that I'm going to mention that isn't a romantic one. I love the brotherly friendship that Jace and Alec have, Alec might be in love with him (and I could kind of get on board with that) but these boys would die for each other. They're my two favourite characters in this series and I just love them. (Just in case you're wondering I decently romantically shop Jace with me ;] )

Anna and Seth - The Winter Trilogy

Ugh I love Anna and Seth more than basically every other couple ever. They're so wonderful and great together, and A Witch in Love kills me a little bit. Can I be Anna? Or can I just have a Seth? Thanks.

Katniss and Peeta - The Hunger Games

If you don't read this trilogy wanting these two to get together in the end - you confuse me. They go through so much together and they make each other better people and I just think that if any two people were to ever be together in the end of a book series it should definitely be these two. 

Hazel and Augustus - The Fault in Our Stars

Oh come on who doesn't ship this? Most perfectly written book/love story/characters ever. 

Light and L. - Death Note

I don't care, I want them to just be locked in that hotel room and just let them get on with stuff. Just saying that I would read that book...

Ethan and Lena - Beautiful Creatures 

Eeep. I just kind of love them together okay? They're a pretty adorable couple and I love Ethan a whole lot and just yeah I love them a lot together. 

Ron and Hermione - Harry Potter Series

The worlds most wonderful couple award goes to... I just love these two together. I love their whole story, and come on who didn't cheer a little bit when they finally kissed?! The best and most wonderful couple to ever come out of a book series. 

Harry and Luna - Harry Potter Series

(Please don't kill me for this one?) I just love them, Harry was really the only one who saw how nice/wonderful/cool Luna was and I just think they would have been a great couple. 

And finally, because why not throw out a completely different one?

Harry and Draco - Harry Potter Series

I'm pretty sure these two have more fanfic written about them than any other couple ever? And honestly I just ship Draco with me (along with Jace obviously...) but I think everyone has that one 'ship' that they have buried deep down that they're not quite sure why they ship it or when they started but they've kind if just accepted it - that's Drarry for me... 

Meghan x 

Top 5...#2

Back again with another top five :) this time it's: Top 5 on my kindle

I love my kindle and I love all the books on there (that I've read...) so some of these were pretty hard to think of :) 

5: The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Poe is my favourite poet by far and The Raven is what made me want to read more from him. I'm pretty sure this was the second thing I downloaded as soon as I got my kindle because I wanted to read it again and again, without taking a massive collection of Poe around with me. 

4: Dracula by Bram Stoker

This was the first thing I downloaded onto my kindle, and it's basically just because I love the story so much. Including my kindle edition I have about 6 copies of this book I think? I love it. 

And this is my kindle cover, it's love.

3: Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Ugh I love les mis! I love the stage version, the film, the book, everything. And I love that I can read this when I'm travelling without having to carry around a 900 page book!

2: Superheroes: The Best of Philosophy and Pop Culture by William Irwin

I adore the philosophy and pop culture books, and when I downloaded this one I think that took my total to about 8 different ones that I own? I love philosophy more than most things, and superheroes are something I've loved since I was tiny (thanks to my big brother) and this book was just amazingly wonderful to read.

1: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

I really, really wanted to read this ages and ages ago but I couldn't find it anywhere so I downloaded it and fell completely, 100%, madly in love with it. I have the rest of the series in physical form, but I still love that I have this one on my kindle and not physical copy because it's how I fell in love with the world and I like remembering that when I re-read it (like I am now) :). 

Meghan x