Thursday, August 22, 2013

8/22/13: Zombies, Shadowhunters, and Tears OH MY!

Hey guys! 

I have a good deal to talk about in this post, but, come on, when don't I? First off let's talk about Cassandra Clare. 


Cassandra Clare has written a boat load of books. All in the same category or "world". That is the Shadowhunter world. Shadowunters are humans that have angelic blood, and protect the world from demons, and rouge downworlders. Downworlders are anything from faeries to werewolves to vampires to warlocks (and rumoured zombies). They tend to help keep peace, but, not always. The main character is a sixteen year old ginger living in Brooklyn, Clary Fray. She and her nerdy (and totally hot) best friend to a club called the Pandemonium, and that my friends, is when the pandemonium starts. We also meet more wonderful and well developed characters like Magnus Bane, our magnificently glittified warlock, Alec and Isabelle Lightwood, two badass siblings that kick demon buts with gold whips and beautiful dark locks, and finally, last but certainly not least, our protective, duck fearing, demon slaying, sassy, natural blonde Jace Herondale. 

Yesterday, the movie adaptation to the first book was released in theaters (in America). I will not be seeing it until Friday do to school (pfft). On Friday I will hopefully write out a full review if I have time, like I had for Percy Jackson. It will contain spoilers but I will mark it as so.

To Look Up Cassandra Clare's Works:

City of Bones
City of Bones Movie Trailer
City of Ashes
City of Glass
City of Fallen Angels
City of Lost Souls (fair warning you might cry)
AND SOON TO BE RELEASED (Spring 2014) City of Heavenly Fire

She has also written:

The Infernal Devices Prequel Trilogy
The Magnus Bane Chronicles

AND SHE JUST KEEPS GOING.





ALLISON HEWITT IS TRAPPED BY MADELEINE ROUX (A STORY OF LIFE, LOVE, AND A KICKASS ZOMBIE KILLER) 

DO YOU NEED A THRILL BOOK? ARE THOSE CONTEMPORARY NOVELS JUST BORING THE HECK OUT OF YOU? WELL YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE!

Allison Hewitt our female protagonist, works in a bookshop when it happens. She and her fellow employees and customers get themselves in the break room and look the industrial doors. Allison finds herself a computer and gets on SNet, a government ran wireless system, and blogs. Yes blogs. She blogs about her story as she fights to find her mother, struggles with thieves and extremely religious housewives who want to repopulate the earth and set fire to the damned (humans and undead alike). She also finds love and trust in other characters that she meets along the way. Will Allison find her mother? Will she fall in love? Will she find a safe place to hide? Will she become undead?

Find out in this thrilling All-American Zombie novel! And don't forget to read the sequel!

Goodreads:

Allison Hewitt is Trapped
Sadie Walker is Stranded 

LOOKING FOR MY HEART (I MEAN ALASKA) BY JOHN GREEN

This is one exceptional book. We start out with the character Miles "Pudge" Halter, a kind of shy guy who has an obsession with remembering last words. He goes off to a boarding school for the first time to search for his "Great Perhaps". He meets many friends along his way including his roommate and capital-population-country memorizing Chip Martin, and the wild and free Alaska Young. Read the spectacular and memorable pranks, the self-realizations, and the budding friendships and romances.

John Green, as I send in my previous blog post, knows how to break a heart. Each one of his novels, makes you pause and look at the world in a whole new way. It makes you fall in love with the characters and the situations and the placing. 

If you didn't already know about the world renowned fandom that he and his brother started way back in 2007 with his brother, than I suggest you listen up. Nerdfighteria is a base of millions of kids and teenagers and adults all around the world aiming to decrease world suck. Two times a week John and his Hank post videos about world problems, John's books, puppy-sized elephants, or anything they bring up. They have educational channels and the support other youtubers like Tyler Oakley and Emily from the Brain Scoop and Vsause. I adore the heck out of these two guys and I hope you do too!

Goodreads:

Looking for Alska

Hank and John's videos: 

How to be a Nerdfighter

See you guys hopefully Friday, for the City of Bones Review!
Until then...

~Monty

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