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Showing posts with label vampire academy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vampire academy. Show all posts

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Book-to-Movie Adaptations

Here is a complete list of the movie adaptations of books for which I have both read the book and seen the movie. I've also included two ratings. The first rating (the movie rating) shows my opinion on how good the movie was. The second rating (the adaption rating) shows how well I thought the movie was adapted from the book it was based on. Both ratings are on a scale from 1 to 5.

The Fellowship of the Ring: MOVIE: 5 ADAPTION: 5
The Two Towers: MOVIE: 5 ADAPTION: 5
The Return of the King: MOVIE: 5 ADAPTION: 5
An Unexpected Journey: MOVIE: 5 ADAPTION: 4
The Desolation of Smaug: MOVIE: 5 ADAPTION: 4
The Battle of the Five Armies: MOVIE: 5 ADAPTION: 4
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: MOVIE: 3 ADAPTION: 4
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: MOVIE: 3 ADAPTION: 4
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: MOVIE: 3 ADAPTION: 3
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: MOVIE: 2 ADAPTION: 3
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: MOVIE: 4 ADAPTION: 3
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince: MOVIE: 3 ADAPTION: 3
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1: MOVIE: 4 ADAPTION: 4
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: MOVIE: 4 ADAPTION: 3
The Hunger Games: MOVIE: 5 ADAPTION: 5
Catching Fire: MOVIE: 5 ADAPTION: 5
Mockingjay Part 1: MOVIE: 5 ADAPTION: 5
City of Bones: MOVIE: 3 ADAPTION: 2
Divergent: MOVIE: 3 ADAPTION: 4
Insurgent: MOVIE: 3 ADAPTATION: 2
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief: MOVIE: 1 ADAPTION: 1
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters: MOVIE: 1 ADAPTION: 1
The Maze Runner: MOVIE: 4 ADAPTION: 4
The Book Thief: MOVIE: 5 ADAPTION: 4
The Fault in Our Stars: MOVIE: 5 ADAPTION: 5
Eragon: MOVIE: 1 ADAPTION: 1
The Perks of Being a Wallflower: MOVIE: 5 ADAPTION: 5
The Invention of Hugo Cabret: MOVIE: 4 ADAPTION: 5
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: MOVIE: 2 ADAPTION: 3
The City of Ember: MOVIE: 2 ADAPTION: 2
Vampire Academy: MOVIE: 3 ADAPTION: 3
Ender's Game: MOVIE: 3 ADAPTION:  3
The Giver: MOVIE: 4 ADAPTION: 3
If I Stay: MOVIE: 5 ADAPTATION: 5

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

2014 Movies and TV

I did a thing at the end of last year where I chose my favourite books published last year in several categories. I decided to do the same for movies and TV shows, even though it's no longer 2014.

List of movies and TV shows I have seen published last year
  1. Mockingjay Part 1
  2. Divergent
  3. The Maze Runner
  4. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
  5. The Fault in Our Stars
  6. Guardians of the Galaxy
  7. Vampire Academy
  8. The Giver
  9. If I Stay
  10. Legend of Korra
  11. The 100
  12. How to Get Away with Murder
  13. Elementary
  14. Broadchurch
  15. Doctor Who
  16. Sherlock 
  17. Orphan Black
Favourite Male Main Character:
  • Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies
  • Augustus Waters from the Fault in Our Stars
  • Sherlock Holmes from Elementary
  • Sherlock Holmes from Sherlock
  • The Doctor from Doctor Who
Favourite Female Main Character:
  • Katniss Everdeen from Mockingjay Part 1
  • Avatar Korra from Legend of Korra
  • Clarke Griffin from The 100
  • Raven Reyes from The 100
  • Octavia Blake from The 100
  • Joan Watson from Elementary
  • Clara Oswald from Doctor Who
  • Sarah Manning from Orphan Black
  • Cosima from Orphan Blaxk
Favourite Side Character:
  • Tauriel from The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
  • Asami from Legend of Korra
  • Lexa from The 100
  • Danny Pink from Doctor Who
  • Kira from Orphan Black
Favourite Villain:
  • President Snow from Mockingjay Part 1
  • Kuvira from Legend of Korra
  • Rachel Duncan from Orphan Black
  • Missy from Doctor Who
Favourite Relationship:
  • Korra and Asami from Legend of Korra
  • Clarke and Lexa from The 100
  • Clara and Danny from Doctor Who
  • Cosima and Delphine from Orphan Black
Favourite Friendship:
  • Christina and Tris from Divergent
  • Bilbo and Thorin from The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
  • Clarke and Raven from The 100
  • Joan and Sherlock from Elementary
  • John and Sherlock from Sherlock
  • Clara and The Doctor from Doctor Who
Favourite Actor:
  • Peter Capaldi
  • Benedict Cumberbatch
  • Martin Freeman
Favourite Actress:
  • Jennifer Lawrence
  • Tatiana Maslany
  • Jenna Coleman
  • Eliza Taylor
  • Viola Davis
Best Plot:
  • Legend of Korra
  • The 100
  • How to get Away with Murder
  • Doctor Who
  • Orphan Black
Best Episode of a TV Show:
  • The Last Stand (Legend of Korra)
  • Spacewalker (The 100)
  • The Night Lila Died/ It's all my Fault (How to get Away with Murder)
  • Dark Water/ Death in Heaven (Doctor Who)
  • By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried (Orphan Black)
Most Anticipated Movie or TV Show of 2015:
  • Mockingjay Part 1
  • Paper Towns
  • The 100
  • How to get Away with Murder
  • Doctor Who
  • Orphan Black
Best Adaptation from a Book:
  • Mockingjay Part 1
  • The Fault in our Stars
Best Movie:
  • Mockingjay Part 1
  • The Fault in Our Stars
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
  • If I Stay
Best TV Show:
  • Legend of Korra
  • The 100
  • Doctor Who 
  • Orphan Black

Friday, February 27, 2015

February 2015 Updates:

Here is what I've been reading and watching in February:
  • I have been watching The 100 season 2 and the show is just getting better and better. Unfortunately, season 2 is almost finished. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with my life if I can't watch The 100.
  • I finished watching How to Get Away with Murder season 1, and, boy, was that final episode shocking. I can't wait to see season two. Too bad I have to wait until the fall.
  • I am still watching Elementary season 3, and I will be for a while longer because there are just so many episodes. Elementary is headed in a really exciting direction and I can't wait to find out more.
  • I finished watching Broadchurch season 2. I was a little bit disappointed with the ending, but I still enjoyed it.
  • I finally finished watching Legend of Korra, and I am currently kind of obsessed. Season 4 was definitely my favourite.
  • I am currently watching Torchwood season 1. It's very... odd.
  • I read The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater. The Raven Cycle is one of my favourite series of all time, and it's by the same author, so I've wanted to read the Scorpio Races for a while. I didn't enjoy is as much as the Raven Cycle, but it was still good.
  • I read The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski, the first book in a trilogy. The second book is coming out this year. The book was okay. I liked it enough to read the sequel when it comes out.
  • I read Eona by Alison Goodman, the sequel to Eon and the last book in the duology. Wow, it was really good. I am annoyed that their are only two books in the series.
  • I read The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson, and the sequel, The Crown of Embers. I enjoyed both books, and I plan on reading the final book in the trilogy soon.
  • I read The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black. It was the first book I have read by Holly Black, and the first book I read published in 2015. I liked it more than I thought I would. I'm definitely going to check out Holly Black's other books.
  • I read The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken, the first book in a science fiction trilogy. Why didn't I start reading this series sooner? I could not stop reading this book. 
  • I read The Ruby Circle by Richelle Mead, the last book in the Bloodlines series. I'm not a big fan of Vampire Academy and Bloodlines, but then again, I have read all twelve books. The Ruby Circle was okay, like all the other books in the series.

Monday, September 8, 2014

Shadow and Bone, John Green and Other Updates

This post is basically just about what I've been reading and watching recently.

I read Four: A Divergent Collection. I thought I might find it difficult to get into because I read the rest of the series so long ago, but I actually really enjoyed it. Tobias is a great character and I am more than ever convinced he's an ISFJ.

I also finished the Shadow and Bone series. I liked it, thought it wasn't my absolute favourite. I was really absurdly happy about a random thing that happened in the last book. I'm planning on doing a "YA Epic Fantasy" post soon, once I read a few more series.

I have been reading the Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix. I read Sabriel, which I enjoyed and I have also read Lirael, which I enjoyed even more (even though the end was a bit predictable). I am going to read Abhorsen soon.

I have also read a bunch more books by Agatha Christie. I don't know when I'm going to stop reading Agatha Christie, but it won't be soon.

I read Silver Shadows by Richelle Mead. The Vampire Academy/Bloodlines books aren't really the type of book I generally read, but my friend loves them so I read them. The fifth book (or eleventh, depending on whether or not you count Vampire Academy and Bloodlines as the same series) was okay. The ending (while exciting for Sydrian fans) was a bit annoying, in my opinion. I really enjoyed the re-education stuff, though.

I am currently reading Looking for Alaska by John Green. I finished An Abundance of Katherines the other day. I enjoyed Katherines, thought it's realistic fiction and that will never be my favourite. It had math in it, which was fun. Looking for Alaska is good too. I'm going to read Paper Towns next. I put all the John Green books on hold at the library and they all came at the same time.

I am very close to finishing the TV show Merlin. I have three more episodes left. I will post a lot of Merlin stuff once I finish.

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Book to Movie Adaptations

Recently I have watched three book to movie adaptations. My general rule for movie made from books is that the book is always better than the movie. So far I have not found an exception to this rule. The three adaptations I watched most recently are City of Bones, Eragon and Vampire Academy.

City of Bones was okay. I've heard many people say that it was terrible, but I honestly think it could have been a lot worse.

Eragon was quite bad. At first it seemed like it might be okay but then... it fell so far. I was pretty much shouting at it throughout the entire second half. Seriously. They could have made it so much better.

Vampire Academy was a pretty good adaptation. Though the book is honestly not one of my favourites, I think it was pretty well adapted, even though the plot was changed a bit.

Here's a list of some adaptations I've seen and a rating out of five for how well I think it was adapted. (NOTE: The rating has nothing to do with how much I liked the movie. It indicates how well I think the movie was adapted from the book.)

The Fellowship of the Ring: 5
The Two Towers: 5
The Return of the King: 5
An Unexpected Journey: 5
The Desolation of Smaug: 5
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: 4
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: 4
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: 3
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: 2
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: 4
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: 3
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1: 4
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: 3
The City of Ember: 2
The Lightning Thief:: 1
The Sea of Monsters: 1
The Hunger Games:5
Catching Fire: 5
The Book Thief: 5
Divergent: 5
The Perks of Being a Wallflower: 5
City of Bones: 3
Vampire Academy: 4
Eragon: 1
Ender's Game: 3
Hugo: 5
The Fault in Our Stars: 5
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: 3

Friday, June 6, 2014

The Deathly Hallows #2

A question that I have asked myself for a while is, if I had the choice, which of the Deathly Hallows would I choose? To tell the truth, I would never really want any of them. I have never wanted to have great power, so the Elder wand really doesn't appeal to me. No one very close to me has died (I'm lucky so far) so I don't have any need for the resurrection stone, and I honestly wouldn't be that into the Invisibility Cloak. I mean, sure, it would be fun to play pranks and walk around without anyone able to see me, but I don't know, there are lots of things I'd much rather have. I guess I'd say that I would pick the Cloak (and not because it's the right choice in the story). I would choose the Cloak because, out of all of them, it seems the most interesting to me.
Just for fun, I've created a list of some characters from some of the fandoms I am in and made a guess as to which of the Deathly Hallows each would choose. I made a post like this before including characters from Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, The Hunger Games, Percy Jackson and Divergent. This post includes some of my other fandoms.

The Mortal Instruments:
Clary: Cloak
Jace: Wand
Simon: Cloak
Isabelle: Stone
Alec: Wand
Magnus: Wand
Jocelyn: Cloak
Valentine: Wand
Luke: Cloak
Sebastian: Wand
Maia: Cloak
Jordan: Cloak
Raphael: Wand
Tessa: Stone
Will: Cloak
Jem: Cloak
Sophie: Cloak
Charlotte: Cloak
Henry: Cloak
Jessamine: Stone
Gideon: Cloak
Gabriel: Wand
Cecily: Wand
Nate: Wand
Mortmain: Wand

The Kane Chronicles:
Carter: Cloak
Sadie: Wand
Zia: Stone
Walt: Cloak


The Lunar Chronicles:
Cinder: Stone
Scarlet: Stone
Kai: Cloak
Wolf: Cloak
Thorne: Wand
Levana: Wand
Erland: Stone
Iko: Wand
Cress: Cloak
Winter: Cloak


Inheritance Cycle:
Eragon: Stone
Roran: Wand
Brom: Wand
Oromis: Cloak
Murtagh: Wand
Nasuada: Wand
Arya: Cloak
Orik: Wand
Galbatorix: Wand
Elva: Cloak
Angela: Cloak

BBC Sherlock:
Sherlock: Wand
John: Stone
Mary: Wand
Irene: Wand
Mrs. Hudson: Cloak
Mycroft: Wand
Moriarty: Wand
Magnussen: Wand
Molly: Cloak
Lestrade: Cloak

Doctor Who:
The Doctor: Cloak
Rose: Stone
Jackie: Stone
Mickey: Stone
Jack: Cloak
Martha: Cloak
The Master: Wand
Donna: Cloak
Wilfred: Cloak
Amy: Cloak
Rory: Cloak
River: Wand
Madam Kovarian: Wand

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Your Fictional Boyfriend/Girlfriend/Soulmate

ENFP: The Doctor (Doctor Who)
INFP: Will Herondale (The Mortal Instruments)
ENFJ: Neville Longbottom (Harry Potter)
INFJ: Ron Weasley (Harry Potter)
ENTP: Dimitri Belikov (Vampire Academy)
INTP: Frodo Baggins (Lord of the Rings)
ENTJ: Sherlock Holmes (BBC Sherlock)
INTJ: Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson)
ESFP: Jace Wayland (The Mortal Instruments)
ISFP: Augustus Waters (The Fault in Our Stars)
ESTP: Tobias "Four" Eaton (Divergent)
ISTP: Harry Potter (Harry Potter)
ESFJ: Sam Gamgee (Lord of the Rings)
ISFJ: Jem Carstairs (The Mortal Instruments)
ESTJ: Leo Valdez (Percy Jackson)
ISTJ: Peeta Mellark (The Hunger Games)

ENFP: Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson)
INFP: Ginny Weasley (Harry Potter)
ENFJ: Hazel Grace Lancaster (The Fault in Our Stars)
INFJ: Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter)
ENTP: Martha Jones (Doctor Who)
INTP: Rose Tyler (Doctor Who)
ENTJ: Isabelle Lightwood (The Mortal Instruments)
INTJ: Tessa Gray (The Mortal Instruments)
ESFP: Amy Pond (Doctor Who)
ISFP: Eowyn (Lord of the Rings)
ESTP: Hermione Granger (Harry Potter)
ISTP: Clary Fray (The Mortal Instruments)
ESFJ: Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games)
ISFJ: Tris Prior (Divergent)
ESTJ: Rose Hathaway (Vampire Academy)
ISTJ: Lissa Dragomir (Vampire Academy)

Friday, April 18, 2014

Reading Updates

Since my last post on the the books I've been reading I have read:

  • The first two Vampire Academy books (They're okay.)
  • The Uglies Trilogy (Though I haven't read Extras yet.)
  • The Son of Sobek (Anyone who has read both Percy Jackson and the Kane Chronicles must read this. You have no choice.)
  • The first three books in The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy (For some reason my library doesn't have the fourth book.)
  • Speaker for the Dead (A kind of sequel to Ender's Game. I liked it though I'm not completely sure why.)

Friday, December 20, 2013

My Own "Best Books of the Year" Awards: Round 1

Epic Reads is doing their first annual book awards for young adult books published this year (Book Shimmy Awards Final Round). There are many different categories, and I liked the idea, so I have used it myself.I used some of the same categories as Epic Reads and I created some of my own.
List of Books I've Read Published in 2013:
  1. The House of Hades by Rick Riordan
  2. Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson
  3. Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
  4. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
  5. Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
  6. Champion by Marie Lu
  7. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
  8. The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
  9. Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
  10. The Fall of Five by Pittacus Lore
  11. The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead
  12. The Elite by Kiera Cass
  13. The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
  14. Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
  15. Rebel Spring by Morgan Rhodes
  16. Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas 
  17. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancy 
  18. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

Best of Shelf:
The 5th Wave
Clockwork Princess
Crown of Midnight
The Dream Thieves
Champion

Leading Lady:
Tessa from Clockwork Princess
Cassie from The 5th Wave
Celaena from Crown of Midnight
Blue from the Dream Thieves
Elisa from Bitter Kingdom

Leading Laddie:
Will from Clockwork Princess
Tobias from Allegiant
Day from Champion
Ronan from The Dream Thieves
Magnus from Rebel Spring

Secondary Character Most in Need of His/Her Own Book:
Charlotte from Clockwork Princess
Captain Carswell from Scarlet
Nickolai from Siege and Storm
Nehemia from Crown of Midnight
Storm from Bitter Kingdom

Most Badass Hero/Heroine:
Celaena from Crown of Midnight
Elisa from Bitter Kingdom
Tris from Allegiant
Cassie from The 5th Wave
June from Champion

Best Friendship:
Celaena and Nehemia from Crown of Midnight
Will and Jem from Clockwork Princess
Ronan, Gansey, Adam, Noah and Blue from The Dream Thieves
Ruby and Vida from Never Fade
Cinder and Captain Carswell from Scarlet

Best Couple:
Percy and Annabeth from The House of Hades
Tessa and Will from Clockwork Princess
Elisa and Hector from Bitter Kingdom
Liam and Ruby from Never Fade
June and Day from Champion

Best Villain:
Mortmain from Clockwork Princess
Queen Levana from Scarlet
Clancy Grey from Never Fade
The Darkling from Siege and Storm
Warner from Unravel Me

Book to Look Forward Too:
City of Heavenly Fire
Blue Lily, Lily Blue
The Young Elites
Heir of Fire
The Infinite Sea

Most Emotionally Crippling Ending:
Clockwork Princess
Allegiant
Champion
The Fall of Five
Rebel Spring

The Feels Award:
Rebel Spring
Clockwork Princess
Allegiant
Champion
Crown of Midnight

The Hangover Award:
Scarlet
The Dream Thieves
The Burning Sky
The 5th Wave
Crown of Midnight

Best Book Fandom:
The Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
Percy Jackson
The Hunger Games
The Mortal Instruments