Fast Book Reviews: Delirium

So this is a new section called Fast Book Reviews, where I'm going to write really small reviews for some of the books I read and if you like we can discuss some things about them. So yeah, here is my reaview for Delirium by Lauren Oliver. I've just finished Pandemonium (the second book of the trilogy) yesterday but I want to start with Delirium, so without further ado, here is my small review for Delirium:

In Delirium, Lauren Oliver introduce us to this world in where love is a disease and every bit of humans lives is controlled by the government and it just feels so real that it scares you.

The writing style is really good and easy to follow, though I have to say that the book is a bit heavy towards the middle, it pick up a lot in the last 80-100 pages and it just blows your mind.

What I like the most about it is that it leaves you thinking. Thinking about love, and about how it affects everything in the world, human relationships, books, movies, the nature, everything. Thinking about how governments could be in the future, and a little bit about how they are now, because the lies, hiding the reality and the loss of freedom is something that's happening in our world, today.

I really like the characters in general. I had some problems with some of them at the beginning but as the story goes on you start appreciating them (don't wanna say "love", they'll think I'm infected).

The ending is something else. All I'm going to say is, feel happy that you are going to read this book when the next book in the trilogy is already out, because having to wait for the second one, must have been insane. 

Overall Delirium is a really good book, it leaves you think about all the messages that it has and wanting for more, and it only can get better on the next one... 

Favorite book quote: “Love: a single word, a wispy thing, a word no bigger or longer than an edge. That's what it is: an edge; a razor. It draws up through the center of your life, cutting everything in two. Before and after. The rest of the world falls away on either side.” ― Lauren Oliver, Delirium

Movie review: City of Bones

Yesterday I went with a couple of friends to the movies to watch The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. This is my review of the movie, I'm writing it mostly because I feel the need to rant so there's gonna be SPOILERS, if you didn't watch don't read...

First of all, I've read the books (1 to 3) and I love them so I had my expectations regarding this, but I was realistic because movie adaptations of books are not always good, so I was mentally prepared in case something went wrong. So here are my thought and feelings about this movie:

The movie starts with New York City and we arrive at Clary's house, nicely done, not exactly what I imagine but I supposed nobody is inside my head so I don't really care. The first problem that I have here, what is it with all the runes that Clary's drawing? It's just me or this is not in the books? I get that they had to later give the idea that Clary was remembering what she was not supposed to but that scene in the room with all the drawings was just out of place idk. I really enjoy the interaction between Clary and Simon, I think that their relationship was reproduced nicely (contrary to Clary and Jace’s) and all the scenes at the bar and at Pademonium were nice. Pandemonium, ok so the way they get to the place "for the first time" was just no, and I get that they had to make that scene shorter because it is an long enough movie but at least go to the other room to kill the demon, like please.

I have a big problem with the cast, and I know everyone was angry about Jamie and blah blah blah, but it's more than just Jamie. Alec. He seems to be like 30 years old, he doesn't look fucking 18 and don't you dare to tell me that he does, because it's not true. Valentine, I really just, where is the polished man with the good manners and the proper vocabulary? Because all I saw was a fucking destroyed 30-some-year-old with a really bad attitude who is incapable to do everything Valentine does on the books. Jamie, my problem with him wasn't even that I don't like him, which I don't but that's not the point, it was that is he's not muscular or cute. Instead he is creepy, anorexic and just not Jace. And I know Cassandra says that she had Jamie in mind when he thought about Jace but DON'T FUCKING LIE, BECAUSE HE'S NOT DESCRIBED LIKE THAT ON YOUR BOOKS. Looking it at the bright side, I really loved Isabelle OMG she was amazing. Clary and Jocelyn were just like I pictured them and they even looked alike which was a great plus. And Magnus was GREAT. I didn't mind Simon or Luke, not like I picture them but it didn't bother me either.

The whole destroying Clary's house was amazing and I gotta say that the monsters were pretty good and I really liked the overall. But when Jace comes to rescue her is so different from the book, man I really like that chapter on the book and it was just not the same. Then the Institute and I imagine it a little different but the architecture is impressive.

Other things that I really didn't like: Why in hell is the portal in the Institute and why all the fucking weird things around it. Like when Jace grabs a piece of it and like touches Clary, THAT was creepy. Or how about when it breaks and instead of mirror-like glass like it was supposed to be (remember Jace keeps a piece) it's fucking SNOW? What the hell? I don't understand why they did all of that in the Institute and not in the old hospital or whatever the big old building in the books was. Another thing was Jace and Clary's relationship was like really rushed and it didn't developed properly which made it seem forced instead of loving and caring. One minute they didn't know each other, the next they were kissing (favorite scene have to say) and the next they were siblings, just like that, REALLY? -.-

What else? The Vampire Hotel thing, first Vampires didn't care about the fucking cup, second they took Simon as a rat, a freaking rat, I never saw a rat on the movie, and then when they find Simon like hanging in the middle of this thing with all the chains, like WHAT? Oh and the music during the epic fight with the vampires was extremely annoying, it wasn't a fucking disco, they were fighting to their death and you put that electronic shit, I just can't. Valentine hitting Clary and making her drink his blood out of the cup, WHAT? the cup wasn't even for that, jeez, and that fight between Jace and Valentine I think it ruin their whole relationship. It wasn't like that at all, Valentine love Jace in his own twisted sick way and Jace thought about following him because he's his father, so please tell me how they are going to fix this problem if they do a second movie because I don't know and it is kinda relevant. Hodge's story wasn't even explained in the movie. Luke's house I pictured it in like a valley with a lot of grass and far away from the city and it was like in the center of the city -.- Oh and Clary's ability to invent new runes wasn't supposed to be explored until the next book so why is it in this movie? WHY?

There were some more things that I didn't like but they were small and I really don't care about them. Now some of the things I did like. The green house scene was beautiful and Demi Lovato on the background was just perfect. I was highly impressed with some of the lines that they kept from the book, really sassy and fun lines, mostly Jace's but some from others too. I also like the movie as a whole, I did enjoy it and the most important thing: IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.

Having said all of this, if I had to rate the film as a film, I would give it 3 out of 5, as a book adaptation maybe a little less. Good, fun but nothing memorable. I do hope though, they film the second and third movies, and maybe finish the series there? idk just a thought.

Thanks for reading and if you have something to say, please leave a comment!

Books

So today I went with a friend to the city center to hang out a bit and talk because we haven't seen each other in forever (relax, she isn't Sam). And we were really near my favorite bookshop so I asked her to come in with me. First of all, I gotta tell you that I have a big obsession with books, like big big, like I-wish-I-had-more-money-to-buy-books big. I read whatever I come across and I like almost everything. Well my friend really likes to read too (thankfully) so she came with me.

This bookshop is HUGE, at least for my country's standards and it's amazing. It has all kind of books, new ones, old ones, used ones, it's just heaven. What I love most about it it's this little place away from the noise where you can order a coffee and just sit and enjoy a good book. I know that maybe in the US or other countries it's really common but here it isn't. I just really really enjoy it.

Well thing is my shopaholic instinct kicked in and I HAD TO buy some book because I was dying. I didn't have money so I used my emergency credit card that my grandma gave me, which is obviously for emergencies. The thing is my grandma didn't consider it an emergency but whatever haha. I bought two Rick Riordan books because I'm kinda obsessed with his writing at the moment, “The mark of Athena” and “The red pyramid”. I have already read Mark of Athena on my iPod but I had to buy it for my bookshelf, it's such a good book.

On a side note, if you haven't, please go and read Rick Riordan stuff. First the five Percy Jackson's books and then Heroes of the Olympus and The Kane Chronicles, you are not going to regret it.

All of this was to tell you why I love books so much. People always ask me why I prefer to read fantasy, dystopian or alternate reality books and the reason is really simple. I just believe in books as a way to escape reality and I just don’t need to read about things that happen in my life because I already have my life and I just want to forget about it for a bit. So I read about vampires, or demigods, or magicians or the future, really anything that don’t reassemble my life.

On another note, take a piece of advice: find a book that really fits you. I believe everyone in this earth has the taste for reading; they just don’t spend enough time searching for the perfect book. Explore literature, try new things, even other languages or things that you don’t think are going to like, it’s just a matter of finding the right book for you. When I was little, my mom read a lot and she always used to take me with my father to the bookstore and let me choose whatever book I wanted. I try a lot of different things until I found what I like. Give it a try; it’s really worth it in the end.

Well that’s all for today, if you want you can comment your favorite books and we can discuss literature, I LOVE talking about books haha!

Oh and btw I forgot to mention that I only told my grandma I bought one book, opss ie (?)

Let's talk...

Today I wanted to talk about people. Well maybe not all people, but some people. Particularly a kind of people that really annoys me. Where to begin? There is no easier way to explain this than with an example so that's what I'm going to do.

Ok, say that you have this friend, let's call her Sam. Imagine you and Sam were pretty close at one point but for different life circumstances you are not anymore, but you still love her as a friend, and you want to be in touch with her. So you call her regularly, chat with her through facebook or skype or whatever other technological mean of communication. But turns out that one day you have to do college homework, and the next day you have to study for your midterm, or write an essay for English class and you can't call her. A week later you realize you really miss Sam so you text her, and she doesn't answer or she answers with a really cold and short sentence. I HATE when people do this.

First of all EVERYONE on this earth have lives, so we have homework, jobs, responsibilities, other friends, hobbies, things that take up part of our time and it's totally ok because it's just life. I just can't stand Sam (and yes, this is basically based on a friend of mine) being all mad and bitchie because I didn't text her for a week, BECAUSE I ALSO HAVE A FUCKING LIFE YOU KNOW? I have problems of my own, I have things to do, I have family stuff to take care of, and as much as I love you Sam, my world doesn't revolve around our friendship, I'm sorry but it doesn't. And yours shouldn't either.

Secondly just because I didn't call you doesn't mean I forgot about you, or that I love you less, or that I don't want you to be my friend anymore, I was just busy. I'm not going to get mad if you don't call me for a few days, OH WAIT, you NEVER call me, I'm always the one that have to call. And this is the thing that really pisses me off. People don't realize that the phone works two ways, that facebook and twitter doesn't charge you if you send a message, that YOU SAM could also have called me on that week that we didn't talk, but you didn't, so why on earth are so freaking pissed at me? I just don't get it.

Finally I would like to say that this happens to me with a lot of people but I have one particular Sam that gets mad like once a month at least. When I confronted her, in several occasions, she told me that it was because her life wasn't so busy so she didn't understand. And one time she needed me for something but I was rehearsing for this lead role in a play so I was off for like 3 weeks and I she blamed me for it told me that I wasn't there for her, but that just proves my point, THE PHONE WORKS TWO WAYS, you could have called me and asked for help, I'm sorry that I wasn't there, I really am, but I'm just human, there's only so much crap I can take.

So if you are like Sam, please stop. Because we don't do it to be mean or insensitive, we just have other things to do, and always remember: you can also contact us, it doesn't always have to be this way around.